Bye Bye Billiam

Sorry for the cheesy title everyone; I'm trying to be more creative than the dates (since the blog so cleverly puts them there for me) and this is me being creative...it sounds more like a Hannah Montana episode than the thoughts of someone trying to go into the advertising agency. Oh well. And sorry for the extremely long sentence...also shameful coming from an English major.
Okay. Enough with the rambling. I went to Cambridge and I loved it. The end. JUST KIDDING. You all got excited.
high points:

• It was amazing to see Ian, Fifi, and Claire again (Fifi is my dad's cousin, Ian is her husband, Claire is their daughter. I have no idea how I'm related but I am)
• Ian and Fifi's home is beautiful and it was so nice to get two home cooked dinners
• I got to meet Finlay, Claire's one year old son who is absolutely ADORABLE (yes, caps emphasizes the cuteness exponentially). He does not stop smiling and laughing or saying "ba"
• Ian gave us a tour of all the different colleges of Cambridge University (they are all living areas that are part of Cambridge University. No learning actually happens in the colleges--the lecture halls are on the edge of town)
• Because Ian went to Cambridge we got VIP access to all the colleges
• We saw King's Chapel which is absolutely amazing. The ceiling is fan-vaulted, which I have never seen before
• Billiam got a bargain on dress shirts

Low point:
Billiam left

Pictures:

bridge originally designed by Newton with no nuts and bolts; punters on the Cam underneath

Queen's dining hall where Ian used to dine

Fan vaulted ceiling in King's chapel

Ian and me

Ian and Dad admiring the beauty of Cambridge

the family: Ian, me, Dad, Fifi, Claire, Phillip, and Finlay in the front

Finlay!

Overall, this past week has been amazing and family-filled. Many thanks to Ian and Fifi for hosting us and for Dad coming out to visit me!
Love to everyone--not just family. MUAH