in the spirit of halloween,
we, of 104 banbury road, decided to have a homemade dinner
and throw a bit of festivities.
the kitchen was decorated & the pumpkins were carved.
it was just wonderful.
most of us dressed up for the occasion,
and we all had a lovely time eating and playing and forgetting about school
[for one night].
i was quite resourceful and made use of my bed sheet,
becoming a goddess this year for halloween.
this was actually the first time that i dressed up for the holiday
in a couple of years, so i was glad to have the opportunity.
enjoy!
my friend mariana was a pirate!
eunice was a rocker girl with a sweet side.
well, she didn't really decide on what she was going to be,
so that's just my interpretation of her outfit.
the two guys from the boondock saints.
veggies, beets, beer bread, & casserole!
some of my favorite costumes of the entire night.
[Austin Powers and his ladies: Vanessa Kensington, Felicity Shagwell, & Foxxy]
we were photobombed by greyson, the disco pirate.
sillyness.
two of my favorite girls!
we were all in the tudor-stuart history class together during the first four weeks.
some of us eating in the dining room.
homemade, from-scratch pumpkin cheesecake made by my friend mariana.
eunice, ryan (cowboy), & victoria (ninja)
oh dear, my toga started slipping a bit here.
don't worry! i had a dress on underneath.
definitely would not want a wardrobe malfunction ;)
desserts!
laughter & happiness.
my friend thomas and me.
he was the first person i met on the day we all arrived at 104 banbury.
eating vanilla ice cream.
thomas, eunice, & more silly shenanigans.
well, i have a lot to accomplish tonight because i have
what will likely be the busiest & most wonderful week
of this whole trip ahead of me.
tomorrow, i will be heading to london around noon with eunice
to go explore london!
it's only her second time going into the city,
so dan and i had a fun time planning out all the places we'll be going.
dan and i are flying out early saturday morning to go to...
*drumroll*
barcelona!
a group of dan's friends from duke & also queen mary
will be there too, so i'm really excited about getting to meet most of them
for the first time and exploring together.
we're flying back on tuesday morning
because i have a tutorial at 5 pm that same day.
then, on wednesday,
yes, less than 24 hours after we return from barcelona,
we will be flying out to go to paris!
i think i have dreamed about going to paris since i was a kid.
the lights, the food, the shopping.
some of the things we have planned include:
seeing the eiffel tower at night,
shopping at champs elysees,
wandering through the lourve,
& visiting versailles.
hopefully, we will be able to check most of the things
off of our to-see list!
if you don't hear from me much this week, you will now know why.
just picture me drinking tea & eating a croissant at a quaint little cafe
or walking down worn, cobblestone streets,
and i shall be back in before you know it!
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