{"id":63,"date":"2014-12-12T09:59:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T09:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/history-fresher\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-11-16T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T09:03:03","slug":"we-made-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/history-fresher\/2014\/12\/12\/we-made-it\/","title":{"rendered":"We made it!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, this is it! The end of Michaelmas Term \u2013 wow! It\u2019s been an eventful 10 weeks: 4 essay deadlines, 3 new courses, 2 (maybe more) sleepless nights and countless memories with new friends! This term has been one of the biggest challenges I\u2019ve ever taken on; it\u2019s been like climbing a mountain \u2013 the slog was hard, but worth every moment because the view of what uni has to offer is pretty amazing from where I\u2019m standing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Our house has had such a beautiful Christmassy week! On Tuesday we had our Winter Ball for our college and it was honestly, as tacky as this sounds, magical! Amazingly, our college hired a couple of giant tipis for the venue this year, adorned with fairy lights, faux furs and Christmassy candles! Even though it was absolutely freezing and miserable outside, (I\u2019m talking hail) it was so cosy because it was fitted with heaters; it was so funny to see people gathered next to the hot air! It was a really great opportunity to get glammed up \u2013 there was so much sparkle and loads of beautiful shoes! I think our house had a lovely time; a few of my flatmates have still had coursework and exams this week, but the ball was a good way to unwind for the evening and take in a little bit of the atmosphere. We were served a three course meal (fancy, I know!) and then we were treated with live music and some dancing. Our house actually met up with our Freshers Reps whilst we were there too, so we had chance to chat to them about how term was going and what we\u2019ve all been up to \u2013 they were so lovely and were really interested in what we\u2019d been up to. I had such a beautiful evening and it really put me in the Christmas mood. Going to my Winter Ball is something I\u2019ll only get to experience a few times, so I\u2019ve got my name down for next year\u2019s occasion too!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>As soon as the ball was over, I could tell that everybody was feeling a little more Christmassy! We\u2019ve put some decorations up in our social area and everybody seems so excited at the prospect of going home \u2013 myself included! I\u2019ve been texting my friends and my mum and dad counting the sleeps until I can see them! I\u2019ve also been texting everybody to arrange plans; we even have a reunion at school, so I\u2019ll get to see everyone from sixth form! YAY! As the Christmas vibe grew and grew, we were all getting ready for our Secret Santa ceremony on Thursday evening!<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of which, Thursday was a hectic day! If you remember, last week I was telling you about all my to-do lists? I had a ridiculously lengthy one for this Thursday! But, I think I got there\u2026eventually. It was House 105\u2019s Christmas Day in the evening and I felt like I do at home: slightly panicked, but we pulled it off, I think! We had a whole feast of Christmassy activities for the evening and I think everyone has such a great time. It is evenings like this that remind why I came to uni (aside from getting my degree!); as we were sitting around our cardboard Christmas tree having devoured Christmas pizza (I will explain why we didn\u2019t have a roast dinner in the next paragraph!) it felt like we had known each other for ages \u2013 I don\u2019t think people could help but smile. We all opened our Secret Santa presents and then had a little jamming session, as one of our flatmates is amazing at guitar! Christmas isn\u2019t Christmas without a bit of a sing-song! <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s actually \u2018a bit of a sing-song\u2019 that meant we couldn\u2019t have our Christmas dinner! It was the ULMS Christmas Concert in Lancaster\u2019s rather stunning cathedral this week! I cannot get over the talent in this place! All the orchestras and weird and wonderful instruments and all the singers \u2013 it\u2019s all student led (incredible!) and I think the audience enjoyed it! We sang some lovely songs in choir this term and I really enjoyed performing \u2013 it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve had a proper sing and a cathedral is a pretty awesome place to do it, don\u2019t you think? Some of my friends from our house even came along to support me and listen to all the festive music! They\u2019re so great and I\u2019m so grateful that they came \u2013 I think we kicked off our festive proceedings with a bang (and a crash of symbols!) <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>As term draws to a close, I have to say that I\u2019m really looking forward to having a good rest for a few days when I go home, but I can\u2019t wait to see everybody or go to go back to work \u2013 it\u2019s going to be so great! However, I am looking forward to what\u2019s to come next term! I have some pretty interesting essay titles, from what I gather \u2013 so I\u2019ll have a good look at those (hopefully using new stationery!) Of course, I\u2019m going to miss my housemates \u2013 but we\u2019ve got FaceTime schedules sorted already!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>So, I will finish as I began \u2013 this is it, this is the end of term! I really hope you\u2019ve enjoyed reading the posts and that you\u2019ve picked up some hints, or even if you\u2019ve just enjoyed my little ramblings! Thank you so much for popping back to have a read of what I\u2019ve been up to; I promise to return in 2015 for some more tales! I hope you all have a lovely, festive, cheery Christmas full of smiles!<\/span><\/p>\n

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See you in 2015!<\/span><\/p>\n

Huge Christmassy History Hugs, <\/span><\/p>\n

Eleanor :0) <\/span><\/p>\n

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