a few from the end

Trying to catch up with posts from the last few weeks before I go away next week. Me and the fam are going to AMERICUHHH for a few weeks, I'm so excited. I think Dad is the most excited though, he's been sending us e-newsletters over the last few months about the holiday. A lot of the trip is a surprise Dad's kept back from us but so far we know we're starting in NYC then doing a tour of the West Coast and we think stopping by VEGAS, San Fran, Napa, L.A. and Disney. We're finishing our trip with a week with the cousins in Massachusetts (Iain has drilled me on this spelling). So so excited to see them. I regress to an 8-year old around them. I'll try to post a few updates on here during the trip but photos will come later - as much as I love it I think I should refrain from spending the hol nerding out on my laptop. These are a few from the end of our time in Cambridge (luckily I get to go back in October). I have a huge collection of shots from a punting/canoeing adventure we had which was b-e-a-utiful but I'll give them their own post. First: day trip to Ely.

A few of the girls getting me ready for a may ball..got some rather flattering ones of Lauren tucking into a whole tray of brownie but for her sake I'm reserving those for fb. That cute one in the corner there is Jennaaayyyy.

And we had pieeeeee night. And had food babies for 3 days. Ah ate thayt whole dayum pie.  Bed Club went to the Hotel Felix near college for breakfast one morning, and achieved 'ladies who breakfast' status. I was lucky enough to go again the next morning courtesy of the Grants. I LOVE BREAKFAST SO MUCH. Here's Bed Club practising their fake laughing. And I said goodbye to the inside of my cupboard, which has been signed by most of the people who have lived in that room since 1915. Probably the biggest and best room I've ever had so I'm going to miss it a lot. BYE GIRTON.

garden parties

I've watched all my friends graduate today and it's been very weird but wonderful. I found out YESTERDAY that I'd been accepted onto a Management course for next year so I'll be graduating in a year's time. I've found myself busier since exams finished if that's possible..but have a moment now to do some uploading and twiddling of pictures on my last night in my beautiful college room. I'm going to miss this room so much. (Pic of my name etched into the cupboard to come soon). These are a few vids/pics from the Girton garden party which was a couple Sundays ago which proved to be a hoot. Lauren and Marie were pretty hilarious at the sumo wrestling and Charlie was pretty awesome at the cricket match out back in the afternoon. Back to Manny tomorrow, so excited for some home grub!

Legend Wrestling from Megan McLaren on Vimeo.

innocent girton

Last night was one of the more surreal evenings I've had so far (they tend to keep happening in this city). Dan Germain, Creative Director at Innocent Drinks, came back as an alumnus to tell us the story of the foundation of Innocent. I couldn't wait to geek out all evening with my social enterprise hat on. He was a fantastic speaker and a terrific guy. I admit that I'm very easily inspired - I walk out of every careers event declaring I've found my new path in life, but getting to meet Dan and sit with him over a meal with my friends blew my mind. He was genuinely interested in all of us, willing to give advice all evening and remembered us all by name (huge brownie points in my book). He'd mentioned in his talk before we took him to formal dinner that before Innocent he'd interned at a small design agency in Leicester. This was still niggling me in the hall and I chanced to ask him what the name of that agency was. The mother-of-all coincidences then smacked me in the face; the tiny agency is in fact where Andy got his first job and is working now. He wants to get in touch to reminisce. What a lucky boyfriend to be going out with me eh? Anyway, I'm documenting the evening as I want it to stay with me for a while. If you're ever bored click onto their website or look at some of the stuff they share on twitter - it's pretty cool. For decoration I'm going to add a picture of my favourite smoothie. 

(image from http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/things-we-make/smoothies/pomegranates-blueberries-acai)