study break

Hello again!  That's right, I haven't given up on this thing yet.  Let me bring you back in time again to mid December, right before exams....

Actually sitting down and studying after 4 months of doing nothing but traveling was tough let me tell you.. it didn't last long though before a friend and I came up with another way to procrastinate.  What better study break to have in Scotland than by making shortbread?!  Our excuse: "Well, we have to eat."

Not just any shortbread requires this much concentration though - only special Scottish shortbread...

We had quite the collection, complete with William Wallace, kilts, bottles of whisky, castles, Nessie and anything else we could think of that was related to Scotland.  Also note the difference between coos and rams - it's all in the horns!

Then one thing led to another...

And finally, my favourite: 

It was lucky we had an extra kilt for William Wallace after his unfortunate accident battling off Nessie.  He slipped into it just in time to fall in love with a young lassie offering him some whisky.  If this isn't true Scottish love, I don't know what is!  

(Forget Braveheart; this is what really happened I'm sure.)

Next up:  The epic adventures of the rest of the fam jam.  Will they make it to the UK despite the closure of airports??  Will they see parts of the world they never expected to see?? What will the fate of our Christmas and Hogmanay be?? 

Oooohhhh, stay tuned to find out! Cheers!