Christmas in England

     This post is a bit delayed seeing as I didn't yet have a blog when I went to England for Christmas a couple of months ago. I have a lot of family in the Derbyshire area, and a fair amount in London as well. I've been going to England every year since I was about three years old for months at a time. I consider it a second home for me, and my love for England only grows as I get older. Nathan and I have been dating for a little over three years now so I decided that it was time to take him "home" to meet the family. We live in Florida so it was a bit of a culture shock to him, but he ended up loving it.

     Over the years I have only been able to visit England during the Summer months (since that's when I was given time off school), but celebrating Christmas there was honestly one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. Although I've been there so many times, something about the holiday season made everything so new. Nathan and I branched out and took the train to London for a few days so we got to experience all of the classic tourist-y things such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

Houses of Parliament/Big Ben

St. Paul's Cathedral

                               











    I love how traditional Christmas is in England. Preparation is done for weeks to create the perfect Christmas Eve feast, as well as another one for Christmas day. Our days in England were filled with cake decorating, champagne, and LOTS of exploring in our free time. My family lives out in the country so it is perfect adventure turf. I was so excited to show Nathan all of my favorite childhood places I used to explore, On the day after Christmas, we got lucky (in my opinion). We got to see snow! Snow isn't really something that most people get excited about but as someone who grew up in Arkansas and is now living in Florida, I miss it very much. Nathan had never even seen snow before (such a Florida boy), so it was especially exciting to go adventuring out into the snowy countryside.

Osmaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England 2014

Winter vacation essentials:

Men's Wool Coat | Check Cashmere Scarf | Cotton Cable Sweater | Olive Slim Rainboots | 
Heathered Dark Gray Legging | Excursion Quilted Down Vest |