Derby Day just isn't the same in England. I heard the queen even left and went to Kentucky to join in the excitement. But I didn't miss out on all the fun. No, because my friend Celia had her birthday party last Saturday...which I considered to be a Cinco de Mayo/Derby/Birthday celebration.
While I may not come home with an English accent, I have learned a thing or two about words while I've been here...for starters it is the Kentucky "DAHby".....Kristie and I tried to explain that the correct term is Derby...but it all just came out Deerrrrby when Celia was repeating it..and I have agreed that the "ah" sounded much better than all that...
Our friend Sarah hosted the BBQ at her house. It was my first bbq while I've been here and it was Celia's first birthday BBQ -so an exciting time for all. The food was amazing, of course..and I ate until I was miserable. We had KousKous with our grilled chicken, hamburges, and suasage...and I've wondered why we don't have kouskous in the states...it is pretty good if it is cook right.
I always love going to Sarah's house. First, I love hearing her tell of south africa. Second, I love being in an actual home everynow and then.
The day was absolutely perfect for a dahby. We spent all of our time outside in the sun in Sarahs backyard/garden. She has a little greenhouse that I thought was just amazing. And I've decided that I want a little green house in my backyard one day.
Also, we played croquet! This seems to be a very Oxford thing as Regent's has croquet set up in the quad all of the time now. I remember playing on an old set when I was really young-but I truly can't remember the rules- none of us were really great at is so we just spent most of the time taking pictures.......yeah, check them out
It was a nice saturday all around. Cinco de Dahbirthday. sure.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Dahby Day
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I'm pretty sure we had kouskous in the caf one day. Just to be sure, I googled it, and lo-and-behold...YOUR BLOG CAME UP!! How cool?!?!
Can you tell I still have 2 finals...and I'm totally burnt out on school?? :) Not at all, right?
Hi there. I wanted to let you know that you can get Kouskous in the States. I just tasted a recipe a girl I work with made and brought in for her lunch. My first Kouskous experience and it was good. She told me you can get it at the grocery store. I'm going to see if I can find some in my local grocery store and give it a try.
Debbie
Oh! I wanted to tell you that I Googled Koukous and your blog came up.
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