Greetings all. Today is my parents' 25th wedding anniversary. Happy days for them. They are celebrating in Jerusalem and then heading to Tel Aviv in time for the first night of Passover, which starts tomorrow. I am back from Scotland and as predicted have spent the morning sorting out washing and whatnot. I am hoping that even if mother returns and isn't impressed with the standard of cleanliness in the house (that's what we'll be sorting on Sunday) she will at least forgive me for having washed, dried and ironed EVERYTHING.
Scotland was lovely visit-wise. Travel-wise it was a nightmare. I am never letting anyone book travel arrangements on my behalf ever again. Spent hours and hours and hours at Luton airport on Sunday afternoon and had a similarly late, delayed and stressful journey home last night. The bit in the middle was great, though. I've probably eaten more this week than I have any other week this term, and it's only Thursday... was lovely to see the family - cousins that I haven't encountered for a looong time and uncles and aunts that I haven't seen in nearly as long. Everyone's so big and grown up now, bless. Ray (computer genius uncle) tried everything with my computer but he reckons it's pretty much knackered. While this is not ideal news, I do now have an expert corroborator so I can tell my parents it is imperative that I obtain a new laptop. AND he copied I, Claudius for me (and also many seasons of The Big Bang Theory, which may become my 30 Rock). I had proper Scottish smoked salmon from the oldest smokehouse in Scotland, and superfresh fish and chips from Peterhead, and homemade scotch pancakes made by a real Scottish person (my aunt), and was generally pampered and thoroughly overfed. I also played many many games of jumbo bananagrams and other bizarre games like 'Munchkin' and 'Whoonu'. Aaaaah, families. AND we went for a walk on the beach (despite hail, snow, high winds and freezing temperatures) and climbed all over the dunes. Booyeah.
On a less cheerful note, exam timetables were released and the only thing I like about mine is that I finish with Jess on Thursday of 7th week, in plenty of time for Kathleen's graduation that Saturday and allowing sufficient opportunity to enjoy 8th week. Apart from that it is vile. Uuuuuuugh. Why have four days of exams one after the other and then two more exams a week apart? WHY?! Grumble, moan etc. Still. I am hoping that as my last two papers are translation ones I will be able to ace them since I will have nothing to do except read Tacitus for a week. Hooray.
Right. I need to plan some menus, read the Republic and write a job application before Emily gets here tonight. Ambitious? I think so. Later, 'gators xx
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