Friday, May 1, 2009

May Day


The day I got married. After Marja's celebration (later joined by Felicity) we all went to sleep to wake up a few hours later (4am!) ready for May Day in Oxford. It was still dark as we all made our way down to Magdalen bridge (Tom Smith, Tom Davies, Sarah, Manasi, Alice, Helena, Talia, Sam, Emily, Matt, Claire, Nabeelah...). Once there we waited with the crowds which were slowly growing below the tower to hear the choir sing. It was packed with people as the sun began to rise and the choir sand. Then Tom Davies and I got married by Matt while the choir sang. Our rings were made from some plastic Ivy Tom had taken from Exeter Ball. We then followed the huge crowd towards the centre of Oxford. On the way to College people stopped for food and crowds gathered around Morris Dancers in Radcliff Square. Sadly Brown's cafe was closed so people went to Weatherspoon's. However, Tom D and I met up with Emily on Hertford Bridge to get the best view of the dancing as a crowd had gathered underneath us to watch the dancers. In the crowd a little girl copied the dancers by waving a handkerchief in the air. There was also a person dressed as a life size tree with actual Sycamore leaves walking around...We then had breakfast in the early morning sun in OB quad. I then went to my 9am lectures absolutely shattered.