scotland: day two

Today was a really good day. First off, I got to sleep in - something I hadn't done in what felt like ages. We decided to go look for some breakfast and ended up at Tesco for their £2 meal deals. I got a sandwich, blue powerade (starting my obsession) and some unsalted trail mix (unsalted = big mistake). Ready to go, we began our hike to King Arthur's seat. It was a fun (and cold) hike to the top!

After climbing back down, warming up in a scarf shop (and of course buying some plaid scarves) we headed over to take a look at the castle & get a group picture.

Following that, we went to look for a place to have our Thanksgiving feast. How about the cafe that J,.K. Rowling (supposedly) started writing HP in? Okay! I had a lamb meat pie, mashed potatoes and apple pie.

Stuffed to the max, we headed outside and found ourselves in the middle of a winter wonderland (complete with fireworks). Yes, edinburgh is AWESOME.

before i get on the plane ...

Happy Thanksgiving, world! Nikki, Ben, Andrew and I are headed off to Scotland for a few days on holiday! (Is it cool if i say holiday and not break?) We are pretty pumped. Hello castles, celtic music, plaid and of course: the freezing cold. Don't worry, I've got like five layers (including thermals) and a thick scarf and coat on. The Scotland winter won't have nothing on me.

It's weird to be in a place that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving. But we are doing our best to make up for it. We'll see what we can find for a Thanksgiving feast. In the meantime, ten things I'm thankful for (especially this year):

1. My family (who've made this all possible)

2. My friends (back home + here in England)

3. The chance to live and study in my favorite place in the whole world

4. Warm showers + heat

5. My wellies

6. My legs (since I walk and/or hike everywhere)

7. The gospel and the church (makes everywhere I go feel more like home)

8. Blue powerade (seriously helps me with my dehydration issues)

9. Holiday music (instantly makes things better. even studying for finals.)

10. The Brits that put up with my horrible habit of dropping my gloves and run after me to return them to me.

My deepest gratitude to all of these people and things that have made this experience so wonderful. 

And of course, thank you to YOU for reading. Goodnight, world.
- SM