A Trip Down Cuckoo Lane...

You know that scene in Forrest Gump where he decides to go for a run and just keeps going? That kind of happened to us this weekend (except instead of a jog, it was more like a stroll). We woke up, rolled out of bed, and grabbed coffee from a local cafe. But it was such a pretty day--something we haven't had in a while--so we decided to take our lattes to go and explore the neighbourhood (<-- see what I did there?). We ended up venturing down this adorable path called Cuckoo Lane.

Selfie at the start of our journey. We had no idea how far we were about to go.

Once we came to the end of that path, we just kept going and found another one that lead us to a river full of mallards and swans--SWANS! What kind of magical place did we stumble across?

No ugly ducklings in this water. They were all so pretty.

We then went through a gate and entered what I pretended was a secret garden. For some reason this tree reminded me of Hogwarts:

Doesn't the tree look like it might grab Christopher and take him away?

I then got caught up in a forest of branches.

It's okay, I managed to get untangled.

Before we knew it, we were facing off with monsters...

My new dinosaur friend at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

A Bus Ride With a Little Lady

The view from the top of a double decker bus

Yesterday was an exciting day. My former NYC coworker Katie just happened to be in Oxford visiting her friend, and we planned to meet up for lunch in the city centre. Not only was I excited about seeing a familiar face, but also having that human interaction I don't really get while working from home (besides the repair guy and a few delivery people).

I hopped on the double decker bus and went straight up the stairs to the top... obviously. Then I went to the very front row--it's the best view. Turns out, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

"It's so hot," a little girl in a black and white polka dot dress shouted out as she wiggled in the seat across from me. Her mom stayed downstairs while she enjoyed the view. "This morning I just knew it was going to be hot so I put on this dress."

"Well that's a very cute dress," I told her, speaking the truth. I'd totally wear it.

"I love dresses. Every girl should," she replied.

I figured the conversation might end there, but she kept talking (and of course I kept listening.)