Just so you know.
So far, this holiday season has been pretty fantastic. The first ever British/American Thanksgiving Feast of Excellence and Majesty and Thankfulness was a success, although there was one minor hiccup when I was asked to recite the story of Thanksgiving. I think I got the general idea across (pilgrims and Squanto and how the Native Americans basically saved our asses), but I may have also mentioned smallpox blankets, which I'm pretty sure was a completely different thing.
My friend has an awesome kitchen with two ovens, so she hosted and helped me with the preparation. It was definitely the most advanced cooking I've ever done, and I only had to call my mother four times. A personal best.
Since then I have buried my head firmly in the sand with regards to all the work I have to do over the break, and have just been listening to Christmas music non-stop and stuffing my face with mince pies at every opportunity. I've put up Christmas lights in my room, pasted snowflakes to my window, bought a cheesy Christmas jumper, and watched Love Actually twice. Also, German Christmas markets are a thing here, so there is sausage everywhere and I can't stop eating it.
Today I went for a walk with some friends, and we passed my very own Christmassy pub:
That's my name! Well, sort of. We also walked down Regent Street in search of economically-priced cardigans, but struck out. Considering the fact that we passed an Anthropologie, J. Crew, Banana Republic, and what must surely be the Burberry flagship store, we may not have been on the right street for what we wanted. The lights were pretty, though:
And we passed by this intrepid crew, killing it with the Twelve Days of Christmas:
Speaking of which:
FIIIIIVE GOOOOOOLD RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS!!!!!!!! No, I'm not a soprano or anything. Why would you ask? *blows raspberry*
Sooo, that's the story, morning glory. I'm back in the states from the 19th–4th, so it's kind of like I get to have two Christmases. I'll really miss London while I'm gone, but can't wait for the Herald Square Macy's and the big tree at 30 Rock! Roll on next Thursday!
