Phenomenal Weekend

First, let me start off by saying congratulations to my newly initiated baby Phi's! Congrats on embarking on the funnest journey of your life :)
Now, this weekend was absolutely amazing. Like I said in my last post, I was preparing myself for hell since Oxford was literally almost that. This weekend couldn't have been better!
I rode with Pimlott, or Ross, the entire weekend since the mini bus was a bit cramped, lol. I learned so much about English people! It might sound crazy but he really helped me to understand a lot of things English people say, do, and what a lot of things mean so thanks Ross :) P.S. I saw a Defender today and called it but nobody understood ;) Lol.
When we arrived at the beginning of our trip, I was so taken aback by how beautiful it all was! It was so pretty. And that was merely the beginning. We drove farther into the area we were at and saw the mountain we were about to climb. Yep, I said mountain and climb in the same sentence and involving me. We "scrambled" up the mountain and it was amazing! To think that I climbed a mountain and climbed through waterfalls and things is amazing! I'll post an entry with a handful of pictures after this entry.
Climbing was super fun! An amazing work-out and such a good experience. It was so amazing to be a part of and look back on now.
We also went to a waterfall park type of thing, I don't know what else to call it, lol. We walked through this little foresty area and got to the waterfall which was beautiful! It was so amazing to see it so close and be there and see such an amazing area. Might I also add in that Ross and Eliot decided to take a jump into the lake. Boxers&Boots ;) Lol.
That night, we went to our bunk house and dropped off our things and proceeded to a pub for drinks and dinner. Let's just say everybody got their fair share of drink on. It was a great night. We went back to the bunk house where Bear, our mountaineering leader, played guitar and sang and we played Twister and "The Cold Wind Blows..." which is a form of Never Have I Ever and Musical Chairs all in one :) Some good fun was definitely had in that!
The next morning we all woke up, after sleeping until 9 which was nice, and got ready, had a really good breakfast at a little cafe just inside the town and went to a new area to go rock climbing!!!
Again, yes I said rock climbing pertaining to me doing it :)
So, rock climbing, we climbed up to the rock and then Bear, Eliot, and Ross set it up as we checked out the surroundings. And, just a thought for my GS Camp girls, we wore some of the same helmets we wore at camp! And, they tied a figure 8 knot in our rope to climb :)
I definitely wasn't first to go, although I contemplated it, I wasn't feelin' it at the time. When my time came, I felt like I was up there forever but apparently I climbed relatively fast! I only slipped on the rock, never had a "proper fall" Eliot said. Lol. We then hiked up past the rock we climbed and went farther up to see the most amazing view! It was beautiful. Then we climbed back down and headed home.
My body hurt like nobody's business, I've got some gnarly bruises, and ruined a pair of jeans but it was the best experience!!!

Positive-I did homework for the first time all semester today and it felt amazing to do it! Call me a nerd :)