Paris!

Hayley bought crab one night and #1. thought it was a great price b/c it was 18 euro and then the bill came and it was 18 euro a POUND. SHOOOOOTy. plus she had a crack it herself which meant that she wasn't a happy camper...

The three of us sat on this bench watching the world go by and eating crapes for about an hour and a half. FANTASTIC

Notre Dame ... (I said a prayer for Notre Dame, but i guess it didn't work...oh well. go USC and yes i know it is totally out of context)

Eiffy! our buddy who lit up at night

Hayles got bad looks from moms when she ran around with the 4 year olds and almost pushed them in the pond tryin to get her little boat


TOP OF THE EIFFLE TOWER! good god it was high

The Louve! So beautiful and i saw MONA! :)


I'll be home December 17th! Can't wait to see everyone!

XOXO

Au revoir!!!

Off to Paris .... more pictures and stories to come on Monday :)

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND AND AN EXCELLENT DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING!

I LOVE mom & dad!

YAY I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH MY MOM AND DAD!!!
We had huge jam-packed days, but covered almost all of London and the countryside in only a week. Hope you enjoy the pictures! I'm sure my Mom will give everyone lots of details soon :)

HaPPy ThAnKSGiViNG!!!!!!

25 more days until I come home ... YiPpEE

The LoNdOn HoUghToNS

niiiiiiiiiiice .... Warick Castle

Attack of the pigeons in Trafalgar Square

Babushca :) it was a little chillllllly today

Big Ben! with a Bobby in the background

Prettiest day in Hyde Park

THE BEST WEEK!

Mom & Dad at Tower Bridge

Dad's next car :)

Cute cute... Daddy at the Tower of London

Houghton's in London

YAY!

Case and Jimbo made it!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the posts! I have lots of pictures and stories to tell soon, but after a long day we are all getting ready to take a little nap and then head out for some dinner and drinks! BUT here's one thing... CASEY HOUGHTON WENT ON THE TUBE ALL DAY LONG TODAY! Can you believe it? YAY! I'm so excited to have them here. Love love to everyone at home! XOXO

SO sweet

I, KATIE HOUGHTON, SERVED PRINCE CHARLES, CAMILLA, GWYNETH, AND STING!!!!!!!! COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
and I was just wasting my time on People.com and came across this picture. She doesn't look that great, but trust me she was STUNNING! Oh my goodness. Wow. So cool.

WOOOOOHOOOO

MOM AND DAD COME TODAY HIP HIP HORRRRRAYYYYY

One big THANK YOU!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE BRAMELL'S, FITZGIBBON'S, AND RIFE'S FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF US :)

The Land of Shakespeare

Stratford upon Avon is the prettiest place on the planet. It's the home to 23,000 people right now, but most famously Shakespeare. I can’t believe how beautiful and serene this place is. There are houses built before the time Columbus set sail to America and so much history all over. Trees are swaying in the wind, geese walking about, and grandparents are playing with their little grandchildren feeding the ducks and swans in the river. We had a long day, but saw some beautiful sites and a play, Taming of the Shrew. For the most part I didn’t understand one bit of the play. AND they did a traditional play with all male actors. It was a little odd watching a man with a hairy chest in a wedding dress hehe. Oh well…. Let’s call it an educational experience ;)

ps. more pictures to come on this one

We're tired, but hey why not lets go out

Saucy Hayley likes to take pictures of herself

PIMMS @ Jannnnnnneeeettttssss
Okay so here's the deal... We walk by this tiny bar every single time we go to the tube. It's called "Janets" and for some reason we decided that you had to say Janet in a really deep voice and extend it for quite some time. We've always talked about going, but never have. SO finally we went. It wasn't all that great and neither is the story I'm telling. Okay good good the end.

Dave looking dashing for his internship black tie event

Boys will be boys and Katie will be Katie

SO Guy Fawkes Day, comparable to our 4^th of July, was the 5^th of November and fireworks were everywhere. The boys disappeared for a good while that weekend and came back with fifty pounds worth of fireworks – WOW! They have fun intentions of setting them off in the park that night, but soon found out that it was illegal to do so. SO instead they decided to fire one out of our kitchen window – not the greatest idea. Basically, I turned into my “cautious Katie I hate fireworks or anything to do with fire” mode and lashed out a little. WOOPS. No worries apologizes were made ;) But anyway they still have a load of firearm under their beds. We’ll see how it’s let off.

I LOVE UNCLE ROGER!!

FANTASTIC!!!

Okay, so every time I hear the word "FANTASTIC" I think of my Swedish boss who says it in the most lovely accent about 100 times a day. AND I'm not even afraid of her anymore. Things are looking way up at Inn or Out Ltd.! Today was the first day that I actually enjoyed work.... pretty sad. They just kind of use me and abuse me - way more than any unpaid intern should suffer haha. ANYWAY... today I was asked how my weekend was, got to go on a "team" outing, and didn't get yelled at! HOLY MOLY WHAT A GREAT DAY! I went to visit Simon Lycett, a famous florist in London, and he was fabulously "campy" as they like to say. We all sat around like little ladies drinking tea and discussing flower arrangements. It was "Fantastic!" He even did the flowers for David Beckham and Posh's wedding.... oh my!
Oh yes... one more thing I GET TO GO TO THE PRINCE'S EVENT! YIPEEEEEEE .... Sting, Prince Charles, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Sharon Osborn are on the list. AND Hayles, Kails, Britty, and Drew signed up to work too!

Hope all of you are living the CA life in the November 90 degree weather :) The high was 50 today for me, but I'm not complaining at all. I've actually grown quite fond of the chilly weather! Thanks to Lori for my fashionable scarf, hat and mittens!

One more thing.. Packman, I am FULLY aware that you will be about 20 zillion times tanner than I will be in December. No need to do the arm comparison. I'm white as a ghost already and I have 6 more weeks ahead of me hahaha.

COUNT DOWN

10 DAYS UNTIL MOM AND DAD COME!!!!