O, happy busy life! Isaac and I have been working hard to plan our Christmas festivities this year. I've finished a second draft of my thesis proposal and will be taking a few days off to celebrate with my family (airlines and weather permitting). As the North America contingent is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, we've been busy shopping, wrapping, and cleaning. Last weekend we took a lovely Saturday jaunt with several new friends and visited lovely Edinburgh (also pictured a few weeks ago: it's the city with the castle that glows blue at night). We ate at two lovely pubs, watched a very ambitious but unimpressive street performer, and wandered around the Christmas market (one booth of which is shown below) before heading home, exhausted and happy.
More recently, we took a trip to neighboring Dundee, a city I generally find about as inspiring as our Edinburgh performer, but one that has its merits. We did some basic mall strolling/shopping, then noticed out the windows that the sky was snowing wetly on an(other) outdoor Christmas market, so we ran jubilantly out to immerse ourselves. It was a wet snow, so we retreated indoors with some modicum of efficiency.
Isaac surprised me last week with a wonderful little tree, which has lights and will soon be sporting decorations of slightly greater substance.
Love and Christmas wishes to all our friends and readers this week!
Lovely pics! Glad you got some snow -- any left?
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