When in Doubt...Travel:

Hola mi familia y mis amigos,

Lots on at the moment with the conference paper and preparing to come home in four weeks. I'm on a train seeing the country at every opportunity, and I thought I should share a few pictures. I'll start with some promised ones from hiking in Dorset, then Cardiff, the Cotswolds, and Canterbury. I'm off to Warwick and Stratford this weekend, then the conference in Leeds the next, then hopefully Rome the next. After that it's a day in Winchester with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Steve and then my last few days in Oxford and London. Yay travel! Hope you enjoy these images!

We started hiking from the very bottom of that hill on the other side:


It was very windy and cold:


But also very beautiful:


The keep of Cardiff Castle:


On top of the keep:


Looks like KY doesn't it? It's the Cotswolds:


Blurry Canterbury Cathedral:


Beautiful window:


Candle of St. Thomas Becket and Throne of Coronation:


High-fiving Jesus, Awesome:


I've got many more to share, these are just a few. Email if you want some, or wait for the dvd. ;)

Love and happiness to all,
Elizabeth

We Did It!:

Thank you to everyone who donated to my Race for Life run! I ran on Saturday and completed the 5k in 34 min! It's not the fastest of times, but I ran the entire thing and I'm extremely satisfied with it! Philippa is now trying to convince all of us to run a 10k. We shall see.

The best part of the race was the atmosphere. The all-women crowd was fantastic and at every corner there was a race volunteer or family members of the runners cheering us on. I have to say, hearing 'Great job!' 'Keep going!' "Well done!' at every turn is a fantastic motivator. An even better one though was the names of all those lost to or facing cancer which were placed on everyone's backs. I personally thought a lot about my friend Ali who is such a fighter when it comes to his cancer. His enthusiasm for life is so inspirational. I knew I couldn't stop running a tiny 5k when he won't give up his fight to live. It was sad to see so many names of parents, grandparents, children, and friends. But it was great to see so many people running and walking for a cure.

Over two days Oxford raised half a million pounds, or a million dollars, for Cancer Research UK. Your 302 pounds or 604 dollars was a part of that. Take a breath and think about the wonderful thing you've done through your donation. I'm so thankful and I'm in awe of it too.

Thanks a bunch!
Love,
Elizabeth