Horse meat is a delicassy here...
WHAT!!!
we had a nice conversation with the horse meat butcher at the farmers market today
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Long John Birthday party
SO last night 3 of our friends were celebrating their 18th birthday... they just had one big party.. well not so big .tehy arent really party people..
Leonie and I werent really looking forward to it.. so we decided to bring the party..
we definitely went to the party dressed in red long johns and our yellow rain boots.. we looked like frenchfries dipped in ketchup hahah
everyone was like..w aht? why are you dressed like that?
our response: because we are JUST that cool.
of course we showed up an hour late.. because it's just kind of our thing ...to be late hahah
and essentially did nothing for two hours..
but atleast we made it somewhat worth while haha
Leonie and I werent really looking forward to it.. so we decided to bring the party..
we definitely went to the party dressed in red long johns and our yellow rain boots.. we looked like frenchfries dipped in ketchup hahah
everyone was like..w aht? why are you dressed like that?
our response: because we are JUST that cool.
of course we showed up an hour late.. because it's just kind of our thing ...to be late hahah
and essentially did nothing for two hours..
but atleast we made it somewhat worth while haha
NEW COUSIN!
I HAVE A NEW BABY COUSIN!!! WOHO!!
im just thinking about how incredible WIERD itll be come home to new family members.. or pax.. because he can talk adn walk.. and is just the cutest darn thing on the face of this planet...
im just thinking about how incredible WIERD itll be come home to new family members.. or pax.. because he can talk adn walk.. and is just the cutest darn thing on the face of this planet...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
woo
So i just found out that... Josh Moscow is studying in England all year... then Hunter Stephan is in Luxembourg this year.. small world eh?
Jello
So I taught the game of JELLO to leo, emy and sven teh other day... which seemed like a good idea at the time..
but the other night.. when we were going to dinner for Peters birthday, Leonie, Sven adn I were in the middle seat.. sven was sitting between us.. and we got a crazy game of jello going.. but it was more like Sven having total control of leonie and i hahahahaha.. lasted for a solid 5 minutes..
but the other night.. when we were going to dinner for Peters birthday, Leonie, Sven adn I were in the middle seat.. sven was sitting between us.. and we got a crazy game of jello going.. but it was more like Sven having total control of leonie and i hahahahaha.. lasted for a solid 5 minutes..
STOMP.
Last night we went to STOMP for Peters birthday... it was in Duisberg..
it was really really cool.. and funny..
i didnt expect it to be funny at all, but it was really funny!! twas a good birthday present and everyone had fun..
it was really really cool.. and funny..
i didnt expect it to be funny at all, but it was really funny!! twas a good birthday present and everyone had fun..
SQUASH!
Today I went with Sven to play squash..
it was really weird being back on the court.. but my new racket (that i got from Leo, Emy and Sven) worked really well and its light... we played for an hour because thats all we reserved the court for..
by the end of it we were so slap happy hahah
it was a lot of fun.. adn really relaxing...
it was all slowly starting to come back to me- own the T, get low, hand position on grip, racket slice, depth hits... etc..
wohooooo
then we went swimming.. to hopefully kill the soreness we will encounter tomorrow hahha
it was really weird being back on the court.. but my new racket (that i got from Leo, Emy and Sven) worked really well and its light... we played for an hour because thats all we reserved the court for..
by the end of it we were so slap happy hahah
it was a lot of fun.. adn really relaxing...
it was all slowly starting to come back to me- own the T, get low, hand position on grip, racket slice, depth hits... etc..
wohooooo
then we went swimming.. to hopefully kill the soreness we will encounter tomorrow hahha
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sweedish Fish.
A while ago.. Caroline Gray sent me a saweeeeet care package.. that had sweedish fish in it..
i was opening it with the Pfisters and i said OHHH SWEEDISH FISH!! adn htey thought that they were.. fish gummies.. that tasted like fish.. hahaha
good times!
i was opening it with the Pfisters and i said OHHH SWEEDISH FISH!! adn htey thought that they were.. fish gummies.. that tasted like fish.. hahaha
good times!
Things coming up...
Jan 24- PETERS BIRTHDAY!
Jan 26- We are surprising Peter being going to see the STOMP show.. wtih the drums and dancing!
Jan 27- Japanese exchange student day at the University in Dusseldorf that Im going to with Misaki adn Evy!
Jan 28- three friends are having a big birthday bash.
Jan 29- my friend, Merle, is having her first photography exhibition.
Feb 2- meeting with Misaki for the last time before she goes back to Japan on Feb 5
Feb 5- MOM AND EMMA GET HERE!
Feb 8- going to Amsterdam with mom & Emma
Feb 10- going to Berlin with mom & Emma
Feb 14- Going to Rome with mom & Emma
Feb 20-SOPHIES BIRTHDAY!
Jan 26- We are surprising Peter being going to see the STOMP show.. wtih the drums and dancing!
Jan 27- Japanese exchange student day at the University in Dusseldorf that Im going to with Misaki adn Evy!
Jan 28- three friends are having a big birthday bash.
Jan 29- my friend, Merle, is having her first photography exhibition.
Feb 2- meeting with Misaki for the last time before she goes back to Japan on Feb 5
Feb 5- MOM AND EMMA GET HERE!
Feb 8- going to Amsterdam with mom & Emma
Feb 10- going to Berlin with mom & Emma
Feb 14- Going to Rome with mom & Emma
Feb 20-SOPHIES BIRTHDAY!
Cook Book.
I am going to TRY... to write my own cook book..
woho!!
and im currently saving up to get the Art of French cooking, Le Cordon Bleu Cookbook, The Foodies of the world (by Julia Gaw!!), Anthony Bourdains Les Halles cook book, and a legit cutting knife!
woho.. let's get this partyy staaartteddd
woho!!
and im currently saving up to get the Art of French cooking, Le Cordon Bleu Cookbook, The Foodies of the world (by Julia Gaw!!), Anthony Bourdains Les Halles cook book, and a legit cutting knife!
woho.. let's get this partyy staaartteddd
MIDYEAR.
Thursday(Jan20) I leave Dusseldorf to head to Ahrweiler (just outside of Bonn) for my midyear seminar..
I get to Koln and have to wait for a few hours.. when i go to my platform.. my train never came.. TURNS out that i booked my ticket for the wrong times.. I had a major brain fart and forgot about military time- goodjob sally!!.. so that was stressful but i just got my ticket changed for a nother time.. adn didnt have pay anything extra..
then I met Sean (on my program) on the same platform.. so we went together.. however.. our train in Remagan never came.. so we had to wait outside for 40 minutes.. Sean is a little awkward fellow.. and I had to pee.. SO BAD it's not even funny.. he's more shy adn reserved so I feel bad that he had to endure my pee-pee dance.. hehe! We were the last ones to get to teh seminar.. we were actually like 2 hours late haha we got there around 7:30.. oh wellll.. we had a few activities before we went to bed.. In my room was Rachel, SOPHIE!, and EJ!! we are all pretty good friends
FRIDAY: we all took teh train to Bonn.. where we met with the governor of Bonn.. she was really nice.. then we went on a Political tour through bonn.. Bonn was the original capital .. it's also where Beethoven was born and grew up.. any way the tour was really boring.. adn it was all outside.. everyone FROZE their asses off.. hahah after that we had free time.. so me, Savanah, Ali and Sophie walked around Bonn.. until around 9:30 when we met up with everyone else.. a bunch of people were totally shitfaced too.. which was slightly entertaining..
Saturday: we had meetings alllllll day long at our Hostel about our experiences and what not. It wasnt that bad.. we also took a mandatory walk. This night we were all going out to the bars... so everyone went (didnt really have an option ahah) .. although we are just allowed beer and wine when we are with our program.. when we arent with our program and youre 18.. anything goes.. if youre 16 then you can legally drink beer and wine.. if youre under 16.. it's illegal.. BAM.
any way.. we went to a few bars.. I didnt drink anything beecause I wasnt really feeling it.. but i stayed fro the show any way..
it was absolutely insane.. i shit you not.. people went crazy.
but what really pissed me off.. was the next morning when I was looking out my window getting some fresh air.. and all of the sudden a wine bottle goes flying by... people who had bought alcohol were just pitching them on the lawn.. there were bottles everywhere.. I couldnt believe it..
any wya.. it was really really nice to see everyone.. adn we spoke WAY too uch english.. which blew when I had to come home and switch.. i really wish we would have spoken german the whole time.. but whatever.. we had an AMI weekend hahah
i was really happy to be back in Mettmann though.. sleep in my own bed... be with mi familia..
annnnd we skyped with Emily in New Zealand!!! and Peters birthday is today!
I get to Koln and have to wait for a few hours.. when i go to my platform.. my train never came.. TURNS out that i booked my ticket for the wrong times.. I had a major brain fart and forgot about military time- goodjob sally!!.. so that was stressful but i just got my ticket changed for a nother time.. adn didnt have pay anything extra..
then I met Sean (on my program) on the same platform.. so we went together.. however.. our train in Remagan never came.. so we had to wait outside for 40 minutes.. Sean is a little awkward fellow.. and I had to pee.. SO BAD it's not even funny.. he's more shy adn reserved so I feel bad that he had to endure my pee-pee dance.. hehe! We were the last ones to get to teh seminar.. we were actually like 2 hours late haha we got there around 7:30.. oh wellll.. we had a few activities before we went to bed.. In my room was Rachel, SOPHIE!, and EJ!! we are all pretty good friends
FRIDAY: we all took teh train to Bonn.. where we met with the governor of Bonn.. she was really nice.. then we went on a Political tour through bonn.. Bonn was the original capital .. it's also where Beethoven was born and grew up.. any way the tour was really boring.. adn it was all outside.. everyone FROZE their asses off.. hahah after that we had free time.. so me, Savanah, Ali and Sophie walked around Bonn.. until around 9:30 when we met up with everyone else.. a bunch of people were totally shitfaced too.. which was slightly entertaining..
Saturday: we had meetings alllllll day long at our Hostel about our experiences and what not. It wasnt that bad.. we also took a mandatory walk. This night we were all going out to the bars... so everyone went (didnt really have an option ahah) .. although we are just allowed beer and wine when we are with our program.. when we arent with our program and youre 18.. anything goes.. if youre 16 then you can legally drink beer and wine.. if youre under 16.. it's illegal.. BAM.
any way.. we went to a few bars.. I didnt drink anything beecause I wasnt really feeling it.. but i stayed fro the show any way..
it was absolutely insane.. i shit you not.. people went crazy.
but what really pissed me off.. was the next morning when I was looking out my window getting some fresh air.. and all of the sudden a wine bottle goes flying by... people who had bought alcohol were just pitching them on the lawn.. there were bottles everywhere.. I couldnt believe it..
any wya.. it was really really nice to see everyone.. adn we spoke WAY too uch english.. which blew when I had to come home and switch.. i really wish we would have spoken german the whole time.. but whatever.. we had an AMI weekend hahah
i was really happy to be back in Mettmann though.. sleep in my own bed... be with mi familia..
annnnd we skyped with Emily in New Zealand!!! and Peters birthday is today!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
facebook midyear
So I just got back from Midyear.. and it was good to see everything.. aand alittle ridiculously crazy.. so to give you a taste of just how it went down.. now bear in mind that not everyone(me) went insane...
so here we go:
so here we go:
EMY
ahhh.. it's so weird without Emily here.. it's quiet...
anddd I miss her.. haha
but she's having a BLAST in New Zealand which is good!!
sucks that she comes back after I leave though..
good thing the Pfisters will visit soon!!
anddd I miss her.. haha
but she's having a BLAST in New Zealand which is good!!
sucks that she comes back after I leave though..
good thing the Pfisters will visit soon!!
Monday, January 17, 2011
blaah
this morning around 7:30 I woke up with a horrrrrrrrrible headache....about 10 minutes later i found myself in the bathroom hugging the toilet seat.. this lasted for about 3-4 hours..
which was just dandy.. lemme tell ya.. especially because I hadnt eaten anything considering it was 7:30..
good thing I don thave school today any way.. woho
any way.. around 11 i went downstairs.. because I was feeling better
and i made Emy frenchtoast with bananas..
idk what else ill do today..
which was just dandy.. lemme tell ya.. especially because I hadnt eaten anything considering it was 7:30..
good thing I don thave school today any way.. woho
any way.. around 11 i went downstairs.. because I was feeling better
and i made Emy frenchtoast with bananas..
idk what else ill do today..
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
facebook status..
probably one of the best facebook statuses of all time.. and commentary:
are these girls keeping there eyes closed during the nasty or what...i dont understand
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Austria!!
So we got back from our skiing trip ... and it.. was...AMAZING!!
honestly.. we stayed in one little town.. (15 people in total) and we got an all mountain pass.. so we basically got to ski a bunch chunk of the alps for cheap.. and it was good skiing. It was a little icy in some parts, but we had great weather the whole time. My host sister, Emily, broke her arm snowboarding on the last skiing day. There were several other moments.. but I'm too lazy to type it all out hahah..
so here are some photos..
honestly.. we stayed in one little town.. (15 people in total) and we got an all mountain pass.. so we basically got to ski a bunch chunk of the alps for cheap.. and it was good skiing. It was a little icy in some parts, but we had great weather the whole time. My host sister, Emily, broke her arm snowboarding on the last skiing day. There were several other moments.. but I'm too lazy to type it all out hahah..
so here are some photos..
Saturday, January 1, 2011
A 2 hr walk through the Neandertal
with Chai tea....mixed with Rum..
nothing like that combo to warm you up..
what?
nothing like that combo to warm you up..
what?
arrivederci 2010
December 31, 2010
We woke up... went with Peter to pick up the bread for breakfast ...
we had brunch.. Claires first German brunch!!! haha
Then Claire and I went to town for a little bit.. where we saw my friend Merle..
when we came back.. we ran... (everything closed at 1..) then we had lunch.. showered..
read for a little bit by the fire.. then watched No Country for Old Men..
I am SO proud of myself.. I planned out buses schedule.. all by myself.. normally Leonie does it haha.. woho!!!
so we took the bus from Mettmann to Erkrath to my friend, Julias, house. All the girls were celebrating there because Julia was dog sitting for her neighbor. We had Raklett, choko fondu, played Activity, just kind of hung out!!
at 11:15... we all went out side.. with our champagne and fire works..
we did a countdown to 12:00.. drank Champagne then literally all of Germany was setting off fire works.. it was so pretty
I like the idea of setting off fire works on New Years.. better than the fourth of july.. buttttttttt roman candles are legal in Germany.. and not in America haha.. so maybe that made it cooler!
we got home around 2:30 am.. all of us.. meaning Peter, Evy, Emy, Lore, Claire and I..
we watched Dinner for One - which is an English film thats only about 20 minutes long.. and it watched all over Europe on New Years.. luckily... a friend on my soccer team gave it to me for Christmas.. so now we can watch it in the states too.. it's pretty funny! hahah
HAPPY 2011!!!!!!!!!
We woke up... went with Peter to pick up the bread for breakfast ...
we had brunch.. Claires first German brunch!!! haha
Then Claire and I went to town for a little bit.. where we saw my friend Merle..
when we came back.. we ran... (everything closed at 1..) then we had lunch.. showered..
read for a little bit by the fire.. then watched No Country for Old Men..
I am SO proud of myself.. I planned out buses schedule.. all by myself.. normally Leonie does it haha.. woho!!!
so we took the bus from Mettmann to Erkrath to my friend, Julias, house. All the girls were celebrating there because Julia was dog sitting for her neighbor. We had Raklett, choko fondu, played Activity, just kind of hung out!!
at 11:15... we all went out side.. with our champagne and fire works..
we did a countdown to 12:00.. drank Champagne then literally all of Germany was setting off fire works.. it was so pretty
I like the idea of setting off fire works on New Years.. better than the fourth of july.. buttttttttt roman candles are legal in Germany.. and not in America haha.. so maybe that made it cooler!
we got home around 2:30 am.. all of us.. meaning Peter, Evy, Emy, Lore, Claire and I..
we watched Dinner for One - which is an English film thats only about 20 minutes long.. and it watched all over Europe on New Years.. luckily... a friend on my soccer team gave it to me for Christmas.. so now we can watch it in the states too.. it's pretty funny! hahah
HAPPY 2011!!!!!!!!!
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