A little back story on this family we went to visit- when we first moved to Scotland, we knew no one and had a steep cultural learning curve. I found it very difficult to be away from Kirk during the day, because I felt like a lost puppy leading an even smaller lost puppy around, so Micah and I found a little coffee shop next to Kirk's school to spend our time. The first time we visited this coffee shop, the manager made it a point to reach out to me, and each time after, she came to chat with me and give Micah a "cuddle". She even gave me a birthday card, because Kirk sneakily mentioned to her when my birthday was. This probably goes without saying, but I consider Sue to be my first friend in Edinburgh. She is such a gift!
Ever since I've known her, she has been trying to get our family out to "Sunny Dunny" for a weekend getaway. We finally made it happen this weekend, and it was a great change of pace. Sue and Paul, her culinary master of a husband, have a cute little ginger named Daniel, and he adores Kirk! I found him cuddled up beside him on more than one occasion. Daniel also loves Micah! It was adorable to watch him try and make her laugh with his 5-year-old tricks.
Some of my favorite Daniel quotes from the weekend (imagine them spoken in a British accent):
"I'm done with all of this entertaining stuff!"
"Why doesn't Micah have a willy?"
"Johnny Tess has a dog and his name is Dukey". (Funny to us, bc of what dukey means in the states).
"This dog is stinking the whole place down and is making my nose blind!"
In an effort to try to get Kirk and me to stay longer and prevent his dad from driving us to the train station, he whispered in my ear, "Shelby, would you like me to kick my dad in the leg so you can stay the night?"
And later that day, "Dad, don't forget that I am going to kick your butt before you get in the car!"
We had such a fun time with the Mitchells! I'm glad we finally got a chance to go visit them!
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