Christmas Party

The long-awaited Christmas Party! Oh it was fantastic. Each house has it in a different place but I really think Morgannwg is the luckiest to get to have it in the library.

So this is how it went:

Finished my Maths exam at 5:30. Raced back to the house to start getting ready with my dorm mates, incredibly girly with the music blaring and comparing what to wear and what matches. At 7 all the house goes downstairs and Jon Morten’s kids hand each of the boys and each of the girls random halves of a Christmas card and we have to find out match. I was with Nick Olsen, a first year from Cardiff. It was really sweet he even had a yellow tulip for me.

We then take the walk down to the Library in our couple and once we are all there begin the paparazzi extravaganza while sipping on non-alcoholic champagne and eating the most yummy nibbles that Synove made. It was so nice to see all of the guys all dressed up in suit jackets and the girls in pretty dresses. We become so used to one another in pyjamas and at 7 in the morning, it was nice to see that everyone ‘cleaned up well’.

We sat on two long tables opposite our dates, our tutors were there as well as the house parents three kids. Synove made some amazing food. Pork, Salmon, Vegetarian Lasagna, Couscous – everyone was full by the end. There were also a few musical performances including a song rewritten by one of the second-years that I’ll have to get a copy of to put on here, it was hilarious.

After dinner we some students said speeches of how thankful we were to our tutors and house parents and then we exchanged our last Secret Santa gift. I had so much fun leaving gifts on Paul from Hong Kong’s bed every other day, and he seemed so happy to find out it was me.

Though I didn’t bring my camera to show right now how pretty everything was last night I’ll be sure to steal the pictures off of someone else’s camera very soon.  And the song. Can’t forget the song.

It seems surreal that in only five days I’ll be home. I’m incredibly excited I think about it constantly. But even now I can’t imagine not seeing my Morgannwg family for four weeks. Going away for a weekend seems like ages.

The next few days are winding down of codes, I do have one more French exam to go but otherwise it should be chill. We shall see.