Happy October! It's not quite the same celebration of fall here. Not so much cider or apples or spices, so we got some pumpkin seeds, have the apple crisp, and will bake so at least it smells like fall in here! The weather is perfect, though.
Apparently they don't trick or treat quite like us, either. But, there is a festival for Halloween the Sunday before. Alan and I are going! It's in the city centre.
Today we got groceries delivered quite successfully. We made whole wheat pasta and salad for dinner. Alan has informed me that he is now a fan of both broccoli (as long as its not by itself or in a casserole) AND minestrone soup. I am very proud of him :)
Also, I got him an early birthday present (approved by Alan)! After his first day out in the field all of Friday, he got quite soaked. Some of our walks were wet as well, so I came up with the idea to get him a nice raincoat. It has a quilted layer inside that can be removed (they're pretty warm, I have one in my raincoat), and it should reach passed his knees, so he won't get so wet. It comes in the mail on Thursday!
In class today, Alan had GIS. He learned the basics of archGIS and learned how to use the program like overlaying data and making maps and really cool stuff that will help him in the field and make him the best archaeologist in the world! I learned about how to make balance sheets and silly things like that (which I guess will be useful) and then had CCI (Creative and Cultural Industries) and we learned about neat things that Sheffield does to promote its culture and how industrial cities regenerate themselves. Festivals are also a very interesting topic here because some are created based on rationale (like farming), others are commemorative, and some are to promote culture and learning and tourism!
I've got to get back to studying (I'm currently reading Marketing, HRM, and some archaeology articles) and Alan is working on some grad school stuff.
Lauren and Alan
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