My older daughter and I went out for dinner last night. Two of the most common things I heard from friends in England were "everything is so much bigger in the states" and "isn't our service terrible here (in England)". The only thing that seemed noticeably smaller to me in England were the showers, but yes, coming back, things do seem much bigger. For example, the kitchen sink seemed massive. The struggle I ever had with service in England was asking for a bill, but half the places I went to were paid up front at the bar, or I was enjoying the conversation so much that I wasn't worried about the bill. Well, sitting at a restaurant here, I guess I have to admit I noticed the difference. Our waitress must have checked on us every 10 minutes, it was almost too much. In fact at one point, she brought us more water and kinda thrust it over my shoulder, I literally jumped a bit in a startled way, which is very rare for me!
I've been watching a lot of baseball and football on tv. It's a treat to just turn on the tv and have it right there. In England, I had to get online, order a service, connect the laptop to the tv, move the cursor every 15 minutes, and not surf the web during a game. Playoff baseball is fantastic.
Other than that, it's been a lot of family time, and some work. Even with all the great technology, there's still nothing quite as perfect as spending time together in the same room.
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