Even the drug-sniffing dog has a job!

I must start today's blog entry telling you about the picnic Sean and I had today! The sun is shining brightly, there is plenty of blue in the sky, and there is even a gentle breeze which meant Sean and I, picnic blanket in hand, went to Marks and Spencer's to buy ready-made sandwiches, crisps, grapes, and limeade. From there, we walked a harrowing 4 minutes to the beautiful Rosebury Park. It was glorious.

 

A fine lunch indeed

And there weren't even any bugs!

I haven't submitted an entry in a while.... mostly due to being wrapped-up in applying for jobs and preparing for interviews. Oh yeah, and also a bit due to drinking cider. Have I mentioned how many ciders there are to try here? Actually, I don't know how many- but if you really do know how many- it probably means you're spending too much time studying the matter and not enough time tasting it.

I made Sean prolong his first sip in order to photograph mine...

Speaking of cider, while in search of a new one a few weeks ago, we also enjoyed the musical stylings of random people at pub-based open mic night. We chatted to a few people, one of whom even told us the secret location of another pub, The Barley Mow, in the area... just what we needed!

This was meant to be a pic of the open mic performer...but my cider insisted it be featured

Cider-drinking aside, I actually have been fairly busy preparing presentations for panel interviews... I was walking to my first interview and as it turns out- interviewing in London feels strangely similar to being a tourist.....

The unreknowned area near my job interview

I've really been enjoying my interviews, despite worrying a bit about my American-accent being off-putting. Also, in interview 2 this week, I learned that to "get one's feet wet" is NOT a British term. Thankfully, it was appreciated nonetheless.

I'm sure many of you have been worried about how we're doing without Tex Mex and BBQ.... well- thankfully, my Aunt Judy sent us a great article from The Houston Chronicle which tells us about Texan BBQ places in London. Our Summer goal is to get to each of them! Until then, we're doing fine with food we find locally. There is great variety- which is fantastic!

Our lunch at the recent "Epsom Thai Market"

A very English breakfast, complete with beans!

This week promises to be great as Mum, Dad, and Rosie are headed over for holiday! In addition to taking them to several pubs- we will also be sure they eat at our fav Indian Restaurant, Blue Mint. I'm sure we will do some things other than eating.... but you know- we are mostly Pliszkas... so dining will feature in the reunion.

Hopefully, I will be employed by the next time I blog. This week, I found myself envying a police drug-sniffing dog as he had a job. I completely get what everyone is saying about "waiting for the right opportunity" but if I don't have a job offer in the next few weeks- I'm ready to start bagging groceries. I really hate being unemployed!

I almost forgot! I have become a friend of Surrey Police Department! There was some youth after-school fight outside of the train station which I could, conveniently see from one of the windows in our flat. As I witnessed the teen testosterone fight... I called the police to report what I saw- two calls later and I was sincerely thanked as I was the only person who was not a friend of the boys to give a statement. Unrelated to this, I also communicated on FB with our local police inspector who welcomed Sean and I to the neighborhood.

Surry Police, our bff in Epsom

Something tells me I didn't mention cider enough in this post- so just in case you weren't sure if my post made you want a cider..... I'll leave you with this:

So refreshing....