A short Christmas break-in Gods own country

I am having a few days away up at 'home'

its hard no to chill out when you wake up to views like this

This isn't the house I grew up in, but this is the part of the country that I think of as home: I had a very nomadic childhood but spent a long time living here in the lake district so this is home to me.

I spent the best part of yesterday revising (boo) but friends came over in the evening and we had a lot of fun.  Today Beccy and I are off Christmas shopping and also to Windermere to visit Lakeland HQ - sadly its no cheaper that any other Lakeland but it has EVERYTHING there!!
Jenny has had to stay at home and work, which sucks.  Its really strange without her here