Snow Day

View from our front door

Winter has finally come to Edinburgh. We almost made it to December without any really cold or snowy weather. I think my Wyoming upbringing will keep me from thinking anything over here is actually cold, so I've been hoping for some snow to help me get into a Christmas mood. Wish granted, although the amount of snow on the road could potentially pose an issue for my carpool as we try to get to Easter Bush to turn in two big assignments in the morning.

The typical Snow Pose

St. Andrew's Day is tomorrow (the 30th) so the Edinburgh Castle is having free admission for a few days. My flatmate Jag and I thought we would take advantage of both this and the blizzard and go visit for the first time since we arrived. Unfortunately, the snow was so heavy that the castle had closed for the day by the time we got there. Disappointing, but probably fine as I still had a lot of editing to do on my papers. We did manage to get a few pictures taken in the courtyard though, so hopefully you all enjoy them.

Jag in front of the (closed) castle

Other than the change in weather things are going pretty well. It's lovely to not have these two assignments lingering over my head any more, although I still have plenty to get done in the next few weeks leading up to exams. I did manage to make some time this weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving with my contingent of American (and Canadian, German, and Indian) friends. It was certainly different than any Thanksgiving celebration I've experienced - we were cooking in three different apartments at once which made things quite hectic. I had managed to find fresh cranberries several weeks ago, which I had prepared the day before. Both it and the giant loaf of French bread that I baked turned out to be big hits (I managed to sneak out with a little bit of leftovers though, so I've got cranberries for a few days at least).

Me in front of the castle.

I'm starting my last week of class tomorrow, so it's not long before I come back to America for Christmas. Lindsay's baby is due here pretty soon, so there are more exciting things for people to get excited about than me. If you have last minute name suggestions you should probably get them in soon.








I can't think of much news aside from that, so just enjoy the pics!

The clock tower in snow