Crathes Castle

We celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday. In Scotland, it was business-as-usual so it was just more convenient this way. We had such a wonderful time eating, drinking and socializing with Ron and Julie's friends; everyone was so nice and welcoming. A few of us ended the night in a "typical AC fashion" with a few renditions of Les Miserables, Rent and Wicked-- the standard of any fun night!

The next morning, we peeled ourselves out of our food coma to head out to Crathes Castle for some family photos that my aunt had scheduled for her family. James and I went along to so some sightseeing and help out with the dogs. Once again, it was great weather and beautiful. Scotland has the freshest air and the purest water. It just revitalizes you!

Dunnottar Castle

We arrived in Scotland Tuesday night. James had the opportunity to work in the Aberdeen office on Wednesday, so I had an entire day of QT with my aunt.

Julie and I started the day off with a long dog-walk in the woods and then headed out to Dunnottar Castle. Walking around Dunnottar was an amazing experience; we had the entire castle to ourselves and it was a beautiful day in Scotland, so double score! It's crazy to think about how young the United States is... we just don't have anything like that back home.

We finished off our excursion eating fresh seafood in the quaint neighboring town of Stonehaven. It was a lovely day, spent with one of my lovely aunts. I couldn't have asked for a better day! Thank you, Julie! xoxo