After all of the fun that was had the last few weekends, I'm grateful for a low-key weekend at "home". I've got to rest up for all of the excitement that is yet to come!
This past week has been nice. The temperature has warmed up a little bit and the sun has been shining quite a bit more the last few days. It's been nice to be able to go out in jeans and a hoodie. The wind has been a little rough at times, but I can handle that. I've been working on research for an essay that is due in my Trees in Their Environment class. The class is actually a lot more interesting than I was expecting. This paper is somewhat interesting, but it's still a paper. I have to write the essay for the Trees class and another essay for Human & Animal Cognition in the next week. I might just move into the library. Last night a few of us went out to Pizza Hut for dinner and then to see One for the Money with Katherine Heigl. The pizza was awesome (Pizza Hut here is quite a bit nicer than at home) and the movie was pretty good too.
The reason that I have to write both of those essays within the next week is Herman is coming to visit!! He arrives in 9 days and I'm incredibly excited! And to make it all even more exciting, Emily will be in London the week that Herman is here. Herman & I are going to visit Emily the day after he gets here. It's going to be so much fun and probably a little surreal. It's been great being able to talk to him on Skype but I absolutely cannot wait to see him in person! I'm also really excited to see Emily. Unfortunately, her school/work schedule has made it a little difficult to Skype with her. Our main communication has been through Facebook; which is fine, but seeing her in person is going to be even better! I realize that this paragraph has a lot of exclamation points, but that's the only way to punctuate my enthusiasm!
I also have some travel plans coming up. Next weekend, I'm going to London with my friends Katie, Bethany, Cory and possibly Jordan. The first three are Americans and the last is British. Katie's cousin is supposed to be in London on Sunday so we're tagging along while she goes to meet up with him. It'll be nice to know how to get there when Herman & I go the following Wednesday. The weekend after London, I'll be in Manchester. Herman & I are going to hang out there so that he's closer to the airport for his early flight out on Sunday morning. The plan is for Katie, Bethany, Cory and whoever else to join us on Saturday for some sightseeing. The following weekend is the trip to Edinburgh, Scotland that I am taking through the International Student Services office here at Keele. Yet again, Katie, Bethany, and Cory will be attending that excursion as well. There's also plans in the works for a trip to Liverpool. I'm excited about that one so that I can go to the Beatles' Museum!!
If you couldn't tell from the information above, I've made some pretty awesome friends so far. Katie and Bethany are from UNC Greensboro and Cory goes to ODU. It's crazy how you can go to the same school with someone for two years (and be in the same major) and not meet each other until you're across the pond. I'm really grateful that I have found great people to be around and travel with while here. God really answered my prayers on this one! (I mean, I knew He would. But He still amazes me sometimes!)
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