Monday and Tuesday went by unbearably slowly, probably because I was so excited for Hannah and her two friends from Galway to get here on Wednesday night. When Wednesday finally arrived, Sarah, Laura and I went to pick our three friends up at the train station, since they had taken a train from the airport. When we saw them, it was like one of those cheesy scenes out of a bad movie -- we all just ran towards each other with open arms. It sounds really stupid, but in reality we were all just so happy to see one another since it's officially been almost two months since I've seen anyone from BC. We scooped all of the girls into a cab and headed home so that they could shower and change before it was time for family dinner.
Galway Girls in Glasgow
The cheese didn't stop at the train station. Our entire weekend was literally full of cheese. The first night the girls were here, the boys made an absolutely incredible fondue with bread, cheese, and steak. I don't know how this happened, but the boys seem to be the best 21-year-old gourmet chefs I've ever encountered. The next night, Laura K made all of us delicious grilled cheese with these crispy potatoes. That meal was a definite carbohydrate-fest, but heavenly for sure. Then on Friday, Sarah made amazing homemade macaroni and cheese. It would be a lie to say it wasn't the best mac and cheese that I've ever had. (Don't worry, she's going to show me how to make it so I can share it with everyone back home!) She made two giant batches of it, so we got to finish off the rest of it the night after with some chicken and a big salad, so we could at least pretend we were eating healthily.
After our dinner on Wednesday, we decided to go to a club none of us had ever been to before: Octopussy. Don't ask me why it's called Octopussy, but it was fabulous and unlike anything I've ever seen before. The club had multiple floors with hot tubs, pools, bounce houses, ball pits, and an enormous dance floor. It was kind of like a playground, but for college students. One of my flatmates had warned us about going into the hot tubs and pools, so we stuck to the dance floor mainly, with a few trips to the bounce house and ball pit thrown in for good measure. The DJ was fantastic and played a ton of Britney Spears and Lady Gaga, so we danced forever and went home sweating like pigs (after a group sing-along to Journey's Don't Stop Believing, obviously).
On Thursday, it was time to do touristy things, so of course we started the day off with Morton's, where Hannah, Lizzie and I met Sarah after her class. We walked around campus (as usual) and showed them where we go to school then headed to Buchanan Street for some afternoon shopping. That night, we continued typical routine and had family dinner then went to the Hive for some dancing. I'm not sure if I've adequately described the Hive in my blog before, but there is this giant pyramid in the corner of the dance floor that people absolutely LOVE to dance on. The top level of the pyramid is highly desired territory, and every Thursday night it is a fight to get to the top of the pyramid. This particular Thursday, our group got there somewhat early and, after karaoke, we took over the top tier of the pyramid. Little did we know how vicious people get about the pyramid here -- I literally had to have the bouncer kick people out for clawing at us as we were dancing.
On top of the pyramid -- OUT OF CONTROL.
On Friday, Sarah took the girls to Edinburgh for the day and I stayed back because Heather's boyfriend, Greg, was coming to surprise her and I was his only point of contact. As strange as it sounds, I think I was more excited than he was just because we had been in cahoots with one another, planning this surprise for what seems like a lifetime. I woke up all nervous and jittery and kept checking his flight status all morning until I finally saw that it had arrived. When he got here, security called me from the front desk, informing me of my visitor. Then I put on my shoes as fast as I could and ran outside to get him. It was pretty funny since Greg and I have been talking online for months now but have never met in person, so this was our first real meeting. I probably seemed like some sort of psycho freak because I was so excited he was here and was talking a mile a minute. To add to the cheese factor of the weekend, we rang Heather's doorbell and then watched as she sprinted down the stairs and into Greg's arms. It was perfect. I'm a sucker for cheese, literally and figuratively.
Greg and Heather on Buchanan Street
Later that afternoon, I went with Laura to drop her friend, Elizabeth, off at the bus station so that she could go meet her boyfriend for a romantic Valentine's day trip to Paris (I think...) Laura and I left the bus station and stumbled upon a movie theater, so obviously we had to go see the movie Valentine's Day with a few of my favorite men: Ashton Kutcher, McDreamy, McSteamy, Taylor Lautner, Jamie Foxx, Topher Grace and Bradley Cooper. To put it simply, the movie was epic. We laughed, we cried, we were shocked by one part in particular, but I won't give it away! We have plans to see it at least twice more before it leaves theaters. Yes. It was that good.
When the girls got back from Edinburgh, we all got ready for another family dinner and cheesy pop. I know that each week I obsess over cheesy pop, but this week's cheesy pop was honestly the best one yet. I don't know if it was because Hannah was here or if the music was just really good or if I was just in a good mood, but it was definitely a great time. We were dancing by the speakers the entire night though, so the next day my ears were ringing like crazy. As usual, we all left cheesy pop that night looking like we had just showered. It was wonderfully disgusting.
On Saturday, we all slept in a little bit and then tried somewhere new for breakfast -- the creperie. Sarah, her friend Lizzie, Hannah and I all walked over from our dorm at around noon and enjoyed a lazy brunch of crepes, bagels, and paninis. Ted and Liam called mid-brunch to say they were heading to the Museum of Modern Art and asked if we wanted to join, so we did. All I have to say about the Museum of Modern Art here is that I'm glad it's free. I liked some of the stuff, but there were a lot of things in this museum that were over my head, like this bizarre video that I can't even explain. After the museum, we walked around downtown for a while and saw George's Square. By that time it was past four and we decided to head back to our dorms to rest and get ready for family dinner, which we were having at my dorm this week.
When the girls got back from Edinburgh, we all got ready for another family dinner and cheesy pop. I know that each week I obsess over cheesy pop, but this week's cheesy pop was honestly the best one yet. I don't know if it was because Hannah was here or if the music was just really good or if I was just in a good mood, but it was definitely a great time. We were dancing by the speakers the entire night though, so the next day my ears were ringing like crazy. As usual, we all left cheesy pop that night looking like we had just showered. It was wonderfully disgusting.
On Saturday, we all slept in a little bit and then tried somewhere new for breakfast -- the creperie. Sarah, her friend Lizzie, Hannah and I all walked over from our dorm at around noon and enjoyed a lazy brunch of crepes, bagels, and paninis. Ted and Liam called mid-brunch to say they were heading to the Museum of Modern Art and asked if we wanted to join, so we did. All I have to say about the Museum of Modern Art here is that I'm glad it's free. I liked some of the stuff, but there were a lot of things in this museum that were over my head, like this bizarre video that I can't even explain. After the museum, we walked around downtown for a while and saw George's Square. By that time it was past four and we decided to head back to our dorms to rest and get ready for family dinner, which we were having at my dorm this week.
At the Museum of Modern Art
When we finished our delicious meal, we made our way to Ashton Lane for a little trip to Vodka Wodka. What we didn't realize was that on the way to Vodka Wodka, we lost the boys. As it turns out, the boys decided to take a detour of their own and did some impromptu Karaoke at this bar near my dorm. The girls had their own fun, however, when we stopped by a hot dog stand that reminded us of Chi Chis, a sausage stand back at BC. In the end, we all met back up at Òran Mór, the club that was once a church, and danced the night away. We danced so much that, even after the hot dogs, we had worked up quite an appetite and ended up at 727, a late-night fast food place right near the club, where I had my second sausage of the night. This one however, was on a whole new level -- it was fried! After a gluttonous night, we came back to my dorm, where Hannah and I proceeded to have an intense life chat.
Me and Hannah
On Sunday, I was sad to see Hannah leave. We went to Morton's for one last time, so she could enjoy their perfect bagels (which I've tried to give up, but just can't do it). Then I met up with Laura C, Laura K, Liam, Heather, Greg, and Laura C's flatmate, Alan, to go to a Ranger's Football (soccer) game. It was an insanely cool experience. All the fans dress up in Rangers' colors (blue and red) and know all of these songs and chants that they sing the entire game. After the game, the girls (and greg) had the urge to see Valentine's Day again, so we went to the movie theater. Unfortunately, since it was actually Valentine's Day, the movie was sold out so we had to settle for seeing Invictus instead. The movie started off kind of slow and I was absolutely exhausted from a long weekend, so I closed my eyes for what I thought was a little bit and then woke up halfway through. In the end, it was a pretty good movie, but obviously a waste of money since I missed half of it. The popcorn and cadbury eggs were definitely worth it, though.
Laura C and me at the Rangers game
The Rangers Field
This week has started off pretty well. Yesterday, we had an entrepreneurship meeting and, although we chatted through most of it, we actually got some work done. I think this project is going to be absolutely great, so I'm pretty excited about it. Then I hit the gym to work off the two sausages, loads of cheese, popcorn, and cadbury eggs that I ingested over the weekend and just about died. I should probably get back into a routine, but it can be hard when friends are in town (or when Valentine's Day is playing at the movie theater at a good time!) To end the day off right, I got on moodle, which is this Web site that gives you information about classes like homework, tutorial schedule, and grades. After worrying about how I did on that test last week, I was pleasantly surprised with results! I'm hoping that this is a good sign for how the rest of the week will turn out... I guess I'll have to wait and see.
This week should be pretty relaxed (when isn't it?) but tomorrow night a friend of a friend of Jess' is taking us to a bar called the Candy Bar, so I'm excited to meet new people and see new places. Then on Saturday, Laura C's parents are coming to Scotland and taking us to Edinburgh for the night. I always love meeting people's parents because I feel like you can finally figure out why they're the person they are, so it should be fun! As always, I'll keep you posted.
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