Meg's birthday and New Years celebrating!

Last year, we arrived back in London on New Years Eve after a Christmas visit home. We were sleep deprived, but managed to stay awake until midnight, after which we went to bed and proceeded to sleep 14 hours straight. So this year it was great to have Meg and Dan in town and to be able to celebrate Meg's birthday AND the New Year with them!

We started with a rich and decadent lunch at a place called the Ledbury, where many partridge parts were consumed and Jim and Dan experienced the taste and texture of speared hearts. Unfortunately, I did not catch their facial expressions on camera.


The cheese cart was pretty impressive and we ended up getting some cheese AND desserts.


I didn't have the cheese, but it was interesting to hear the commentary. Some of the cheeses which were expected to be good ended up tasting like 'feet' and 'unimpressive.' The one that was the stinkiest, ended up being one of the favorites.


I can say that Meg's dessert was DELICIOUS:


After our extreme lunch, we went home to digest and then regrouped for a light and healthy dinner followed by and some un-light carrot cake in celebration of Meg's birthday:


The guys arranged 29 candles in Meg's initials:


Many cheesy New Year variety shows were on, and we danced a little before heading out to see all the fireworks on the London horizon. It was a happy night!



Happy New Year!!!!!!