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It was absolutely FREEZING today..omg. We woke up to snow this morning! They're calling the storm "the beast from the East" LOL. Apparently this is the worst winter storm in 30 years..some places could get 16 inches of snow and there will be transportation delays. Seriously?!? We might not even be able to get to Scotland since it's supposed to be like this all week..wow. I didn't mean to bring Alaska with me. :P No cold snowy weather was going to stop us from going to Wheathampstead (Cherry's hometown) though! First we had to take the train to London, take the Underground a couple stops, take the train to St. Albans, then take a bus to Wheathampstead. When I saw the first sign for Wheathampstead, I felt butterflies all the way to my toes, and when I saw a sign for Lamer Fields (where Cherry's estate used to be). The bus stop was right across the street from the church and graveyard where Cherry is buried..I couldn't believe that after two years of dreaming, I was finally there! There are moments in life you're disappointed when something finally happens that you've been waiting for, and this was absolutely NOT one of them..it was amazing! I was in the town Cherry lived in! Incredible! We first went inside the church, where there is a little statue of him and a plaque..I was completely freaking out and squeeing and shaking LOL. There were also memorials and plaques to other Garrard family members. That section of the church was called Lamer Chapel..awesome. :D I got a book that talked about the history of the church and stuff..the Garrards were very prominent in society. One of them was the Mayor of London in 1710! Their history made me even more sad that their estate got demolished..why?? The church is super old..the oldest part dates back to 1230!!! Wow! After hanging out with the Garrards lol, we went to see Cherry's grave. I couldn't believe I was finally there! He's buried with his father and sister. I couldn't believe the people just casually walking by with their dogs..I wanted to be like "don't you know who this is?!?" haha. We also walked down the High Street (Main Street is what Americans call something like that) and got a snack from a yummy bakery, then went to hang out with Cherry some more. :P I was finally able to get wi-fi and saw there was a geocache like 100 feet or less from his grave, but we couldn't find it!! Nooo, I really wanted one in Wheathampstead. :( We kept saying hi to Cherry as we kept passing him haha..I was like "I'm not stalking you!" and mom said "of course you are!" LOL. After a couple hours, we told Cherry it was nice hanging out with him lol and caught the bus back to St. Albans. I really wanted to walk the trail that passed where Cherry's estate used to be, but it was way too cold, and we were worried about the weather getting worse..I'll have to come back! I was smiling so much looking at my pics on the way back, and got more butterflies when I thought of myself finally standing in the town. :D Yay!

I really wanted to go to Scotland, but we may just have to stay local if the weather is as bad as they're saying..darn! Guess we'll have to see what happens..

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Yesterday mom and I went geocaching by the local canal (mom found them when she came alone a few years ago). It's a nice walk, and I fed some swans that took the food right out of my hand lol