Last Tuesday was Lauren's birthday. Esther and I asked her what she wanted to do to celebrate, and she wanted to have dinner. So, Esther and I cooked Lauren food similar to what she always has at home for her birthday: lasagna and chocolate pound cake. Both turned out quite well after we got the recipes from Lauren's mom. I'm glad we got to help her celebrate :-)
During our trip to Paris, Esther, Lauren and I grew very accustomed to all sleeping in the same room. So, we decided to have a sleepover at Lauren's Wednesday night since all three of us have history lecture together at 9 am Thursday morning. Prior to the sleepover, we went to a Zumba Cardio Party. It was 2 hours of non-stop, dancing, sweaty, Zumba fun! Esther and I have been going to classes most of the semester, but this was Lauren's first encounter with it and I think we got her hooked! In fact, next week Rachel is coming to visit me from Copenhagen and we are going to have a Zumba party in the living room of my flat with all of my girl friends!
Friday Esther, Lauren and I went shopping. We took H&M by storm and I may have bought three dresses, but in my defense they were on sale and I didn't buy any souvenirs in Paris. We had fun trying on silly clothes and making decisions on what to buy.
Saturday Lauren and I embarked on another Scottish adventure: we took the bus to St. Andrews. It is about a 30 minute bus ride so it was a nice day trip. Well, it would have been a better day trip if the weather had cooperated. In the morning when we were getting ready to leave, I happened to look out my window to see that it was snowing. Lauren and I discussed and we decided to go ahead with our adventure because if we waited for a nice day, we may never get to go. Also, what is more Scottish than braving the elements?
So, bundled in our jackets, rain coats, scarves, and gloves we headed to the bus station and then to St. Andrews. Upon arrival, we found the information center and the nice man working there gave us a map and some good advice on where to go and what to see. Once again we headed out into the freezing wind and rain. We made our way around the town and saw the Old Cathedral, the beach, the St. Andrews Castle, and for all you avid golf fans, the Old Course. Oh yes, we also saw the university and the square where Will and Kate were a few weeks ago. After lunch and pints in a nice pub we decided we were wet and cold enough for one day and we headed back to Dundee.
St. Andrews Cathedral
More of the Cathedral
Some beach
Soaking wet and freezing cold in St. Andrews.
St. Andrews Castle. We couldn't go in because it is under some repairs. Hopefully when we go back it will be open!
I'd like to think that Will and Kate sat on this bench.
The Old Course for all the avid golf fans out there.
It was a nice day, full of us laughing at why we were silly enough to be outside on such a day. We also got to laugh at the fact that we went to MUSA which is the St. Andrews University Museum and we couldn't open the door. Then, one of the workers (who we could see inside not doing a whole lot) opened the door and told us it was closed. So, we went and looked on the gate at what the hours were, and apparently it didn't open until 12 pm. After realizing this, I looked at my watch...IT WAS 5 MINUTES TIL 12!! We just burst out in laughter at the fact that they would not let us in 5 minutes early when we were clearly soaking wet and freezing cold. Oh silly Scotland.
Needless to say it was a fun day in St. Andrews and we most definitely will be returning sometime in the near future when we hopefully have better weather. Saturday night, Lauren came over and we had pancakes for supper, they were delicious after a cold day outside. Also Saturday night, Minna, Christina, and Greg had a Lord of the Rings Marathon, complete with a fort built in our living room. I did not participate in the movie watching because I was too busy catching up on Glee and America's Next Top Model episodes. I did crawl in their fort for a bit, it was a pretty great fort!
The epic fort that was constructed in my living room. I love these guys!
Sunday I slept in really late and then went to the gym. After the gym I had the urge to bake something because I didn't really have anything else to do. So Lauren came over once again and we made chocolate chip cookies! We also had been craving pizza for the past several days so we ordered some pizza hut for dinner, it was a wonderful investment! As per every Sunday, Minna, Christina, Lauren and I got our weekly dose of Jersey Shore. Ahh the TV I am able to watch online...I love technology!
I should also say that I spent much of Sunday in a state of confusion. After seeing many people's statuses on facebook regarding changing their clocks ahead an hour I began to wonder if Scotland did this too. I hadn't heard anything of it, but I didn't know. So, after googling it and coming up with mixed answers, I finally asked Minna and Greg. Apparently, Scotland does participate, but they don't change their clocks for another few weeks. So, for the time being, I am now only 5 hours ahead of home and 4 hours ahead of Guilford. Goodness, goodness.
I would now say that I am fully recovered from my Paris adventure and even the smaller St. Andrews one. This week I need to get started on my second (and last!) essay for film class so that I can have all sorts of fun once Rachel gets here!
I hope everyone had an adventure of some sort this past week!
Cheers!
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