A bit of a trip off the island.

Sorry for the poor blogging effort lately. We took a trip 'off island' in September to take Ed to meet his rellies in Philadelphia and to go to an amazing New York wedding.

First stop was Dallas, to eat Texan food, recover from the long flight, and eat texan food. Stu had to be held back from buying cowboy boots. I wish I'd been held back from putting so much food in the direction of my face.

And Ed discovered a probably life-long love affair with pork.

I guess he's not a vegetarian.

Our week in DC was an absolute nerd's paradise, and Ed humoured us as we dragged him from museum to monument. 

And then we found ourselves doing the playgrounds and dogs version of a visit to NYC.

The trip went too quickly, but it was a good chance to catch up with family in Philly and New York, and for Ed to test out his increasing mobility skills. Here he is on our last day in New York at Kate and Frank's wedding in Central Park.

And then thank goodness, he slept most of the way on the flight home. Phew.