Christmas in London

    It's officially Christmas time here in London and I am obsessed. Alex and Julie left for Paris this morning, which was sad...but I'll be home 2 week from tomorrow! :) We did a lot while they were here, including some touristy stuff I hadn't done yet, like going into Westminster Abbey, going on the London Eye (went up when Greg was studying here), and saw the changing of the guards. Westminster Abbey was amazing, it's too bad you're not allowed to take pictures in there though. The changing of the guards was really cool, but insane because there were soooo many people and it dragged on a little bit, which may have been nice if it wasn't absolutely freezing outside. We did the Eye at sunset and it was really really pretty. While Julie and I stood in line for tickets, I sent Alex to find somewhere for us to eat and he stumbled upon the Christmas market right there. We were pretty upset when we failed to get our Thanksgiving meal Thursday night (thank god we got to watch the Pats) BUT one of the huts at the market had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and peas. It may have been a day late, but it was absolutely delicious, but not nearly as good as Mom's stuffing of course. No one here knows what Thanksgiving is about, I had to explain it to everyone at work.

    Winter Wonderland opened in Hyde Park last weekend while I was in Prague and I'd been saving it for a trip with Alex and Julie. WOAH. It's way better than I imagined. We went two nights in a row. They have rows of markets, Christmas lights everywhere, yummy food and deserts, lots of German beer and jäger (Alex insisted we take jägerbombs), rides, games (Alex lost), a skating rink, a circus, and "Alpine" huts with tables, drinks, and live music. The guys singing last night were so good. They sang Matt's new favorite song, which he somehow just learned the real lyrics to? Forget You...and some other great songs. I plan on going almost every night this week then all out for my birthday. It will be epic. 
     It's my last week at Paul Smith and Tuesday's the sample sale. I already know what I'll be doing...hanging up clothes and restocking the sale. Cool. I have a project due tomorrow so I should probably start that.