{"id":13155,"date":"2023-04-06T19:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/?p=13155"},"modified":"2024-03-13T06:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T10:19:29","slug":"interim-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleta.life\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/interim-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Interim Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The last few weeks have flown by for reasons that can\u2019t be fully explained by your devoted correspondent. Pushing our US departure date out by a month meant C. Northcote Parkinson<\/a>‘s \u201c…observation that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion\u201d kicked in fully. We dithered and dallied and procrastinated and ended up forgetting a bunch of things we should have done at the beginning of our Stateside trip. You know, it\u2019s like that long punch list you keep on your fridge, or in an app on your phone. That kind of stuff. But time and United Airlines wait for no one (United will delay you at their convenience, but they won\u2019t wait for you). We left Portland for London Heathrow. Have I ever mentioned Heathrow is my least favourite airport in the world? It is. I\u2019ll leave it at that.<\/p>\n

In order to keep your attention, here is a short summary of upcoming posts. Think of these as movie trailers. Sit back, dim the lights and stare at the big screen as your senses thrill to all the cool things Carol and I got up to recently – but only the highlights.<\/p>\n

Emma and Jarno\u2019s Wedding<\/h6>\n

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We timed our return to Aleta for a wedding stopover in the UK. Clearing customs in record time, we soon hopped in the world\u2019s smallest rental car (a Toyota AYGO. So named because drivers constantly mutter, Ay Go! Ay yi yi, just Go!) and tootled down to the ancient city of Bath just in time to walk Emma down the aisle so she could tie the knot with her fianc\u00e9 Jarno. The beautiful, simple ceremony took place in the Guildhall and took care of the UK\u2019s civil demands for legally uniting a couple in matrimony.<\/p>\n

A small, select group of family VIPs attended to ensure things went smoothly. After all, this was April Fool\u2019s Day. Not everyone made it, but a near tragedy was avoided. Next year a larger, wilder celebration is planned for a secret location in the French Alps. (Really, Blofeld? You intrigue me.<\/em>) We can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n

As I write, the happy bride and groom just boarded a Singapore Airlines double-decker jet bound, eventually, for a honeymoon diving in Thailand. Not bad. Once the wedding photographer finishes his work, we will publish a full report. In the meantime, here are a few pics to whet your appetite.<\/p>\n

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