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 A few signs I found amusing 
 My Cousin knew how much I wished to share this trip with her and her mom, as they were the ones who introduced me to everything England that I have grown to love. So she sent me 'them' to take with me and share in them seeing the sites with me. I thought it was very creative! =D
This was a project the adults worked on over the course of 3 nights; 3D puzzles are a pain!


 This is the Cowl my cousin Johanna made me. I love it.
I decided to bake some cookies. And thought I'd enjoy a Chai tea that Melanie sent me, while listening to Downton Abbey. 









 Lego can be rather addictive Master E and I build this together one day.

Another goal was to read Emma while in England... I have only a few weeks to achieve that goal!

Mornings and I aren't the greatest friends. But I have to say, when I wake up to sites in the sky such as these two days, mornings begin to win me over. Kinda...*yawn*


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  1. Unknown20 January 2012 at 11:03

    Yay! Thinking of Jane Austen, I found Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters on sale awhile back and then realized that I hadn't read Sense and Sensibility yet. The parody wouldn't be funny unless I read the original (even if I had watched the movie =P) So we can read Jane Austen novels together and apart =D

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