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My mom and grandma are arriving in Edinburgh on Thursday. This is very exciting–not only does it mean we get to go out to eat and other cool stuff, but we get to see family (who are also bringing loads of stuff we’ve ordered from the States and sent to their house) AND my grandma will be fulfilling her life-long dream of coming to the UK at nearly 80. My grandma is so cool; you will all love her (that is, if you’re here to meet her–otherwise if you’re in CA, go meet her there).

So Bryce and I are trying to do a number of things before they come. I am putting the finishing touches on my dissertation and I plan to go pay a ridiculous amount to print out that 53 page paper (two copies!) and get it bound on Wednesday. I also have some research assistant work to do for my supervisor that should hopefully also be completed by the time my fam arrives. Kay’s coming over for dinner tonight as Andrew’s off at a Church of Scotland candidates’ conference. We’re going to the Witchery Wednesday night for dinner (courtesy of my parents’ generous anniversary gift) and Thursday, after my mom and grandma arrive, we’re off to Pizza Express! No cooking!

We’ll be out of town Friday to Sunday and so will miss the arrival of the Hays. We’ll be going through St Andrews to visit Bryce’s sister and her family in Banchory and maybe take in the Braemar Gathering, and other cool “highlandish” things. Then we’ll motor back down to Edinburgh for church Sunday night here at New Restalrig and the Fireworks Concert that closes the Edinburgh International Festival. Besides that, we plan to take some day trips to Glasgow and North Berwick and just hang out in Edinburgh. We’ll post pictures and stories once all the fun ends and Bryce starts classes again and I need to get started on PhD research!

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