And it's April...

Long time no speak! I left CSR on 21st March and with it my laptop, which is one of the reasons for my lack of updates. The other: our holiday in Sweden and my new job. I'll try and summarise a few very busy weeks and hopefully I won't leave out too much. During my last week at work I went down for a last work dinner, which was a lovely event at Trinity College. It was so nice to be able to say good bye in person to my colleagues, quite a few of whom were over from the US. Also present were our European distributors, many who I've known for the nearly 10 years I've been at CSR. On the very last day, I drove down at 5:30 in the morning and spent the day in the office finishing off a few projects. As I didn't want a big fuss or a big send off, we had a quiet lunch in the Old Spring with the team. I was given flowers, champagne, jewellery and a huge Panasonic breadmaker! At 4pm I took my laptop etc over to IT, handed in my access pass and set off in the car heading for home. It felt very sad, like my last ties with Cambridge were cut off. Apart from friends of course. After a quiet weekend, on the Tuesday we set off for Sweden. We drove across the infamous Snake Pass across the Peak District and got caught in the fog and later Manchester rush hour traffic. But parked up and made the flight no problem and had a safe trip over. We had a wonderful days at home, spending time with family, eating Swedish delicacies and enjoying the beautiful weather. Highlights include Vera having fun in the snow, playing with her cousins and momma and moffa, dog sledding, some cross country skiing for me and of course the wonderful day that was Catrine & Magnus' wedding! The ceremony took place in the town hall and was followed by a relaxed dinner at Catrine and Magnus' beautiful new house. We also managed a lovely fika date with Anna, Cory, Freya, Denali and Amaya! Isn't amazing, we don't see each other for years and months on end, and just finish off where we left off. Albeit with a few more and older children! The sign of a true friend. The only downside was that Vera managed to catch chickenpox before we went and was a bit poorly and itchy for a few days. But all in all, it wasn't too bad and she had to have it at some stage and why not when we were both off anyway and could look after her. Mark and I even managed a night out just the two of us. Few and far between!