Only 72 more shopping days until Christmas!

I'm trying really hard not to get too much into the Christmas spirit too early here, but it's really hard. I haven't gone into any department stores yet, but already I have scene window displays and Christmas cards for sale and advertisements for Christmas markets that are just around the corner. It's not even Halloween yet!! To make matters worse, one of my housemates got me hooked on watching British cooking shows about Christmas foods. Currently I have an entire folder full of bookmarked Christmas recipes of crackin' dishes and fun drinks to make. So family, get ready, because I know I'll be desperate to try some of these out when I get home.

Liverpool was great, even if the weather was miserable. I'm looking forward to going back with my mom during my week off!

Check out where I get to go on Saturday: The Alnwick Castle! It's where they shot a lot of the Harry Potter movies. It's about a 3 hour train ride away, but I'm looking forward to it so I can knock out a lot of the reading I have to do over the weekend. I have most of my textbooks on my Kindle so I don't even have to lug my books around! Mom and Dad, best investment ever.