Today was incredible. And by incredible, I mean we did nothing. And it was awesome. I do not even remember the last time I had a day where I just lounged around ALL day. Pookie and I finished the puzzle we were working on, watched some Friends, we played Phase 10 and she, Matt and I all played Trivial Pursuit. (Which, just in case you were wondering, is not a good game to play against a dude who is in Oxford working on his PhD, which Matt is... I will give you th...

Today started with a stop at the store to get some pastries for going punting on the river. Since Matt is a student of the college, he can rent boats for free, so that is what we spent two hours doing this morning. **OH, I almost forgot one of the best parts about Oxford! On Pookie and Matt's street, this artist moved in, and he put a Great White Shark through his roof. How crazy! Apparently it caused much controversy with the city with codes, and what not, but ...

Kristin, Nadine and I checked out of our hotel successfully and hopped on the Metro to the train station. They were headed off to Germany, and I was going to be on my way to Oxford to see my best friend from high school - Janelle. (I have called her Pookie since we were in the 10th grade, I honestly could not tell you why or how it started, but that is our nickname for each other, so for future reference, Janelle = Pookie). I got to the station in plenty of time...