Girl on the move

On the move again!

2007-01-10T23:51:00.000-08:00

And so, I am on the move again...!
This time I'm going to Mèrida, Venezuela!
It's a 6 week programme.
The first weeks is all about Spanish lessons... The next 3 weeks are also followed by lessons and volunteering at an orphanage...
The 5th week is also volunteer work...
After that, I'm off to one week of chillin' at the beach!
The school that I'm living at in Mèrida also have cabins at the beach... Soo, of course I'm renting one of those before I go back home...

It's gonna be a great adventure! I'm gonna have extra activities such as horse back riding, hiking, going to Angels Falls (the biggest waterfall in the world) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

Yup yup...
It's 8 days till I leave...
Right now I'm at work... I'm working this week and Monday next week... then I'm gonna spend the last days planning and packing...! :)

Gotta go make some calls...for 7,5 hours... :P
Talk later!

marathon.

2006-11-23T09:45:00.000-08:00

Yup, for this past week I've had an O.C. season 1 marathon and Lost season 2. Additioing some movies to that...
That's the life of a sick person... Yah.. wonderful.. I haven't been sick since I came home from Kenya...
Joy working at a day care centre, right?

Other than that, I have been very busy with my Sims town. Oh yeah! It's alot of fun :P

And I have been living of cheerios and milk, pretty much, yeah...

This is pretty much it... Sorry to be so brief... but not much change lately..other than the freakishly boring weather...

I'll check back later when I have more interesting stuff to write about...
Yah, well... Later! Anyway! :)

Bubye!

Updates.

2006-10-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, so, some people are really making an effort for me to update here...
I'd like to thank that ''anonymous'' person who told me to update more often...
Yeah....anyway....

I haven't checked my blog in a while either, so I don't know what I wrote about last time...
Buuuut...news?
This week, so far, I am the best seller at ProffCom... I am sooo staying on top ten at least this month.. Cause I'm getting that diploma damn it!

And in the competition we have against that other company who also sell ViaSat +, I'm the top seller, and we are leading the competition so far! Yay!
Monday and Tuesday this week was good, but today was a real downer.. don't ask me why.. just..BAH!

Hope tomorrow will be better...
A huge motivation is Grace and Cynthia...and the other kids at Shangilia... cause I am going back to Kenya next year - DAMN IT I AM!!!
I really, seriously need to...
Umm, yeah, nothing much besides this is going on...
Oh! Girls' night at Ida on Saturday though... it will be nice! =)

And I'm going back to Helsingborg on the 10th of November... going by bus during the night though... so I won't be in Helsingborg till like 8 or something on the 11th... *YAWN*

I just ate a Stratos and feel so bad... Sometimes I wish I was seriously allergic to milk... or just simply to sweets!!!
I sort of am, in a way... but not seriously allergic...
It would be easier.... Oh well.... What'cha gonna do ?

I just watched a cool episode of Ghost whisperer... Now we're... or I mean.. Johan is, watching football... ''yaaaay''... ;)

Aaaanyway... I'm gonna watch a movie on my laptop...!
I get waaay too much sleep when I don't start work till 1pm... Wake up just in time for Strong Medicine... gosh that is a good show...!
A good stand-in for E.R... gosh I miss that show...

Aaaanyway, Later people...
Stay calm... I'll be back, one day ;)

He-Helloodiiloo!

2006-10-01T10:20:00.000-07:00

Yo!
What's up people?!

I'm sitting in the small couch watching friends... a bit bored.. but aaah, well...
This Friday after work we all (ViaSat people) went to a restaurang and had a really nice dinner.
It was very nice... One thing that made me FURIOUS though was that, one of the guys I work with couldn't eat with us since it's ramadan... but he was still gonna join us, and we were a party of 9... The fuckin' freakin' waitor told him that this time it was okay for him to sit with us, but next time he has to order something to sit with us... FREAKIN' HELL! We were 8 people eating their food... !

Aaaanyway...other than that it was great!
And yesterday, Simone (a girl from work) and I decided to work extra. We don't get any money for it per hour... but we do get 150 crowns per sold item. And I sold 5 in 4,5 hours! :D Good money, ey! ;)
It was very nice, Simone and I had alot of fun! AND! Oh! I sold one item for Simone too... when she was on lunch break :P

And ooh! Last weekend, Johan and I went to see Over the hedge... GOSH I had missed that movie... Sweet LA memories!
And gosh, now I really miss the warm weather...

We was supposed to see Cars tonight... but the don't show it in theatres anymore... but it'll still take forever till it's released on DVD... :(
And oh, I have to go see click...! Adam Sandler cracks me up! :P~ Wouldn't a remote like that be cool?

I don't really know what to write anymore... so i'll just... yah... see ya peeps ;)

Oh well....

2006-09-14T13:29:00.000-07:00

Heyyaa,

I'm lying in the couch watching Madagascar.... gosh, that brings back Kenya memories...

Anyway, the ViaSat people are really... weird.. ?
I didn't get the job there... and yet I went to 2 interviews, very similar to each other...
Talk about waisting my time!

Oh well... I spent all last night searching for new jobs.
I have one interview tomorrow...and I might get another one for next week.

Today I went to Smart Club with Ida. She was gonna return her clothes, bet that felt good.
I didn't even bother to wash mine.. I just gave em' up :P

And I ended up buying that mini step up thingie. And it actually works! ;)
It's good. Cause I need training. But I don't wanna get a membership at SATS until I have a job - for real.

But seriously, I can not wait to go to Ullared!!! GOSH!!! It's been waay too long.
I have soo much stuff I'm gonna buy. Yay! :D

I'm gonna go to bed now, gotta get up early for the interview tomorrow. It's in Helsfyr... I know you have no clue where that is and it's not really saying anything...
But oh well... it's not as far as Smart Club was... but not veeeery close either.. but it'll be alright.

Sleep tight people!
Nighty night!

I need a washing card, and I need one now.

2006-09-12T10:40:00.000-07:00

Hello.
How's it going ?

Today I haaaad to borrow a laundry card from a neighbour...cause the laundry basket was too full...
The dude, or girl, or who ever it is, who is supposed to fix the cards, is in a hospital... so that sucks.. more for him/her, obviously...
Anyway, at least I got one machine done today... The Norweigan washing system.. well, it could be better... You have to pay for each machine (10NOK) and every time you use the drier...the amount of money on that one is counted on how much heat you use...but about 10 crowns there too...
There is no washing schedule... though, that's not a very big problem... cause it's available most of the time... BUT. It's open to everyone in the building... and I just don't like leaving the clothes there...
Hopefully we'll get our card this weekend, and I'll empty the laundry basket. Oh how nice that would be.
And I'm a bit disturbed that they don't have a ... eh... mangel? I don't know the English word for it... but instead of ironing sheets, I but it through the...mangel :P
I want one!!!

I am watching America's funniest home videos right now... actually, it just ended, but anyway... GOSH I want a cat!!!...Actually 3 cats... but oooh I want a cat. I can't wait :D

Oh yeah, I went to the interview this Monday...!
It was a Swedish guy who interviewed me and he was very funny.
I'm going back tomorrow on what seems to be a 3rd interview... cause apparently the Swedish guy wasn't supposed to interview me, since I want to work full time...
Ah well.. I'll see what happens, but it looks like I'm getting the job anyway.

I feel, more and more though, that I really really wanna become a photographer... I have been looking through my pictures today and I put some pictures in frames...and they are just so great!I know I'm an amateur, but I still think they're good.

And looking at the pictures from Kenya again... and yesterday I watched the film again...
I wanna go back so bad. If I get the job at ViaSat, I'm gonna save as much as I can, to be able to go back, soon.
I miss the kids so incredibly much.

Alrighty, I'm gonna do the dishes... 'yaaay'.
Later!

Heydeehooo

2006-09-08T13:36:00.000-07:00

Hey people!
People who are actually still reading! :D
And I'm starting to actually write here again. Yay me! And my loyal readers.

I got a second interview at ViaSat! On Monday, and I just found out how to get there. Not far at all. Just the way I like it.
NO MORE SMARTCLUB!!!! :D Except for shopping.. maybe.
I was gonna buy those special nail-thingies to put up frames on the walls....70 freakin Norweigan for 6 of them!!!! GOSH! Now that's robbery...
Ah well...

I am officially unemployed! Hopefully not for long, but still. It feels goooood to be out of Smart Club. And I made such a good friend there. My new friend Ida from Trondheim :D
I went to her place tonight, and we made pizza! :D She has an oven! And a dish washer!! And a seperate fridge and freezer!! :D :D :D
Very very nice! And the pizza was delicious! with mushrooms!!!

Well, I'm off to a good movie and the best chocolate in the world. Stratos. Gotta love it.
Later peeps!

Life as I know it...

2006-09-06T11:51:00.000-07:00

Hello there, bored people!
...As if you would actually spare time to read my blog... ?
'Grool'! :)

Anywaaay!
Went to the interview yesterday... (Oh! I got an interview btw!)
Yup, working for ViaSat! The money is insanely good, that is if I sell alot of their products. The woman who interviewed me was very nice, and she just had positive things to say about the interview...me :P maha.
So I'll find out eventually, if I got it or not...
I'm still looking around though... We'll see where I end up.

Last day at Smart Club on Friday anyway. The signed me up for another 2 weeks, cause the lady who hired me had 'forgotten' to tell the others that I'm quitting... oh well...!
I still won't get any money from them.... not until I have my Norweigan social security number and the tax card... and that will take about 4-5 weeks... so, that sucks!

Anyway, I'm gonna go grab som of the yum yum delicious ice cream that I bought...
It's Italian gelato...
It's still not Dreyer's nestlé toll house chocolate chip cookie dough...swirl...
GOSH! I miss that icecream!!!

See ya! :)

Live from Oslo.

2006-09-03T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!
I'm doubting anyone is even reading my blog anymore...No blame, though... Since I haven't been the most active updater...
Oh well...
I AM now in Oslo! Yup! In my cozy little apartment that I share with Johan. 'Little' is not an under statement... But it's great!
It's in the perfect area. Close to EVERYTHING!
....that is, except my job though...!

I work at Smart Club in Alnabru... Smart Club is a Norweigan Costco wannabe... sort of.
They even have Oreos and Mountaindew (which I never drank in LA cause it sounded really gross...but still... memories...memories...!) :)
...It is actually too far or me to commute every day...and the money isn't all that good... So, I told them I won't be signing a contract... and they reacted as if I already had... Hrmm..
Oh well... I'm working Monday - Friday next week, then I'm DONE!
And that feels really good. People weren't that outgoing and nice anyway...
Aaaaand, standing there all day, not allowed to sit? Ya, PAIN!

I have a bunch of ideas for what to do next, so it'll be all right!

....So..what now?
Well.... I just googled myself, and it was quite a disappointment.... Oh well... what'cha gonna do?

Start work at 5pm tomorrow... I'll miss E.R...which will suck, but ey...There'll be more Mondays...!

Going back to the movie now... Later!

Ha de!

4 days...

2006-08-22T02:36:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!
Oh, I got to sleep in today, how nice was that?!
Totally... I start work at 2pm today, and get off at 11pm...
Free tomorrow - Yay! then I'm working Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
That means, I have only 4 days of work left... Here in Malmö anyway... I start my new job on the 30th...!
I can't wait till Johan comes on Monday to pick me up!! Finally, finally!

I gotta go get something to eat...and I'm going to work in 1½ hour...
Have a good one!

See ya!

The Öresund bridge - not just a job - a lifestyle...

2006-08-12T22:30:00.000-07:00

(For the ones who are intrerested: www.oeresundsbron.se)

Hello, Guten abend, Hola, Bonjour, Bonjourno! And so on...
We were discussing at cash in tonight that we should establish a new language, The Öresundsbro German!
Manuellen schalter benutzen! Zweiunddreizig euros, bitte! Schwedishe oder Dänische zurrück? Kein cent!
(excuse my spelling, but it's been a while since I studied German.
Anyway...

Today has been a loooong day. Worked from 9am to 9pm. As yesterday... And now I have 4 days off. It'll be nice!

And at this job you'll be amazed by the stupidity of the homo sapiens... This job makes you feel so incredibly smart and logic, it's not even funny! :P~
Though it is rather funny the way people are going at it...

Ooooh!
And oooh! Guess what?
Yesterday I called my friend Mary in Kenya! I haven't talked to her in such a long time, and talking to her...Gosh! I miss her so much, and it made me miss Kenya even more!!
Today I called Kintu, who is in South Africa at the moment, but hopefully he'll be in Kenya in January when (HOPEFULLY!!!) Johan and I will return to Kenya, and Shangilia! :D

I'm going crazy! I wanna leave for Kenya NOW!
I can't wait till next week when I'll get the pictures I developed from Kenya, It's gonna be a great collage!

Going to Nybro for a few days... Leaving tomorrow...
Gonna do some serious driving... it's been quite a while! AND! I'm gonna meet Ulrika again...THAT has been ages and ages as well!
That'll be fun!

I miss Johan so insanely much! More than ever!! And I know it's since I'm moving up to him, in with him :D :D :D in 16 days!!! YAAAAYYY!!!!! :D

I'm gonna go to bed now, I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the store before I go to Helsingborg!

I will write more later!
Stay tunafished...! (?)

See ya!

Christian Kjellvander & Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet

2006-07-27T00:40:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah!
It was soooo wonderful! I knew several months ago that Christian Kjellvander was gonna open for Lars Winnerbäck but I had totally forgotten about it... What a great surprise!!
He is so awesome! Too bad he didn't play "At the rapids" though....

But then Lasse came on and that was so great. It was such a cozy concert! And YES! He did play "Söndermarken", so I was ALL happy. And we lest a bit early to beat the rush... And when we headed for the car we heard him sin "Kom änglar" Miiih! I would've wanted to see that!!
Oh well.... I heard it!

Today is day one of the festival. We went though the city last night after the festival... and I saw the LANGOS trailer that belongs to my friend's uncle. Tim, I haven't seen him since last year at the festival, so it's gonna be great to see him again as well...!
And tongiht Brandsta city Släckers are playing! That is gonna be so crowded! I can't understand why they put them on a small stage. The should have the biggest one... I guess they don't realize how many people are gonna be there to see them...

Now I've signed the papers for our new apartment as well. WOHO! It's ours! :)

I'm gonna go get ready.
Write more later.

Take care!

Manuellen schalter benutzen, bitte...

2006-07-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!

Yes, I'm still here! But I'm so freakin' busy! I'm working so much... 12 and 13 hour shifts...
But now I'm free for 5 days, and Johan will be here in about 45 minutes, YAY!!!
We're going to Lars Winnerbäck tonight... and then it's the local festival in Helsingborg for 3 days...woohoo!!!

My new job rocks.. I like it so damn much. Of course there are some !"#¤%&/(!"#¤! people too, but they are everywhere, right ? :P

And oh, the Germans and their vouchers... Maha MANUELLEN SCHALTER BENUTZEN!!!
...Hmmm, what does that mean, ey ? :)

Oh well. Life is good. And it's getting better! Oh yeah!
August 27th - MAJORSTUA 2006! :D

I gotta go clean up this room before Johan gets here, I'll stop by here later.
Take care.

Love,
Madeleine

Interview!

2006-07-12T05:19:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!

I've got an interview! It's on Tuesday the 18th for Smart Club in Oslo, as a cashier.
The people I talked to on the phone seems very nice!

I wrote a bunch of applications on Sunday, and I got a reply from them on Monday afternoon! :)

Johan is here now, FINALLY!!! It was so wonderful when I saw him at the bus terminal this morning... I am so happy right now!!
Unfortunately he's going back on Friday... but I'll see him next week when I go to Oslo anyway.
And then he'll come down on the 26th again, to se WInnerbäck!! Woohooo!!! :D

I have to go and make some phone calls.... update later!
See ya!

Hello from Malmö

2006-07-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Quick update, yo! :P

I'm on my way to work soon... I'm taking the moped today as well... I can sleep in if I take it, and I don't have to bother looking up bus/train time tables...
Anyway... Things are good. I live in Malmö, in Janne's and Christine's house while they are on vacation... it feels sooo great!
And the job ? It's great too! I love it. And the people I work with are awesome too!
Today I'm working between 10am and 10pm. Did the same yesterday... it was exhausting, but great fun.
Tomorrow I'm taking an extra shift ( I hope) and I'll be working from 5pm to midnight.
Then I'm free on Sunday and I'm gonna write a bunch of work applications... and I need to do some laundry...
Then I'm working 10am-10pm on Monday and Tuesday....aaaaand so on...

Best of all though... FINALLY!!!!! I'll get to see Johan again!! I haven't seen him in what ? 7 weeks now ? 8 maybe?
And he'll get down here on 12th. Only for a few days... but hey! As long as I get to see him.. I'm all YAY!!

Okay, I gotta go now... I have some stuff to take care of before I go... .So I'll write more later when I have the time...

Bubye!

What's going on?

2006-06-26T15:19:00.000-07:00

Well hello!
Yes, I am alive.. I just have had so much to do I haven't had much computer time to spare... And the fact that the wireless internet connection doesn't seem to work on my laptop anymore :(
That sucks!!

What has happened ?
Well, I'm starting to get back to the regular hours... but I'm still tired...
I worked last Friday (Midsummer's eve) which was my very last day at TraffiCare. They still couldn't give me a summer schedule, so I decided to take all the hours at the bridge... which was ALOT! All July and all August! My last day is on the 28th... I get off at 7 am I think! (yawn!)

What else ?
Well, my mom got an offer about a 3 room apartment in the same building as ours, just one gate away...and she took it... She'll start to move next Monday!
And I decided to move to Malmö and stay there all summer.. I'll move down on Wednesday, and my entire room will be in boxes! Pretty much is already actually...!

I miss Johan so incredibly much!! Ever since I got home from L.A. we've been talking on the phone soooo much.. I love it! :D
It's not that expensive either since it's to his home phone now...! Maybe 30 SEK an hour..(about $4)...
Aaaanyway..I'm gonna go to the store and send all the stuff to Kenya, finally!
Hope they'll get everything...!

I'm moving to Norway in 2 months and 3 days!!! :D

See ya! ;)

Jetlag

2006-06-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

What more is there to say ?

- JETLAG!!! -

Good night!

Bye bye Cali...

2006-06-17T23:40:00.000-07:00

Hey people..
I never went to the beach today... Suz never called though, don't know what's up... but I just wouldn't do well on the beach today...!
I have been un-packing and re-packing all my stuff, and you won't believe how much more space I found...still not enough really...
Cause both bags are full to the MAX! I seriously don't know what I'll do if they are gonna search my bag at LAX...!
They will go through EVERYTHING and un-pack EVERYTHING...then I'm gonna have to do it all over again... freakin' hell, if they do it!
....But ey! Let's stay positive... :/

I woke up at around 9am this morning...And I was soooo incredibly tired! It was like I hadn't slept at all! But I got up... shower...get dressed...go eat a bunch of cantaloupe and honey dew - Yumm! :)

Then Elizabeth and I went to Target to get a sudoku book and more locks for my bag.

When we got home I started un-packing and re-packing...and re-packing...and re-packing...
It went pretty darn good...but as I said; full to the MAX!

Theeeeen... Heck I don't know what I have been up to today! I am so tired!! I have not been a fun company today! :P~

But I know Elizabeth's friend Holly came over cause she wanted to "look at the Swede" ;) Hehe.. Yeah, anyway, She was cool.
And after that Elizabeth and I were gonna go look for fridge poetry... but we didn't find any... And I decided to get Vern the turtle as well... cause he was just so cool...and the 5 dollars go to the children's hospital, so it was a nice gesture at the same time :P
And I got a pair of socks... I know I have a pair or two...somewhere... in the bag... and I am SO NOT going through it again... So I got a new pair ;)

Then I actually got everyone, except Elizabeth of course, to agree on that I was gonna take them out for dinner tonight...
I knew Elizabeth was gonna say flat out no no no and NO! So... I went to Mike..and he was all for it ;)
So we decided to go to Hometown Buffe again! Daryl had never been there...so it was nice for him aswell :P~

We went there and we didn't really have to wait in line which was nice...!
The cashier thought I was from Poland cause my ID looked Polish :P~

The food was really good! And for dessert I had some really really good cheese cake. I did not like that before, but THAT was yumm! ;)

Then we went to see Cars! I thought it was a cute movie, but I probably would've liked it more if I knew more about cars...like...saaaaay the Wantlands!? :P

Then..OMG!! There were SO many kids in that movie theatre...That just would not shut up!
This one kid behind us came up between the seats trying to talk to us, and then he would scream from the top of his lungs....along with the rest of them... :P

Then we got home a while ago... I got to talk to Johan which was very very very sweet...!
I have been listening to a Norweigan answering machine most of the day so it was nice to finally hear his voice again :)
But NOW! I'm gonna finish packing and go to BED! Yesssss....!
Sooo, Nighty Night!
Bye bye Cali, I've had a blast!

Love,
Madeleine

Norco > car break-down > Angels vs. Padres

2006-06-16T23:39:00.000-07:00

Hey now, how's it going?
I have a major head ache and I am very very very tired! Why? Well this was my day:
Heard a knock in my door at 7:30am...Elizabeth came with the phone... Someone called for me...
And it turned out to be my big brother... Which I totally didn't recognize cause he has caught on a Gothenburg accent... I had to ask who the hell was calling me!
Anyway.. Even though I mentioned to the dork that stuff are cheaper over here "is there anything I can get you?"... like 1 ½ weeks ago... He said ''no, I don't think so.. I'll let you know''... Apparently he had been talking to my mother and she made him realize that Levi's are cheap over here... So what he wanted at 7:30am? Levi's jeans :P~
"Oh, I totally forgot about the time difference".... My ass... ;)
Aaaanyway...I told him I'd try...

Then I couldn't go back to sleep so I logged on to MSN and talked to Johan, which was very very nice...
Then I got up and got dressed at around 8:45am... ate breakfast.. and at about 9:20 we were on our way to Norco!
We got there in about 45 minutes, which apparently was very good...! :P~
The horses got prepared...I talked to Melissa a bit... then her mother came by too! :)
I don't know what time we left... But Melissa, her mother and I went for a ride. I got Marty again, and he is just the sweetest horse! :)

We went to a saloon/restaurant thing... I think it took about 30 minutes to get there.. And we 'parked' our horsed outside, and Jonathan, Steven, Elizabeth and Daryl came in the car, and we went inside to eat lunch!
I had the best chicken burger I've ever had. And 2 huge glasses of water! It was so freakin' hot out there.. Suz guessed on about 110 F! (About 43 C!)
It was a great lunch... and when we were done, we got up on our horses and went back to the house! :) That went alot faster cause the horses knew they were going home and were very excited :P

I had great fun out there! Marty is a wonderful horse!
When we got back we showered the horses and talked for a while...and I think Elizabeth, Daryl and I went back at around 3pm...!
When we left the freeway... Daryl wanted to take that exit... Elizabeth had been saying over and over that we should put more gas in...!
But Daryl... 'the easy going'... said "naah, it'll be okay.. we can put more gas in on a station up ahead"... And as we pulled up to an inter section (spelling?) and the red light turned on...we stoppped the car...and it died...! :P~
It totally died... didn't make a sound when he turned the key or anything..!
Daryl called Mike...and he was gonna come to our rescue... and "just for the heck of it... Bring some gas, dad"...
Elizabeth also called Jan, and she came to pick me up so we could go to the mall..!
We waited for about 40 minutes in that gazing sun... (100 F! - 38 C!) Jan and Mike came at about the same time...

Soooo, I went with Jan, and we went to KOHL'S to go look for Levi's jeans (am I the best sister in the world or what?!) ;) I also found some more gifts... :P
And now to the fun part... My other bag is full! I mentioned this yesterday... But I re-packed it a bit, and now I can fit some more! Taking the air out of my football that I got helped alot ;)
I also went to Shoe City to buy one more pair of Converse. Very nice!
Then we went home... and I started re-packing again... and I can actually fit most of it! :D ...I hope...!
Well.. a bit delayed... so I didn't get a chanse to take a shower.. BAH! Suz got to the house at around 6:45 (the time she said was 6-6:30...) ;)
And we were on our way to the LA Angels vs. San Diego Padres baseball game at Anaheim Stadium!
And yes, I have been illegal with a CSI today, maha! :P~
We scalped! (spelling?!)
Meaning, we didn't have tickets, and it was sold out... But some people choose to buy season tickets of some kind and that they sell for like twice the price or so outside the stadium...!
We found a guy who sold the tickets for $30 each... and they were really good seats.
We needed to get money from an ATM though...but the guy totally trusted us with the tickets, which I found totally weird!! But we did come back and gave him his money.

Suz's friend (name) and her date was also with us..! It was very nice!
I have been introduced to baseball and I really like it! It was alot of fun!
Unfortunately the Angels lost to Padres by 1... so that was a bummer...
As an ending of the night, they had the most amazing fireworks I have ever seen! Even better than New Year's!!!
They had some that turned in to Smiley faces, they were so cool! But the entire show was awesome!!!

We got home at about 10:45pm I think...and I pretty much went straight to the trailer...
I am so tired right now... and this was supposed to be a short entry...
Oh well... Hope you enjoied the reading :P~ I have finger cramps!
Nighty night!

Love,
Madeleine

Relax > Original McDonald's > Over the hedge

2006-06-15T22:40:00.000-07:00

Hello-loo!
Oh my WOW! Sleeping in this morning? I needed that real bad! Uh huh! :)
Okay, so I still woke up at 9am...but I could stay in the bed! Yay! I was home alone...and I didn't have ANYTHING to do! First time in two and a half weeks!
So I just stayed in bed, for about an hour...half asleep... then I got up.. Took a shower.. Had some cantaloupe for breakfast...watched "Raise your voice"... Packed my new bag...which now is full to the max by the way...and I still haven't packed everything.. Yaaay - ME!

Aaah well...
Daryl and Elizabeth got home at about 1:30 I think, and we went to the original McDonald's in Downey! It was neat. I wasn't hungry, but DAMN! Daryl sure was!
A big coke, (big to me anyway, don't know what size it was) french fries, one Big Mac and one Big n' tasty!
I tasted some of the chocolate shake that Elizabeth got, and it was good. Better than McDonald's in Sweden anyway...but NOTHING, I repeat - NOTHING! beats Hard Rock café's ;) Yum yum!

Then we went home and chilled...for quite some time..!
And tonight, at 8:05pm we went to see "Over the hedge". It was soooo cute. I really liked that one. Totally recommend it!
"Wanna help me find my nuts?" ...Tempting, ey ?
"We eat to live.... They live to eat!"

Anyway, I just got back, and yes, I am getting quite tired. It's hard, doing nothing!
And besides I'm getting up early tomorrow to go to Norco again, and go horseback riding at Melissa and Jonathan's house...!
Then I'm going to a baseball game with Suz in the evening! It'll be fun.

So...yup! nighty night folks!
Sleep tight!

Love,
Maddy

Universal Studios Theme Park

2006-06-14T22:15:00.000-07:00

Good evening!
Well well.. I went to sleep at around 1:30am today...Yawn...
And then I woke up at 6am an realized that I had an hour and a half more to sleep, and THAT was very nice... Then I woke up to my awful alarm at 7:30am...
Got up, got dressed, ate breakfast wrote post cards :P
And we left at around 8:30... We went by the post office and I finally sent all of my post cards...
Bah...13!!
Next time I'm going somewhere, I'm not telling anyone, that way they won't expect a card ;)

Anyway, then we went to Universal Studios in Hollywood! :D
Went in to the theme park... Went straight to the Studio tour, and that was very nice...! Though, I was sitting on the right side in the tram and everything came on the left side, of course...
But I got to see sets from A "princess' diary", "Desperate Housewives", Jurassic Park props, and a bunch of other stuff and cool effects!
They even took us in to a studio (that's for the tour) where you could experience an earthquake. It was cool.... if I can put it like that... :/ The effects were awesome anyway! :P~

Then we went around on some rides/shows... The first one we did was "Back to the future - the ride" It was a very cool simulator!
Then we went to "Jurassic Park - The ride"...it was a flume ride thingy, that took you around in a jungle.. and then a high hill which we swooped down on...getting away from T-rex :)

Then we did "The revenge of the mummy - the ride". It was really cool! It was a very cool roller coaster! and it went VERY fast! in a cave... Really cool! and very cool special effects!

Then we went to Terminator 2: 3D.. That was quite cool too....and I'm amazed by the special effects, it's so awesome!

THEN! We went to eat...
And it was so funny when we were going out the gates... We asked the guard if we could go out and eat and then come back.. and get a stamp or something...
And he looked so serious at us, and pointed at me and Elizabeth and said "the can go"...
And Daryl looks confused and say "just them?!"
And then the guy goes "Yeah we only let women out today, it says so at the sign just around the corner"...and Daryl looked so confused and he went to check! :P~
And the guard looked at us and did the "shhh" sign.. and smiled...
Oooh! When Daryl found out that it wasn't true...? Oh! He was furious...was about to get in the guy's face! ;) He was so hungry and that guard was making it take longer to get to the food... Oooh, you don't do that with Daryl :P~ Mahaha...
We went to Hard Rock Café at the City walk! :D It was open today!
It was so cool!
I ordered a chicken sandwich and a chocolate shake... And OMG!! Knott's Berry farm's chocolate shake is like..you know...YUCK! compared to that one! And McDonald's...I'm not even gonna talk about...
Hard Rock café's Chocolate shake was world class! YUM!!! Hollywood rocks!
...And the chicken was nice too... ;)
If I lived in Whittier... I would soooo go to Hard Rock Café in Hollywood - JUST to get that shake...!
Anyhow...

Then we went in to some stores at the city walk... and I got 6 really cool fridge magnets! :D
Then we went back inside to the theme park.
We checked some more souvenir stores, and I got a Universal Studios t-shirt...

After that we went to see "Shrek 4D"... Sort of a 4D simulator... The chairs were moving...and when the donkey sneezed...they sprayed water at us... very....refreshing... :P~
It was really cool!! Still amazed by the special effects!

Then we were talking about going home... But we decided to go and see "Waterworld" the show. It was freakin' amazing!!!
And the cast was really cool:
Brian Collins (Desperate Houswives, Charmed, Not another teen movie)
Cindy Thompson (Man on the moon, Profiler, Scorpion king)
R.C Ormond (Dodge Ball, The time machine, El Salvador)
Patrick Gallaw (CSI: Miami, The Dicision, Gangland)
Shaun Loeser (General Hospital, Stir of echoes, Santasia)
Casey Hendershot: American Family, Basketball of mice and men)
Spencer Stone (Opening cast, Universal studios, Japan)
Zac Henry (Torque, Dust to Glory, Veronica Mars)

Some known faces, you know :) And it was an awesome show! I'm glad we went on it before we went home...!
And then we had about an hour in traffic "stop and go"... I spent alot of time trying to find good music... Bah! :P~
Since we got home, we've been chillin'... and Suz came over with the pictures from Kathryn's baccalaureate.. Those were fun to see!
And now I'm getting finger cramps, and I was just attacked by a very disgusting June bug. AAAH!!! ...You know...!
So.. Have fun, bye, bye!

Love you, Johan! ALOT More than Hard Rock café's chocolate milk shake! ;)

Love,
Madeleine

NBC & WB

2006-06-13T23:45:00.000-07:00

hey hey!
Had a tour at NBC and another one at Warner Brothers today!
At NBC I got to see one of the sets for Days of Our Lives....they were filming in the other one :P
And I got to see Jay Leno's car...one of them ;) And I looked into the set for Jay Leno show...! He wasn't there though... but he was around :P~

We were supposed to go to ABC, but the guy cancelled last minute, so we went to Warner Bros instead! We went on the same VIP tour as yesterday...
Today it was with another guide and I got to see some new stuff! I saw the jungle from the episodes of E.R. when Dr. Carter was in Kongo! That was awesome!!! I saw many other places where they had filmed Third Watch... I even pointed some out to the guide, that she didn't know ;)
And I saw the spot they used as the doors to LAX where Hilary Duff got in to a cab in A Cinderella story :)
Oh, and did I tell you that we got to see a commercial shoot yesterday, when they were filming it...!
It was so... cheesy!!! :P haha
But it's been a fun day anyway... And I am, again, very very tired!! :P~
It hit me at 3pm today... YAWN! ;)

Well, I'm gonna go to bed now...another loooong day tomorrow, with an early start...
But on Thursday, I get to sleep in and chill! YAAAY :D
Later peeps...

Love,
Maddy

Paramount studios & Warner Bros studios

2006-06-12T23:43:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!
I am 'home' again... Just got back from the movies, we went to see "The break up" with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.... It sucked! :P Hehe, I didn't like it at all... But the other did, so that was good!

Anyway! Elizabeth and I went to Wendy's house at around 8:15... and I have no clue what town Wendy lives in.. but it was a nice house... apparently they have sort of a movie salon in their house... they're not just Disney fans, they're movie fans too... :P

But Chris, Jonathan and I went at around 9:30-ish? something :P
We got to Paramount...checked the store, and then we were on our way...!
It wasn't really all that happening at Paramount... The best part was going in to the sound room (or something) and we got to see the live shoot of The Insider (or something like that...an American gosspi show anyway...)
And I got to sign a guys map, right at Helsingborg :D

And we went around the studio sets and there wasn't all that much going on... and the guide gave us a bunch of history and some interesting facts...
But the real thing, was Warner Bros! :D

We got there at around 2:30pm...and the VIP tour started at 3pm, so I had some time to shop and I got the coolest T-shirt ever :D Mahahahaaaaaa....

That tour was, as I said the real thing, it was so awesome!!!
It started with a 10 minute introduction video which was very nice! And then we went on out to the sets! :D
The coolest parts were when we went in to the building where they had shot a scene for Spiderman 3 in a Jazz club... Yeah! I've been to the Jazz club ;)

Then the place from the Friends episode with Jean Claude Van Damme and Julia Roberts...The street where the movie shoot is... and the place where the gang stands on a street singing for Marcel...when he's in 'show biz' ;)

Then we got to see a dance rehersal for Jackass 2. They said it would probably have that in the end of the movie... we'll see :P~

The very coolest part though...was that I actually got to go on the the set where they shoot E.R. (Cityakuten)!!! The next time I watch that show... I can say - Hey! I've been there!!! :D
Awesome!!
And I have seen the doorway to Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney)...and George Clooney's very own private basketball court :D

Then, another very cool thing! I got to see Central Perk!!! A copy...but still... VERY nice!!! :D
And I saw a crystal lamp....two actually.. and there are only 4 in the whole world.. and 2 are at WB...the other two are in Paris I think...and they are worth 32 million dollars - EACH! :P
Oh and I saw the building from Friends where Elizabeth lives... where she throws water balloons on Ross...!! :P
And WB's version of Central Perk.. Where Phoebe and Rachel do their running...

It was really awesome! And they were setting up for the filming of Ocean's 13 which will start next week!

After the tour I got Gelato!!! Maha! They had and Ice cream stand at WB's gift shop!
And a Starbucks coffée! :P~
It was yumm, anyway! :D

Then Chris and Jonathan drove me to Irwinsdale where Elizabeth picked me up... and shortly after we got back we went to see the movie...and now I'm falling asleep :P~
So, nighty night!

Love,
Maddy

Company D > Brea Mall > Upland High Baccalaureate

2006-06-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

Good evening...
Yes, I am tired tonight too... Exhausted actually.. even though I haven't done that much today... But it still makes me very very tired... I'll be sleeping for a week when I get back home (I wish)...

Anyway... Elizabeth and I left at around 10:15am today to go to Company D with Wendy and her family!
Company D = A bunch of Disney stuff, that you can find at Disneyland resort, only with a 50-75 % discount! :) Only for the staff that work at Disneyland though... And since Wendy's sons both work at Disneyland we got the discount - sweet.
They didn't have THAT much stuff that interested me though... But I bought 2 t-shirts...
I am getting tired of the tax prices though :P It's so annoying that they don't put that on the price tag! Aaah well...
Anyway...Then the oldest one of Wendy's sons, Chris, called her up and said that we could come and check Disney's wharehouse!
That's where they keep all the stuff for their parades and stuff at Disneyland...
And right now they are preparing for the bir premiere of Pirates of the caribbean and had a bunch of skeletons and stuff like that. It was really cool!
Wouldn't say no to go to that movie premiere...considering the stars will be there :P~

Then, Elizabeth and I drove off to Brea mall, where we were supposed to find the shoes for Johan... In one store they were 125 dollars!! And in another one 79,99... So yeah, guess which store I picked? :P
Though...The cheap store didn't have his size in stock, so they ordered it from another shop...from Laguna Hills...and they will ship it to the Wantlands this week!
Then we asked for a beach shop to look for flip flops...
And YES! Finally!!! I found the ones that I tried on in Laguna Beach!!!
And even better! I got them in black, instead of brown, and they are SOOOO comfortable!
Totally worth 24 dollars!!
When I handed out my ID when I was gonna pay, the girl was like "woooow, that is such a neat ID... I wish we could have IDs like that...Where are you from?!"
..."Sweden"...
"SWEDEN!? WOW, OMG! That is so cool!"
...Haha, yeah... I know ;)

Sooo, I didn't want to do more shopping... though it was tempting...cause that mall was freakin' HUGE!!!
Aaanyhow...
We went back to the house...and got stuff ready (brownies and stuff) and had some lunch... And the Wantlands have now tried the first part of all the Swedish chocolate I brought (Marabou Digestive) And they really liked it (I mean, hey! Why wouldn't they?!) :P~
And I was busy eating my brown cheese :D

Then we were on our way... at around 3:15pm... and we went to... Uhm...
Well.. we went to Upland High School...in... Upland? I don't know :P~
Anyway.. this was Kathryn's Baccalaureate...! It's sort of a pre-graduation thing...The real thing is on Thursday.
All the seniors were dressed up in their graduation clothes with the hats and everything. All in green.
And it was pretty much singing and speaches for about 45 minutes...
Mike asked me a few times "how much longer?".. :P
And when he asked me the last time and I said that it's 2 more things...and everyone started to applaude, he joined in and was very enthusiastic :P

After that everyone went outside and it was alot of picture taking and stuff like that for a while..
Then we all went to Kathryn's house... many of the cousins were there... and we all had some of Kathryn's spagetti and spagetti sauce... It was nice!
And for desert we had the brownies that Elizabeth had made...!
The ones with frosting - yum. Yupp, that was dangerous - big time...!

Then we all hung around for a while more... and I'm guessing we left at around 8pm?
It was nice to see everyone again, and it looks like I'm going to Melissa's and Jonathan's to go horse back riding again on Thursday or Friday next week - SWEET! :D
Well...Then we went home... and yeah...I pretty much went in to the trailer and now I'm here writing...
I need to go to bed a.s.a.p... cause I'm getting up at around 7 am tomorrow... Leaving early for a day at Paramount and Warner Bros studios :)
Apparently Disney was pretty much the stuff that I saw today, so.. no need doing that twice...!

As I said - exhausted - bed - NOW!
Good night!

Love,
Madeleine

Venice > Universal City Walk > The Da Vinci Code

2006-06-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

Heeeeey people!
The first thing I have to tell you about is that I saw a celebrity today (It's about time!!) ;)
And best of all... It was Sherry Stringfield! Dr. Susan Lewis from E.R!!
Heck, if you can't put a face to the name, do the same as everyone else; Google it :)

That was so cool!
I saw her walking with a friend at Venice...and I didn't realize that is was her till she had walked by me... "I know her from somewhere!!" :P~

Aaaaanyway! :)
This morning I woke up at about 8:00am - Yawn! and at around 9am Elizabeth, Daryl, Edward and I were on our way to Venice! Daryl's friend also tagged along...Robert was it? Ah well...

And oh! When we got to Marina Del Rey I asked Elizabeth if this was the part of L.A where you could find brown cheese.... (She had gone online and found 2 stores in L.A. and one in San Francisco that sold brown cheese! - Awesome!)
Anyway... I recognized that name... and it turned out to me right... so we looked for the store - and found it! :D
So I went inside and YES!!! My cheese!!! :D The brand was TINE, I can't remember if that was the same as the ones that I brought,...but hey, who cares?! It was brown cheese!
And a freakin' expensive one too!! One tiny package I think 1/4 of a kilo costed 6 dollars!!!
...but I bought 2 packages! And Elizabeth was surprised! Online it said that the cheese would cost 10 dollars each!
Heck... it was well spent money! It was delicious! :D Eating the brown cheese and thinking of Johan... Lovely! :D

Anyway, after that we went to Venice, parked the van and went on the street along the beach... Apparently it is now illegal for street venders (spelling?) to be there... so it's not as much as it used to be... but there still was some...and there was many other funny stores!
I recognized some parts of the street from movies... :)
There was some really freaky people there... but it was cool :P~
And I saw Dr. Lewis from E.R ;) ;) Mahahaaaaa....!

Anyway...after Venice we went to Universal City Walk! :)
That was very nice! I found Hard Rock Café...and the plan was to eat there, but no. oh no. TODAY. At THAT time it was closed for private event. My ass... :P~
So, we went to the other food places... The guys had hamburgers at Tommy's and Elizabeth and I had subs at Subway! Very nice chicken sub. Yup Yup.
Aaaand after that we walked around some more... I kept looking for the shoes for Johan...but the only had Sketchers and Nike... But now I'm pretty sure on where to find them.. :P

We went back at around 3:20pm... and were back home an hour later...
Elizabeth and I went to the BIG FIVE to check for the shoes but they din't have them either, but they told us to go to another place.. so we went there, but they didn't have the shoes either... but they told us to go to a mall... so we'll probably check that out tomorrow, if not Company D...

When Elizabeth and I got back we pretty much were going out again...!
We have been to the movies tonight and watched The DaVinci Code!
Now I said that it was an exciting movie... it is! Not a scary movie! :P~
But to Elizabeth...it was scary... so my impression was that she did not like it...! :P
I think it was good, for being a movie...but of course the book is better.

And now I'm back in the trailer!

And hey, by the way! I'm not a student at Olympia anymore! I "graduated" yesterday! [Yaaay - me!]
Now I'm going to bed cause I am exhausted.... Nighty night!

Love,
Madeleine

Cowgirl in Norco.

2006-06-09T23:59:00.000-07:00

Okay guys... I am really, really tired, so I'm gonna try to make this a short but still rich on information :P~

This morning Daryl, Elizabeth and I went to Melissa's and Jonathan's house in Norco - a real horse town! :D
We went by Chino on the way actually ;) And Daryl told me that it is not at all as "ghetto" as they present it at "The O.C"...

Anyway.. When we got there, we talked a bit, then Melissa and Jonathan took out the horses we were gonna ride and prepared them...
And oh! They had the cutest dogs! One tiny tiny dog, soo cute and cuddly, named Paris (Yes, Hilton) and another, a pitbull named Oreo! Oreo was sooooo sweet and cuddly. I didn't think he was a pitbull at first!
Theeeeen, when everything was set, we got on the horses and went on our way.. rode out on the front yard and went along the road, and then down a hill (that was pretty scary!) and then rode along the river - very nice. And then came in a area with alot of bushes and sand, and LOTS of weird tiny bugs. Totally annoying! And all of the sudden my horse, Mervin by the way, lays down, and I didn't notice at first, Melissa just screamed "Get off him now! Get off quickly!" Cause he could've rolled over...apparently! :P
If I HAD noticed, I probably would feel a bit scared.. but I didn't realize it, so I was like.. what? oh, okay...sure... and then I got on the horse again! :P~ And we went back home. We were out for a little less than an hour, but it was sooooo great!
And Melissa told me to come back if I had a day left or so and didn't know what to do... and I think I have 3 more days to fill out, so we're gonna do that :D
It is sooo wonderful to be on a horse again! I love it!
When we got back we talked for a while.. then we went back to Whittier... I was gonna have dinner at Cricket's and Peter's house tonight soooo, I needed a shower :P~
And we chilled for a while... then Elizabeth drove me over to their place, and I had dinner with them and their kids Lauren and Jane.... (Like 3 and 5? years old) And then Peter had to go to work...
But I stayed for a while, and I showed the Kenya movie to Cricket and she loved it too.. :)
Then we decided to go to Target! :D
I was gonna go there with Elizabeth when I got back from Cricket's but we decided to go then instead! I needed to look for another bag...!
So we went! =)
And I found one. A really good one! I am very pleased :P~
I have put most of my stuff in there now and I can still fit lots more :D Wonderful! :P
Then Cricket drove me back to Elizabeth's....
And Elizabeth and I have been sitting in the livingroom for a few hours now just talking....it's been very nice...!

I gotta go now though... I am getting SOOOO tired! And I have to get up at 8am tomorrow!
We're leaving here at 9am... for Venice, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, City Walk...that sort of thing ;)

Sooo, night night people... sleep tight...!
Johan - I miss you so much!!! Love you!

Love,
Madeleine

Knott's Berry Farm

2006-06-08T22:58:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!
Guess what I have been up to tonight?
I have been packing my back pack - FULL! There is no more space! And I still have loads to go :P~ So, yes.. As I predicted... I will have to buy another bag ;)
And I highly doubt that my backpack is close to 20 Kilos.. cause it is actually very light.. And it's mostly clothes.. and I also fit one pair of converse in there ;)
I still have to call the airport to check how much they charge for overweights.. Jan said something about 25 dollars, and it is SO worth that :P~

Anyway! This morning we went to Knott's Berry Farm! That was awesome!
ALOT more and bigger rides than Disneyland (But hey, Disneyland is DISNEYLAND!)
And I went on lots of rides with Daryl... I told him and Elizabeth that I would NOT go on Xcelerator...which to me seemed to be the worst one.. OMG! But eventually I did, just for the hell of it ;) And that was awesome!!
I would upload a pic, but it still doesn't work... I don't know what's up with it.. :/
Anyway.. we went on a lot of rides BEFORE lunch, which Daryl and I agreed was the best solution.

Oh, and by the way... The tickets to Knott's Berry Farm we got from Julie! (Yet another cousin) :) It was sooo sweet! Thank you so much!!

I got to meet her and her son as well. He's in 8th grade and they were having sort of a ditch day at school... so they went to Knott's Berry farm :P~
And we had lunch with Julie, her son and his class mates at a really cool place. Totally inspired by the 50's. The chefs and waitresses even danced to the music (not on the counter though...) :P
And the waitor that helped our party was SOOO gay!!! :D Haha, it was so much fun, he was so nice! And so obviously gay! And Julie was so much fun going on with her kinda flirty way with him.. It was hilarous!
After lunch, Daryl and I decided we shouldn't go on any more rides (Elizabeth doesn't do the "barf rides" at all...)
And we just went around in the stores and was shopping...
And I had my portrait made... sort of... my mom knows what I mean.. and Elizabeth and Daryl...
I kinda wanna punch Daryl for saying it looked like me :P But anyways, it WAS cool, the guy was talented.

Then I had another thing made for me.. which will be a surprise for Johan.. :) It is sooooo nice!
It's for both of us, really... VERY nice =)
Then we went shopping some more, and then we went home.. I think it was about 5:30 when we left...
We had all had enough and were kinda tired...
But I do have to tell you that I tried a piece of Funnel cake here too.. At Knott's Berry Farm AND at Disneyland... But what I can say is that I am not at all impressed by it :P~

When we got home...oh and here comes the AMAZING news!!! :D
We had one message from Wendy...
She said that she would get me in to Paramount, Warner Bros AND Disney Studios V.I.P!!!! On Monday next week!!!! That is going to be SOOOOO awesome!!!
I just wish more than anything that Johan would be with me.. He would LOVE that!

And now for some MORE amazing news!! :D
After the message from Wendy, there was another one from Randy King, Lauren's dad...
HE told me that he would take me to Universal Studios FULL day, V.I.P, behind the scenes and all on Tuesday next week! Including like CBS and NBC and some other...!!!!
OMG!!!!!! I could not sit still!! This is so incredible!! :D

But we did have to calm down, and then Elizabeth and I went to the grocery store...
I got to check some more brands, which is so much fun.. and yeah.. sorry, but no wonder Americans are that fat! You should see all the stuff they have! It is so crazy!!!

And the funny thing is that on so many things you find it marked "trans fat free" "fat free" ..."Oh, then it must be good for me"... :)
Like the bread I ate at Karin and Joe's, the raisin bread with cinnamon... They said that 'oh it's good for you and all'.... but when I looked at the label, it said that it was 240 calories in 1 (!!!) slice of bread! Even Karin and Joe was chocked :P~

But damn do I love cantaloupe... Mmhm!
And we bought some more Nestlé TollHouse chocolate chip cookie dough Ice cream :P Yuuuu-um! I had some tonight, with fudge.. yup, thaaat was good..
And then I ate some cantaloupe.. I could totally live on cantaloupe.. it is sooo delicious! We have to have it in Sweden, or I'll go crazy! :P

Tonight we have been sitting and chatting for a while, me, Elizabeth, Daryl and Edward...
It was so funny when Elizabeth started talking about cutting her hair.. and I said I should cut mine, and color it again.. And Edward bursts out "Oh yeah, you guys could go and color and do your hair together" :)
And Elizabeth's response: Fuck You! :P~ And she's not likely to use the "F-word" unless she's complaining about her camera... :P
Hahaha, it's so much fun watching this family talk to eachother! That's comedy ;)

Well, that's about it for today! Tomorrow I'm going to "Horse Town" :P I'm gonna go see Melissa, Jonathan and little baby Steven at their...house? ...ranch?
...Anyway, and then I'm going to Cricket's house for dinner... :)

Sooo, I'll write more later...
Take it easy!

Love,
Madeleine

Visalia > Flynn Cattle Ranch > Santa Monica > Whittier

2006-06-07T22:43:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!

I am now back in L.A. people!
We left Karin's house in Visalia at around 10:30am I think... made a little pit stop on the way to pick up some gifts... :)

Then we headed out to Karol and Matt! We got there at around 12:03 pm ;)
Elizabeth and Daryl got there at around 9:30 am! So when we arrived, we went inside for lunch!
Karol had made home made (greasy) ;) tacos....with pork and vegetables. It was very good!
Until she said that it was the made of the pigs they used to have on the farm :P~ Then I got a bit....yeah... oh well...

Then, we ate dessert! My white chocolate cake was highly appreciated!! Yup, it was yummie! :D
And of course the home made Nestlé TollHouse chocolate chip cookies too! :)

Then, at around ? 1:00pm? 1:30pm? Elizabeth, Daryl and I said bye to everyone, and headed for L.A.
It was as good 4 hour drive at least :P~ But I think it went by rather fast...
We decided to go to Santa Monica, and the pier though...on our way home...And we did!
The sun was shining in Visalia and it was very hot... but in L.A. it was hazy and gray (and smoggy)... But it was ok!
The pier was a very nice place...though, probably alot better in sun shine!
We might go back when it's better weather..!

Theeeeen... we headed for Whittier... and got stuck in traffic.. Geeee-ez! I think THAT was the worst traffic I have experienced so far.... or maybe I was just tired! :P~
Ah! When I woke up this morning...the room was shaking... and no it wasn't an earthquake.... They were working on the road outside the back yard... EARLY!!! Bah! :P~

Anyway...when we got back, I went inside to call Johan, and yup, I woke him up ( it was like 5am there...) oh well, very very very extremely nice to hear his voice again... felt like a week ago, at least!
And after that I went with Elizabeth, Daryl, Jan and Edward to El Pollo Loco (around 8:30pm) they were gonna eat dinner... but I couldn't eat that late again... It's a bad habbit.. :/ for me anyway... we ate spagetti yesterday at maybe 9:00pm or 9:30.... and I couldn't eat breakfast this morning... (just some honey dew - OMG, I love that! That and cantaloupe - YUM!)
Soo, I settled for a drink... and I am not hungry at all to be honest, even if I ate at noon...last time... and had 2 more choclate chip cookies on the road...

I was actually going for a quick update, cause I'm so extremely tired... but when I start writing.. .I just can't stop - till I'm done :P~
Soo... Tomorrow at 9:30 we're off to Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park! :)
Night night!

[7th]
I love you, Johan.

Kings Canyon & Sequoya National park

2006-06-06T23:57:00.000-07:00

Good evening folks..
So... I'm tired... How about you ? :P

I woke up this morning at around 9am, and shortly after, Rosalind & Amos walked in.. "Gooooood morning" :)

We got ready to leave, packed lunch and all...then we left Visalia at around 10:30am...
We've been riding the car alot today, but it has been very very nice.. the nature - Amazing! Yup yup!
First we went to General Grant tree...and had a tiny lunch...and walked around a bit...
We actually met two guys there with rather large camera equipment...and they were doing a nature project...They went to a school, very known and well thought of.. and I can't remember the name at all.. but anyway, Joe had been telling me about this school yesterday, and said it was an expensive school, but like the best in the country (I'm talking photography here...)
We ended up seeing these guys like everywhere we went, and Joe (who knows the surroundings very well, gave them lots and lots of tips with great places to visit with great shots)...
And damn... he sure did!!
The road up there is amazing!
After General Grant we went to Grant Grove museum a short stop...Then Karin and I got out to see General Sherman, which is the larges tree on the planet! And yeah - wow! :)
Then we drove to Moro rock, which Karin and I climbed :) It was sooo cool! And the view was spectacular!!! We saw a few lizards on the way... and later I saw a chipmunk, and a few squirrels today as well :P

Theeeen we were heading back and that was like at around 6:30pm! So we've been out all day! It has been great!
On our way back I actually saw a black bear cub hiking on a hill!! And I saw a bobcat!

When we got back, Karin and I went inside to see what was ingredients were missing, cause we were going to make cookies!
Well, Karin was gonna make Nestl'e TollHouse chocolate chip cookies from scratch, and I was gonna make White chocolate cake :)

Karin and I went shopping, I bought some interesting jell-o :P and we got the ingredients we needed then headed home to start baking :)
The cake turned out good I think... Apparently Karins cookies didn't turn out too good, but she thinks it's because she didn't add enough flour.. oh well, the one I tasted was yummie, so I'd say it was good :P

We're gonna save the cake till tomorrow... We're driving out to Karol and Matthew in the morning to meet Elizabeth and Daryl and I'll go back to L.A. with them...
But right now, I'm gonna go to bed.. YAWN!

Love you Johan! You are the very best :)

Cowgirl at Flynn Cattle Ranch :)

2006-06-05T15:54:00.000-07:00

Yee haaw! :)
Maha! This morning Karol and I woke up at 5:45 am...
Went down stairs for some water, then we got Elsa and went down to the horses...
Karol got the two horses we were going to ride... She walked with them back to the house, and I got to drive the car back... It was nice to be in a car again...! :)

Karol hadn't been on a horse for like 9 months so she was very happy that I wanted to go with her! :)
We (Karol) prepared the horses, and then we left Elsa with Terri and we went out on the fields! Little dog and Suki followed us all the way...
It was AMAZING! We saw a bunch of hawkes and toooons of squirrels! And oh! Yesterday we saw a cayote on our way to the ranch! and tons of bunnies!
I even got to see a bat which was apparently living in Karol's and Matt's garage...!
I even got to see the dogs...getting a ...lunch...or 2 :P
We were out for about an hour and it felt so good to be on a horse again, and actually, I felt so safe this time!
Even though I have been nervous before, since my accident... but this felt really good! And I had a western sadel which is so much cooler than an English one :)
It was alot of fun, and real sweet to spend time with Karol! :)
When we got back we had a bit of breakfast...

I didn't bring my camera on our tour, for ...ah... safety reasons :) But Karol said I could take her car and drive out on the fields... aaand I did! :)
It was real nice to be alone in the car listening to cool country music :) hehe, and just going out and take pictures... and ALWAYS look out for rattle snakes :P ANd I wore flip flops ! But I never left the car so I was ok! :)
Then I noticed there wasn't too much fuel left, so I decided to go back... But I think I got some good pics :)

When I got back, I was just sitting around for a while and watched very energetic (spelling?) Lucy run around.. I do not understand where she gets all the energy :)
Then Karin, Amos, Rosalind and I went home to Visalia again...
There was something in the air that I just couldn't take.. my eyes were sooo itchy and BAH! It was not good!

Joe and I are on our way to the grocery store now... Then Terri, Karol and her family will come by tonight for dinner, and another cousin I haven't met yet :)
And we're gonna see Pirates tonight :)

We gotta go!
Talk later!

Love,
Maddy

Porterville & Flynn cattle ranch

2006-06-04T15:18:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!
This morning I woke up at like 9:30am...felt good to sleep in a bit... :)
We just got ready to go to Terri's house for a day in the swimming pool! ... And we went ! :)
We chilled by the pool all day, and yes I did get some color this time... Din't use SPF45 this time... I used a good ol' 15 :)

It was very nice... Karol was there with Elsa as well...

We were all going to Karol's and Matt's ranch in the evening...
At around 6pm Karin, Amos, Rosalind and I went to an ice cream place, and yes, they DID have chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream - VERY nice. Not as good as at Disneyland though :)
Then we went to rent Pirates of the Caribbean...theeeen we went to Karol's...
The nature out here is so amazing!!! It was a beautiful sunset...!
The mountains around here are... wow, really!

When we got to their ranch, which was really cool... to sweet dogs came up to me and they were just sooo cute! :)
One of them - Suki, she was missing one leg, but man! could she run!! I threw a ball for the dogs and she ran!! wohoo! :P~ She was a very tiny border collie..
The other one "Little dog" was just so sweet! She was a mixed breed, can't remember which ones though :P

We all went to get supper.. I was rather full from my ice cream though, but I had some, and it was some kind of Italian sausage and it was really good!
Then I played some more with the dogs :)

After that they all wanted to see the movie from Kenya... so we watched it, and then I showed some pictures...
It did get rather late... So we never got to see Pirates of the Caribbean... but we're gonna see it tomorrow at Karin & Joe's...!

It's 3:28pm on June 5th now, and I didn't have access to a computer yesterday som I'm updating now...!
But I went to bed at around 11:30pm I think..
Karol and I were getting up at around 5:45... so we needed sleep...
Rosalind didn't feel so good though, so she was screaming for a long long time...
I don't have ANY time frame on tonight though.. It felt like right after I fell asleep, Karol came by and woke me up.... To go HORSE BACK RIDING! :D
More on the entry of the 5th! :)

Going to Visalia.

2006-06-03T23:58:00.000-07:00

Hey hey! It's still June 3rd... at least for another 9 minutes...
But when I'm done with this post I'm sure it'll be the 4th :P

Anyway! I am in Visalia now.. it was sooo good to meet everyone again! It was quite a long trip out here, about 4 hours...
We did stop at an Italian restaurant on the way... I just got an apetiser cause I was still full of the canterlope (What the hell is that in Swedish!? It is so delicious!! The best melon I've ever had!) :P
Sooo I just got garlic bread...and yeah, my breath is really bad! :P~

Oh, Karin told me a joke today that Amos just looooves...
Something like this...

A guy had a snail in his house....and one day he opened the door and he threw it out...
2 years later it knocked on the door... it was the snail, and he said "What did you do that for??"
I
I just thought that was sooo cute!
And speaking of cute and the most adorable kid ever... Rosalind, omg, she's soooo sweet! And her voice is just so cute! Can't believe she's 3 already!!
I haven't met Amos yet, he was asleep when we got here...

And speaking of that I should do that too....
We're going to Teri tomorrow to chill by her pool, that will be nice! :)
Soooo, nighty night!

Love,
Madeleine
(hey! It's still the 3rd! :) )

Shopping at Kohl's.

2006-06-03T14:34:00.000-07:00

Hello hellooo!

I just got back from Kohl's with Jan!
That place was really great!
I got a pair of converse (oooh yeah!) :) a really cool outfit, another pair of Levi's jeans, some presents to people backk home, and a few more tops... Very good shopping, yeah ;)
Aaaand I spent like $184 there... but I got ALOT for that!

Then we went to shoe city.. I was gonna look for the Reebok shoes for Johan, but they didn't have them.. They DID have more converse though... Soooo I bought another pair ;)
I found these really cool ones, and I wanted then sooo bad! But they didn't have my size :( *bummer* only sized for bigfoots :P

Then we went to a sandwich place and I got a chicken sandwich... which apparently had a very hot and spicy sauce!
But it was good.
Then I got a cookie... not a big one, but still, they managed to put 300 (!!!) calories in it! Oh! but it WAS free from trans fat :P~
It was really good, didn't eat all of it though... That sandwich was (to me) really big, even though I got the small size.. and I was really full... but still.. it was good...
Oh yeah, and they put waaaaaaay too much guacamole on the sandwich! yuck! :P

Anyway.. oh! guess what!? I am SO clever!! I got chocolate for Karin, Karol and Teri...and guess where I've had it for a week now ? In the freakin' trailer!!! Where it get to like 100 F during the day.... ooooh it is sooo good! :P

Today, it's REALLY hot here! It's about 89 F outside (I love it!)... (About 31 C) But it feels like so much more!! like closer to 40C! And I'm kidding! :P~

Oh well, I'm gonna go take care of my laundry, and then I'm gonna go pack...
Karin will come in an hour or so I think....and then we have about 4-5 hours to Visalia I think...
I'll update again when I can...
Until then, take care!

Love,
Madeleine

Fashion District and Santa Monica.

2006-06-02T23:23:00.000-07:00

Okay...
So, the plan was that Suz was going to pick me up here at 10am this morning... but now that I've gotten to know Suz and her routines... I was counting on that she'd come at around 10:30am...

Well... She came to pick me, Kathryn and Hailey up at 11:30... ;) Suz, Suz, Suz...
Oh well...
And.. She got a call, saying her car was done, and she had to return her rental car before picking up her own.. And the rental place told her to bring it back with an empty tank...and the sort of did...cause it ran out of cas about a 3 minute drive (or less) from the rental place...
so she had to go there and get more gas and go back and drive the car back to the place, and fill out forms and stuff... then Elizabeth drove us over to the place where Suz's car was waiting...
Some more forms had to be filled out, then we were on our way.

First we went to the Fashion District... It kind of reminded me of Kenya actually... without the "sister! Come see what I have! Buy this! Look at this!"
The down part was that they didn't have any fitting rooms... but they had some cool clothes...
Then we went to a place with nail and beauty stuff (totally boring!) :P~
And Suz got some stuff, then we went to find her bank, and an ATM... it took us a while... but we found it...!

Then we went to a place called Phillipes French sandwiches (or something like that)... and I had the most disgusting sandwich ever...! :P The others all loved it and had been braging about it before :P~
It was rost beef, fried but in a sandwich, which they had dipped in the sauce from the rost beef..
The consistency was just...Uhgh...!
But the taste of the rost beef was good. I just couldn't handle the uueey-guueey consistensy...

Then SUz had ordered som cheesecake, and I got to try a piece.. and that was very very good. the best one I've tasted ( I haven't tasted many though)...

After that we went to Santa Monica...
It was very chilly down there actually... and windy... And down there, there was no sun... Kinda hazy lookin'... but we went to some cool shops. I found that $15 or less - store! So I got another pair of jeans...the same as yesterday but with a lighter color.
Then I got new COOL show laces for my converse! =)
I'm gonna buy a pair of white ones too, and put the black laces on them...and I got red ones also, and I put them on the shoes that I bought in Kenya :) Looks so cool! :D
They have those kinds of converse here too! I just wanna buy ALL!!!

After that we went back home... We expected A-L-O-T of traffic on the way back, cause it was like 6pm, and it people were heading home from work + it's Friday!
It didn't take much longer than an hour though! And that was a surprise! :P~

When we got back I got a sandwich... and tried some Oreo cookies that Elizabeth brought home - YUM! But the ones I got in Sweden are still the best ones! :P~
And OMG! She also bought the Cookie dough chocolate ice cream! - Dangerous! :P~

After that Elizabeth and I went to Marvyn's. And I got some reallt cool clothes there! And I spent around $112 there... Weeeeeiiooo...!

I might go shopping tomorrow with Elizabeth's friend...
Elizabeth is going to a funeral along with Karin, Karol, Teri and the others...
Apparently a friend to the family, a 10 year old girl had died in a car accident.. :(
After that Karin and Joe will pick me up here, and I'll be with them for a few days...
And I don't know how much I'll be able to update while I'm there... We'll just have to wait and see :P~

I've been re-arranging my stuff in the trailer, and I have a bag full of new clothes that I got here, and the 3 pair of shoes, and then some more gifts... I won't fit everything in my back pack I think... but I will buy a bag somewhere around...!
Just hope it's not more than 20 kilos...! Don't think it will be...
Though.. I'm not done shopping yet ;)

I still have alot of ground to cover when I get back from Visalia...!
And we'll probably go back to Hollywood... That was a nice place to go shopping! :D

Well, I think I've told everything about today...
I've tried to upload pictures to my previous entries... but it just won't work... I don't know what's up...
Oh well...
Nighty night...!

Johan - I love you!

Love,
Madeleine

Laguna Beach & Newport Beach

2006-06-01T22:56:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone...
This day is slowly coming to an end...
I got up at around 8am and went in to the shower and then I ate breakfast at around nine and talked to Johan... That was really really nice!

Then..after 10am Ed, Elizabeth and I got in to Ed's car and went to Laila's house to pick her up.
And OMG! What an incredible house!! Uh huh! She lives in Orange County, and yes, that was amazing! Not to mention the view!

Then, we went down to Laguna Beach... We went to this really cool hotel to eat lunch at Splash. It was a very nice restaurant, RIGHT at the beach. It was awesome!!
And the waves were HUGE today! Even the others said so! :P~

I got a smoked chicken sandwich, and it was really good!
After dinner we went down on the beach..and I took lots and lots of pictures. Amazing scenery!
And then we went around in Laguna and did some shopping (me)...
We went in to this really cool funky store, and I tried on the coolest outfit... Buuuuut the price on everything was like 200 dollars. And it was just a pair of mini shorts, a tank top and umm, another halter neck thingie...
Oh well, Elizabeth took my picture, and that was cool! :P~
The people in the store were SOOO nice! If I had that kind of money... I'd buy it! But for now, it was just fun to try on ;)

Then I found a store where everything costed $15 or less.... my kinda price ey! ;)
And I got a pair of really cool jeans and a pair of earrings. Really cute.

After that we went down to the beach again and I got some sand for Johan...
Then we went to Newport Beach...and I got some sand from there too...and we went out on the pier... It was really nice, and the beaches - amazing!
And the water was really hot too! It's been about 85 F today (around 30 C)... Really sweet!

Then we went to Crystal Cove, that's the area you see in the TV show "The O.C"...with all the fancy houses and all.. and yeah, those houses - WOW! It was really nice up there!

After that we went to a place called Hometown Buffé to have dinner with Mike.
That place was cool!
Elizabeth said that you find alot of.... over sized(?) people there... cause you can eat all you want for one price!

It was a nice place. I got some really good sallad, and tried a bunch of other stuff...and I ate chicken wings.
I tried Mac&Cheese, but it wasn't really that good... and I tried one fried shrimp, which was ok... The chicken was good though..
And I tried some dessert... they had SO much to choose from. And I got a tiny piece of lemon cake, chocolate fudge thingie, chocolate cake and some soft ice cream with fudge and chocolate chips. And then one of those rice crispies w/ marshmallows...
I know, it sounds like CRAZY much! but I just got a tiiiiiiny piece, and I didn't finsih it.. Yeah, I got full pretty fast :P~

Then Elizabeth and I went home with Mike, and then we got in to Elizabeth's car and went shopping :P~
First we went to Old Navy with Jan.. I got two tank tops there.. and then Elizabeth and I went to Target and I got some more stuff... AND a webcam! :D
It was actually cheap! =) Me like! ;)
And now were back! I'm gonna upload some pictures now.. And I'm hoping to find out if Suz and I are going to San Francisco or not tomorrow :P

Sooo, nighty night!
Love,
Madeleine

Disneyland!

2006-05-31T23:34:00.000-07:00

Hey hey people!

As you probably know by now, I went to Disneyland today.
I went with Elizabeth and Edward. And we met Elizabeth's friend Wendy and her 2 sons who work there, and they got us in for free. How nice is that?!

So, yeah... We got there at 8:30 this morning...(and for the record, we left at 10:20pm!!!)
So it's been a loooooong day at Disneyland! :)

We started off in the Fantasyland, which was very cute...and we worked our way through the parks... I went on some really cool rides!
There was one in particular... In the California Adventure Park... You were sort of flying over different parts of California. It was AMAZING!

And I went to this 3D thing "Honey, I shrank the audience" it was really cool!
Then I did some Indiana Jones thing, that was also awesome!
And a really cool flume-ride called Splash mountain. I didn't get soaked at least! :P

So, I've been on many rides today, and (I thought) there was ALOOOOOT of people there today... Wendy said there was about 40 000 people... And you had to wait about 25 mintes to every ride... And Wendy and Elizabeth kept saying that's nothing! :P~

Oh, the "Pirates of the caribbean" ride was closed, unfortunately....
And they're hosting the World premiere of "A dead man's chest" here at Disneyland in L.A. on July something....or in the end of June.... And Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightley etc. will be there....and then they are going to re-open the ride on after the premiere...
But hey, that's just a big WOW, and wish I'd be there :P~

After we did that "flying over California" ride, we went for ice cream... I smelled it when we were going TO the ride, and yeah.. it smelled yumm!
Sooo, I got a 2 scoop Nestlé Toll House Cookie Swirl with hot fudge... And Y-U-M-M!!! I have a new favorite!
Cookie dough is amazing!!!

Hmm, I'm sure I've forgotten to tell you tons of stuff, but it's been such a long day and we've done so much, I'm so freakin' tired!!!

Oh! There is one ride in the California Adventure that I want to try next time... The Tower of Terror! Johan will hopefully join me... I didn't know they had it actually untill it was too late and the park had closed down....
I've seen the movie, and it is pretty cool! ;)

Anyway... I'm getting up at 9am tomorrow to go to Laguna Beach with Ed and Laila...
And yeah, as I said, I'm freakin' tired... sooo Nighty night!

Love,
Maddy

Hollywood cruisin'

2006-05-31T00:40:00.000-07:00

Okay guys, quick update.... I'm getting up at 7am tomorrow cause we're going to DISNEYLAND!!!!!
And well... right now it's 12:20am...so yeah... I need to go to bed soon...!

Anyway...today:
It has been a great day!
Though, there was some trouble with the international phone card stuff, and I never got to call Johan this morning, but I just got off the phone with him, so it's all good. SOOOO sweet to hear his voice again. Really wish he was here...!!
Caaaause, today I went to Hollywood with Elizabeth and Lauren! It was awesome.
It took maybe 30-45 minutes to get to downtown L.A... Heck, what do I know? I was looking at the scenery! ;)

We found a parking spot, and then we started to walk on the Walk of Fame! :)
And we went in to lots and lots of cool souvenir shops and other shops. It was great! I got some really great stuff today.... and yeah... I spent like... (sigh) $500(!!!)
But hey! I bought like one pair of Levi's jeans and 2 pair of Converse shoes and 1 pair of Levi's shoes and a big cozy Hollywood sweater. And some other gifts... :)
The ones for Johan - Oh yeah... That's good. ;)

We spent aloooot of time in Hollywood. We went to the Chinese theatre of course... and then we (I) did some more shopping....and we went to Burger King for lunch...and then kept on shopping... and then we went back to the car.... And we wanted to find the Hollywood sign more up close.
And we did! :D
Went up a really big hill, and OMG!!! The houses are gorgeous!!! Big WOW!
And then we were going to find Rodeo Drive (You know, where all the stars hang out) ;)
But we got kinda lost.... for a while there... :) But it was cool...!
We found Beverly Hills and Bel Air and all that and eventually we found Rodeo Drive and cruised through it...
The we were heading back home... sooo we were looking for the freeway...yeah...that's hard to find! Damn...
Well we had been cruisin' along the freeway for quite some time, but we did find it eventually.
The traffic in L.A. can be really bad... I haven't seen anything yet though... but for now, I have to say it's so much worse in Nairobi :P~
When we got back home, Mike had put hamburgers on the grill, and we sat down and ate with him and Ed.

Ed told me that we're going to Laguna Beach on Thursday! We're gonna have lunch with Lila (another relative).
O.C BABY! :D

Then Elizabeth, Lauren and I went to Wal*Mart! And it was like 9pm :)
Wal*Mart was just one thing that I had to do...cause it's Wal*Mart! ;)
And you could compare it with Gekås/Ullared in Sweden actually... a bit...! :P~
It was cool, I'm glad we went! I got some really good movies!
And some perfume (MK&A brand actually...) and some other stuff...

Now I'm in 'my trailer' and this is pretty much everything!
I'm gonna go write an e-mail for Johan, then I'm going to bed.
I'll update later people... (after a full day of DISNEYLAND!!!) :D
Love,
Maddy

Memorial Day at Huntington Beach

2006-05-29T23:45:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Tamara, Georgina, Hailey and Kathryn chillin' at the beach...]

Helloooo!
Sooo, the sand is EVERYWHERE! But it's all worth it. It's been a fun day at the beach.
Suz was fasionably late again (apparently that happens alot) today, and I think we got to the beach at around noon.
And that beach? Yeah... okay... WOW! ... BIG! Totally Baywatch! ;)

Tam and Kathryn were already there with their friends, Robert, Hailey and Georgina.
We were chillin' in the sun for a while...
Then I went to the shops with Kathryn, Robert and Hailey... We went for ice cream, and YEAH! That was great ice cream (No, Johan...not as great as gelatio (spelling?) ).

Huntington beach is in the O.C area, and it was a really great place.
And it really was Baywatch with those lifeguard towers and the yellow pick-up truck going around on the beach...

I also got to try some rice crispies thingie with marshmallows. It was actually quite good!
Didn't think it would be.

Then I worked on the tan some more. The mission of today (for me, anyway)...
And Then I actually went into the water with Kathryn, Robert and Hailey...

And yeah.. those waves?? They kept telling me they were just small ones.. SO NOT!
I did try body surfing...didn't go to well, and I felt like I was gonna drown three times... the waves were so incredibly strong!
...oh, and yeah... my suit almost came of twice.. embarrasing!
But it was great fun.

Then I kept working on my tan...and at around 5pm maybe? I went to Fred's Mexican café and...something with Suz and her two friends (can't remember their names though... it's a shame... they were really great!)
I got a chicken taquito...it was an apetiser (spelling?) and it was like 5 pieces! I was full after 4!
The sizes of their food over here are crazy!
You should have seen the margerita drink Suz got. It was huge!

Then we went back and chilled in the sun for a while more, then we started the fire...
Shortly after Paul had arrived we began with the hot dogs.
It was nice...
Then I learned how to make a smore, and it was really good!

Then! We had the plunger biscuits (yeah...spelling?) That was also really good. I ate 2. But I shouldn't have done that. One would be more than enough! :P They were just really tasty!

And we went home shortly after 9pm I think... I went back with Paul in his cool van :P~
It was a nice ride... We got to talk some... which was nice, since he's going back to school in Texas tomorrow morning, so I won't get to see him any more this time...
He's darn a cool cousin! :D

I am so freakin' tired! I'm gonna write an e-mail to Johan, and probably upload my pictures...THEN I'm going to bed.
We're probably doing the Hollywood thing tomorrow during the day, and in the evening I'm going to a baseball game with Suz. It'll be fun!

Anyway, write more later! Take it easy out there!
Love,
Madeleine

Day 1.

2006-05-28T22:52:00.000-07:00

[Picture: On our car ride in the evening...This was the -amazing- view from... yeah you know.. somewhere in Whittier? ;) ]

Hello Hello!
Well, I just got back from a car ride with Paul and Suz. We were supposed to go to Bed Bath and Beyond to get some stuff for Suz, if I'm not mistaking... But, they were closed.
We just went for a ride, it was really nice. We drove to Suz's dad's house. The view from there - AMAZING! Uh huh!

Anyway...
People started showing up at... I don't know what time...buuut around noon? Sure! :)
And well...I think there were about 15 people... and that means 15 new names to remember...sort of anyway... Didn't go to well... Someday I might learn? :)
It was really nice anyway, it was fun to meet everyone!

That went on for most of the day (and alot of picture taking by Elizabeth!) Hehe.
I'll upload the pictures on my computer and post them whenever I can.
Then when everyone had left except Suz.....aaaaaand... Grant? Ah heck, I might as well take up on Mike's idea and call him George.
Anyway... We went for a car ride, the weather today has been AMAZING! So it was a really nice ride! The neighborhoods here are soooooo cool!

Then we went to El Pollo Loco. It's like a chicken....fast food kinda thing ? Yeah, anyway, I ordered a Chicken wrap with spanish rice, guacamole aaand vegetables.
It was really nice, but it was so big!! I only ate half of it...! And when I got my cup, for drinks.. I asked the gang if they gave us the wrong ones..cause it said Small drink included in meal...
Buuuut, no... The small sized cups in the US...are about the size of the large cups in Sweden.

Anyway, the food was good. Didn't think it was too spicy at the time, but now I'm not feeling too well, but it'll pass, so no worries!
I'm going to bed real soon, I'm so whiped out!
Getting up early to go to the beach tomorrow with a BUNCH of people.
Suz will pick me up at 10am.
Soooo, I'd better go to bed :P~

Nighty night!

Love,
Madeleine

Love you, Johan!

Safe and sound in L.A.

2006-05-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!

I couldn't update yesterday when I got here... The electricity wasn't plugged in to the trailer, so I couldn't charge it... And I was running low on battery...
It's working now though.... And I'm sitting in the livingroom eating sandwiches with brown cheese.
So far Elizabeth, Paul and Mike has tried it, and they liked it! =)

Ooooh, Yeah, so... I had to change flight in Seattle... It was a "small" airport, so it was okay...
They freaked me out in Denmark when they said that I might have to change flight in Chicago... cause... yeah... THAT'S big...!

They put me in the tail section...and that was NOT nice...!
It was a looooong flight... and they movies sucked :P~
But when I finally got to Seattle I had to do that Visa thingie check... and had to stand in line for quite some time...
When I got there I had filled out this form saying I brought food in to the country, and the guy asked me "what kinda food?" And I said brown cheese. "Brown Cheese?!?!" Yeah, brown cheese from Norway..... "So, is it like... really brown?! ..Umm, yeah.. you know BROWN cheese...? ;)
Haha, he didn't really believe me there...
The I had to go to bagage claim, and go through customs.. and then drop it off again at the connecting flights terminal...and then I had to take these little subway thingies to the terminal that I was going to..umm.. C!

And then I just had to sit and wait...
I was thining about calling Elizabeth and Mike... buuuuut, I kinda needed their number to do that...so umm... No luck! :P~

And I got to L.A at around 9:15pm... When we flew over the city - WOW! The city of lights! It was incredible!

The guy I was sitting next to on the plane was so amazed that I came from Sweden, he said I talk such good English/American, that he thought I was from the US! Always nice to hear :)
And he told me about a Scandinavian village close to Visalia called Solvang, and said I should visit it :P So we might...!

Then I went to bagage claim, and of course my bag was put out last... but at least it was there!
And then I realized that I hadn't decided on a place to meet Elizabeth and Mike!
Sooo, I went to the information thingie and asked them to make an announcement. And shortly after that, I saw Elizabeth and Mike! =)
And we went home in a really cool van! ;)

It was like 30 minutes away from the airport, but it was a nice ride. And Mike pointed out to me where there was a...something something prison!

When we got home I got to meet Paul and Jan and Ed and Jan's friend Lauren.
Then we just sat a talked for a while, it was really nice! They are all so funny! It's gonna be a blast staying with them.

Then I gave the their gifts and I think they really liked it! =) Swedish chocolate, is the best ;)
Then I went out to the trailer and we made the bed, and I sent an e-mail to Johan before my battery died...and then I fell asleep right away.

This morning I woke up at 9:30am and I had a really good night's sleep.
Then I went into the shower and got dressend, and now I'm sitting here updating the blog and eating breakfast.

I just talked to Karin. She's going to Universal Studios with Joe and his niece today.
And we're having a lunch get together here. It's gonna be great. There are a few people coming :P~

When I stepped out of the trailer this morning there was a turtle outside the door... apparently there are 3 of them in the back yard :P
Yup! I see all 3 of them now :P

Well, I'm gonna finish eating, and I'm gonna go help prepare stuff.
I'll update later when I have the time.
Bubye!

Love you Johan!

Change of plans...or planes...

2006-05-27T13:35:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!
Right now I'm sitting at the airport Kastrup in Copenhagen...
My flight to London was delayed, and after a visit at the transfer centre... This is the new flight info:
Copenhagen 3:50pm local time - Seattle 4:50pm local time
Seattle 6:40pm - Los Angeles 9:13pm.

I bought some internet time... to email Elizabeth and to keep myself occupied for 30 minutes.... or until my battery dies, that is...

And of course... this morning, my cell phone's battery was full, and now it's almost empty... "yay"...

I was lucky to hear the message about my transfer... I was sitting at another café and was listening to my MP3 player...
And all of the sudden I just decided to turn it off... and then I heard "...quist flight bla bla bla bla bla to London 1:55, please contact the transfer centre..."

Sooo, yeah... I'll arrive about 2 hours later than planned... but, it's still good... as long as I get there.... and as long as my bagage gets there.... aaaand as long as I don't get lost on the way :P~

They said Seattle wasn't that big... one can only hope :P~

There's some Norweigan ladies sitting next to me... it's good to hear Norweigan...
I miss Johan so so so much!!

Bah! of course I sat down in the smoking area at the café....
Though... not really... there's just alot of people who can't read the no smoking sign...

Well, that's about everything that's going on right now...!
I might update more tonight when I'm safe and sound in L.A.

It's about 1 hour till I'm going to the gate.... and stand in a long funny line.. *wohoo*

Anyway, take care out there. I'm off!

Love,
Madeleine

Off to L.A!

2006-05-27T07:34:00.000-07:00

Hey people!
I was so sad yesterday... I didn't want Johan to leave... :( I'm gonna miss him so incredibly much! I just wish he could've come with me...
...Next time! We'll go together.

I just finished a sandwich with brown cheese - Jummyyyyyy!
...And waking up this morning, witout Johan next to me... awful!
I did get to talk to him yesterday though before I went to bed.

And oh, I finished watching Meet the Fockers. It was quite good :P~

Anyway! In one hour I'm off!
L.A. here I come!

...in like...14? 15? hours :P
Gotta go search the apartment... I know I've forgotten SOMETHING!? ;)
I'll update whenever I can!

Johan - Jeg elsker deg!!! Du är mitt allt!

Best week ever...!

2006-05-25T11:06:00.000-07:00

Yeah I know, I know... I haven't been updating lately... but Johan's here and I think that is enough said :P~

This week has passed so incredibly fast, it's crazy!!! I'm going to LA in 2 days, and Johan's going home tomorrow... :'(

I won't see him in 4 weeks and it hurts...! I'm gonna miss him so so so much. You have no idea.

We haven't been up to much here... we've been chillin' at home pretty much the whole week. The weather here has sucked big-time!

Today we've visited my grandparents... and we just got back from town... we ate supper at HAKET.

I'm so addicted to brown cheese!! :D It's sooo delicious!
I've actually bought some brown cheese that I'm gonna bring to LA! :D

Well, I still gotta do some packing.... and I need to empty my memory card...and put music on my MP3 player...
Soooo um... I'll probably write more tomorrow night!

Love,
Maddy

Johan - You are incredible!!! I love you!

Finally!!!

2006-05-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

FINALLY!!!
Now Johan has finally, finally arrived!! And I am happier than ever!

When I arrived in Malmö yesterday I went to find the place where Johan would arrive... Aaaand after asking some people I did find it (proud).
Then Elin came and picked me up at the station, and we went back to hers and Tom's place.
Weirdest thing happened! After getting off att the bus stop where she lives... I saw Danijela!! Totally unexpected! Danijela and I went to school together (7th-9th). And I haven't seen her in years! And apparently she lives in Malmö now!
Good to see her again.

When we got back to Elin's apartment we just hung out, watched TV and stuff... And then Elin helped me with my home test assignment. I think I get it now... sort of :P~
And theeeen... Elin and Tom were gonna watch Eurovision song contest (not my programme of choice...but sure!) ;)
It was fun to hang out with them anyway...
And we went to bed at around 11:30...

Elin put the alarm on her cell phone, cause I had to turn off mine.. bad battery...of course...
And at 2:20 it started making noise... BAH! already!?
Nope, just got a message from Johan, saying he was in Gothenburgh...
But it took me a while to realize that... oh well..
Then I fell asleep again... sort of... but I woke up again at arounf 4am... and I decided to get up.. no use in sleeping for another 20 minutes...
And then I went out to the bus stop...

I arrived at the central station at around 5am... and I went to the bus stop where Johan would arrive.

And then! Finally! (...10 minutes after schedule) the bus arrived!!
Felt like I had never been that happy!!! It was so so so so wonderful to see him again!
:') crying happy tears here, dammit!!
Now everything's perfect! Truly perfect.

We got back at around 7:20am... and went straight to bed... Yawn.
Johan is still sleeping (it's almost 3pm) :)

I have just finished my home test assignment, and I sent it to Elin, so she can check it out... before I turn it in...

Now I just have to do that health thing too... Might as well do it now while he's sleeping...
We'll probably chill all day... watch movies and have a really cozy evening. I know I'll be tired tonight.. I couldn't really sleep that long today... I went down to the bakery at noon...and I've been up since :)

Well, I should finish my VERY LAST assignment.
Have fun!
Bubye!

Hello Malmö.

2006-05-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

[Picture: My adorable dog Bamse... :) ]

Hiya!

Okay, so this day is flying by! Not that I'm complaining... every second is a second closer to Johan's arrival...!

I thought that my oral test in social science today would take maybe 30 minutes, but Cecilia and I had so much to talk about, sooo it took like an hour and a half... I passed everything though, so it's all good! :)
No more test!! Woohoo! Now I just have 2 more assignments that are due next week.. well, okay... one (The Da Vinci code hometest) was due yesterday... buuuut I "forgot" that... No worries ;)

I'm done with my room. It doesn't look that clean, but hey, now I've been working on it for so long.... who cares! :P
Wish I could take up on Elizabeth's advice and just close the door.. :P~

I won't have time today either to respond to any e-mails... Cause I'm about to go to Malmö... But I will respond tomorrow. I don't have any classes, and it's gonna rain all weekend, so Johan and I probably won't go out... Not alot anyway...!
Where did the summer go?

Anyways, Sorry Elizabeth! But I will get to it a.s.a.p! :)

Weell, I have to go and pack all the stuff I'm gonna bring today.. sure it's not alot, but still.. I need to find everything :P~

Hasta pronto!

Wednesday [updated]

2006-05-17T12:01:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Tara and me at her place in Nordhausen, Germany - Summer of 2005 ]

Hey there, blog-readers!

When I woke up this morning, at around 8:30.. I was sooo tired! No wonder, I stayed up and talked to Johan on the phone till like 3:30? :) So it was totally worth it!

I went down to the bakery and bought raisin buns. They are sooo good! :)
And I ate my breakfast... I was home alone, so it was very very nice...!

Then I practiced on my speach one more time ( I never did add anything else, actually...) and then I went to school.
When I got there, I went to the teachers' lounge and dropped off a bunch of school books! That felt really good ;)
And then I went to class... Really... ALOOOT of people in class today....! Or not.. Me included, we were 5 students..! Maha...
I held my speach anyway, and my teacher really liked it! :) I'm not sure I'll get Excellent as a final grade though... Aah, well.. we'll see...

Then I went to lunch with Martin and Niclas... and in the mess hall I found Kayzzzzzaaaaa. :)
Very nice. I haven't seen her in ages! :P~
Sooo, we talked for a while.. but I didn't have any more classes, so I said good bye to the people that are going to Spain tomorrow... and then I went home...
And now I'm here! :P

I'm gonna go to the grocery store soon... Gotta pick up some stuff...
Yuuup!
So, I'll update here later tonight!
Hasta pronto!

Some new comments in the halls today:
"Always eat yellow snow! It could be beer!"

"I mean, if my own kid can't even go on a hike in the desert... I might as well chop off its head, right?!"

"No, not you, cause you're ugly!" - (a student wanted to answer a question in class...) ;)

------------------------[.update.]--------------------------

[11:05pm]

Good evening!

Sooo, this day is coming to an end... Good!

I haven't really done anything today....

Oh! I fell asleep to the Da vinci code again... I think I've missed some important parts... oh well..!

I'm gonna discuss the assignments with Elin tomorrow when I go see her. Maybe she can help me even more... I sure hope so :P

I've just watched LOST and the O.C... It was the final episode for this season with LOST...

I'm curious how the heck that show is gonne end...!

I still haven't e-mailed Elizabeth.. and now I feel bad about that... But I'll do it tomorrow before I go...

I just have to go to school for a little while at around 12 or 1pm...

Then I'm free.. and I'm gonna finish cleaning my room, write e-mails and try to finish the Da Vinci code. I dount it though.. I have 5 cds left.. :/

I'll just look up in the book where I am... and I'll bring the book to Malmö... It does take about 1 hour to get there anyway... might as well kill the time on the train with the book..!

Speaking of book, I bought a new one today! Alfons Åberg. I used to love those books, and the TV show, when I was a kid. I have to translate that too before I go... !

The more I talk to Elizabeth, the more excited I get to finally meet everyone! 9 days left!!!

And! FINALLY! Tomorrow Johan leaves Oslo at 10:30 pm... and he'll arrive in Malmö at 5:20am on Friday! :D I can't wait!!!! Woohoo!!

I did a face mask today... a weird one... I'm not buying that again... I don't know what it was really... I'm just gonna stick with the one I usually buy.. with Peach. At least I know that one's good!

Guess what!? I have started packing!!

I started it today... and when I was gonna close the zipper.. I noticed that it was broken.. DAMMIT CRAMMIT!

Sooo, I had to take it back to the store... I bought it in February but thankfully I still had the receipt! So I just turned it in, and got a new one.

Theeeen I went to the place where I bought my tickets and asked if there had been any changes ( I mean, I bought it in like October? last year.... so I just thought to check it to be sure).. and apparently the take off from Copenhagen is 10 minutes later than before.

And the woman I talked to was surprised that I hadn't gotten a notification about that...

Weird... but at least I know now...! And it's better with 10 minutes later than 10 minutes earlier...!

Then when I got home I had to start all over with the packing again... hrrrmmm... And I just loooove to do that... not.

Well, I'm extremely tired.... So I'm gonna go to bed. Busy day tomorrow :)

Nighty night!

One of those days...

2006-05-16T21:04:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Me and my princess Gracie at Shangilia :)]

Hello-loo!

This morning my mom woke me up at around 7am.. YAWN! Just to tell me that I was gonna keep an eye on the time, and make sure my little brother got to school on time.. Umm I just went back to sleep... and at around 8am my brother yells: "I'm going to school now, BYE"..
- "yeah... what ever" :P~

I stayed in bed for another 20 minutes, then I had to get to the doctor...
And that took like 10 minutes... Then I went for a walk with Bamse... and then I went to school...
Didn't have any psychology, really... just handed in my assignment, and she said I didn't have to come to any more psychology lessons cause I'm done with all the assignments... Sweet! =)
After that I sneaked in to the teachers' lounge again and called Johan - Sweeeeet! :)

Then I didn't have class till 2:20pm... 'weee'
So I went down town to the bank to order my new VISA....
Aaaand then I just sat around, doing nothing :P~
And the lat lesson was so mind boggingly boring! (Health class)
But, as it turned out.. that was my last healt class lesson as well! Wohoo!! :D

I'll probably just have 2 or 3 lessons next week... totally ok :P~

When I got home I listened to the Da Vinci code again.. I just have 6 CD's left now! That was a nice surprise! I thought I had 9!! maha!

Then I got to talk to Elizabeth for a while, that was really nice! It's gonna be so great to finally meet everyone!

After dinner I went for a walk with Bamse.. and right now I'm watching "The sweetest thing"... it's a... weird movie!

Commercial is over!
Adiós!

Entry 22

2006-05-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Me and my girls Gracie and Cynthia at Shangilia - Nakupenda!]

Hello hello!

Yesterday ended very very sweet.. hmm.. or.. today started very very sweet :)
I got a call from Johan anyway, and it was sooooo nice to talk to him again...!
Can't wait for him to get here!! 3 ½ days left, yeah! :D

And today after my first lesson I sneaked in to the teachers' lounge again, and called Johan... Not only that... I woke him up as well :P~

I just had 1 ½ lesson today... Didn't really have any Advanced English. When I got there Steven was talking a bit and a minute later people went out, and Steven was commenting something very quiet by the door.. I asked what he was doing and he said "Oh, I'm just doing a mental note on everyone that showed up in class!" - right...

Then we had health class... OMG that class is so mind boggingly boring!! Glad it's over soon!
I just have 2 more lessons in Health class before I go to LA! :D woohoo!

After school, I went to Väla. I got a ride from Niclas, who was going there with Louise and K.

I just went to get my MP3 player.. and oh! I bought Madagascar!! :D That is SO Kenya!! ;)
I saw it like twice on the way to Kenya and one on the way back... They had a nice selection of movies on the plane... What do I know ? It was the first time in a plane for me!? :P~

Anyway... then I missed the bus by 1 minute...of course.. And had to wait 30 minutes for the next one... that sucked..

When I got home I went to bed and listened to the Da Vinci code... Aaaaand sort of... kinda... fell asleep - Not good! Not good!
When I woke up I turned off the CD and fell asleep again :) That was nice...
Don't know why, I'm so tired today!

Then mom woke me up when dinner was ready...
After that I had the munchies for chocolate again... So not good! But I just realized why... Hmm... That time of the month.. BAH!
Well, at least I know why.. I just need to overcome... it..! :P~
...Raisins still aren't chocolate!

The weather is kinda depressing today... but the BBQ is still on, aparently... And I'm heading down town in about an hour...
I realized I have an early appointment tomorrow, and I AM rather tired.. so I won't be long...
Matilda don't think anyone will be there for long anyway.. :/
Just hope it won't rain...!

I read my speach just now.. it takes about 4 minutes.. I kiiiinda need to add something more.. I need those 5 minutes for it to be really good.. :/
I'll look in to it tomorrow...

I think I'm gonna go and fall asleep to the Da Vinci code again ;)
Later!

----------------------------[.update.]---------------------------
[10:18pm]

Good evening now...
I just got back from the BBQ. DAMN my feet are cold!
When I left the house heading to the party... it started to rain- of course...
And it's been freezing all night... :/
It was fun to hang out for a while though... People getting drunk and eating black marshmallows... :P~

School doesn't start till 10:25am tomorrow.. but, of course... I have a doctor's appointment at 8:30am.. 'weee'...
I'll put the alarm on 8:20 and go directly from my bed :P (it takes 3 minutes to get there) ;)

Daaaaammit crammit, I'm freezing!!! It's summer!! Bah!...
I hope Johan will get online soon... I miss him...!!

...I've stared at the key board for 5 minutes now.. I don't think I have that much more to tell right now :P
Soo.... See ya!
Nighty night...!

- title unknown -

2006-05-14T15:44:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Me and Cilí, having taco night, October 2004, in my brother's former apartment ]

Sooo... I've spent most of the weekend studying... and today... I just haven't had any motivation or focus or anything... Hmm..
I got up at around 10am and went for a walk.. it's quite cold outside today :/

Then I watched a movie while eating breakfast (My girl II... Los Angeles, you know ;) )...
Aaaand then I've cleaned my room some more.. it never ends!!

And now I've watched Harry Potter and the goblet of fire...

I know I should do my assignments for healt class... I have only finished half, so far... But I just don't have any energy today...

Yesterday sorted out the pictures that I'm gonna send to Shangilia... and the ones I'm gonna send to Mary...

I got a text message this morning from Tara! Saying she was gonna pass Helsingborg in 10 minutes! Unfortunately she could only pass... and not stop by... But I hope to see her this summer...!

I also got a call from my friend Cilí (Sandra) yesterday! It was great to talk to her again...!
I miss her alot... I haven't seen her... since... November last yeah, I think... WAY too long ago anyway...
I'll have to visit her this summer...!

Gee... I have a terrible head ache... and right now, I don't feel cheerful at all... :(
...But.. It'll pass...
I just miss Johan so much... And I can't wait to see him again! It's going to be SO great!

Hmm, next week is going to be such a long week... Everything is due next week and I have a bunch of presentations and stuff... But when I'm done with that - It's O-V-E-R!! :D
The week after that will be chill... chill chill chill!
AND Johan will be here... And then I'm going to L.A! :) I can't believe how close it is now... still...!
Feels like yesterday that I bought my ticket... and that was in?... October? Oi!

Aaanyway.. I'm gonna go... do something... productive?
Oh, like take a bath!? Yeah, that sounds good...
See ya!

The speach

2006-05-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

[Picture: My friend Linnéa took this really cool picture when we were on a school trip in Krossbu, Norway in September 2005 - AMAZING nature!]

Hey, guess what?!
I have actually written my speach now! It's dedicated to my best friend Elin.
I hope it will be 'excellent' in the eyes of my teacher, cause another excellent grade...would be excellent! :)

Bah! Right now.. I've got the munchies (spelling?) for chocolate (I want chocolate...simply!).
Ooh, like that insanely delicious Daim chocolate from Norway...
Buuut this is my second week without any candy, and I'm gonna keep it that way... I hope :P
I tried to eat some raisins.. but..THAT'S NOT CHOCOLATE!! :P~
Oh well...

I got up at around 10:15am today.. good to sleep late... Then I went for a walk with Bamse.. I think we were out for like 45 minutes today... it was nice.. but the weather was a bit cool though.. And it has been, all day actually...
But, considering I've had to be inside all day...studying.. I don't mind :P

Now I just have the health class assignments and the Da Vinci code hometest left.
I just finished my English assignment... AND I'M DONE WITH MY SPEACH!!! I'm just so relieved that I actually could write it.. and I have!! Yaaay me!

Yesterday before I went to bed I watched Bring it on... I wish I could dance... or cheer like that :P
That would be kinda cool!

I can't believe how productive I have been this weekend. I'm amazed!
And when next week is over... I'll be done!! And besides, Johan will come on Friday, so it's all good! No... It's all GREAT!

I was actually thinking about responding to Elizabeth's e-mails before I sat down to update my blog... But my little brother is using the computer where I have my e-mail... so I'll have to wait till tonight...

And I feel so bad for not writing to...well, I haven't e-mailed most of my friends lately, cause I've been so busy... and I feel so bad about that... Geez... I'll do it tonight.

And OH!! My friend Tara will come to Sweden soon!! On the 15th if I'm not mistaking?
I just wish I could see her before I go to Cali... but I won't have time to do that... (She's moving to Gothenburg)... I miss her alot... It's almost been a year since I saw her last...

Hmm, I don't know what to do with my room... I mean, I just want it to look... NOT the way it does right now... But I don't know where to start... or continue, I mean...

And I wish I could start packing... But since it's 2 weeks left... it's kinda hard to do that...

I started to translate the speach I wrote, but it was rather hard to make it sound good in English... soo, I didn't :P~
Ah well...

Maybe I should take that as a hint or something... and start cleaning my room - again?
Oh alright....

I'll write more later...
Ciaoo!

Events throughout the day

2006-05-12T21:49:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Hjördis, one of my room mates when I worked and lived at Öland's Zoo/amusementpark - ah, she's adorable! She was extremely loud though...]

Hey..

So, describing this day in short:
Got up at around 8:45am, went for a walk with Bamse...
Breakfast... shower... find keys... find school books (always a pleasure...) then head to school...for one lesson.

And that's what we had... One lesson... and in fact the last Social Science C lesson...! I have to go next week too though, to make the final 'test'... I'll do it next Thursday.

Then I went for lunch with K and Charlotte... I have no clue what it was... it looked like pale meatballs with freckles...
I filled my plated with carrots :P

Then I went to get the movie 'The Wave' from the teachers' lounge... and then I headed home...
Now you stop alot in the corridors though... more quotes today! =)
For some reason Åke (the hilarious) Roslund had asked "If I swim in bernaise sauce... do I get wet?"...Hehe.. yeah... right...
And there's so much more where that came from :P

When I got home I continued cleaning my room and listen to the da Vinci code.
I had waay to high expectations on it.. I don't find it at all as amazing as everyone says... oh well... I hope I'll be done by next week... :/
Still don't know how to do the assignment though. My religion teacher just CAN NOT ask a simple question... he has to ask questions that no one will understand, and he loves when we ask about the questions, cause then he feels so pleased with himself. BAH!

THEN! I sat down and did the first part of the psychology assignment. There's just one question that I don't understand, but I'll just skip that one...
Then I watched the Wave (it's actually really good)...
Then I went for a walk with Bamse.... And whenI got back, I did the assignment for the Wave.

And now I'm finished with my assignment in philosophy as well... I think... I don't think it's at all what my teacher wants... but I'll turn it in anyway, and hope for the best.

Now, for tomorrow, my priority will be the speach. I really need to write that. ARGH! I do not know how, and about what, and for whom?! BAH! Double BAH!
In that course I'm pending between Very Good and Excellent as a final grade... sooo if I want Excellent.... my speach has to be excellent... :/
I have never written or held a speach...ever!

6 days till Johan arrives... I sooo need to see him.. like NOW!! It's so hard to be away from him...
And I miss him more and more each day...
Words aren't powerful enough to explain how much he means to me, how much I love him, how amazing he is...
Forever thankful that we met at Shangilia mtoto wa Africa 19/1-06.

I'm gonna continue to watch Narnia now... and then I'll... I don't know.. watch another movie? go to bed? put my head in the fridge? count stars...who aren't out yet...? paint Bamse's toenails?
Hmm... do you say toenails? Doesn't seem right... Pawnails? claws? Ah well.. I don't think he's up for it anyway...

Aaaah, I'll just see what happens...
Take care now, byebye.

31 of 36

2006-05-11T18:52:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Me as the maid of honor. Designed the dress myself! :)]

Hellooooo!

Okay, you know that test that I was 'studying' for.. and pretty much said that I'm not gonna make it, cause it's too confusing.
I had that test today... I was supposed to have an oral test, which I was sort of prepared for.. but I had to write the test instead - not prepared for! But I knew it would be easy.
I could have taken that test next week, but I wanted to do the oral test this week to be done with it.. And now I wrote the test insted! Weehoo! that's good luck!
I got 31 of 36! So now that's all done with... feels sooooo good!

Now I just have to focus on all the other stuff that needs to be done for next week. Yeah. I'm gonna be really seriously swamped this weekend...
I got the new philosophy assignment today and the psychology assignments...then I still have the speach to write.. I have to figure out an English assignment for course A & B, I have the home test on the Da Vinci code, then the 2 assignments in health class... oh! and then I have to study on the home test I had in Social science... And I'll have an oral test on that..umm, Friday next week I think...

So yeah.. I'd say I'll be busy...!
I hope it'll rain all weekend.. that way I don't have to feel bad for sitting inside studying, and te weather outside being all.. sunny and stuff :P
And then on Monday it should be sunny ALL day! Sunny and hot!
We're gonna have a BBQ get-together with our class! We're gonna have it in the city park, it's gonna be fun.
Then half of my class goes to the anual Spain - party - drunk 24/7 -trip... And I won't see them anymore, cause the day they get back, I'll go to the US.

Oh, our teacher in philosophy (Henrik the Almighty). He's so funny...
We didn't have any lesson in philosophy today... Henrik thought so and had it all planned out.. but, well... Since half of the class leaves for Spain, this would be the last lesson - ever!
So we decided - not to! :)
And Sofie started to talk to the class about getting presents for the teachers...
Sofie: "Yeah, so...we should collect money to buy something for our teach..."
Henrik the Almighty: " YES!!!!! FINALLY!!! I've been waiting so long for this!!!"

Hehe, I'm gonna miss him actually.. He's one of the best teachers at Olympia.

It's a tradition at Olympia for the students to collect quotes from the teahcers during the years... and then, when you're a senior, and it's about 2-3 weeks left in school, you print the quotes and put them EVERYWHERE on the school.
It's hilarious!! They've started this week, and when you read the quotes... You're kind of wondering what really happened during those lessons...! :D
I'm putting up some tomorrow.. I have collected some of Henrik the Almighty... He's a regular on the walls though.. Along with Åke Roslund... That man is crazy!! :P

Oh! And speaking of crazy! The LOST episode yesterday!? COME ON!! What the hell happned to Michael?!?! First he shoots Ana-Lucia...theeen (by 'mistake' tho') that blond girl.. argh! what's her name...? She's with Hurley? anyway... And then he shoots himself!?!
It's gonna be exciting to see what happens next week....
And now they've started some LOST project thingie on the net. Fans all over the world are going to figure out a code...or message..or something.. I didn't really get the hang of it...

And, in the O.C... Johnny dies... How mature is that!? Bah!

Hmm, what else...?
Oh, I went out to get my new MP3 Player today.. and when I got there, they tell me it hasn't arrived yet...!!! DAMMIT! And of course... It's waaaaaay too hard to call me and let me know...
"I know, we'll wait and tell her when she gets here... that's more fun..." Bah!

Oh well.. To make sure.. I'll call tomorrow before I go... But I sooo don't have the time for this...! :/

Watching Friends right now.. it's so good! :P
It's the episode with George Clooney and Noah Wyhle...

Hmm.. got me to think about E.R. and when George Clooney was in it.. That show has really been going on forever! And it's still just as great! :)

Oh well.. I should really get going... I have 'some' school work to get to...
Talk later.
Have fun..

Ciao!

Where did the energy go ?

2006-05-10T07:52:00.000-07:00

[Picture: I'm getting cozy with the tiger 'cubs' at Ölands Zoo/amusement park - I worked there the summer of 2003]

Hello hello!

Another day coming to an end... GOOD!
8 days till Johan arrive. 16 days till I go to L.A.!

I went to Väla (a mall) with my mom today. I got a new bikini and shorts. AND I bought Narnia!
I also returned my MP3 player...I'm getting a new one tomorrow! FINALLY!
I'm getting the same model and all.. unfortunately.. but hopefully, THIS one will work... I just have to spend more hours loading the music, AGAIN... :/ That is so incredibly boring...!
Oh well...

Then, I spent a while studying... and sort of... fell asleep.. it's not my fault though... I mean it's so mind boggingly boring!! Come on!

Well... I am really lacking energy... I've started my summer break already.. And right now it's kinda annoying.. cause I really need to be done with everything before I go... and preferably before Johan gets here...!

Hmm, I should really get going... I need to check the healt stuff.. one or two... or five times more...

Later...

Stomach ache and butterflies

2006-05-09T21:25:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Me with the adorable Gracie and gorgeous Cynthia at Shangilia - I MISS YOU SO MUCH!]

Hiya....

Well this previous night sucked bigtime... The worst stomach ache I have ever experienced... very un pleasant...
Didn't get much sleep...

I woke up at around 8:30am...and decided I should stay home... I still felt kind of..nauseated.. So I stayed in bed for a while...
Then I went out for a small walk... tried to eat breakfast... Ugh!

Then I went down to the field outside of our house and worked on my tan :) And studied for the health test...
Yeah... I'm a lobster... Better than albino ? I don't know...

Then when I got back up I went to bed again and slept for a few hours.. I was soo tired...since I didn't really get any sleep last night...

Then I've been chillin' the rest of the day.. I went for a walk with Bamse at around 7pm...that was nice...!

AND! The very best part of today.. of course when Johan called me ;)
...but also the wonderful wonderful WONDERFUL talk we just had...
The happiest tear EVER ran down my cheek, butterflies in my entire body, biggest smile ever...
YEAH! I'm happy!! :D

Please let this summer fly by...

Now it's 9 days till Johan arrives!! I'm probably going to Elin on Thursday next week, and stay there over night and I'll take a bus at 4:50am to the station and meet Johan there! :D
Then we'll take the train back to Helsingborg together! WOOHOO!!! :D

And it's only 17 days till I go to L.A.!
I really need to start cleaning my room... it's awful - seriously!!
Times like these I wish I had a tiny leprechaun (spelling?) who could clean my room for me... he could stay under my bed...
Anything...just as long as I didn't have to deal with it...
Normally I wouldn't mind... but now I'm kind of packing too...and I have so much...JUNK!
I just feel like throwing it all away :P

Yeah...I'm getting kinda tired... so umm... I'll update tomorrow...
Nighty night!

Monday

2006-05-08T21:30:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Grace Wanjira and I at the orphanage Shangilia mtoto wa Afica, Kenya ]

Hello..

Now this day is coming to an end.. that's GOOD! This has not been a good day for me.. :/
Though.. Johan has been such an amazing support.. I don't feel that bad anymore..
He's amazing. Truly amazing.

Rather tired when I woke up today... too tired to make a smootie :P I just ate a banana and a pear.. nice enough.
Then I went to school... Advanced English.. Health class... Religion class... yeah... totally boring day at school.

Matilda, Louise and I had our presentation in Religion... it went.... umm ...no comment ?

After school I went down town to check out clothes and bikinis at Stadium...
Yeah.. that was not a good idea... :/

Anyway.. When I got home I called the store where I got my MP3 player.. and they just told me to bring it in AGAIN...
Soo.. I will.. but I'm soooo sick and tired of them.. AND iriver!! BAH!

Then I went to get my new cellphone! It arrived today!! :D I love it!
I can't get my MMS function to work though :/ Wanted to send a pic to Johan.. but, hmm... something's wrong... I have written to Halebop now, and I'll find out tomorrow, what's wrong with my phone...!

Then what?
I haven't done anything today.. I really need to start studying for my test on Thursday...
BAH! I just wish that could be over!!

And I need to get started on my speach... I just do not know what to write!! :/
Oh well.. I'll have to think of something...

I miss Johan... and it's 'only' 10 days left now...!
10 freakin' days too many!!
...I want you here with me sweetie...

Well... back to Health...stuff...
Hasta!

Thoughts in the night...

2006-05-07T01:09:00.000-07:00

[Picture: I have edited one of the pictures I took in Pålsjö last summer]

Good evening...
I have had this blog for 2 whole weeks now (celebrations)...

Tonight I have translated one of the two books... I actually started the second one too, but it's so mindboggingly (go Douglas Adams!) hard!!
I can't just translate the words.. It has to sound good...readable...and English too.. oh well.. I'll give it another go later...!
The first book was easier... Maybe I should just get another one...? :P~

I got off the phone with Johan a little while ago. He's at a BBQ party tonight.
Sooooo sweet to talk to him again... Miss him more and more and more!
- 12 days! . . . . . 12 days too many . . . . .
I just loooove his accent.. Maha! My little hobbit..! :)
...Want you here hun'...

I searched for songs yesterday, and I found this one:
Angus Lyon - 10 000 miles
OMG! It is soooo good!
It's a song from one of the Celtic Circle Cd's. I highly recommend it.

The day before yesterday I had a major nostalgic moment and looked through a bunch of old Cd's. I listened to a bunch of ABBA songs... And oh! Ted Gärdestad! Wow, he's good...!
And some Dolly Parton songs.. the classics... And Laura Pausini.. she's amazing...! "Le cose che vivi" is a great song.

Anyway... enough about all that...
I'm getting kinda bored here... I'm thinking about turning in... Though, that means that I have to get up... and walk to the bathroom.. brush my teeth.. then go aaaall the way back to my room, and put on my sleep wear...and then go to bed... How annoying is that ? *Yawn*

I'll just sit here for a while... then maybe I'll get too tired to think about it and just do it...?
Yup, sounds like a plan...
This day just started...69 minutes ago...so umm.. not too much has happened so far... I'll just update here later, ey! :)

Adiós amigos..
Nighty night.

---------------------------------[.update.]-----------------------------------
[10:39pm]

Good evening...
Sooo... This has been like...the least productive day so far... When it comes to school work anyway...
I got up... ate a 'dinosaur yoghurt'... reminds me of Johan a bit actually.. (not the dinosaur...)...
Anyway, then I put on my bikini and went out on the field outside my house..
Worked on my tan for almost 3 hours.. and well...
Johan: "You're my lobster" :)
Yeah I AM! :D

I listened to music, and read through some of my home work stuff...
Then I haven't done anything today really...

Ooh! oh! I got to talk to Johan a few times today though.. :) Totally made my day!
Yeah, and now it's 11 days left... 11!!
If only this week could pass by like THAT.. I'd be happy.. No school on Wednesday.. that's a good thing though.
Wouldn't mind if it had been on a Tuesday instead though.. That's the longest day in school.. :/

I'm trying to find good music right now.. to fill my (ugly, stupid, stinkin', BAH!) MP3-player with...
No luck so far... :/
I am sooo calling the store where I got my MP3 player tomorrow... They have to tale it back now, and give me one without all these problems.. It's driving me crazy...!
I need music when I go to LA!! I mean, Come on.. it's what? 10? 11? hours to fly... And I have to wait in London for like an hour or two as well...
...I need music! :)

I can't think of anything interesting to write... so umm... I'll write more tomorrow...!
Have fun..

Peace..

A day in the sun.

2006-05-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

[Picture: I took it from our balcony last summer + some editing]
Johan - it's for you, sweetie

Hello hello..

This day is coming to an end... And it had been a very very good day...!
Though my night hasn't been the best (nightmare).. I woke up at 10:25am from a text message from my best friend Elin, saying she'll be in Helsingborg at 11:50am.
Woohoo!.. So I got up, got dressed and went out, with Bamse...

Oh, it was so great to see her again!! WE haven't seen eachother since... well.. October? So it's been a while!
We went to the beach (Gröningen) and sat there for about 2 ½ hours talking, talking and talking :) Bamse was running around, enjoying himself too...

Then we went to Maxi (grocery store) and we got potato salad and a grilled chicken and some apples... Then we went home and sat on the balcony, eating and talking for a couple of hours more.. :)

Then we watched the videos from Kenya (I WANNA GO BACK!!!)... Aaaaand then we talked some more, before she had to be on her way...
She was going out with a friend in Malmö tonight... and I followed her to the train station at about 6:00pm...
Then I went for a walk with Bamse, and now I'm home...

The weather today had been so wonderful! :) And it has been soooooo relaxing.. I soo needed this... And it was wonderful to see Elin again.

Tomorrow I'll be swamped with homework.. and I really really have to get to it... I'll enjoy the rest of today though....relaxing...!

And OMG! I miss Johan more and more and more!
When we went to the train station I went to the very spot where I was standing when I waited for him... and looked up at the place where I first saw him... ("look up"...) :)
Bah! I miss him!!!
But he'll be here in about 12 days!!! :D :D

Well.. I'm gonna go...
Talk later!
Bubye..

New phone, please?

2006-05-05T15:30:00.000-07:00

[Picture: Fria Bad (The beach) in Helsingborg]

Hi bloggers.. What's up ?

I'm getting really tired of my cell phone... This text message thing is driving me nuts!
I have ordered a new one now, tho'! At www.katshing.se, a Samsung SGH - E720.
I hope I'll get it next week. It's in stock, so it's not impossible...

Umm.. yeah.. I was soooo tired when I woke up this morning... But hey, the weather was just great, and it made it easier to get up...!

Went to school.. and it started with presentations.. I didn't get around to do mine though.. There wasn't time to do it.. soooo we'll have to do it on Monday... Then I might be able to actually be prepared for it to ? (Heeeey, there's an idea...!)

Then we had social science.. Charlotte and I had our presentation about Shangilia (the orphanage in Kenya that we visited in January this year)... We didn't say anything though.. We just showed the movie... Went great :) And our teacher really loved it.
It was nice...!

Then we listened to some more presentations.. and then we could go home...
Presentations...a whole day... Gets kinda boring after a while...

The I talked to my teacher about the social science tests.. and OMG, she's sooo great!!
I got questions that I was supposed to answer and learn for the test.. and I've done it.
She said that those questions could be a hometest instead... which means I'm pretty much done! And I have my G!!
All I need to do is look it over, and discuss the subjects with my teacher in 2 weeks..
I am SO relieved!
She's the best teacher...!

Since I got home.. I've checked my e-mail, ordered my new cell phone, gotten more annoyed with my present cell phone... (BAH!) I wrote a message to the support..thingie.. But I probably won't get any reply till next week... :/

Tonight I have to walk the dog.. and I'm thinking about going down to the beach...
We'll see...
Don't really have anything more to share... :P Soo.. umm.. Take care!

Later!

--------------------------------[.update.]-----------------------------------
[10:57pm]

Good evening!

Soo... I never went to the beach tonight... Should have though.. Must have been a great sunset tonight...! Oh well.. there will be more of those...
I went for a long walk in the neighborhood instead, it was nice!

And hey! My phone works ok again! I got a reply from the support people. And they updated my sim card - and violá, it works!

Also got a delivery notification from www.katshing.se! The have already sent my phone! How great is that ? I'll probably have it next week!

Tonight I have been filling my MP3 player with music... When I was done (like 2 hours later...) It started messing - AGAIN! I am so sick of it!! DO not buy iRiver... it sucks! >:(
...And about the music... I have sooo many music files! (Okay... nothing compared to Johan...but still!)...
I should really go through them.. Aaah, some other day...! =)

Tomorrow Elin will come and visit me - YAY!! I haven't seen her in AGES!! It's gonna be great.

I'm gonna get back to my music...
Nighty Night..

Free from school

2006-05-04T11:59:00.000-07:00

Good morning sunshine!

When I woke up today and looked outside... blue sky.. sun was shining - lovely!
And when I checked the temperature: 24 C (74 F)

Soo, I went out for a long walk with Bamse...and it was really great! FINALLY - Summer's here!
Now I'm enjoying my breakfast smoothie...and it's really delicious :)
Really great day to be free from school!

Don't know what I'm gonna do today, really... I'll go down town soon though.. I have to buy that...adapter thingie...and I'm gonna go talk to the bank...
Then I should really start with The Da Vinci Code... I even got it on CD's now.. So I'll spend this weekend listening to it.. it's due Friday next week...
Maybe I'll study social science today... ? And give the test a go tomorrow ? Aaah... I'll just have to see about that...

Oh, and it's my mom's birthday today! She's not at home though.. and she doesn't want to celebrate it.. and I gave her her presents yesterday.. so... yeah... !

Anyway, I'm off!
I'll write more later...

Ciao!
-----------------------------[.update.]---------------------------------
[10:58 pm]

Good evening...
Geez... I am SO tired...! And it feels like I haven't done anything today...

I went to town... Talked to the bank.. exchanged my Kenyan Shilling... bought an adapter... found a sale at Stadium, and I ended up buying 4 tops (29:- per top) What a fiiind!

Then I went to Aleksandra's and bought to cakes for my mom. One chocholate and one strawberry. Their cakes are AMAZING! :) My mom thought so too :)
I had alredy made up my mind NOT to eat any... Which I didn't ... but, damn! Those cakes... Yah!!

And when I passed by Haket... I thought of when Johan was here last... and we ate kebab there with Charlotte and Matilda...
God... I miss him so much...!!

Well.. then I went home... and I made lunch... Salmon and salad... But geez.. I am really sick of salmon.. I think I've eaten it too much.. I can't stand the taste anymore! Yuck! :/
I used to really love salmon...

Umm... Then what ? I haven't been doing anything really...
I finally started with the Da Vinci Code... only... not with the book... I got it as CD's at the library.. so I'm listening to it instead...
Only to find out that it's 19 freakin' hours!!! BAH!... Well, I just hope I'm done by Friday next week...

I have decided to get a new cellphone.. and I'm gonna order it tomorrow. I think it's called Samsung SGH-E720... perhaps? :P

Mine has been acting really weird all day!
I've sent texts to Johan... And I get his replies very much delayed... Like He sent it at 7:50pm...and I got it at around 8:30pm... and it has been like that all day..
I really need a new phone...

And I found out that I won't be able to bring my cell to L.A.... :/
That sucks...!
Well, okay.. I can bring it... but I can't use it.. so there's really no point of doing that then.. :/

Aah, hopefully I'll figure something out...
I WILL get one of those phone cards though... I just have to :) I mean... I have to talk to Johan....!

Oh, and now I've checked... I'm leaving Kastrup at 1:45pm on the 27th!
Kind of good to know, don't you think ?

Damn.. I have already started my weekend... Do not want to go to school tomorrow... :/
Maybe it has to do with the two presentations I'm gonna have... who knows ? :P

23 days left till I go to L.A.!
15 days left till Johan comes!!

I'm gonna give it my best this weekend, and really try to focus... And get.. well.. pretty much everything done this weekend... all the school work that can be done...
And I still have 18 hours of Da vinci code to kill... 'weee'...
Okay.. it's not exactly exciting yet... Do I have too high expectations maybe? Everyone says it's sooo exciting and soooo great.... ?
Or! I'm just not in a reading mood right now... Well, that I can tell you for a fact - I'm not!

Well.. I'm getting kind of tired.. andI think I'm turning in soon...
I'll blog more later. Have fun. Take care. And all that...

Hasta!

Summer!

2006-05-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

Well hello!

WOW! The weather today is amazing! It's like 23 C (73 F)... It's summer!!! :D
I just got back from a walk with Bamse... wonderful!

SO!
I was about 30 minutes late today...again.. for psychology class... And when I entered the door, Rickard just looked at me with a big smile... Two days in a row, damn! He's proud! :P haha.

Umm, then we had Swedish class for about 40 minutes.. And then we could go home..

I went to Väla (a mall) after school. I went to get my MP3 player and I bought a b-day present for my mom (on request) 2 bottles of wine :)
I was nice... I even got to show my ID. Maha! ....real exciting...

Umm, then I went home.. and I was so tired! I went to bed for a while... That just made me more tired though.. :P

Hmm... yeah, that's about how exciting it gets today... "weeee".

Oh! I think I've decided to buy a new camera after all... And I might even buy a new cell phone when I go to the US. Maybe... Or I'll just get it when I come home. I'm getting a new one though.

Well, now it looks like I'm gonna work part time in Malmö on Öresundsbron, and part time at TraffiCare this summer...
At least I'll get money... and I really need it, so it's all good.

And when I get back from L.A. I'll probably work the Midsummer's weekend at TraffiCare... and then I'll go to Johan for a couple of days. YAY!!!! :D

I've started looking for an apartment and a job in Oslo for this fall... it's hard! But hopefully it'll all work out! I mean... it HAS to! :)
Ah! I can't wait! It's going to be soo great! Finally I'll be close to Johan...!!! :)
(Yes. I will go on and on about that. Deal with it!) ;)

Well, I have to get going. I'll be back later...Though I don't think I'll have too much to update about.. ah well...

Later!

Dammit crammit!

2006-05-02T13:19:00.000-07:00

Hiya!

Okay.. so it WAS to good to be true... When I called "the lady on the bridge"... She said that I can get work in half of July and possibly in August...
When SHE called ME, on Thursday last week, she said that I would have work all summer...
...My ass...

And... They didn't seem to be in need of summer staff as they had said... sooo... it's very unlikely that Johan will get a job there... She said he could send in an application, but we shouldn't count on it... DAMMIT CRAMMIT!

I really don't know what to do now... It was a nice thought about NOT having to clean trains this summer... but I still want and need money... so umm.. I need to get as much work as I can...!

Well....as long as this summer will fly by... it's fine with me... I just ...really really want to be with Johan...

I "borrowed" the phone in the teachers' lounge today too... Wonderful to talk to Johan again...
Though.. I called him aaat... umm, around 3:30 or 4:00 this morning ;)

HOW am I gonna be able to wait 18 more days?? :/

Can't I just go to sleep now, and then I'll wake up when he's here... sort of a sleeping beauty kind of thing... Awwh.. that is such a nice story :)

Sooo... We had ANOTHER substitute teacher in psychology today... so far...this term.. we've had 4...or 5...! Don't understand how we're gonna get a fair grade there... Buut! I don't care anymore... as long as I get a passing grade, I'm happy :)

I was supposed to have advanced English now.. but there was some dance thingie in the auditorium (spelling?) today... so I went there instead...
MAN! I wish I could dance... Would be kinda cool.
...I did it when I was a kid... too bad I quit... Oh well..

In 12 minutes I have Health class... We're gonna go listen to some.... Actually... I have NO IDEA on who we're listening to today...
That's the last lesson for today.. YEAH! =)

I got a text from Halebop today...they said if i put 300:- in re-fill on my phone... I can send free text messages to the world for 30 days... I'm thinking about doing that...
Cause I only use my phone for texts nowadays... and if I send for free for 30 days.. I'll have like 350:- to send texts for when I'm in California! :) I'm gonna need it :P

Oh, and I really really need to buy a new phone...!
But...the question is if I have enough money to do it... Hmm...?
Ah well... I'll see..

Right....7 minutes to go...
I am totally bored today! I just wanna go home... and pretend to study! :)

Oh! I was like 30 minutes late to my first lesson today!
When I got back to my locker, Rickard in my class turns to me and says: "Hey! You were late today! I am SO proud of you!"
...We've been mocking him for being late to EVERY single lesson this year... When he actually got on time.. you kinda worried :P Maha.

Yeeeaaap. I'm gonna go find the classroom.. (hey! It's a big school.... and it's not the one we're usually in...)

Johan - Jag älskar dig mest av ALLT!

Bubye..

-----------------------------------[Update]-------------------------------------
[8:22pm]

Helloloo!

SO! Theeeee lecture thingie in health class was... alright... I ate pumpkin seeds...and they tasted really funny (not good kind of funny...)

Then I was gonna borrow the phone again, only this time, to call Janne... buuuut since he didn't pic up.. Hey! I was there... and I really really missed Johan.. soo.. Yeah! We talked a bit.. =)

Then I got on the bus to go down town.. I bought the re-fill thingie...and now I can send text messages anywhere in the world... for free...for 30 days. :P~

Umm, then I went home... totally annoying people on the bus... BAH!

Oh, and we had tacos at home.. really good.

And of course... I was gonna take the dog for an evening walk... Aaaand I might have prosponed (spelling?) it a bit... stupid stupid!
Cause when we got out.. the rain started pouring down... and then some hail... REAL nice... not!

...Now I'm freezing real bad! :/

Oh well...
update complete.
Nighty night!

May 1st

2006-05-01T14:20:00.000-07:00

Hey hey..

So, I did watch Ice Age with Norweigan voices yesterday... I was gonna watch Finding Nemo at first, but it didn't have Norweigan voices.. bah!
Anyway, it was... interesting. I couldn't really understand Sid at all.. "kjøtthode".. :)

I'm not gonna go talk in riddles why I'm not feeling well.. so, umm... I'll just ignore that part here...

I just got back from Pålsjö skog.. the weather could be better... but at least it is not raining.
I didn't get any good shots.. :/ Aah, I can blame the light.. or the fact that it was full of people everywhere.. and I didn't think that went that well with my nature shots.
Oh well... some other time.. I'll go there this summer. that's the best time of the year to go, anyway.

I can't wait till tomorrow.. I'm gonna call Öresunds bron and check about the summer job.
...You know.. This COULD be the best summer...!

Wow.. NOW I know where Johan goes to school and where his father lives... Before I only thought I knew.. and as it turns out.. I was totally wrong! Oh well.. good to know :)
...me and sense of direction, anyway... :/

Oh, and today I realized that it's only 3 days till my mother's birthday.. and I really really have no clue on what to give her...
Guess I'm gonna have to go to Väla this week. I need to go there anyway, to get my MP3-player.. but WHEN? I guess I could go on Wednesday.. I only have one lesson.. yeah.. that might actually work...!

Today it's 19 days till Johan comes... And I just wish it could be today... Please let time fly by...!
AND! Today, it's only 27 days till I'm... actually on my way to L.A... Woho!

I didn't do anything productive yesterday.. I didn't clean my room, and I didn't do ANY homework. I rock....!
There's simply too much going on inside my head right now... But it'll all be alright.

Hmm.. I should really try and find something to eat..
Made myself a banana-strawberry-raspberry-blueberry smoothie this morning too.. it's sooo good!
Anyway.. that was a while ago... soo.. umm.. I'll catch up here later.

Peace..

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[8:03pm]

Hey again..

Well, I spent most afternoon in bed... terrible head ache... bah!

Now I'm talking to Johan and Elin on MSN...listening to music.. and looking through the stuff that's for the health test... I seriously don't know how I'm gonna remember all this... Vitamins and ...stuff...
I just wish this could all be over! I have the worst teacher in that subject as well... I just hope I won't fail... :/

Now...aparently.. I'm going to change room with my mom...
Soo...from having the biggest room in the apartment, I'll get the smallest, ugliest (is it spelled like that ? ...I wonder..)... Anyway... I'm not exactly looking forward to it... But hey! It's not for long... and thinking of all the wonderful things that will come along after that... I'll manage.. :P

"I vår egen leilighet? I en stor leilighet i...Hmmm.. London! Med et par hunder og noen katter.."
...Yeah, that's all I think about now... :)
Wonderful... WONDERFUL!
...Something to really really really look forward to, you know...

Oh well... I really don't know what to write anymore.. and I don't want to bore the few people who pretend to read my blog...
Hmm, maybe I should tell people I have a blog ? ... Now there's an idea!

Later!

Valborg

2006-04-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

Hey hey!
It's Valborg, and the weather sucks. Too bad for the people who are going to the big fires tonight :P

Woke up from a sweet text message from Johan at around 3:40am... And then we talked on the phone till about 5:20am... :) That was very sweet. Miss him more and more each day...!
I just can't wait till I'm moving up to Norway... It's gonna be so so so great!
...I just hope I'll understand what they're all saying... Good thing Johan lives in the southern part of Norway... He has demonstrated how the people in the northern parts speak.. and yeah.. it's.. ummm... yeah... WHAT!? :)

I made myself a very very nice smothie for breakfast this morning. Banana, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries...and some Pro-Viva fruit juice. It was delicious!

I just called Janne, but he's working tonight, so he's asleep, but he'll call me back at around 4pm..

Yesterday I wrote down everything that needs to be done before I leave for L.A. Yet I can't seem to find the motivation...today...at the moment... to do it all...
Good thing we're free from school tomorrow...
Though.. mom said it might be better weather tomorrow.. some sun even.. and if so.. I want to go to Pålsjö skog (a forrest) and take pictures. I love that place.
Full of childhood memories.. :) And you can get sooo many good shots there.

I think that because of my lack of motivation to do my homework.. I've actually got some motivation to clean my room... Or it's simply just THAT messy...
I have 19 ½ more days though... till Johan comes... and by then it WILL be clean. THAT is a promise... :)

I think I'll start cleaning my room tonight when my mom and little brother are going to a BBQ thingie...and I'll turn up the volume and play great music..
Yeeeaaah...then it could actually be fun to clean :) Music is a really good helper.

What else ?
Oooh, yeah I should really get started on translating the children's books for Amos and Rosalind.. I should, I should, I should...!! I could do that tonight... after cleaning....

Maybe people are wondering what I will do up until then.. Since everything is going to be done tonight... Honestly I have no clue.. I just don't have any energy at the moment.
I should really go to the gym... But I'm not sure if they are open today :/
I really wanna go to Power/Step-Up... it's been such a long time... and I miss it alot.
Unfortunately... My card expires (spelling) when I'm in L.A.... and I probably won't have any time to work out this summer... especially not if I'm going to work in Malmö.

And since I'm leaving in the end of the summer, there's not really any point of getting a new one...

WELL! I'm gonna go watch Ice Age with Norweigan voices now, I think.. That ought to be interesting....
I didn't get to do that yesterday... I watched that other movie.. Keep the faith..
And I went to bed at around 11:30pm I think... Too tired to notice :P

Talk later.

Adiós!

Rainy day

2006-04-29T21:59:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!

Well, this day hasn't been as productive as I might have wished for...
When I woke up at 6 this morning... it was a blue sky and the sun was shining. GREAT! I thought....
When I woke up again at 8...or 9.. it was grey, cloudy..and down right depressing weather..!
It has been like that all day, and how it's raining... ALOT!

I have actually written my philosophy home test now.. but I think it suck real bad.. I think my answers are waaaay out there.. not good, not good.. Oh well...

I have so much to do, but this weather is really...bah!

[How can I not worry...? I love you!]

Today it's 20 days till Johan comes...and 28 days till I go to L.A.
Time moves slowly... :/

Yesterday before I went to sleep I watched Chocolate, with Norweigan subtitles :) Gotta learn, you know... ;)

Oh, I should really decide on what to do this summer... I have to call Janne this weekend and ask him about the job at the bridge... maybe he can tell me something...
Though... I really don't know Danish.. and REALLY can't understand Danish...
Maybe I can just speak English?... I sure hope so.. Then it might actually work out! :P~

I think I'm gonna go watch Finding Nemo or Brother Bear...or even Ice age, with Norweigan voices.. that ought to be interesting :)
I have to lay down anyway... Damn that headache..

Talk later..
Ciao!

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Hiya...
Soo, this day is coming to an end... Finally..
One day closer to Johans arrival...

I just wish, more than anything, that I could be with him right now...
It's so hard to be this far away from him... I'm so thankful, that it's not for long... Soon we'll live close together...

I'm watching "Keep the faith" right now... Maybe not the best movie, but there's some good actors... Like Ben Stiller... and aah, what's her name? Dharma from Dharma & Greg anyway... She's so cool.

Baaah, my room is a mess!!! Ever since I brought my boxes from the basement, my room has been a mess...
I have packed 6 boxes though.. and I guess I'll have 4 more when I'm moving out.
...I just have to figure out what I can leave behind... I hope there will be room for me in the basement to rent a storage room.

Ah well...
Tomorrow..what's up then? Well.. it's Valborg, and I have no plans what so ever.
Well, okay, I do.. I have to study. I think I'm gonna try to do the first social studies test next week.... Then I'll do the health test on Thursday in two weeks... and in three weeks I'll do the second social studies test..
Oh yeah, and then I have to write my speach.. which I have no clue on what to write.. and I have to analyse some book in health class too... And I have to read the Da Vinci Code... (only like 50 pages so far)... Then I have to do the assignments that come with that... Then I think we're gonna have a psychology test any week now...
What else? Oh yeah, I still have the English thingie to write... Umm..Then I have to find a poem that I'm gonna read out loud in class next week. I already know that one though..
I love Emily Dickinson's poems.. And I'm gonna read this one:
The Soul selects her own Society,
Then shuts the Door,
To her divine Majority,
Obtrude no more..

Unmoved, she notes the Chariots pausing,
At her low Gate..
Unmoved an Emperor be kneeling,
Upon her Mat,
I've known her from an ample nation,
Choose One,
Then close the Valves of her attention,
Like Stone..

I love it.. It's so beautiful.
Well, that's the one I'm gonna ready anyway..
And I think that's all I have to do before I go to L.A.
...Just a biiiiit stressed out.
Johan is helping me alot though...He's a great support... Don't know what I'd do without him.
He's amazing. Truly amazing.

Well, I'm gonna turn my attention to the end of the movie.. I've missed most of it... but oh well..
I'm going to bed... headache is killing me.. Bah!

Nighty night...!

I'm so lucky..

2006-04-28T03:23:00.000-07:00

Hello hello!
It's now 2:00 am, and I'm back from work.
It was a fun gang to work with tonight... (Linus, Anette & Suvi)

I got a call from Öresunds bron (bridge) today(well...yesterday..)...and they asked me if I wanted to work for the this summer.. I'm torn! I don't know. I'm gonna call then back tomorrow and see how much work they can give me...! Then I'll see...

You know... I really am the luckiest girl on the planet.. in this Universe... luckiest girl ever!
Johan is the most amazing boyfriend ever. I don't know where I would be now...if it weren't for him... He's my world, my everything! I can't wait to move to Norway to be closer to him...
I'm so proud of him. And I'm so proud of being his girlfriend...
You're amazing. . . I love you sweetie.

Today...later today... I have religion class, and social studies x 2...
It's gonna be a looong day in school.. :/

Linus, one of my co-workers, asked me if I wanted to join in on a BBQ get-together tomorrow.. It would be kind of fun, cause my friend Matilda from Ölands Djurpark (Zoo) will be there. I haven't seen her in ...hmm.. a few years anyway...
Ah, we had so much fun that summer at the Park... It could be fun...
But I just have so much to do with school I don't think I'll manage... :(
I have one test in school and one 'home test' for next week + like 3 or 4 other assignments from other subjects... BAH!
It'll be alright... No more German atleast.. :D

Well, that's it for now... Talk later!
Peace..

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[09:14am]

Good morning!
Now I'm at school...
My mom woke me up at 7:15 to remind me that I had to take the dog for a walk before I went to school... YAWN!

When I came to school, waited outside our classroom... after a while some guys from my class tells us that the lesson is cancelled.... BAH!
I could've been sleeping now...!
Okay... I am relieved by the fact that I don't have to do the presentation... but still.. SLEEP! :)

Oh well... In about one hour we have our first social studies lesson... Then we finish at 2.00pm...

Well, I'm gonna join the rest of my class... doing nothing productive. It's great ;)
Back later!

ciao!

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[3:07pm]

Hey, I'm back...
So...When we got to social studies class our teacher didn't show... after a while another teacher came and gave us a movie and said like "Watch this, discuss it, and then you can go"...
Sooo.. we did watch it.. but no one discussed...and then we left.
The movie was called Lilja 4 real, like a documentary that reminds of Lilja 4 ever. Oh, powerful movie that is. Lukas Moodysson is a great director.
At least Lilja 4 ever and Fucking Åmål (Show me love) are great movies.

Anyway, I got a great surprise right before the movie ended, when Johan called me. SWEET! Was so good to hear his voice again... Right now I'm missing him like crazy... I wish I could be with him now... I could really need that...
Well, it's 21 days left till I see him next time... 21 too many tho...

When I came home from school, I went to bed...and slept for about 2 hours. That was real nice, but now I'm even more tired! :P

I should really get started with my home test in philosophy... but right now I'm just too tired...and not in the best mood to study...
I'm gonna walk the dog later tonight...and if it's still nice weather, I'll go down to the beach...

I wish Johan was here...

talk later!
Hasta..

Love will keep us alive

2006-04-27T16:40:00.000-07:00

It's okay now...
This brought us closer together... and for that I'm glad and thankful. You are wonderful!
I miss you so much!

Hey hey!
I just had my German test.. and well... Not that I have been studying...pretty much... at all.. but the stuff I actually HAD looked at... didn't show on the test... So you can guess how it went.. :/
Oh well... I'll know in about one hour how I did... And then I'm gonna have my oral test.
Ich heisse Madeleine... and so on... woohoo!

I must have been SO tired yesterday! I totally forgot that it was Wednesday... which equals The O.C and LOST... Oh well.. I'll just catch the re-runs at the end of the week.

TODAY! It's one month before I leave... ONE! How will I manage all this school work?
PLease, tell me I some how passed my German test.. and that will be no more!

I just filled out a questionaire (spelling?) about bullying... Don't know why I did it.. kind of regret it now.. It was very weird questions... hmm.. Oh well..

So, anyway...
I'm working tonight... Sure I'll be glad I did when I get my money... but right now?
I really don't feel like it... Eiisch...

And how about packing for L.A.?
-Are you kidding me ? Maha.. No where close...

Oh, and I need to translate the two books for Amos and Rosalind..
Pettson & Findus and Barnen in Bullerbyn... Though, I do have like...what? 9 hours on a plane...

Hmm, soo.. yeah... I should go and work on my philosophy...stuff..
A test in one week! And I'm totally lost in that subject.. Though I think my entire class is..
We have the best teacher though...!

Student: "You forgot the 'L'..."
Henrik the Almighty: "Forgot the 'L'? ... You and your fuckin' consonants..."
(He actually do refer to himself as the almighty... ) ;)

Oh, after he tried one of my chocolate chip cookies, he said that if I give him the recipe, I'll get an MVG ;) Maha. He's hilarious. (I did give him the recipe though) ;)

Oh yeah... philosophy... I'm on it..
Talk later...!

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[4:46pm]

Yeah, I'm going to work soon... ! The bus leaves at 5pm... eeiish.. I hope it will be some fun people tonight...

Hey, I got a VG on my German test, I am so so so surprised! Don't know how I did it :P
And I got a G as a final grade. Heck, I don't care! As long as it's not a failing grade, then it's okeeeeeeeey! :)

Yup yup, I'm gonna go put on my hideous work clothes, and head to work. Nighty night!

A brand new day

2006-04-26T00:29:00.001-07:00

Hey all bloggers out there.
Right now I'm on hold, calling the police about my passport... There's three people before me.. *yawn*

SO, about this presentation in school...
The lesson got cancelled this morning cause the couldn't find a substitute teacher, Oh buhu...not!
I start at 10:25... we have a Sweish lesson...then school's out at 12:35.

Ey, just got off the phone with a very nice 'uncle blue'. And I don't need a visa. Good, now that's out of the world.
Maybe I should start thinking about my packing? God, I hate that... unpacking is worse though...
I still haven't unpacked from this weekend, I spent in Oslo with Johan.

Last night I stayed up till like 1:30am working on my résumé. I have written two pages now, but I'm really not sure if it contains what I really want to say..
Ah.. I'll look into it tonight again...

Oh, and I have to work on my philosophy homework, which I had totally forgotten about... and I have to study some for the German test tomorrow... Am I gonna be busy today or what?

Geesh.. I miss Johan so so so much... Waiting till the 18th...19th? It's forever away!! :(
I just want to be with him now...more than anything else... It hurts to be so far away from him... Especially now...

Well, I'd better get ready for school, I'll update later...that is if I have time ;)
Have a great day!

Love,
M
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[5:09 pm]

Well hello!

I got to school at about 10:15am... went to class... and we had a lesson for about 20 minutes... Totally useless...

However, I went to the library with Louise and Matilda to work on our paper about Satanism... which was supposed to be turned in Monday this week.. Bummer.. :P
We were sitting by the computer till 4:00pm!!!
Okay, we ARE done now.. but OMG... could it BE anymore boring?

Johan saved the day though, and we did have some fun... at the end we were all so incedibly tired that nothing made sense...
Our paper will rock! ;) Especially the conclusion...

Baah, now I have to start with the German.. and I'll just look at the philosophy thingie tonight... My first and only lesson tomorrow is at 12:40 - 2:00pm... I'll look at it tomorrow morning as well...

Oh! My friend Anette got her driver's license today... I envy her.. I want it too.. And I'm so close! (...yet so far..?)
Don't like my driving school though.. and I'm gonna quit there...
I'm gonna do the driving test in August (hopefully) in Nybro. Hope I'll make it.

Well, dinner's almost ready... talk later!

Getting started...

2006-04-25T12:48:00.000-07:00

Yeap, here it is. My very first blog entry at blogger.com.
-big moment in life-

I've updated my profile this evening...
And hey, this 1200 character limit... What's THAT all about... :/
Ah well...

It's 32 days left till I go to L.A.
School's really crazy... I have way too much to do... and from this point of view... 32 days!? How am I ever gonna make it ? ...Ah well :P

I have to check out this visa thingie as well... Gonna call the police tomorrow and ask them about my passport... I think it's new enough to make it without a visa...

Hmm, well... I have a presentation tomorrow, which I'm far from prepared for... (what am I doing here then, one might ask...) Well... I'm simply lacking motivation... It's okay... I'll check it tomorrow before I go to school.
Then on Thursday I have my second German test.. I'm sooo gonna flunk on that one... I'm so surprised by my grade on the last test!

For those who does not know,
Swedish grades are divided like this:
IG = Failing grade
G = OK
VG =Very Good
MVG = Excellent

Anyway... I actually didn't study for that German test and I managed to get a VG. (I studied German for 2 ½ years 5 years ago... guess the knowledge is still there) :)
I don't think I'll have that much luck on this second test...
We'll just have to wait and see!

I don't think I'm gonna study this week... I'll just take care of it during the weekend... Don't really have anything to do then anyway...

I'm off to watch a movie... got lots of motivation for that ;)

Take care!

Ciao

Love at first sight...

2006-01-19T20:30:00.000-08:00

...Today... we met for the first time...
Hei Kamera! :)