Everything's falling into place

Well, my first year at college is officially over!

7 weeks of laying back and chilling out. Well... not counting the massive pile of homework we've been given to do over the holidays. Do History teachers really have nothing better to do than mark 5 essays about the state of the Russian empire when we get back off holiday? Seriously, it's just cruel.

Well, I've got a couple of things to look forward to in the comming months. Firstly, the long anticipated release of the final Harry Potter book. I seriously can't wait for this book. It's going to be incredible! I'm also off on a week long residential to the Yorkshire Dales which should be interesting. It's contributing to my Duke of Edinburgh award (Gold, because I'd rather just get the top award out of the way without having to bother with the Bronze and Silver). Apparently there's no internet there, so I'll have to tell you all about it when I get back.

Then I've got a couple of weeks to just chill out before I'm off to Tuscany with my family. When I say family, I don't just mean my Mum, Dad, Brother and Sister. There's also my Grandma, Grandad, Aunty, Uncle, my two cousins, and then my other Aunty and Uncle (the parents of my cousins). We've actually had to stay in a castle just to fit us all in! We're all freaks and are super tall (I'm 6.3ft and only 17!). So that's two weeks there. I love Italy, and I've been a fair few times before, but never this particular place. I'll see if I can 'borrow' the family camera so I can take a few shots for you guys. 

I'm still not sure if there ARE any 'you guys', but if there are, then you can take a look at where I've been.

In preperation for two weeks with only family for company (shudder) I got a pile of books out from the library to keep me busy and out of everyone else's way. I'll list them at a later date because I'm a bit tired at the moment.

Anyway, I'll keep you all posted on how things go.

Matt