The past weekend's agenda:
Brimham Rocks- 1 1/2 hours on Saturday... http://www.brimhamrocks.co.uk/
Fountains Abbey- 4 hours on Sunday... http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/
Brandon had to work on Saturday therefore our fun began at 9:00 PM. Thanks to the fact that the sun doesn't go down until like 10-10:30 PM we were able to journey out at such an hour. We headed to Brimham Rocks: 50 acres of cool rock formations. There are all sorts of bizarre shaped rocks with names according to what they personify.
Sunday made up of going to Fountains Abbey, 822 beautiful acres. The Abbey is Britain's largest monastic ruin and was founded in 1132 by 13 Benedictine monks. We walked around and soaked in the sights. We also took a tour of a mill where we learned how flour and bread is made. It was a good time.
Other stuff going on... Our one year anniversary is this weekend, Sunday June 5th. It's really quite out of control! A whole year of marriage has already gone by!!! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was worrying about if I would be able to say the vows correctly in all my excitement and nervousness. :) I'm not sure what we are doing for this weekend, but apparently we have plans. Brandon being Mr. Planner and Surpriser has something up his sleeve. I'm sure you'll hear about it next week!
Well, people. I've got to get going. I have an entire wonderful day ahead of me. But before I go, I was just wondering if anyone is still reading these blogs? I think maybe a few people still are, but it's hard to say when no one comments or writes back anymore. I mean hello people, I'm writing about Dracula, beautiful gardens, fascinating history, donkeys, Captain Cook, amazing Gothic architecture, our new apartment, ruins of castles from over 800 years ago, and not to mention pictures of the one and only Riggs!. :) I'm trying to put in a little bit for everyone's different interests. So I'm just going to take a little poll to see how many people actually read this stuff and if it's worth continuing the hours I put into it a week. If the people speak up, I'm happy to produce. Well, don't get me wrong, I actually do have a good time making these, but it would be nice if I wasn't just doing it for myself. I was hoping that others would look and comment at it as well. Anyways, take care and love as always. Lisa... over and out.
May 31, 2005
May 26, 2005
Wonderful Whitby.
Last Saturday, the 21st, we traveled north about 1-1/2 hours to a town called Whitby. There are several things that attract the masses to this neat town including the ruins of Whitby abbey, St. Mary's church, and the beautiful coast of the North Sea. The town is also famous for inspiring the well-known novel, Dracula, by Bram Stoker. Whitby proved to be the perfect setting to flame Stoker's imagination and help derive many details for his book. Lewis Carroll, spelled double R, double L just like my mother-in-law's name :), was also drawn to the town, and composed much of Alice in Wonderland while sitting on the Whitby sands. Another claim to fame of Whitby's is that Captain James Cook, the 18th century explorer and voyager, did his apprenticeship there and chose only Whitby-built ships for each of his voyages.
As with all of these small English towns there are lots of cute, little shops. It seemed to me that Whitby had an abundance of chocolate shops... so we HAD to experience at least one of them. We tried some toffee and chocolate mint fudge. Yum! There was also some kind of... I don't know what you'd call it exactly, some Medieval festival/Connor Prairie type thing near the abbey that we were able to enjoy. That's what the fighting scenes in the pictures are from.
For dinner, we went to Magpie, a famous fish and chips restaurant. The locals as well as tourists were lined up on the street to eat there. We were all very pleased with our meals... but I think I've had my fish and chips fill for quite some time! We left for home around 7:30 and called it a day.
As with all of these small English towns there are lots of cute, little shops. It seemed to me that Whitby had an abundance of chocolate shops... so we HAD to experience at least one of them. We tried some toffee and chocolate mint fudge. Yum! There was also some kind of... I don't know what you'd call it exactly, some Medieval festival/Connor Prairie type thing near the abbey that we were able to enjoy. That's what the fighting scenes in the pictures are from.
For dinner, we went to Magpie, a famous fish and chips restaurant. The locals as well as tourists were lined up on the street to eat there. We were all very pleased with our meals... but I think I've had my fish and chips fill for quite some time! We left for home around 7:30 and called it a day.
May 23, 2005
Harrogate, you are good to us.
On Sunday we decided to hang out in Harrogate and spend the day learning about the town we live in. Well, first of all, we went to church that morning. We did a search for churches in the area, checked out their websites, and chose one to try out. It was called Life Destiny Church. For those who are interested: http://www.lifedestinychurch.org/ The church used to meet in a nearby town, Knaresborough, for the last 15 years, but recently moved to Harrogate. So it was only 10 months old to this town, but not altogether new. And of course they didn't meet in a normal church building... we don't go to "those" churches anymore. ;) We met in a movie theatre! First a nightclub and now a movie theatre, haha. I hope next week will be in a mall or a zoo or something! We thought the service was alright. It taught truthful things, had nice/traditional worship songs, and the people were really friendly, but it just wasn't a blow-me-away awesome church. It was no Mosaic or College Park; although, those are certainly hard to measure up to! I think next week we are going to try another place... check out all the options.
Anyways, after church we did some shopping. The best way to start off the process of exploring a town. :) After that, we went to the Royal Pump Room Museum. It was really interesting and we learned all about Harrogate's history. It is known for being a spa town and has brought visitors from all over the world here since 1842. There is a place called the Turkish baths where you can go and get pampered and all this royal treatment. Brandon keeps encouraging me to go, but I have yet to experience it. It's kind of expensive, but I think I need to at least try it out once. Maybe I will head there sometime next week. Believe me, you will all hear about it when I go!
Our last stop of the day was at the Valley Gardens. It covers 17 acres and part of the Valley Gardens is known as Bog's field where it is believed that a greater number of mineral springs come to the surface than any other known place on earth. 36 of Harrogate's 88 mineral wells are found within the gardens, with no two being alike. There are also things available in the gardens like tennis courts, a playground, "crazy golf" also known as miniature golf, "Pitch & Putt" also known as a shortened version of golf, and a shallow pool designated for racing model boats. I think that is so funny that they have an entire pool just for that! It's so cute. We are going to have to go back another day to do some of those fun activities. So the gardens were really pretty and it was such a peaceful and relaxing place! I really enjoyed it. The remainder of Sunday included BBQ chicken and Godfather Part II. What a day! :) Saturday's trip will be posted at a later time.
Anyways, after church we did some shopping. The best way to start off the process of exploring a town. :) After that, we went to the Royal Pump Room Museum. It was really interesting and we learned all about Harrogate's history. It is known for being a spa town and has brought visitors from all over the world here since 1842. There is a place called the Turkish baths where you can go and get pampered and all this royal treatment. Brandon keeps encouraging me to go, but I have yet to experience it. It's kind of expensive, but I think I need to at least try it out once. Maybe I will head there sometime next week. Believe me, you will all hear about it when I go!
Our last stop of the day was at the Valley Gardens. It covers 17 acres and part of the Valley Gardens is known as Bog's field where it is believed that a greater number of mineral springs come to the surface than any other known place on earth. 36 of Harrogate's 88 mineral wells are found within the gardens, with no two being alike. There are also things available in the gardens like tennis courts, a playground, "crazy golf" also known as miniature golf, "Pitch & Putt" also known as a shortened version of golf, and a shallow pool designated for racing model boats. I think that is so funny that they have an entire pool just for that! It's so cute. We are going to have to go back another day to do some of those fun activities. So the gardens were really pretty and it was such a peaceful and relaxing place! I really enjoyed it. The remainder of Sunday included BBQ chicken and Godfather Part II. What a day! :) Saturday's trip will be posted at a later time.
May 19, 2005
Goodbye B&B... Hello Apartment!
Hey People. So here I am sitting on our couch still in my pajamas listening to "Jem" which just so happens to be music by a lovely English lady. (I'd like to give a shout out to Dwayne and Christin who graciously gave us this fine CD.) I am going to write to you all about a journey we took last Sunday, the 15th. Sorry for the delay. We visited a neighboring town called Knarlesborough and of course I have some beautiful pictures to share. See below. There is an amazing bridge and parts of a castle definitely worth viewing. It was a charming town.
Now. As some of you know, we recently moved into a new apartment about 10 minutes away from the old place. I must admit, I was a little sad to say goodbye to the B&B. I mean it was so nicely decorated and it always felt very warm and inviting. Plus, the free breakfast, friendly cats walking around that always loved my company, etc. So we come to this new "flat" as they like to call it. I find it to be alright/good-ish. It's a little plain and stark feeling. I miss the pictures, plants, coasters, etc. that were provided at the Bed and Breakfast. But I think it's growing on me more each day. It definitely has some awesome perks that were worth moving for such as a dishwasher, a washer (located in the kitchen might I add, haha) and dryer, and a full kitchen! The microwave and toaster setup at the old place just wasn't cutting it for dinners. So I officially cooked our first meal last night... I don't count the Lean Cuisines in the microwave trick as cooking dinner. It was actually really good to cook! It made me feel like not such a bad wife. We were supplied with all the kitchen essentials such as pots and pans and utensils. That I am very grateful for because it would have been disastrous if we had to go out and buy all that stuff for only 3 months! So anyways, I think when looking at the pictures you will see that it's not the warmest place ever, but it certainly is providing all we need and more! :) And I suppose that's what really matters. My plan is to make it feel a little bit more homey by painting some pictures and putting it on the walls. I think that should do the trick.. bringing some more color to the place. I decided against going out and buying fun home things because afterall, it's just temporary. In conclusion, I think our new apartment will suit us just fine. It just needs a little bit of love and it will be perfect. So yeah... take a look at the pictures. Also, don't forget to double click on any of your favorite pictures for maximum enjoyment and grandness!!! :)
Other things that need to be said that you didn't know about. We drive a black Ford Focus and are renting the Seinfeld DVDs for entertainment during the evenings. Uhh, okay, I think that's it. Haha, sorry for the randomness. I just had to do it. Well, take care and this is Lisa Rigg... signing out.
Now. As some of you know, we recently moved into a new apartment about 10 minutes away from the old place. I must admit, I was a little sad to say goodbye to the B&B. I mean it was so nicely decorated and it always felt very warm and inviting. Plus, the free breakfast, friendly cats walking around that always loved my company, etc. So we come to this new "flat" as they like to call it. I find it to be alright/good-ish. It's a little plain and stark feeling. I miss the pictures, plants, coasters, etc. that were provided at the Bed and Breakfast. But I think it's growing on me more each day. It definitely has some awesome perks that were worth moving for such as a dishwasher, a washer (located in the kitchen might I add, haha) and dryer, and a full kitchen! The microwave and toaster setup at the old place just wasn't cutting it for dinners. So I officially cooked our first meal last night... I don't count the Lean Cuisines in the microwave trick as cooking dinner. It was actually really good to cook! It made me feel like not such a bad wife. We were supplied with all the kitchen essentials such as pots and pans and utensils. That I am very grateful for because it would have been disastrous if we had to go out and buy all that stuff for only 3 months! So anyways, I think when looking at the pictures you will see that it's not the warmest place ever, but it certainly is providing all we need and more! :) And I suppose that's what really matters. My plan is to make it feel a little bit more homey by painting some pictures and putting it on the walls. I think that should do the trick.. bringing some more color to the place. I decided against going out and buying fun home things because afterall, it's just temporary. In conclusion, I think our new apartment will suit us just fine. It just needs a little bit of love and it will be perfect. So yeah... take a look at the pictures. Also, don't forget to double click on any of your favorite pictures for maximum enjoyment and grandness!!! :)
Other things that need to be said that you didn't know about. We drive a black Ford Focus and are renting the Seinfeld DVDs for entertainment during the evenings. Uhh, okay, I think that's it. Haha, sorry for the randomness. I just had to do it. Well, take care and this is Lisa Rigg... signing out.
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