Friday update

Haven't posted in a while, I guess becuase there isn't much to report! We were busy with visitors for a couple weeks and have been taking it pretty easy since then. Thought I'd include a few random updates today, just to let everyone know what's going on in London town!

1. I saw our mayor - Boris Johnson - on his bike yesterday on his way home from work. If you don't live in London, you might not be familiar with the floppy haired mayor, but he's famous for being quirky and he rides his bike every day (to set a good example). I was waiting to cross the street yesterday evening and he pulled up right in front of me! It was pretty exciting. Until....

2. I walked a little further, still excited about seeing Mayor Boris and talking to Ric on the phone about it when I got rammed into by a pigeon! It was walking on the sidewalk and got flustered and tried to fly away, but it was stuck between my leg and another girl walking by me in the opposite direction. So as it's panicking and trying to get away it heads straight into my leg. There was a LOT of feathers on skin contact and it was really gross. I'm not sure what the actual statistics on this are, but I would doubt that there are many people in the world who have been hit by pigeons as much as I have - three times now in my adult life. I must be like one of those people who get struck by lightning a lot, except for me, it's attacked by pigeons.

3. Ric read a funny article in The Times today about what men are good for: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article6669807.ece

4. Belly update - it's getting a little bigger, but doesn't look dramatically different than the last picture I sent. However, I reached a big milestone this week when someone on the tube noticed I was pregnant (after trying to covertly stare at my belly to confirm that fact) and offered to give me his seat! I also had a random stranger come up to me at a work event last night and congratulate me and say that I was "blossoming." So, I guess other people can tell now. Will take a pic this weekend to keep everyone updated!

...And in case you're wondering what Boris looks like on a bike, here's a pic. He's the one giving the thumbs up.