Travel.

Last night we watched Argo, which was absolutely amazing, if you haven't you need to, and soon! Tonight, we are watching Zero Dark Thirty, I know the result will be much the same. I will be much the same. I/ we will want to go, go to these amazing places, and be angry and disheartened that we can't go, or feel like we can't due to safety concerns for a while. This is something that has angered me about so many places for a while. Being a girl, blonde, American, I feel like such a target. I am sure this is a combination of parental concern given mostly by my father since before I can remember, my own paranoia and the general media. I have friends from so many of these countries that I feel this way about. Most of them men, all of the absolutely wonderful. They have done nothing but shown me Love. So why is it that I am still so fearful to go to these places? Are those from Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, India and several countries in Africa, that I know the nice ones, I have a hard time believing they are the only ones. Are they more western thinking or open to women and women's rights? Possibly, they do live outside of these countries now. Though I really think it is a lot of the media, the fear that is spread when one little thing happens in these areas, especially if it is to an American or a woman. All I know is that I am beyond thankful for my friends, each and everyone of them and how they have shown me love and how beautiful their cultures are. I know my desire to go to these places won't go away, I want to go everywhere, experience everything... I mean why wouldn't you. I just hope that I have the chance to go, experience and enjoy these cultures for what they are! And again, thank you to all of those who show love, and not fear, even if it is chanting USA at me, you know who you are! :)

ourliveslived

I have recently decided to change the blog a bit.... I want to share more of the things we love, the foods we cook and what makes up our lives. I've managed to set up twitter @ourliveslived, tumblr: ourliveslived@tumblr.com, Pinterest, and instagram... Wish me luck! :) I have two helpers on my side this adorable little guy, Baxter shown with me here on our trek across the Atlantic and the love of my life... Alex, shown here at one of our favorite pubs in London, The Spaniards Inn (http://www.thespaniardshampstead.co.uk ).  So, Keep an eye out for the happenings of our lives, let me know any thoughts, questions, really anything!

best,

Amy, Alex and Baxter
Ourliveslived

                          
                                                         

a visit

I don't think I have ever wanted to go... just be transported for a week or two so badly as I do now, to lovely jubly old London. If I could just wiggle my nose like Something from bewitched I would pop up in good ole London town... First I would probably stroll wherever I could find my friend Ilya, I know he would be on the adventure with me wherever I might go, We would then go to Twinings on the strand where I would hope to possibly surprise Natalia and visit Phil, Karen, Lucy, Mark and all of the wonderful people who are there, we could go to the sandwich shop around the corner, who's name escapes my memory.... i would choose tuna melt and it would of course be a sunny fabulous day where we would bask in the sun... I would go on to meet up with Karolina and Safina and tour whole foods kinsington, walk from there to Sloan street and buy baxter something from Mungo and Maud. Then we would go on to meet seriously every last person we love and adore at some shit but lovely up centrally, and hang out drink/ karaoke until we absolutely had to take a taxi home (Seema should know a great place). The next day Alex and I would some how make it to chili pepper jelly ( I can never get the name right) for  breakfast, take a walk through the book shop and waitrose along with all the corner shops then pop into blue legume for a little dessert, before popping into jacks to get some cider to take back to Niall and David's where I assume we are staying..... where everyone could once again meet on the roof top garden and we could party until the sun came up. I must stop by the art shop in covent garden, cos on regent st., liberty, greensmiths, fortnum and mason, and hattchards and bond street! and  another cocktail at the ritz and a run into cordings with ilya and see Chloe (whom I felt was my very first friend in London ever!) , churches on bond street.... make that everywhere on bond street, a mani - pedi with Desi wherever she recommends and whatever Lola says is the best new place in town. Catching up with Szabina and flat planet and Liberty with Kash, and trying to hold every list bit with me forever and ever until I can come back again......... I would do absolutely anything for this to be where I am going tomorrow... next week, anything... but I will wait, patiently, but I cannot wait to see you all again, so soon and soak up every last little bit of London that I can!