it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

i am sitting here, snow outside my window, listening to christmas music, and reflecting on the fact that i have had the best week and a half ever.

my best friend came to visit me all the way from home!

i'm done with all but one class!

it's been snowing for three days!

i finished my last assignment of the semester!

everything is decked out in christmas decorations!

i'm a happy happy lucky girl.

a summary of erin's visit:

harry potter in the odeon, the theater that the premiere was at. shopping, shopping, and more shopping. a delicious thanksgiving dinner that just wasn't the same without our families. a skype date with every member present at labelle family thanksgiving. a wonderful hotel room, complete with the most comfortable beds ever. breakfast at the wolesly. vogue paris meeting occurring at the next table. harrod's. heaven. ice skating in hyde park. design museum. somerset house: dior exhibit and tiffany courtyard. shopping and wagamama covent garden. phantom of the opera. happiness.

[the hotel lobby! tree!]

[her majesty's theater]

after erin left i was sad and ready to come home. i love london, but it's getting to be a sentimental time, missing the end of the semester at chapman and the usual christmas festivities around the house.

AND THEN IT SNOWED.

you guys,

heather sweetly woke me up to snowfall on tuesday morning, knowing how excited i was for it to snow. SNOW! i actually cannot remember seeing snow fall ever. i think i must have seen it at some point in my life, i mean, i've been in the snow, but i don't think it's ever just fallen from the sky on me?

on tuesday mo and i braved the weather to take some street style pictures for an article we are writing, and oh my gosh. it is so cold. soooo cold.

on wednesday sabrina and i went to greenwich to see the maritime galleries, queen's house, and royal observatory. SO MUCH SNOW. we were so cold the whole time, and although we probably never stopped complaining, and i definitely fell down at one point, it was really fun to see the beauty of it all!

[that's the prime meridian...two hemispheres at once!]

so i only have 2 more classes over the next 2 weeks, which is great. it gives me plenty of time to pack, christmas shop, and say goodbye to an amazing four months! 17 days left...