Bits From My Weekend.

1. Shoes that could do some damage.

2. A Hidden tattoo.

3. Tulips blooming in February (this would never happen in Canada)

4. Fresh blackberries.

5. Coffee runs in cute t-shirts.
6. A batch of my very favorite vegan cupcakes.

7. A few pictures from our wine and cheese Oscar viewing party.

Wanna see the second narrowest street in the world?

Cool right? One of the many hidden treasures of Exeter! At its narrowest point its only 62 cm wide! The first narrowest is Spreuerhofstrabe in Germany which is only 30 centimeters at its narrowest which is crazy, kind of makes you wonder if someone just decided to start calling a gap between buildings a street, no?
Heres a few pictures of it I stole off google.

A little suspicious if you ask me..

Anyway on to more important things like fun with nail polish! I am a big fan of matte nail polish and today I found out they sell clear matte finish nail polish, score! So I bought some and was pleasantly surprised with how well it worked.

I left the tips glossy and I quite like the results plus it was the easiest thing to do! I would definitely suggest getting a bottle of Rimmel Matte Finish its super cheap and you can use it with all your favorite colours you already own. 

Bits From My Weekend.

1. It rained all weekend, so I doodled on my window.

2. It was also really cold, so a friend of mine and I went to our favorite pub for french onion soup to stay warm.

3. New shoes that turn my feet black.

4. Harry Potter Crew - No Surrender! Haha okay probably not what that stands for but this is the city Harry Potter was created so it's not entirely impossible.

5. Saturday nights at the pub.

6. Our version of t-shirt tiiiiime! (If you don't watch Jersey Shore ignore this.)

Today I found Something Great.

A serise of youtube clips called Matthew Grey Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary. If you love Matthew Grey Gubler (which lets face it if you're a girl you probably do) or if you love Criminal Minds you have to go watch these clips as soon as you can! You won't regret it, they are actually hilarious. Also Matthew Grey Gubler is adorable.

Guess what came in the mail today..

Lots of awesome things actually! I got an adorable package from my family with lots of goodies..

Including some christmas cheer!


And a disco ball! Haha I adore my family more then anything.


And finally..


MY EURAIL PASS!

This is my train ticket to all over Europe over the Christmas break! I am getting so excited for this trip and feel so lucky to have an opportunity like this. So far here are my plans for the holidays. I will be flying to Scotland with my good friend Alex to visit our friend Jenni (for those of you who don't know these are two of my friends I met in Africa over the summer). We are going to spend the weekend exploring Scotland and celebrating the end of the semester! From there I am taking the train (and a ferry) down to Paris where I will meet up with some fellow international students. We are planning to spend 3 or 4 days exploring Paris then head down to Rome for Christmas! We will likely stay a week or so exploring Italy maybe even stay for New Years! Then I am going to Amsterdam on the 1st of January to meet up with my dad!! SO excited to see him! We are going to stay there a few days then head to Berlin on the 3rd! After a few days there we will fly back to London for a night or two before finally heading back to Exeter! So if I don't already have your address please send it to me so that I can mail everyone postcards :)

PS. It just started SNOWING! I don't know if today could possibly get any better!!

Blanket Forts.

This is what we do on Friday nights after the pub closes, but really, you're never too old for a blanket fort.

Exeter Christmas Parade + Harry Potter.

I had a great Saturday! We got up early and went into the City Center to do some window shopping and get good seats for the Christmas Parade, which was excellent by the way! Exeter seems to really go all out for Christmas, last week they had a huge ceremony in the City Center with fireworks and everything for the first lighting of the christmas lights and trees that have taken over the city. It was very exciting and the parade was so much fun, Santa was even pulled on a sleigh by real reindeer! After the parade we headed to the theatre for Harry Potter of course! Which was phenomenal, I have never been a huge fan of the movies because they just can't compare to the books but this one was so much better then I expected! Plus it was very cool to see it in the city J.K. Rowling first created Harry Potter in! Now I am anxiously awaiting the final part. Check back here in the next few days because I will be posting some pictures of campus and other exciting things! Heres a picture of Santa with one of his adorable reindeer, hope everyone is having a great Tuesday afternoon!

Happiness.

Today I am so happy.
I am happy to have such a supportive and loving group of people back in Canada waiting for me.
I am happy for all the new friends I have made from all over the world.
I am happy to have the opportunity to see and experience the world.
And I am happy for so many other small things, like endless cups of tea on rainy days, and trips to the pub with new friends, and planning weekends away. I hope that everyone has as many things to feel happy about today as I do.

It's a beautiful thing.

Well it's official, the holiday season is upon us! Today I had my first gingerbread latte in a lovely Starbucks christmas cup! This was actually the first time I have been into Starbucks in the UK because there is a cute little cafe much closer to where I live that I have fallen in love with. But when I saw gingerbread lattes AND christmas cups were back I couldn't resist.

I can't wait for lights and christmas displays to start popping up everywhere!