You're probably wondering..."is that Zula? Has Zula gotten smaller?... How strange." Well you can stop worrying. I'm not Zula at all. I am Zula's new cousin and my name is Oliver Gardner Pratt. I live in England. Zula asked me to introduce this blog entry because over the holidays, she came to visit me. So here I go...."Live, from the United Kingdom, it's Zula's Blog!"

Thank you Oliver. That was a great introduction, especially for a six week old. As you can see from this photo, Oliver and I got along just great. He is very handsome and huggable. But what these photos won't show you is that he's also beautiful on the inside. 

For one thing, he's very enthusiastic. Here he is cheering us on as we opened gifts on Christmas morning. He seems to naturally understand that Christmas is really about giving and not getting. I'm still working on that one. 

Sometimes I get so caught up in gossiping about my gossip magazines with Bridget, that I don't see the bigger picture. But Oliver's right, the holidays are about more than finding out the latest about Branjolina.

For example, the holidays are a great time to make new friends. Hi Andy and Julie! Andy and Julie are British but that didn't stop us from hitting it off. They're both "brilliant"! Andy, tell your mum to keep posting comments on the blog ;) 

The holidays are also a time for reconnecting with family. My grandaddy and I had fun walking through Cambridge together. Too bad grandaddy didn't wear pink pants. We would have been twins! 

Here's a shot with Meme, mommy, and daddy. We're standing in front of Kings College. Did you know that Sir Isaac Newton went to Cambridge? He invented Calculus during spring break (while all his classmates were partying on one of the Greek islands probably). I guess that goes to show you. Maybe I'll do something cool like that during one of my spring breaks. 

Here I am arriving at one of Cambridge's local pubs. My daddy likes England because of all the bikes and beers... 

For me, it's the chocolate croissants that really made it special. 

Would you believe that you can get them fresh right in the supermarket. I could barely get them down fast enough. 

I also appreciated England's trampolines! Talk about a cross cultural experience. 

All in all, thanks to Bridget, John, Oliver, Meme, and Grandaddy, the holiday made me feel very.....(click on the video link to find out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKCJoN26rW4