Forgive me for my neglect

I have proved again and again that blogging is not my forte. I have decided to do it simply for school, since that's the only thing that motivates me. So... here it is.

CAMBRIDGE!!!!

Above is King's College, the building that I am actually dying to live in next year through BYU's direct enrollment with Cambridge in preparation for grad school. I took this picture as we were going punting on the river. Punting is basically like a gondola, for those that don't know. And if you didn't know that, don't worry, I didn't either. We had a hilarious guide who we enjoyed a lot and I wrote down a lot of the jokes we made that day while punting. Afterward, we hit up a pub with the most delicious burgers and walked around town as well. I decided that Cambridge = Love and that I have to go back. It's such a cute little town. 

On the Tuesday after Cambridge, we headed out to Kensington Palace (it's like a five minute walk away from Notting Hill where we live) in Hyde Park for High Tea. I've never been a fan of tea, but since it sounded classy, things here are generally mandatory, and it was supposed to be expensive, I was absolutely delighted to dress up for it. And can I just say something? I LOVE tea time. Haha. I bought tea bags and sugar cubes and consume it on the daily now. Adding two lumps of sugar really makes a difference. Also, we got a three level tray (I have no clue how to describe them--which is sad, my mom has multiple things like these that she uses when she throws her almost weekly parties), which I thought was going to be for the whole table. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the two desserts, scone, and sandwiches were all mine. It was a classy affair as Lyse, Maddy, Laura, Julie, Sara and I caught up on the latest news and gave each other titles. I am the Duchess of Devonshire. Fitting, huh? Anyways, it was definitely worth whatever they paid for it. I could taste very little of actual flavors since I was still REALLY sick with Bronchitis, and after four weeks am struggling to kill it off, but everything I ate was delicious. Okay, maybe the cucumber sandwich was a little weird. But other than that, everything was good.

Lastly, I have to comment on the fabulous food here. I could talk for hours about it all, but I only have time to post one more picture before I head off to Swan Lake for Valentine's Day :) 

I'm not usually a fan of ice cream, but man, the gelato here is good. I think Italy will prove to be even better. That's all for now. Next time I'll update on Scotland. Stay tuned.