A Semester in Welsh: "I got this Christmas Market thing down, I'm Austrian"

Well hello again.
First, let's discuss Thanksgiving, then the name of this blog. Fab.
Well Thursday was Thanksgiving, and since it was just a normal day here in Wales, we had to make it as special and American as possible. We had a feast (much prepared by the lovely Cristen and Melissa) in flat 97, and well, it was delightful. I cooked sweet potatoes, and scalloped corn, and we feasted on turkey, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, salads, and 7-up salad. For dessert, we had apple pie, scotcharoos, and the much loved and traditional pumpkin pie. It was delicious. Gathered round the table was myself, Cristen, Melissa, Kate, Allison, Bianca, Caleb, Chris, and Yushi. We all sat around, ate too much, and went around the table all saying what we were thankful for. Basically, we were all thankful for having the chance to study abroad, come to Wales, and for meeting each other. I would be lying if I said I didn't have the urge to shed some tears. It was so wonderful, just being together. We all missed our families, but really, we were with family. The Swansea family. I couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving, this one goes in the record book for being one of the best. It was truly divine, and now that we need to face the obvious- going home in less than a month- being around eachother is the best thing anyone could ask for. Not to sound too mushy, but I'm going to miss these guys. Love them all dearly, each one is different, each is special. I may enter a mini depression once I get home and cannot see these guys daily. That's what I'm really thankful for- not coming to Wales, but meeting this amazing group of people.

Kate, myslef, Allison, Melissa, Caleb, Cristen

Ok, kleenex aside, on to the next topic of discussion! THE BATH CHRISTMAS MARKET. This is where the title comes into play. Bianca, dear sweet Bianca (whom I adore) and I went to Bath on Saturday (November 26th) and it was amazing, of course. I love Bath. This is nothing new. I plan on living there, and working in the American museum. Not gonna lie, I've been researching schools in Bath for grad school. Have I got the point across how obsessed and in love I am with Bath? First thing we did once we got to Bath was go have a pot of tea at Sally Lunn's- the best tea shop in the world. I had the Queen Victoria Tea and bun with lemon marmalade. Delish. Then, we went wandering around the town. After getting a tad bit lost in the Queen's Circus (its a circle, who wouldn't get confused?!), we made it to the Assembly Rooms. We then decided, that we would get married here. (Don't worry Dad, I'm not getting married to someone I've only known 3 months, and sorry Mom. No grandkids for you yet). Honestly, we just want to have a party in this place. Check out the pics. It is beautiful, and it's hard not to imagine the balls that went on in this place. Watch "The Duchess", and see for yourself. Or, the ball in "Sense and Sensibility", you'll understand what I mean. This brings us to the JANE AUSTEN MUSEUM. I almost had a moment. I love Jane. We toured the museum, and drank mulled wine and ate plum pudding. Delightful. Apparently, Jane lived at number 25 Gay Street, Bath. Well, last time I was in Bath, I took a picture in front of a sign that said this address, not knowing the legend that lived here. Just a sign that I was meant to live here.
Now we get to the main reason for coming to Bath- the Christmas Market. It's basically hundreds of little booths selling Christmas goodies. Mulled wine, cider, roasted and candied almonds, ornaments, shoes, you name it- they've got it. It was so busy, and spread amongst the town, that I would have gotten lost (well, not really. But I would have gave up and went back to Sally Lunn's and watched from the window, while eating my weight in teacakes and marmalade). Bianca of course knew what to do, so she lead us around--leading to the name of the blog title.
We made it home at 9pm, and I went over to Cristen's for some coco and Baileys, and the movie Elf. Sunday was a lazy day, only going to the Swansea Christmas Market with Caleb and Cristen. It wasn't as large as Bath's, but we did have some amazing Crepes.

What a great weekend. X