Saturday, November 21, 2009

Punchbowl cemetery





































Today we went to the military cemetery in the Punchbowl crater. Tom tricked me into climbing another mountain, and it rained, but it was beautiful and not too hard, either.

One of these pictures is of a 30-odd foot statue of Columbia. I made a comment about the size of her chest, and Tom looked at me disapprovingly before remarking that only a Fiddimore would say something like that.

Tom got 100% on his Logic midterm, which he got back yesterday. We cooked enchiladas for Eliza & Will's at theirs last night, and on Thursday we're doing a Thanksgiving meal together. Because we get 2 weekdays off, Tom won't have class from 12.15 on Tuesday to 5.15 the following Monday! Jammy git. Anyway, we've got a 19lb turkey, which was only $4.99 (yay!), and it will definitely be an experience. It's strange how different the food and food words are over here - it's probably been the greatest point of contention between us and W&E. Biscuits (but they're soft brotchen!), gravy (but it's white!), and yesterday they didn't know what we meant by 'mince.' Weirdos. =)

Christmas is approaching. We went to the supermarket and they'd transformed the car park into a sparkly Christmas tree selling area! I got very excited, and once we got home, went on Amazon and considered many different presents for various people. My list is getting more detailed, even if the only person struck off the list so far is Tom!

Anyway. Yes. It was a lovely day, and I am very happy, and I believe Tom is too. Tom, are you happy? He is nodding silently and looking at me strangely. No different from normal.

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