Thursday, July 29th, 2004 Whew! I went during lunch to wake up Matt, but knocking didn't work. So I left him an apple and a note. I realized that my classes have been so EASY. I probably could have handled a higher class if I had just reviewed first. Because everything we have done so far has been review. We had speaking exams, and I totally blanked o
Wednesday, July 28th, 2004 Last night was crazy. I had all these nightmares about things going wrong, especially with picking up Matt. Then the mosquito/fly/torturer woke me up all the way. I couldn't go back to sleep and it was 1 in the morning. I sat there, listening to some John Mayer music when I heard THE BEAST. I tried to kill it, but it got away
When I was leaving Jan's office, there were two guys by the door. I waved to the one I knew (he gave us the tour of Kiel) and pulled on the door. Whoops. So I pushed on the door. Whoops. Then they said in German that it was locked. I stared at it. Finally the one I didn't know came over and unlocked it. Then I pulled on it. Whoops. Then I pushed on it. Succ
Tuesday, July 27th: Pretty sure I realized today that I only put postage for a post card IN Europe, not out to the USA. I was so disappointed, I kept thinking about it. Dang it! IT made me want to cry, because both cards were so perfect and they cost a euro each! One of them was my marriage congrats/wishes to Amy. Too late now. She goes through the temple tod
Monday, July 26th I rode the bike too fast again. Ryan and I talked again on the way and decided to go to the Freilich Museum today. In class, I was excited to turn in my Märchen. We got the exam back and I had Ulli minus another point that really shouldn't have been given to me. During lunch, I went to Jan's office and asked him about accomodations fo
Sunday, July 25th My host sister and I found the church, yes, it is a full-on church, and she said her mom would pick me up, and if not, I should take the bus back to the Hauptbahnhof and back out to the countryside. I walked in and saw many from the program. I sat in the back by the couple with the little boy named Ethan. I understood very little, but got the m
Saturday, July 24th We had breakfast around 10 and Mom - I saw that raw meat spread about which you told me - as soon as I saw it, I hurried and put marmelade on both of my pieces of bread so that they wouldn't ask and if they did, I had an excuse. We went to the Bauhaus - a smaller version of Home Depot. I swear they're owned by the same people. There w
So I finally found a bus stop and I hopped on the 502, hoping I would get to the Sophienhof on time. I was in luck - 4:02. I found the sisters but couldn't understand either of their names, so we went to the pool (getting onto the bus), going exactly where I had just been. I had them do the transaction to pay to get into the pool since I didn't know what to say. W
Friday, July 23rd. Today, I slept in late. The girl who helps clean the house knocked on my door at 11 and asked if she could come in to clean. I got up and let her in. I talked to her for a bit, but she was hard to understand. She really rolled her rs. Then while I was studying after eating in the kitchen, I asked her what she did for fun here. Som
So, for Thursday, the 22nd? My hostmom gave me a ride to school and in class, more guys had decided to argue against having a one hour lunch instead of two, so Liz said, "Do you like chocolate?" I don't think that will work. Then, in the middle of class, she said, "Can we please ban the sex and drugs and stuff like that?" I felt dumb that I hadn't said anything
So I need to catch up. What is the plural of Adidas? Wednesday, 7-21-04 I woke early because of that fly, and finally fell back asleep. I rode the bike this morning, leaving only ten minutes before the bus comes. Big mistake - I am OUT OF THE GALAXY OF SHAPE! I had to keep going, so I got there and went to put the bike in when I realiyed I hadn't b
This blog thing is great! Keep it updated - it's fun to read what you are up to over there. Schlubby's email is not working so very great at the moment, so this will have to do! I love you! - the schlubby's mom
Tuesday, 7-20-04 Today I tried the granola that my hostsister usually has for breakfast with yogurt. I thought it was just like cereal, so I poured a whole bowl. Whoops. Mrs. Hostmom turned and saw how much and said, "Oh! I don't sink you vill need zat much!" So I put most back in, and it turned out to be good. The whole milk wasn't though. I got a r
So I think I have forgotten to tell about some of the weird things. Here are some curious things: Doors are not normal. Some open in, some open out, you can never tell. Also, they have little raised parts where the door is, and I trip on it every time. Pillows are these fabulous-looking things resembling large clouds, that decide to lower yo
Well, I'm not sure what to do with my pictures. I can only send one at a time to Matt. Anyway, here is the next blog entry: Today I: -woke up early, couldn't get back to sleep, and finally got up to go to the bathroom. I saw something strange on the floor, and when I leaned over to look at it, it hopped away! A darling little frog hopped around and around th
First of all, Keyboards here are very different. Ys and Zs are switched. Dashes, slashes, question marks, apostrophes, and Quotation marks, etc. are moved, so please forgive my mistakes. Also, remember that these are in backwards order, so read ones below as well. Saturday, 7-17-04 Today I: -lucked out and found more kids getting
7-16-04 The flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam was long - even longer than the wait at Minneapolis. I was tired but I couldn't sleep. In my journal, I guess I was falling asleep and I put, "I was tired but I couldn't sleep or else she knock my teeth out or something." Things I found curious/amaying/interesting/or I had never thought about it: Dutch ste
Lena expressed her concerns to me at Cousin’s Day about Amy deciding to change her dress. I told Mom and she talked to Lena about it, and so now she needs to resew the parts she unpicked (luckily she hadn’t cut yet), AND . . . find a dress for Amy before pictures on Monday! However, Amy is in CANADA until Saturday night. Hmmmm . . . So, Mom took me wedding dress sh
So much has happened lately that I absolutely have to write about it. I guess I will just put them in little stories. I helped Matt choose a paint color to go with the circus red carpet he chose for the home theater he was building where the climbing room used to be. When I first saw the carpet, I seriously doubted that anything would go well with it. We g
So I leave for study abroad in Germany in 13 days! YIIIIKES! It kind of gives me butterflies in my stomach when I think about it. I sent my host family a letter this week, so I hope they will get it soon and email me, because I do not have their email address and I would like to be more sure about how to get to their home once I arrive in Kiel (if I can find the bu
Matt is in Vegas. I need to talk to him. I saw a cartoon today of a cat with his tail in one of those walls they have in Holland to keep back the water, and a kid is walking by, turned toward the cat, who is saying, "Hey kid, got a minute?" I had to explain it to my coworker. I finally got a hold of Mike Bourne's family to ask for his address,
The Family History Library is great because they treat everyone well and like they can make a difference. I have responsibilities that let me prove my worth to the team.
It's been a lot longer than I thought since I last wrote! Time flies when you have none. Ha. I've been working and working at my other job and working at my OTHER job, and then hanging out with Matt for a couple of hours, then sleeping, then working again, etc. This week I was lucky because I got a few hours off in between jobs and I cleaned my room a little, brou
Matt made noodles and put them in his own version of Beef Stroganoff, then brought it to my work for me to eat! Wow, it was so good! MMMM! The noodles were chewy and thick and so good! He's really into spoiling me. We went on a nice hike this week and I can see a change in him that I really love. It's making me want to look at him and just smile. The
You called her a gal? And you spelled "their" as "there", otherwise, what a cute little love story! It's impossible to think that Michelle doesn't love you - she does!
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