Top 10's for Connberry Europe 2012

IN SUMMARY - a few of our favourite things, most of which required no exotic locale.....

JEFF

1. Thrice daily extended chat time with Jen and the kids

2. Lots of time for reading lots of books - especially Shantaram

3. swimming in Austrian Lakes

4. maths with Wil

5. exercising with my girl, staying fit and trim but always feeling well (not knackered)

6. Capetown’s natural environment

7. seeing Steve and Carol again and meeting their 3 lads in Glasgow

8. not waking to an alarm

9. Cycling up hill for as long as time allows with beautiful alpine or mediterranean scenery, then speeding home

10. Dawn service ANZAC Day at Villers-Brettoneaux

11. returning to the UK and seeing Steve Swatman's smiling eyes, ablaze with life, after a year of high medical (mis)adventure.

JEN

1. exercising with my man

2. watching Wil & Jeff do grade 8 maths

3. LEARNING

4. everything in RSA - the accents, the spicy smells, the ubiquitous mountainous backdrop, the beaches, my family

5. 1 hour breakfasts (talking about things we’ve seen and will see; discussing history, literature, music & politics), sharing excerpts from our books and having

two cups of tea/coffee

6. hearing Kel’s fabulous accent learning Italian - “fragola”

7. being complemented on almost every meal I cooked

"woteya call these mum?"
"samiges love"

8. crossing the border from Spain into France - a long wished for destination

9. eavesdropping as the kids whisper at night and during ‘Snuggy play’

10. SIMPLICITY

WIL

1. Gelati in Italy

2. skiing in Les Angles

3. swimming in Austrian lakes

4. skating at Grossglockner

5. CARS in Germany - especially Mercedes & BMW showrooms

6. walking Lion’s Head with Gary & Laura

7. swimming & playing at Camps Bay, Glen Beach

8. big corn in a ‘cup lunch’ - Spain

9. reading in bed every morning, and every where else!

10. mum's Stick Salad

KEL

1. Cats at San Vito

2. Gelati in Italy

3. Flamenco dancing in Barcelona

4. Skiing at Les Angles, France

5. Swimming in Austrian lakes

6. BBQ on beach at Sante Croce

7. knitting with Muriel

8. patting George Payne, a cat

9. the South African accent

10. seeing a QANTAS plane in Johannesburg on our way home

WE DID IT !

  Home for Christmas

 THE END

and now..........

the high school years begin.