Those faithful slowlane watchers will have noticed that things have been pretty quiet from Aaron and I lately. Life hasn't been filled with it's usual level of travelling, as we've been saving hard. About 2 and a half months ago now, we put an offer in on a flat. Wheels turn slowly in England sometimes, and this is a prime example... not quite like in good ol' NZ where you can put an offer in and move in the week later. Anyhow, it's just a little 1 bedroom place, but it'll be nice to not have to pay rent (just a mortgage to worry about instead now). The place is a conversion of a terraced house into 2 flats, with us buying the upstairs one. When we finally move in, we'll post some more pictures, but until then, at least you're all in the know.

A few other things have been happening... we've had both Corde and Janna stay with us a different times, preferring to stay on our sofa than pay London Hostel prices while they found their feet. Great to catch up with both of them and hear all about their travels on contiki tours on the way to the UK.

Janna just moved out Saturday after staying for a week, it's been over 18 months since I saw her, so heaps of catching up to do, and we finished the week off with an afternoon out in Brighton then a girls night out in Worthing with a few workmates.

Work has been busy for Aaron and I. Those that have been in regular contact will know that I've moved up the ranks at work into a People Management position, which comes with it's own challenges, and after a steep learning curve, I'm starting to feel like I'm on top of it now. Just about everyone in Aaron's department has jumped ship to other departments leaving Aaron as the 'pro', so they've been leaning heavily on him, though it's starting to settle down now.

Anyhow, next planned trip is Egypt for 2 weeks in October, then home for Xmas. We'll probably get a couple of trips around the UK in between too, but I can see Xmas will sneak up on us. Would love to hear what everyone else is up to, so leave us a comment or drop us a line.