The sun has been out ALL week {sorry Chicago and Ohio peeps for all the snow you've been getting!}. They say it may even hit 60's this weekend! We have visitors coming in a couple weeks, a trip to Amsterdam planned, and a trip to Paris that I have been dreaming about for months in April.
So, while I still miss home, things are honestly looking up here {at least I haven't yelled at anyone for wronging us or had a full on two-year-old-temper-tantrum-meltdown lately...}.
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Here are some British English words/phrases that make me chuckle:
1. Jab: Shot, as in "You can get a flu jab at your local Walgreens."
2. Mooching around: Walking around, as in "We're going to go to Hyde park and mooch around."
3. Tartan: Plaid pattern, as in "I like your tartan tie because of the blue and red print."
4. Lie-in: Sleeping in, as in "Instead of a lie-in, I should go to a morning yoga class."
5. Cinema: Movie theater, as in "I'd like to go see American Sniper at the cinema."
6. Crisps: Potato chips, as in, "My favorite crisps are the original Ruffles."
7. Courgette: Zucchini, as in "Because courgette bread has a vegetable in it, I feel healthy eating it."
8. Zed: The letter z, as in, "When alphabetizing books, be sure the authors' last names goes from a to zed."
9. Mithering: To complain, as in, "Quit your mithering!"
10. Biscuits: Cookies, as in "Do you want a chocolate biscuit for dessert?"