Carlisle

I returned from Carlisle today. It was cold, windy, and rainy, but it was so worth the nasty weather :) I was with one of my greatest friends, Jessica, who is doing a course with YWAM (Youth With a Mission). She lives in a house with 12 other people doing the same course. It was a really nice house with wonderful people. It was so refreshing to be in Christian community.

On Thursday night when I arrived, the team had a speaker that was leading worship at their school. So we went straight there from the train station. I love having praise and worship nights. I miss that. We got to her house around 9:30, I had a cheese toastie (grilled cheese) and went to bed around 1am.

Friday the whole house slept in. They normally do not have Fridays off from school. I got up and showered at 11:30 and we all just chilled the whole day. Friday night we went to Tesco to get all the stuff for Saturday night's Thanksgiving dinner.

Saturday Jessica and I went into town, and she showed me all the sights. Carlisle is actually a really "happening" city. I was expecting sheep pastures and walking miles upon miles to get to any life...It was a real city. They had Next and H&M (clothing stores) and Waterstones (bookstore) and much much more. I was really impressed. I didn't want to be around that much, though. I get enough of it in London. So Jessica decided to show me other things.

The Carlisle Cathedral,





































An exhibition of haute couture hats by Phillip Tracey,



































And other beauties.





































Saturday night we had Thanksgiving dinner. Jessica and the team did an amazing job!





































We decorated the chandelier (spelling?) with Party Poppers. You pull a string and out pops streamers propelled by gun powder. It was like Thanksgiving and 4th of July all in one :) So patriotic

I sadly didn't take pictures of the food. I was too busy eating it to take pictures of it)

I left Carlisle at 10:05 this morning, changed trains at Newcastle, and arrived at King's Cross at 3:08pm. I took the tube home and arrived there at about 4pm. I then left at 6pm to go to church. I got home at 10pm. I do not have to be at school until 11am tomorrow! Yay! I can sleep until 9am. I am going to bed now so I can get 10 hours of sleep. Love my sleep!

Take care all :)