Is a) dark, b) cold, and c) surprisingly not as devastatingly depressive as I had imagined - hooray for that!! It has been a mix of action-packed and quiet - some ying and yang never hurt.
December was jammed-packed with finishing my first semester of my Masters program (successful, btw!), enjoying Christmas markets both in Edinburgh and Germany, and celebrating the holiday's with the Lad's family in Cupar (yes, that is 'Cooper', a town spelled the wrong way, though I don't think anyone in the Kingdom of Fife would agree with me...).
For my birthday, the Lad took me to Munich to enjoy the Christkindle Markets (or translated nativity markets). It was the most amazing display of Christmas cheer you can imagine! There are massive outdoor markets with stands selling Christmas decor, fondue, pork sandwiches, bratwurst, mulled wine, cider... I mean, the list of wonderful things could go on forever! To make the trip even better, we met our friends Andrew and Molly there, and even made a Furman night of it when another Paladin showed us around the local beer houses.
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| Gluwein = Delicious mulled wine, morning, noon or night |
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| Paladin nation reunion |
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| Hoffbraus House! |
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| Classic... |
We also had a wonderful Christmas in Cupar. The Sharps were wonderful hosts. Unfortunately, the Lad came down with food poisoning over Christmas eve... The rest of us tortured him on Christmas day by enjoying our Christmas lunch. Our first Boxing Day (26th) was spent with a walk on St. Andrews beach and more family coming around for lunch and more British holiday "tely" specials! It was a really good time - although, I'm still no
Christmas pudding convert...
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| Anni decorating ornaments at their "Christmas party"! |
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| My friend, Cathy, and me at the Christmas Market in Edinburgh. |
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| Merry Christmas from Cupar! |
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| Traditional British Christmas lunch - notice "crackers" yes, that will be gun powder, folks! |
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