I got out of class last week on Wednesday and was greeted with my first English snowfall. Elvin and I gave a presentation on Reality TV (cause that's normal) and then walked outside together on our 15 minute break from class - the doors opened to the courtyard and I saw gigantic flakes falling and couldn't help it, I let out a huge gasp of glee!! Elvin was so tickled by my reaction that she took a picture of me. A couple of girls across the courtyard shouted "We just did the same thing!"
On Monday I got back my first paper with an A on it and the comment "Utterly perfect in both style and content." Pretty pleasing response Olaf, thank you thank you! I guess I can call up the Millsaps English department and tell them thanks for the preparation. I don't know my grade on the paper I turned in Wednesday yet, but I'm so delighted by the first grade that I hardly even care!
Since Wednesday I've seen quite a bit of snow. On Thursday we decorated our sweet little tree in the flat. I made some mulled wine and as we were decorating it started snowing again - have I mentioned the snow yet? And last weekend the girls and I went to this Winter Wonderland that is set up in Hyde Park - it was like a state fair dedicated solely to Christmas. It was awesome. There were rides, games, delicious foods like Belgium waffles and German sausages, and an ice skating rink. We walked around and enjoyed the environment, drank mulled wine and ate and ate. We also visited the markets at Brick Lane and Spitalfields where I can tell I'm going to have a fashion field day once I get some money.
Speaking of fashion field days - I've been wearing shorts with tights - talk about fashion risk! (Larnie.) I love it though. It's very comfy. Of course, that was before it became absolutely FREEZING... I've been layering leggings and "trousers" for the past few days because of the cold. (Trousers = pants, pants = panties. Some things you learn the hard way.)
I can't believe Christmas is this weekend. For one thing, I've been here 2 months?? It feels like I haven't been here anytime at all. I'm surprised that I'm not exactly homesick with the holidays and everything. I think I would be if I'd been away from home longer before these holidays started rolling around.
Funny little things will make me a little homesick though. A mom left the shop the other day with her two daughters simultaneously bickering and playing. They looked about 3 years apart in age, just like me and Allie. They reminded me of us the way they were picking on each other but just get the other's attention, not to be mean. Or I'll see a dad with his little girl or a mom and her teenage daughter and start to miss the 'rents. On the tube the other day I had a strange sensation: you know how certain smells can really trigger memories? Well I smelled something that reminded me so much of Grandma Claire's house. I figured that someone must be wearing a lot of Mary Kay, haha. But it definitely made me long for home a bit.
Larnie comes to visit in ONE WEEK which is very, very exciting! I have pleeeenty of ideas to keep us busy but I really just can't wait to catch up with a best friend face-to-face. I'm also excited about introducing her to the friends I've made here.
I will post some pictures from the past couple of weeks in a bit.
Much love from London,
Steph
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