Aimee in the Land of the Scots

After such a terrific time at home, I would not have been pleased to return to school, except for the fact that Aimee came with me!  She came to visit for a week of castles, distilleries and other adventures.  We rented a car (an adventure in itself) and drove up to Aberdeen, over to Inverness and then looped around past Loch Ness back to St. Andrews.  whew. 

Aimee was a champ driving a backwards car on the wrong side of the road while I pored over maps, played dj, located chocolates and constantly told her to think left.  The scenery was beautiful, lots of rocky coasts, misty valleys and gorgeous sunsets.  We toured Brewdog in Fraserburgh and Glennfiddich in Speyside and saw light houses and ruined castles.  We went to a ceiliadh bar.  We even found a zipline next to an old church.

After the dive bars of Inverness and a run in with the Loch Ness monster, we spent a day in St. Andrews to unwind.  It's a rough life...

 Aimee and I spent a couple days exploring Edinburgh as well.  We went to Edinburgh Castle and Craigmillar Castle, listened to live folk music, and tried different kinds of whisky. 

It was such a good trip, so many adventures and stories!  Come visit!

 

Back at St. Andrews

I'm back at school after a delightful, month-long holiday.  It was really wonderful to be home and see my family and friends in Erie and Boston.  Christmas at home was so nice.  Look how great my family is:

Now I'm just trying to catch up on work and sleep.  Technically, the University is off for the next week, but after my epic holiday I have some major catching up to do.  The exhibition that I am working on is fast approaching and my first thesis meeting is next week.  Looks like a busy semester!