Otherwise known as Lucy Howe, Emmy's little, not so little sister. I knew Lucy before I came out to Barcelona, and have seen her at various points throughout last year and so when I heard she was coming out for the weekend, I was very excited to see her! It was nice to have a friend from home here with you, someone that brought you back to reality, but stopped you longing to go home so much for christmas because she brought just that little bit of home with her. And you have to love her - she brought sausages!! After my 10 week craving for the meal, I was finally able to have sausage and mash!! Lucy has also seen most of the city of Barcelona, and therefore we didn't go too strong on the tourist side. We wondered around the gothic quarter, in and out of the shops, down Ramblas and stopping for drinks and food along the way. It was really nice to show someone the city without them having to see it as a tourist. A little bit like what we got to do when we went to Rome. You see the back streets, the little shops that you wouldn't normally come across and I am glad that I was able to do that with Lucy.
However- Emily's sister arriving, and it becoming so close to christmas, meant that it was a good time for me to escape. This was the first time that I had spend alone since myself and Emily had been here, when Emily was otherwise occupied, and I'm not so sure that I liked it. I have gotten used to waking up and going for a cup of tea and breakfast with her, going to uni with her, coming home and cooking dinner together and sharing this fabulous experience with someone that I really would call a best friend. I have probably spent more solid time with Emily than with anyone else. I have lived and worked with her, something that not many people do, but I have had no problem being that close to her, and it is nice that I shall come away from Spain, having had the experience of another city, the experience of a lifetime, but found such a special friend from it to. BUT - christmas shopping was waiting! And I hope she doesn't read my blog, even though she probably won't but having Lucy here meant I could slip off and 'buy something for my sisters', when it actually gave me a little bit of time to buy something for her!
Evenings of an amazing Chinese with girly chats and cocktails, and a night in cooking together and playing uno - again! It was so nice to be back with English company that was familiar and it was getting me very very excited for going home for christmas!
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