Au Pair in Blue Bell

I could sleep in yesterday, so slept until 10.30 and got up for breakfast.. and what do I see outside? SNOW!?! In the end on October.. earlier than at home, not okay. But I like the snow, but I don't think it'll stay long actually cause it's supposed to be 17 degrees again in the middle of next week.





Totally chaos in the traffic.. One thing is that most people here obviously don't know how to drive in snow. To fast or something like that, think I saw four cars that was on the side of the road on my way to Doylestown to Chris yesterday. And ahd to turn around several times cause of cars in the middle of the road, blocking both sides.. And they don't change to winter tires here either. I felt that in my car, which is supposed to be 4WD.. Don't know that though.. But my hostmum thought it would be a great idea putting on winter tires on my car since I'm driving the kids a lot and if it feels more safe for me that's good she said. I wrote a text and said thank you and that I ejoy staying with them and that the kids are awesome. She wrote that they think the same about me, made my day! :)

Well, when we where ready for leaving and at the busstaop, the bus was 45 minutes late, I'm lucky I wore my ski jacket and not the leatherjacket, cause  when we arrived in NY it was even  colder cause of the wind.

Well, I had an awesome night! It was incredible, never seen anything like that before. It was huge! Four floors and one VIP - part. Totally awesome! Danced the whole night long, how I have missed it! We had so fun, and when we went on the bus in the morning everybody were exhausted, we just fell asleep, haha. Slept all the way to Philly and on the train back to Doylestown I slept too.

Now I am back home and still tired. But have to stay awake so I can sleep tonight!

Just loved yesterday night, love to NYC!

//E

Was supposed to put the kids on the bus, but the boy wanted to go to Book fair, a place in the school where they could buy books during this week, so I drove them to school and went there with them. They bought a few books and then I went back home. Switched the laundry machine and then I went back to bed, it's almost a habit now.. Well, I woke up and did some more laundry and began reading. Finished Chapter 12(which is supposed to be read until Thursday next week) and began reading Chapter 13. Feels good being a little bit ahead in time, but it's just a little bit.. Have to study for the test which is coming up in a few weeks, and don't wanna feel like I have to do the reading, cause I havent got through all the pages.

The kids got home from school and they had a snack, then my hostmum took the boy to soccer and I stayed home playing with the girl while my hostdad was cooking. Fried rice and some beef, tasted good!

After that I went to the movies with Amelie, and we saw IN TIME, which was really good. All the movies here are good, haha.



Justin Timberlake is so hot...

We talked a lot and I enjoyed spending time with Amelie today. Right now I am just happy that Chris cna come to the party in NY tomorrow! Cause her hostmum suddenly had forgotten that we were going and told her she had to work, but her hostmum's sister is gonna watch the kids, what a luck for us!

So much looking forward to tomorrow, will be awesome! :D

//E

Today I was pretty alert when I got up, and should have done something instead of going back to bed, but as usual the bed look so confortable so.. I ended up in bed again. Slept until 11 and then I got ready for school and had lunch.

After class I skyped a little bit with everybody and then the kids got home. I gave them a snack and then it was time for karate, my hostmum took them there. Not the girl though, she sais she was too tired to go today, so she stayed at home with me. We played slide, which is a fun game actually! Made the kids some pasta for dinner and then I left for my soccerpractice at 8. The girls are awesome, they had prepared a "birthdayparty" for me last week on my birthday, but I didn't come cause the dinner took so long and I was tired and didn't wanna rush over there. They sais they had baked cupcakes! And I actually got a birthdaygift from the team too!



I got a giftcard at Angelos, a soccerstore. Ooh, they are just awesome! And so friendly! Made me very happy, and I'm in a good mood now! :)

Gonna read a little bit more, since I don't feel tired yet.

Hugs,

//E

Today I was really tired when I got upstairs. So after the kids were on the bus I went directly back to bed, slept until 11, it felt great! Then I took my books and sat down in the kitchen doing some reading. My hostmum got home really early today, around 1.30, I was so surprised when the door opened, and there she was! But think it was good for her, she need some rest too!

After the kids got home we played outside; baseball and kickball. It was fun! The night passed by quickly, and suddenly it was dinnertime and after that I left for the gym. Took a spinningclass today, and I felt so good, I had so much energy! Nice. Now I am just sitting here doing nothing, going to read a little bit more I guess! :)

Thursday tomorrow, which means class at college.

Hugs

//E

I put the kids on the bus and then the girls ( Terese and Chris) came over for breakfast. As usual we had a great time! Then me and Chris went to a soccerstore and bought new gloves for me, then to Montgommery Mall and bought stokings for halloween, awesome! Need to save money now though...

After that it was time for class, and after the class I talked to the only other person in the class which is not american, Ying, from China. She really wanted to do something one day cause in her organsisation there are not so many Au Pairs. I kind of felt sorry or her, she has been here for such a long time and barerly has any friends in the area. So I'm going to meet her soon. I know how it feels to be around here and not have anyone except the hostfamily.

Picked the kids up from school, drove the boy to Hebrew school and then played with the girl until my hostmum got home with the boy and salad from saladworks. We did some play dooh... I love it, haha!



Then I helped her shower and headed towards my soccer. Thought that we were meeting earlier today, but we weren't, so I was really early, too bad I took my book out of the car. It always use to be there!

Well, home again from soccer and just a shower left before sleeping. But as usual, the adrenalin is still in my body.

//E

I had such a terrible headache this morning! So when I got the kids on the bus I just lay down in my bed and fell asleep again, until mum woke me up when she called. But that was nice, I could just continue sleeping afterwards! I also took som pills to make it better, and the sleep and the pills helped. I woke up as a new person. I finished reading the Chapter that is supposed to be read tomorrow, and even began  with the next one, impressed by myself, but take the chance when I want to read, haha!

I was so after my planning with the laundry, but it had to be done.. When I got home from picking the kids up from school I helped the girl getting ready for her danceclass. They had a halloweenparty today, so she put her halloween costume on. I witch, I wish I could put a picture out on her so you could see her, she looked adorable ;)

I waited for her at dance, cause I felt like it was just a waste of time to go home and then go back to get her. I read a few more pages and then we went back home. I thin kshe had a great time at dance today, and hopefully she'll continue doing it! After dinner and shower we sat in cauch and she lay against me and it was so cosy. She is adorable! :) I didn't see much of the boy actually, he was playing on his Itouch...

Now I have to read some more pages, I feel like it!

Love,

//E

I got up and went directly to my coach house to go to the soccergame with him and Lauren, his daughter who also is playing. They said Happy Birthday and gave me a card and some chocolate from IKEA, I just love my coach, he is so nice and he also asked me if I wanted to come with them on Thanksgiving, invited me to their family dinner. Wow... He is so friendly!



The card and the chocolate.. got one more, but I allready ate that one..

We tied in the game today, 2-2. We should have won... but the other half of the game we played really bad, don't know what happened, cause in the first half they had the ball on our part of the field like five times!

When I got home I took a shower and then hurried to Montgommery Mall to meet Chris for some necessary shopping. I needed a raincoat, soccer gloves, a pair of jeans since it's getting colder and longpants for the soccer. This is exactly what I got to, except the gloves, didn't find anything I liked, have to go to Kick'N'Wear tomorrow, that is a store with only soccer things, they should have it!



I also found a cheap basic black skirt that I bought. But nothing else, good! ;)

Then we were supposed to buy stockings for halloween, but the mall closed at 6 p.m.... We didn't think they would close that early, even closer than at home on an Sunday.. So we didn't buy any stockings today. After that we went to a arts and crafts store to buy Scrapbooks. Both of us wanna do a scrapbook about the year, think it will be good, just need to get started! :)



Then we headed towards Applebees, to have dinner. We ordered salad and garlicbread, and then we had Chocolate mousse for desert, just a little bit.



Thank  you Chris for another awesome night out! :)

Now I am going to read a little bit in my book, and then I have to sleep, back to work tomorrow!

//E

Yes, I got up at  8 today to drive the girl to soccer. She played really good and they won. It is so funny watching them play, I wonder if we did the same thing in that age.. Probably, all around the ball, like bees! Then I drove home and picked up L to drive her to her soccergame which was supposed to begin at 12.30. But when we got there the game before was running late so her game began at 1. It was okay though, we had no hurry anywhere. They also won their game, and L was really good, a little bit more fun to watch 15-year-olds play actually, a little bit more soccer!

I drove us back home, and actually I had no plans for the night, but I ended up at the movie with Anna. We saw FOOTLOOSE, it was awesome! Oh my god! I just wanted to dance, dance, dance! Love it! And the male headcharacter was really goodloooking too... Just made the whole thing so much better!

Then I drove to Chris in Doylestown and we lay down in her bed and watched another movie and talked a lot.

Over all I had an awesome night again, I like the way it turned out if I think about the fact that I didn't have any plans. Well, tomorrow I have a soccergame, at the same place as last week, so will go with the coach to get there again. Let's see, hope we win tomorrow!

//E

When the kids were on the bus I didn't feel like going to the gym, but I did! That's good! It is so much easier when someone is waiting for you to come. Went back home and didn't do much, just felt like I should take a day off from studies today, cause I don't really have to read all the pages right now. I can read on Monday to, and it isn't that much this time actually! Good...

Well, I went to have lunch with Kim today, we had sushi, it was great, just love it! Then I went back home and got the kids from the bus and we began playing almost right away in the basement. We played hockey with this soft puck and soft sticks, it was really fun, and then we played some baseball with a soft ball. That was also nice!

Terese came to pick me up around 7 and we went to IKEA to have dinner, swedish meatballs. We also wanted to buy chocolate, but they have stopped selling Marabou!?! They ony sell IKEA's own brand now. Two dissappointed girls at the food shop! So mum or somebody else that wants to please me when you are coming over to visit, bring loads of Marabou, haha!





Allready Christmas at IKEA, and I drank "päroncider" to the food.

Well, we decided to go to the movies afterwards, so we saw "What´s your number". It was really good, we laughted a lot and we had a great night out.

Well, now I have to sleep, gonna take the girl to her soccergame at 8.30 and then L wanted me to watch her game, so I'll take her to her game that begins at 12.30, but it'll be fun! Hope both of the girls will play well.

//E

I put the kids on the bus and then I went to the gym, and I really went there today. It wil be easier from now on, cause Kim is also working out in the mornings, and that makes it so much easier, then I really wanna go there when I have her there too. Then I went back home and skyped a little bit with everybody.

I had college at 12.45 so I went to the class and it was good. Then I got home and waited for the bus to come. The boy needed to do all his homework for tomorrow right away, cause he and my hostdad were going to the Flyers game today. So they left pretty early and my hostmum was going to have a meeting, or an interview at home, so she asked me to take the girl out for dinner at Olive Garden.

Olive Garden was really nice, it is an italian resaturant, and the pasta was really good. We had a great time together, and she was really good. No problems at all! I'm happy about that. But she hurted her heel when we was about to leave, so then she began crying, but it was okay anyway. I just carried her to the car, cause her foot was hurting and then we went back home.

And I got the package (birthday present) from mum and dad today! Thank you! Just love the things. But the candy must be the best! ;)



Shorts with innershorts, thank God! I need it so I won't get sores. And then I got comprehension shorts too, awesome! Thanks for everything :)

Going to soccer practice now, hope it will be fun!

//E

My hostmum put the kids on the bus so I was done with everything I needed to do at  7.20, just some laundry left, but the machine has to be done! I went back to bed (which I was not supposed to do, but did it anyway). Then the rest of the day was doing homework # 7 and reading in the book. I finished, awesome! Well, the reading never ends, but I read Chapter 9.

I picked the kids up by the bus at 3.40 and then I played with them until the twins got home from their games. Wednesday means the twins are here! I tried keeping the girl and boy from fighting and to be quiet during the twins pianolesson, kind of succeeded. My hostdad was also there, so he kept them quiet. Durring this time I also wrote the notes from Chapter 8 in my notebook! Woohoo, a lot of things done!

After that I went out with Amelie to buy some things and have an icecream. I bought shampoo, conditioner and some hairthings. Good and needed! Then we had an icecream at Friendly's. I had a great time and both of us enjoyed it.

//E

Klev upp som vanligt, och det första som händer då jag kommer upp för trappan är att tjejen kommer ner och skriker Happy Birthday, I love you! En bra start på dagen med andra ord. Hon var uppe tidigt idag! Fick också två söta kort av barnen, ett från vardera.



Hennes kort.



Hans kort.

Sedan fortsatte dagen med frukost på IHOP med Chris och Terese efter att jag satt barnen på bussen. De välkomnade mig med en ballong och paket, glad jag blev då!



Inte så snygg själv här men det får duga, jag och min ballong iaf! Har alddrig fått en sån där förut, haha ;)



Mina födelsedagspresenter; Foo Fighters CD som förberedelse för konserten i November, Bodylotion, Body mist, och Shower gel med lukt av " Pure Seduction" från Victorias secret och en kalender; "Get in touch with your inner birch". Awesome! Tackar tjejerna för detta! :)

Sedan åkte jag hem och skypade. Mamma och Pappa sjung så vackert som vanligt och sa grattis, sedan gjorde Markus likadant. Pratade senare med Elin och Erika med! Alla viktiga fick jag prata med idag iaf. Älskar er!

Åkte på college som vanligt och sedan på skolan och hämtade barnen. Min värdpappa ringde och sa att  de ville ta mig på födelsedagsmiddag. Så efter tjejens fotbollsträning åt vi på en restaurang, och jag fick en tårta!



Otroligt god och superfin! :)

Glömde nästan bort att jag fick "blombud" hemskickat.. fast inte direkt blombud, hehe.


Det är kakor på klubbpinnar. Så typ kak - klubbor. Har inte provat dem än, men barnen sa att de smakade gott så får väl tro det då!

Har haft en underbar födelsedag, även fast det kändes lite konstigt att inte fira den med nära och kära. Men alla här gjorde den minnesvärd och mysig! Ska plugga lite nu så jag inte behöver göra allting imorgon!

Kram
//E

Just got the kids on the bus this morning, then I lay down on my bed again and fell asleep. Slept until 10 o clock and then I skyped with mum, dad and Markus. As usual! :)

Was supposed to do some studying today, so I finished reading chapter 8 before I went to pick up the kids at school. The reason I pick them up on Mondays is that the girl has got her danceclass at 4.15 p.m. and we won't be able to make it if they go home by bus. Well, they had a snack and then we played outside until it was time for her to go inside and change. But she refused, she didn't want to go. And when my hostmum got home around 4 she said the same thing to her. And she doesn't want to take dance anymore. I thought she liked it.. but...

I played with them and then the boy had his pianolesson and me and the girl continued playing outside, on the swings, the trampoline and we also collected leaves into a big pile and throwed them at each other, fun!

Went inside to have dinner and then I went down to spend an hour on the bike in the basement. Felt good afterwards, but a little bit hard to begin! But I did it.

Tomorrow is my 20th birthday, wiho! Will go out for breakfast with Chris and Terese and then celebrate with the family on the night I think. Haven't decided yet if I want to go to soccer practice yet, I'll see tomorrow! Going to read a few more pages in the book today, so there won't be so much tomorrow..

//E

I got up at 6 today to work. The kids got up around 7 and we played a little bit and had breakfast. I had to leave for soccer around 10 so I got ready for that when the kids went outside with my hostmum. I was going with my coach to the game, I didn't want to drive alone there, cause I just assumed I would have got lost.. Well, we lost the game but this was our best game so far. We played the league leaders and they were really good, so we did a good job! I can take one of the goals on me, I should have called.. But I will never do that mistake again then!

When I got home there was no one at home, empty house. So I just took a shower and then skyped with mum, Markus, and Tias. Was nice! Then I talked to Chris on skype for about 30 minutes, she said she missed me at the "sleepover" last night. She said it turned a little bit boring without me, haha. Nice to hear though, I think. I like hanging out with her too, so that´s good! Think we'll have a sleepover next weekend instead, will be great if it works out with Terese too! :)

I've had dinner and today I'm actually gonna sleep early, I feel really tired. My body is exhausted and my ankle is hurting so much from the game today. Let's hope I wake up alert and that I feel better tomorrow!

//E

Idag jobbade jag från 6 - 8.30 sedan gick jag och la mig och sov igen, var riktigt trött sedan igår kväll. Vaknade vid elva igen. Barnen kom hem från Karate och sedan skjutsade min värdmamma tjejen på fotbollsmatch. Min värdpappa kom hem klockan 6.10 i morse sedan jouren kvällen före. Tror inte ens han kom hem kvällen innan från jobbet, så antar att han var 24 timmar på jobbet. Men han åkte in på jobbet igen vid elva, så jag stannade hemma med pojken för en kompis till honom kom över. Så blev jobb 12 - ca 13.30 igen. Min värdmamma kom hem, hämtade upp pojken och tog med sig alla på fotboll igen, den här gången pojken tur att spela match! Full rulle så att säga...

Jag gjorde mig i ordning för att åka till Chris, pasta till middag hemma hos henne. Åkte dit och sedan kom Terese vid sextiden för att joina oss med middagen.



Jag och Chris vid middagsbordet. Detta kanske var våran halloweenmiddag.. haha!

Vid sju åkte vi till majsfältet. Vi köpte en kombobiljett för $25. Både Hayride och Cornwalk. Hayriden var helt okej, inte så jätteskrämmande dock.. Vi åkte på en vagn och satt jättemysigt i hö.



När det var klart så gick vi till majsfältet, "cornwalk of horror". Fy f*n... Jagad av en motorsågskille som var väldigt creepy, vi bara sprang och skrek. I en majsfältslabyrint med massa creepy personer som bara hoppar ut från ingenstans och skrämmer skiten ur en. Länge sen jag skrek så mycket, men det var värt det! Vi hade otroligt roligt! Skrattade lite här och där med..



Före Cornwalk of horror...



Efter Cornwalk of horror.

Lite bilder:





Hade en jätterolig kväll och det har varit en så bra dag! Imorgon måste jag verkligen plugga dock.. Måste! Jobbar 6 - ca 9 sedan fotbollsmatch(borta) så blir plugg på kvällen tror jag. Nej, nu ska jag köra hemåt, tar en halvtimme hem också!

//E

I put the kids on the bus, then I cleaned my room, my car, and I did some studies. That's kind of my day. And off course all the laundry too! But I actually got a lot of things done, so that's great!

When I picked up the kids we stayed outside playing and then continued playing in the basement when we got inside. They taught me how to play "Gaga", a ball and walls is all that's needed. It was fun actually! Have to suggest that more times.

When my hostmum got home I got downstairs and got ready for dinner with Terese and movie with Amelie. I had a great time with both! But the movietheatre was so beautiful and the movie was awesome! "Ides Of March" with George Clooney. After the movie we went to TGi Friday´s. We had Pina Coladas! They were great!





We had an awesome night and I really liked it!

//E

I fell asleep on my bed right after putting the kids on the bus.. It was nice actually! Woke up around 10.30 and did some workout.. which I was supposed to do earlier, wasn't supposed to sleep that long, haha. But anyway, did some workout for my abs, but and thighs, think I need that!

I went to college to my class at 12.45 and today we had diskussion excercises, it was really fun, and such diskussions we had! About child abuse, child depression, children playing weird games.. A lot of nice thoughts about that and so much more. Went back home and skyped with mum ( for like the third time today) but it was nice anyway. I also skyoed with Markus, which also was nice, and Tias. Was such a long time ago I skyped with Tias, and I laughed a lot! It's almost like being home... But still not.

Picked the kids up by the bus at 3.30 and then I drove them to Karate at 4.30. No rest for them, a lot of things to do. But I still think they like it. And Karate seems to be funny, I watched them for a while before I left. Why have I never tried that?

Well, my hostdad was making dinner when I got home, on the grill. Ate some beef and chicken with the kids when they got back home. Off course I had soccer today, as usual on Thursdays, so left home at 8. It was a nice practice today, I played outfield, that is good for me sometimes, cause I get to practice my feet work too!

Now it's just a shower left and then I'm ready for the bed. Friday tomorrow, wiihoo! But I have a lot of things to do I think, or I wanna get a lot of things done. Clean the car inside, do all the laundry as usual on Fridays, Clean my room, it's a mess, Work out and study. Let's see how much I can get done!



I miss you hun!

//E

I felt rested when I got up today, can wonder why, cause I just slept like 3 hours, but anyway, that was the case. I put the laundry in the machine and then I began with my vocabularything for chapter 7 in the book. Had decided to meet up with Chris around ten to visit a toystore and do my homework for Thursday. My homework was to visit a toystore and see if there are a lot of gender biased toys and how they are arranged in the store. This was pretty fun, we had a great time. Then we went to Dunkin Donuts and bought a coffee and just talked about the weekend.. Cornfield Halloween walk, will be scary, labyrints in the cornfield and a lot of scary things, wow, haha! It will probably freak me out.

Went home and did some more vocubulary and skyped with Annika, my old mentor from ninth grade. She was visiting my mum. It was nice! Then I went to Amelies place, we had decided to have lunch together, at Panera Bread. This was really good, I had half a salad. Healthy today.. Need to get more healthy over all, have to control myself!



But Panera is really good though!

Went home and did some more vocabulary, then I picked the kids up by the bus. Played with them and then the boy´s mum took him to soccer and I stayed home with the girl. We made a theatre in the basement, she did magic for me. It was fun looking, but I almost fell asleep, I was so tired! Guess last night caught up on me.

Had dinner and helped the girl with her shower, but she almost does everything by herself now. Then I haven't been doing much, now I am just wathing Flyers first homegame and sometimes look down in my textbook.

Gonna sleep soon, but the fatigue is totally gone now, how is that possible?

//E

I got the kids ready for school, and then I fell asleep again in my bed, slept until 11. It felt so good! I had the collegeclass and we went through a new chapter. Now the hard stuff begins again, haha. I went directly from college to the postoffice in Blue Bell and posted some cards from DC.

Then I drove to the kids school and picked them up. Gave them a snack and then into the car again. Hebrewschool for the boy and soccer for the girl. I waited for the girl at the soccerfield until her practice was over. She is really good!

Got back home around 6.45 and played a little bit with the kids, then got ready for my own practice. It was nice playing again, I couldn't play the game this weekend cause I was in DC.  They lost, and the coach said they missed me at the game. Think they like having me there, at the last position.

When I got home I was trying to sleep, but I couldn't. Was really hard, I was just turning in my bed over and over again. Think I fell asleep around two o clock.



This is from Friday, when the kids where off from school. Me and the girl made "easybake" and I made candy with the boy. We had a lot of fun!

//E

I fredags var barnen lediga från skolan, vi lekte en massa och Priscilla kom över med hennes värdbarn och de spelade Xbox tillsammans, dans. Var riktigt roligt! Sedan var vi ute och lekte i ca två timmar. Hela dagen var superolig och barnen hade roligt, och jag med. Kvällen kom och min packning för DC var nästintill färdig. Vi åkte 8.20 bussen från Philly och var framme i DC klockan 11.30. Direkt till vårt Hostel för att sova, trötta tjejer!

Vi delade rum med två andra tjejer och en kille, alla var riktigt trevliga faktiskt, man kunde ju ha fått värre rumskamrater. Lördagen klev vi upp vid åtta och var inne i centrum vid nio. Hela dagen bestod av Sightseeing och sjukt mycket gång. Fötterna fick sig en rejäl omgång.



Capitol Hill.





Capitol Hill, National Museum Of Art, Air and Space Museum, Washington Memorial, World War II Memorial.. Och så mycket mer på lördagen. Fötterna värkte verkligen! Vi åkte till Dupont Circle på kvällen och tog en glass och såg en massa folk. Vi hade varken ork eller lust att gå ut på kvällen. Så vi åkte hem vid halv tolv.



Jag och vita huset.

Söndagen:




Arlington cementery, Pentagon Memorial och Körsbärsträden vid sjön, och så mycket mer.

Vädret var underbart i helgen och vi har haft det kanonbra! DC är underbart och jaa, vad mer kan man säga.. Ska definitivt försöka komma dit igen!

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Måndag 10/10

Pratade med Chris igår om en playdate med barnen idag, så det anordnade vi eftersom de var lediga från skolan idag. Jag tog barnen och åkte till dem så vi var där vid tolv, och vi stannade till ca tre. Barnen hade superkul och lekte med varandra utomhus. Det kändes bra att träffa Chris idag igen, haha. Åkte hem för pojkens pianolektion började kvart i fem. Gav dem middag och lekte mer med dem. När min värdmamma kom hem pratade vi lite och sedan åkte jag till gymmet, det var på tiden! Spinning efter video på en skärm framför, funkade helt okej!

Nu när jag kom hem så kom min värdmamma ner till mig då jag precis skulle börja byta om och gå in i duschen. Barnen hade pratat om att de lekt utomhus vid en bäck utan att jag var med. Antar att hon frågade dem om jag var med. Hon såg riktigt orolig ut och sa till att hon vill att jag ska vara med hela tiden. Jag får väl skärpa mig med det då tänkte jag.. Sa inte ursäkta eller något, bad inte om ursäkt, måste göra det imorgon.. För just nu har jag en klump i magen och känner mig illa till mods. Inte bra alls, kändes som om hon slutade lita på mig i just det ögonblicket..

Ajja, får se om det blir någon sömn i natt nu då eller om jag kommer oroa ihjäl mig för om det var något stort som kommer resultera i något stort..

//E

Woke up and felt so bad this morning, my nose was rinning and I had barly slept cause of a terrible headache. Well, it's as usual when a cold is getting into my body. I also had a sore throat when I woke up. So well, no gym with Chris this morning even if we had planned it. I just got back to bed and slept until 11 a.m. Woke up a little bit more alert and got ready for lunch with Chris. We went to Panera Bread, and what a line to order food, haha. Long time ago I saw that..
Well, at least the lunch tasted good and my mangosmoothie was even better.



Salad and a sandwich.


I had never been to Marshalls, so we went there and looked around a little bit. Marshalls is like a brandstore, just that all the brands are so much cheaper! Calvin Klein, and more nice brands. Off course I ended up with some new things, as usual.



I bought this black dress, a simple dress that I might wear this weekend when we are going out in DC! I also bought a t-shirt, a tanktop and a pair of boots. The boots look sooo good, I like them!


Then we went to Montgomery Mall, Chris wanted to go to Forever 21, which is a really good store, and the clothes are sooo nice! I have been looking for a leatherjacket and I found one, a nice one!



Good buying it now so I can use it in DC this weekend. I also bought that scarf. I am so much looking forward to the weekend in DC, a whole weekend with the best girls, will be awesome!

//E

Yes, I studied a little bit more this morning for the test, and then I went to the college at 12.30 to write it. It wasn't that hard.. or shouldn't have been if I would have known what to answer. Everything just dissapeared from my head on the answer questions.. It took like 45 minutes to make, and I thought it would be so much more things, like an exam or something, but nooo... So I guess I had focused on to many things in the textbook, cause I'm glad if I got a C on this test. Well, just to make the studies in a different way next time, and begin earlier with preparing... If I have the energy for it.

Got home and then I picked up the kids at school, drove the boy to Hebwerschool and then back home cause we forgot his bag at home.. I waited for him there cause I didn't think it was worth it going home one more time and then drive back there again to pick him up. When we got home we had dinner and then I helped the girl shower and playe with her for a while before I got dressed for my soccer. Today's soccerpractise was really good, we ran a lot(idioten) a couple of times and then we jogged around the small field when we was the team not playing(he divided us into 3 teams).

Feels good now cause I also played outfield the whole practise, have to do that sometimes too! I really have to get quicker with my feet and to turn around and so on..

Well, gonna shower now and then sleep. Another day tomorrow, gonna meat Chris and go to the gym I think, maybe have some lunch together.

//E

Yea, got up and did the regular things in the morning, then I fell asleep again in my bed and woke up around 10.30. Took a shower to wake up and began atudying. Test of a third of the course tomorrow! Read and wrote things and read and wrote things. A lot of pages and a lot of text, and don't know what to focus on. Hard!

Studied until I had to pick the kids up at school and then I drove the girl to dance and picked her up at dance. My hostmum had bought mexican food for dinner and it tasted really good. I tried to focus on the studies but I just can't get it into my head. This course us to much, like it is moving forward to fast, I don't have time to take it all in and undertand and learn everything. Let's see how the test ends up tomorrow. Hoping for the best, but right now I feel like I don't know half of everything I am supposed to know...




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I slept over this morning, my alarm didn't ring. I forgot that I had set the days from Mondays - Fridays, so my hostmum woke me up. I felt so embarrased, but she said it was okay, no problem. Well, got up then at 6.45 and had breakfast, made the kids some pancakes and made myself ready for soccergame.. But when I read my email, my coach had sent an email tha t it was cancelled, boring! So I just went to the gym instead. I tried something new, one of the bikes in the gymarea. It was so good cause you could plug in your iPod and select a workout,  like a spinningclass, but by yourself. Gonna make a good list of music that I can use and then just follow the directions from the tvscreen in front of me. There were also videos, so I'm gonna try that tomorrow, cause that will really be like a real spinningclass.

I got home and didn't do much, just sat down and relaxed. Didn't really do much today during the daym but I called Chris nad we went out for dinner at Applebees in Montgomeryville. It was so nice, we had such a nice waiter. His name was Matt and he was really good, haha. The first thing; are you guys over 21? No, we said and then he continued joking around with us the whole night. He also said; Do you want dessert? It's on me. So we got dessert for free. And then he wants us to come back, so the next time we go there we were gonna ask for him cause it would be a pleasure for him to serve us again, haha! Me and Chris talked a lot and had a nice time.



Chris at Applebees.

Then we went to Barnes and Nobles that is located really close, we could walk there. I was gonna study and Chris stayed for a while to read and just be my company.

I found this at B&N:



A Swedish tourist guide. This page about my home region.



I studied until B&N closed and now I'm gonna do some more studies. Don't really feel prepared for the test, but I always feel like that. Has got the whole day tomorrow... Think I'm going to B&N again, cause I could focus so good there!

//E

Yes, Amelie drove me home around 11 and then I didn't do much until the kids got home from Karate. I was kind of working today cause my hostdad is on call this weekend. Well, me and the kids baked a cake:



The cake looked good, and tasted really good. But when I was gonna slice it up, it wasn't ready, haha. The batter poured out from the middle of the cake.. But it tasted good anyway!

Then my hostmum brought the boy to the Phillies game and I went outside to play with the girl so my hostdad could prepare for a presentation he's gonna hold.





The whole driveway is full of pictures we made with crayons, it was a nice time! we were out there for hours. My hostdad made us dinner and we got inside and made some art and crafts togetger. The whole day was wonderful with her! I enjoyed it. I gave her a shower and then I got down to my room around 8.30 p.m.

Now I feel really really tired, but miserable! I'm homesick, want mum to be her! I tried to feel better with a cup of hot chocolate and a nice tv-show but it didn't help.. It's cause I'm tired. Well, gonna try to sleep now with the help of my relaxing music and so on, let's see if it helps. Getting up early tomorrow, working.. so 6.15. Then I have a soccergame, and I am gonna be outfield for the first time since I was like 13 years old, haha. Will update you with how that turned out!

//E

Left the kids at the bus and then I went back to sleep again. Was so tired, cause I couldn't sleep cause of the tv the night before. Did my best to study, but didn't succeed. My hostdads mum where at the house and I helped her with some things, and that kept interupting me so I had to begin from the beginning all the time. I read a few pages and then I picked the kids up from school. A lot of people, still in the house, haha. But felt more comfortable on Friday than on Thursday.

My hostmum came home from work, and she gave me an "Early Birthday Present"


I guess she knows I'm freezing easily! She is so nice to me!

Then I began getting ready and Amelie picked me up around 9 p.m. Some pictures from the night:



Me and Amelie



Marieke and Pamela.



Lovely Amelie! :)

I decided to sleep at Amelies place, cause it got kind of late and I didn't want to wake up the whole house when I got home cause of the alarmsystem.

It was a fun night and I hope we'll do it again!

//E