United Kingdom

I tried and tried to come up with a city we've been to that began with the letter "U" and just couldn't do it.  Thanks to Jim for mentioning the UK in a comment yesterday.  Duh, we lived there for 4 years!  We were there from 1997 - 2001.

We loved living there, but by the end we were ready to move on.  That happens with every place we've lived.  By the end we're ready for our next adventure!  Once we move on to our next adventure though, we very much miss the last!

Our oldest two kids started school there and went to a British school in our neighborhood.  It was so fun to experience.  Our son even had a British accent for a while.  It was so cute!  Our two younger daughters were born there.  We left when they were just 1 and 2, so they don't even remember, but they love the fact that they were born there!

{1997 - Mike and the kids in front of Sampson's Tower in the Abbey Gardens - Bury St Edmunds.}

{In 1998 we took a trip up to Nottingham and Sherwood's Forest.  We saw all kinds of canal boats in the waters around Nottingham.  Wouldn't it be fun to explore England that way?}

{1998 - One of our many trips to London - Buckingham Palace as seen from a tour bus.}

{In 1998, Taco Bell came to our base!  We were SO excited we waited in line 45 minutes, then drove home  almost 30 to eat it!!!  It was delicious, by the way!}

{1999 - Ely Cathedral in Ely.}

{October 2007 - London.  While living in Italy I got the chance to go back to England and visit some good friends a few times.}

{October 2008 - I went back with Taylor.  Here we are back in the Abbey Gardens from the picture above.}

{February 2009 - My last visit to England.}

I hope we can make it back to visit some day!

For more of the letter U, visit Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday.