Durham, the Beach and Rugby

This past friday our field trip was to Durham. It was nice because we didnt have to leave till 8:30 in the morning and the bus ride was just over an hour! The bad thing was, it SNOWED all day. And when it snows here, it's just like rain...SO WET! It was not a very good day to walk around and shop during our free time. But i did enjoy the Even Song church service we were able to attend at the end of the day. The entire service was sung by a choir...very beautiful! After getting back to the castle around 7:30, Alexis, Sierra and I changed our wet socks and huddled under our blankets to watch a movie, "Waitress". It was a good night.
Saturday I got to go to the North Sea and got my feet wet! It was cold, but SO MUCH FUN. After the beach we went to watch a rugby match. I had never watched Rugby before, so it was a bit confusing, and funny i thought. But really it's a pretty cool game. The match we watched was Ireland vs. Italy. We were cheering for Ireland because my friend i was watching it with is from Ireland. They won! WHOOT! Saturday night I went out on the town again with my friends James, Richie, and Dink. Had wonderful time with them.
Sunday was a pretty low key day. I have been struggling with a cold, so i tried to sleep and get over it...but it didnt work to well. I had dinner at my homestay family again and chatted with them a while. It was Super Bowl Sunday, so ofcoursing being AMERICANS we had to watch the game. The pub in town, The Hairy Lemon, set up a lock in just for us to watch the game. It did not start until 11:30 here...i only made it to half time before i was to tired to stay up for more. I was sad to hear in the morning that the team i was cheering for, The Patriots, had lost:( and that the game had been good. Another disappointment about watching the Super Bowl here is...they dont run the great american comercials that half the world watches for:(.
This week is pretty busy preparing for my Ireland Paddy Wagon Tour. I am very excited for my trip and cant wait to get there! When i come back two other girls and i will begin to plan our two week trip together. The planning never ends!
The pictures above are of Alexis, Sierra and I out on a Thursday night (in our matching Select tops), Sierra and I in Durham in the snow, the beach and me getting my feet wet in the north sea!. ENJOY!

Love you all
Connie XxX

Okay, i lied, the pictures will come later...it is taking way to long to load and i want to go to sleep.