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| Snow Day! |
It snowed on and off throughout most of the first of this month and on Thursday December 2nd we had a snow day. On the fourth Rez held her birthday party with a bunch of her friends. Unfortunately I've been rather forgetful with my camera so I don't have any pictures although a couple hundred from that night found their way onto facebook so I'll be able to show you some when I get back. We went out to eat at wagamama and after some seating difficulties (party of 13) we had a very nice meal. Then at the tube station on our way to Hyde Park for the circus we were split into two groups because some of the younger girls didn't have travel money on their cards and Rez needed to get there ASAP to pick up the tickets. Most people went on ahead with her but Arami and I stayed back to help the girls top up their cards and look after them on the journey to meet up with the others. We both felt like parents trying to keep track of their kids.
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| Most of the Birthday crew. (Photo stolen from Catherine's facebook) |
We made it to the circus a few minutes late but they still let us in and found an empty upper corner to seat us in. The show was very fun and we got to see quite a few amazing stunts. My favorite involved the 'wheel of death.' After the circus we walked around Winter Wonderland as it was closing (the parenting thing kicked in again and I was constantly checking to make sure we hadn't lost anyone) and took the younger girls home.
Most of the week passed by normally and despite a credit card issue I was able to have everything completely booked for Rez's birthday (the 10th) by last Monday.
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| Globe Restaurant. (found this image online) |
On Friday night I took Rez to the Globe Restaurant which sits on the top level of a hotel. The restaurant was gorgeous and decorated for Christmas. When we got there only one other table was taken and we were seated right next to the window so we had a great view of the city. We probably took too long deciding on what to get so when we got our main courses we had to rush a bit. It was very good though! We rushed off to the Old Vic but again were a bit late. We didn't miss very much and were seated in some empty end seats near the back until the intermission where we moved up to our actual seats in the center of the second row. The play was pretty good and quite funny although I think I might still prefer a comedy at the Old Log. To cap off the evening we went for hot chocolate and a chocolate cupcake and Rez opened her gifts.
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A Flea In Her Ear poster. Unfortunately I
didn't have my camera on me last night. |
Now it's really crunch time for me, I have final tests on Monday and Thursday, two very difficult essays due on Wednesday, one essay due on Thursday and one experiential essay that is due by the 31st but since I'm going traveling I need to have it in on the 19th. Also a number of students from other study abroad programs have been turning up here which is very poor timing because now I can't use the common room in the middle of the night due to people sleeping in there. I try to avoid it during the day because it's impossible to work in there with all the constant noise from other students.
