Wow, Santa Clara is all about the excitement!!
So, the story starts with a simple trip to Safeway. We decided to grab some bits for dinner for Wednesday night, so that we didn’t have to go food shopping on my birthday and the plan was for Jasper to cook for me. We picked all the bits […]

Our first experience of local gun crime happened today! Oh how I love America!!
Apparently a guy decided to rob the local liquor store and had two guns on him. Whilst fleeing he dropped one of his weapons but still had a hand gun on him. Instead of maybe leaving a get away vehicle outside he […]

This Sunday we spent the day sat in Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco listening to live music and getting sun burn. Can you think of anything more me! Joss Stone, Peter, Bjorn and Sven, Gin Blossoms and the wonderful James Blunt.
Joss Stone was fantastic, it’s the first time I have seen her […]

Ok, so I know I am nearly 25, and technically my first day at school was over 2 decades ago. But in fact I got myself a new job! Yay!!!
I am working as a voluntary Library Assistant at a school in Santa Clara.
I basically assist the librarian with checking the kids books in and out, […]

So Ian has been staying with us this week which has been fab! I have even been driving the car, now that I have my new licence!
This weekend we booked a trip to Alcatraz, we went in to San Francisco this week and went to the Golden Gate Bridge and did some touristy things too.
Alcatraz […]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I passed my second uni course I am now officially Fiona Louise Potts Cert HUM, Cert Soc Sci.
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Love ya
 
Fi
xxx

So I have finally had my tattoo, after 2 years of planning it is at last done! My very own piece of artwork to keep forever! It’s beautiful and I am so pleased with it!
It means so much to me, as it symbolises all of the great experiences in my life and all of the […]

We set off at 7.30am Saturday and drove along Interstate 5 to LA! The drive was horrendous, I never normally feel car sick at all, but this journey was awful! We managed to find some amusing radio stations, a bit of country, some hard core rock and a surprising amount of Christian Rock stations, which […]

We’ve just booked tickets to see Kate Rusby in Poole on 13th October and Maroon 5 in San Jose on 6th November! Yay, I am so glad we are getting to see some good artists/bands this year.
I have also booked my appointment for my tattoo for 29th July, so this weekend we’ll be working, next […]

Flights are booked, hotel is booked, car is booked, tattoo is decided on, gosh it’s all happening this month!
We have finally got round to booking our flights for our trip home in October and our return to the UK in April 2008. Here is the itinerary:

11th October flying to London (arrive 12th October)
23rd October […]