Hey EVERYONE!
Its me and its the first time ive written a blog from a country other than England; how impressed are you. I figured since Ive keep myself VERY busy with this trip I should write about it in two installments hahaha - thus you have installment #1!
Ive been here for 2 full days and they have been jam packed... and suprisingly even though this is my first lone trip today has been the first day where ive actually been ALONE. I arrived here late late Tuesday night and after sending some quick emails to let everyone know i survived I went straight to bed. However the next morning at breakfast is where I met Lisa; and austrialian who I spent the most of wednesday and thrusday adventuring with. Wednesday we headed to Lauterbrunnen a town with over 70 natural waterfalls - the home of Trummelbach Falls, a waterfall where the 3 largest mountains water runs threw. We were able to climb to nearly the top of the waterfall and see it running threw the entire mountain. It was beautiful, however sadly enough on the 22nd of May a 12 year old boy went missing because he leant over the bridge and fell in! (a little piece of information we learnt AFTER we had gone) From there we roamed around the town by foot and ended up at Stechelberg: this is the spot where the worlds highest running ariel cable car begins at 922m and it runs through 4 other stops ended at Schilthorn at 2971m high (the spot where 007 was filmed back in the day)... so we got tickets and made our stops at Gimmelwald (1409m), Murren (1634m) and Birg (doesnt say) and ended at the top to have a nice lunch in a revolving resturant where you get a full view of the ice capt mountains. It was amazing you actually pass over the clouds and are standing amongst them! DID I MENTIONS IM LOVING THIS TRIP - we headed back down to Lauterbrunnen to catch a train to Wengen (1274m) a traffic free town (except for the tourist resorts cars) - we had a nice dinner there in pure peace. All of these town are so remote and peaceful with such gorgous views its very hard to explain and even the picture cant do it justice (however i will post picture when i return to England tomorrow). On our way home by train we met two more Aussies: Chris and Matt who had been living in Lautenbrunnen for a week and were just doing some hiking, they were heading into Interlaken for drinks and we joined them for a fun night out.
Thursday I met Lisa early in the morning again at breakfast, she was suppost to be heading to Paris Thrusday but had her flight delayed to today so we could do some more sight seeing. We headed over to Fun Rentals and rented Mopeds - it was sweet for 3.5hrs it only cost us 40 CHF almost equal to Canadian dollars and that included our insurance! It was a great but freaking scary experiences, because we had huge trucks passing us on our mopeds that would only go max. 55, up and up and up and round bends to get us to Grindelwald (1034m) - a tourist town close by. It took us about 30mins to get there passing by cows, rivers and beautiful green mountains that disappear into the clouds and come out over top covered in snow! We travelled high pass the tourist part of town and found a nice spot to part the scooters and found a path that led us to a beautiful waterfall, and we just sat there and took in the view, and decided to head home. Once back in Interlaken we decided to cease the moment and go paragliding! I was going to spend that money to go to Jungfaujoch the "Top of Europe"; its the highest point the rail system goes in Europe but its about 1000m higher than Schilthorn and I wanted to do something completely difference since I was very satisfied with Schilthorn - and im sooooo glad I did! My instructor was named Robi and he has been flying for 17 years... he was very friendly. We had to run attached to him off a cliff and althought the cliff came to a drastic slop down we had to keep running until he told me to stop, that was the scarest part and once that was over the view was amazing! Overlooking towns, and lakes and passing over mountains - the ride was about 15 - 20mins long and he even let me fly it once we were clear of the mountains of course. I got to do 360's and steer it, I was able to bring my camera and while I took picture of the view below us he took pictures with a special camera of us (which I will also put up). And then before we were going to land he took control again and did all sort of crazy tricks with it to make us spin really fast... and go basically upside down for a bit, SOOOOO WORTH IT!
Now its 11am on Thrusday and I have spent my morning doing some sovenior shopping and getting medicine because my allergies have NEVER been this bad... I had to buy eye drops and tablets, after having so many nice people in my hostel give me there medicine last night. Can I just say that his trip has renewed my faith in people: I was nervous to be alone travelling but there are so many difference and cool people who are doing the same thing alone or with someone and everyone has there own story. Last night I just hung out on the deck of our hostel and was joined quickly by 8 others from all over the world and as we sat watching the sunset in the mountain we just enjoyed each others company sharing our individual stories.
Anyways, Im out might head back to Lauterbrunnen because its a beautiful spot to just hang out and spend some quaility me time before I have to say goodbye tomorrow.
Im safe and having a blast!
Love you ALL!
xx
(here is a map: copy and paste it in a new window if you want an idea of where ive been!)
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Meet the Girls 2
I know that I did a nice overview of my girls back a few months ago, but because they are children and are so influence by a small bubble that is their world, and because at their age there brains grow at a rapid pace I just thought id take this night in to give an update on who they are developing into while im here with them.
Isabella Jack
Although before Isabella had many different nicknames she has now become a one named woman since I returned from my trip with Cassie, and will only be referred to as Isabella Jack in full form and if you slip up and refer to her as Bell or Bella she will be most dignant and tell you "IM ISABELLA JACK!". She is still as happy and bright as ever but she is also still very expressive of her emotions and will tell you at any moment and you are not her friend because she mad or to leave me alone. Every day before I leave for my 2nd job at the school I will tell her I love her and when I pick her up from nursary I will say I missed you and it is the best feeling when she response to either comment with an "i love you" or an "i missed you too"! I have recently taught her how to squish her face and when she does this she says SQUISHY FACE... and we are now mastering the skill of stretchy face as well. She is a fashion icon for a 3 yr old, she will not hesitate to tell me if she doesnt like something I am wearing but equally she will compliment my wardrobe or hair. With this fashion sense she will not let you dress her in the morning and will insist that she chooses her outfits. We spend our time together playing birthdays with puzzles we have just made and cutting the cake ie., breaking the puzzle pieces, playing hair dresser or she makes me tea with her little tea set that used to belong to Olivia. I was shocked the other day by how good she is with math skills, she can put a puzzle together better than Olivia, and can count and identify shapes already. Isabella is my friend, and we can have nice conversation over breakfast but also have a blast being silly together. Her favourite game right now is hide and seek and she doesnt grasp that you need to be hiding to say BOO.
Olivia Jack
Olivia and I's relationship is an uphill battle with nice bumps along the way to rest and enjoy the view (if that makes sense at all). Livy and I have the same taste in boys, and we have a common guy who we refer to as our boyfriend - he is a teacher at her school/the school i work at. Olivia for being suck a serious little girl have a sense of humor that is developing very nicely, she doenst kid around often but when she does her comment actually make me laugh. Olivia has found comfort in sleeping on the bottom bunk with her sister lately, and will not go to bed without Charle; her stuff animal dog. Olivias best friend is Chivas the dog, and I truely believe that she has more fun with him that when she is socializing with other children. I was so proud of her this week when she finally won the trophey from her football team, Mia had won it 3 times and she as devisated last week and this week she tried her hardest and won (the moment reminded me of when Lucy scores a goal at the end of I am Sam: I was Sam). Olivia is a very clever girl and has gotten into a priate school next year, and with those brains she is very good at manipulating adults on thier weaknesses, a quality i see daily between her and her parents - but she probably does it to me without even realizing it as well. I love her hard but at time I can dislike her just as much - Olivia Jack is one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced in life.
I know I dont write often about my girls, probably because so much of my life involves them I try to minimize it when possible, however they are a huge part of my life and thus I like sharing what I go threw daily with you all!
xx
Isabella Jack
Although before Isabella had many different nicknames she has now become a one named woman since I returned from my trip with Cassie, and will only be referred to as Isabella Jack in full form and if you slip up and refer to her as Bell or Bella she will be most dignant and tell you "IM ISABELLA JACK!". She is still as happy and bright as ever but she is also still very expressive of her emotions and will tell you at any moment and you are not her friend because she mad or to leave me alone. Every day before I leave for my 2nd job at the school I will tell her I love her and when I pick her up from nursary I will say I missed you and it is the best feeling when she response to either comment with an "i love you" or an "i missed you too"! I have recently taught her how to squish her face and when she does this she says SQUISHY FACE... and we are now mastering the skill of stretchy face as well. She is a fashion icon for a 3 yr old, she will not hesitate to tell me if she doesnt like something I am wearing but equally she will compliment my wardrobe or hair. With this fashion sense she will not let you dress her in the morning and will insist that she chooses her outfits. We spend our time together playing birthdays with puzzles we have just made and cutting the cake ie., breaking the puzzle pieces, playing hair dresser or she makes me tea with her little tea set that used to belong to Olivia. I was shocked the other day by how good she is with math skills, she can put a puzzle together better than Olivia, and can count and identify shapes already. Isabella is my friend, and we can have nice conversation over breakfast but also have a blast being silly together. Her favourite game right now is hide and seek and she doesnt grasp that you need to be hiding to say BOO.
Olivia Jack
Olivia and I's relationship is an uphill battle with nice bumps along the way to rest and enjoy the view (if that makes sense at all). Livy and I have the same taste in boys, and we have a common guy who we refer to as our boyfriend - he is a teacher at her school/the school i work at. Olivia for being suck a serious little girl have a sense of humor that is developing very nicely, she doenst kid around often but when she does her comment actually make me laugh. Olivia has found comfort in sleeping on the bottom bunk with her sister lately, and will not go to bed without Charle; her stuff animal dog. Olivias best friend is Chivas the dog, and I truely believe that she has more fun with him that when she is socializing with other children. I was so proud of her this week when she finally won the trophey from her football team, Mia had won it 3 times and she as devisated last week and this week she tried her hardest and won (the moment reminded me of when Lucy scores a goal at the end of I am Sam: I was Sam). Olivia is a very clever girl and has gotten into a priate school next year, and with those brains she is very good at manipulating adults on thier weaknesses, a quality i see daily between her and her parents - but she probably does it to me without even realizing it as well. I love her hard but at time I can dislike her just as much - Olivia Jack is one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced in life.
I know I dont write often about my girls, probably because so much of my life involves them I try to minimize it when possible, however they are a huge part of my life and thus I like sharing what I go threw daily with you all!
xx
Monday, May 18, 2009
happy anniversary daniel
This was the first weekend in 3 weeks that I didnt have to babysit and it was a really nice change to have the ENTIRE weekend to myself! Althought I didnt end up going out friday night is it still nice to have that freedom to choice. My weekend actually started Thursday (kinda); it was the first thrusday since Cassie has been here than I went out for nanny night! Matilda, Kylie and Ula and myself meet up in Stratford and went to an open mic night... it was SO nice to get out with those girls again, we had a great time. Didn't end up leaving till about 12:30 - lucky enough we JUST caught the last tube! I didnt get in till 1:30 though and having to get up at 7:00 was not pretty sight to say the least!
My thrusday night escapades is probably another reason I stayed in Friday night, but it was nice got to have a date night with Daniel and a nice chat with Ashley! Rita and I were up Saturday morning early to catch a train to Windsor to check out the castle. Windsor Castle is the unoffical home of the Queen, so I really enjoyed seeing this castle inparticularly because it was really someone home, where as all the others were lived in hundreds of years ago - this one was current. Rita and I have been the Windsor before with Silv but not to the castle, but it is a very nice town - so we also walked around again. We ended up going for lunch/dinner to 'Thai Square', it was my first Thai expereinces and I actually LOVED IT - I got pai thai and it was amazing. I love how i have widened my palate since being here, it has encouraged me upon my return to try new places in KDUB! Then Saturday we headed home to get ready for Sonjas birthday party, we went out to Zoo Bar OF COURSE! The DJ is always playing the best top 40 and classic cheese music that is always amazing... there was actually one 2 songs where I didnt really get into the music and we were there for over 3 hrs of straight dancing! It was also sweet because we didnt have to pay cover. Funny story though (dont I always have them!); Rita and I had gone to the toliet and there was a lesbian (i could tell because she had a shaved head) in there and I had noticed earlier that I loved her dress, so I told her in the bathroom, and thought nothing of it - only to find out later that she approved Rita and said "Tell your friend that I think shes very hot", Rita was having nothing of it, because everyone knows IM HERS and she said with attitude "I KNOW!" haha - Daniel you can be please that the only attention I recieved was from the same sex!
Sunday was Kylies Pink Ladies Cocktail Party!
Rita and I headed over to Kylies house at 1:00; it was the first time I have seen her place and its soo nice, and cute. Rita, Ula and her roomie Magda and Kylie had a fabulous day wearing pink, drinking an assortment of pink cocktails and being girls! Martin, Kylies live-in boyfriend was the best, he had gone out earlier that morning and bought Kylie pink flowers, and he served us cocktail and snacks all afternoon! He honestly never let a girls drink go down - BOY TAKE HINTS, and girls dont settle THOSE BOYS REALLY DO EXIST! So we stayed and got drunk from 1 - 6pm, drinking on a Sunday afternoon is my NEW FAVOURITE time to drink - its a great way of spending a relaxing sunday afternoon. Except, can I just take a moment to express how on occation I can not stand Europeans - I didnt realise this until I moved here but they are so blunt and pesimistic its actually offensive. In a discussion about weight and Poland (Ula and Madga are Polish) and how too skinny is sexy there and we were dicussing average and I was referred to as average sized by non-europeans Ula straight up called me a FAT PIG - and was so serious! This is why girls have complexes about weight, WOMAN ARE SUPPOST TO HAVE CURVES, dont forget it!
(not the nices picture; but it has all of us in it!)
I can not believe that next tuesday Im heading to Switzerland!
Rita and I booked our Greece trip, and Im buying my Nice tickets today!
With the new plans Im coming home a day early; so I get a day between the wedding and arriving home!
YIPPY
Have a great VICTORIA DAY!
PS. Quick Boyfriend Shoot OUT
today is daniel and my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
i love you more than even, and i cant wait for whats to come!
My thrusday night escapades is probably another reason I stayed in Friday night, but it was nice got to have a date night with Daniel and a nice chat with Ashley! Rita and I were up Saturday morning early to catch a train to Windsor to check out the castle. Windsor Castle is the unoffical home of the Queen, so I really enjoyed seeing this castle inparticularly because it was really someone home, where as all the others were lived in hundreds of years ago - this one was current. Rita and I have been the Windsor before with Silv but not to the castle, but it is a very nice town - so we also walked around again. We ended up going for lunch/dinner to 'Thai Square', it was my first Thai expereinces and I actually LOVED IT - I got pai thai and it was amazing. I love how i have widened my palate since being here, it has encouraged me upon my return to try new places in KDUB! Then Saturday we headed home to get ready for Sonjas birthday party, we went out to Zoo Bar OF COURSE! The DJ is always playing the best top 40 and classic cheese music that is always amazing... there was actually one 2 songs where I didnt really get into the music and we were there for over 3 hrs of straight dancing! It was also sweet because we didnt have to pay cover. Funny story though (dont I always have them!); Rita and I had gone to the toliet and there was a lesbian (i could tell because she had a shaved head) in there and I had noticed earlier that I loved her dress, so I told her in the bathroom, and thought nothing of it - only to find out later that she approved Rita and said "Tell your friend that I think shes very hot", Rita was having nothing of it, because everyone knows IM HERS and she said with attitude "I KNOW!" haha - Daniel you can be please that the only attention I recieved was from the same sex!
Sunday was Kylies Pink Ladies Cocktail Party!
Rita and I headed over to Kylies house at 1:00; it was the first time I have seen her place and its soo nice, and cute. Rita, Ula and her roomie Magda and Kylie had a fabulous day wearing pink, drinking an assortment of pink cocktails and being girls! Martin, Kylies live-in boyfriend was the best, he had gone out earlier that morning and bought Kylie pink flowers, and he served us cocktail and snacks all afternoon! He honestly never let a girls drink go down - BOY TAKE HINTS, and girls dont settle THOSE BOYS REALLY DO EXIST! So we stayed and got drunk from 1 - 6pm, drinking on a Sunday afternoon is my NEW FAVOURITE time to drink - its a great way of spending a relaxing sunday afternoon. Except, can I just take a moment to express how on occation I can not stand Europeans - I didnt realise this until I moved here but they are so blunt and pesimistic its actually offensive. In a discussion about weight and Poland (Ula and Madga are Polish) and how too skinny is sexy there and we were dicussing average and I was referred to as average sized by non-europeans Ula straight up called me a FAT PIG - and was so serious! This is why girls have complexes about weight, WOMAN ARE SUPPOST TO HAVE CURVES, dont forget it!
(not the nices picture; but it has all of us in it!)
I can not believe that next tuesday Im heading to Switzerland!
Rita and I booked our Greece trip, and Im buying my Nice tickets today!
With the new plans Im coming home a day early; so I get a day between the wedding and arriving home!
YIPPY
Have a great VICTORIA DAY!
PS. Quick Boyfriend Shoot OUT
today is daniel and my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
i love you more than even, and i cant wait for whats to come!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Kyle Smith the 'Acrostic'
All that I LOVE and MISS about my BIRTHDAY BOY... enjoy!
he still loves me after almost Killing him on at least two different occasions
You go above and beyond devicing eleborate plans of attack just to get revenge and to get any chance you can to violate my body
informs me of all the dirty Lingo that the boys use, and you are not afraid of using discribive words
Eiffel Tower.
will never let a Simpson joke pass without being called out
even when i Mistake his birthday for last tuesday, i know he wont judge!
I can count on a solid ALLY OUP comment in all situations
created my Title as the 'group girlfriend'
Happy Birthday your an amazing guy and friend, I LOVE YOU KYLE!
he still loves me after almost Killing him on at least two different occasions
You go above and beyond devicing eleborate plans of attack just to get revenge and to get any chance you can to violate my body
informs me of all the dirty Lingo that the boys use, and you are not afraid of using discribive words
Eiffel Tower.
will never let a Simpson joke pass without being called out
even when i Mistake his birthday for last tuesday, i know he wont judge!
I can count on a solid ALLY OUP comment in all situations
created my Title as the 'group girlfriend'
Happy Birthday your an amazing guy and friend, I LOVE YOU KYLE!
Monday, May 11, 2009
i love my mom... and daniel too!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
xx. you're the best mother any girl could ask for, love you the MOST, next year its me and you all day long .xx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE
xx. you're the best boyfriend a girl could ask for, sorry I couldnt spend this day with you - thank you for all your support, only eighty something more days .xx
NOW FOR THE REST OF YOU!
How was your weekend... mine was nice, lord how I love my weekends! Friday I got out of the house at 8:00 and met up with Rita in the Docklands to see "I Love You, Man". If you havent seen it, I would def. recommend it... HILARIOUS! For those of you who have seen it bahahaha isnt it the best... TOTS M' GOATS - probably the best line EVER! Anyways then we went for drinks and had a nice sleep over, i send all my free nights on weekends sleeping over at Ritas and Im forever greatful that she is her to resuce me for my house for my weekly escape! Saturday we packed up and headed to Islington a new side of town Matilda suggested us to see, we spend the day walking up and down the streets and side markets then went a bought a few things for a cute picnic in the park. It was very nice, hahaha and then... (sorry Rita I had too) Rita got SHIT ON... like HUGE SHIT hahaha it was the funniest ever, I almost peed! She was even wearing a white coat hahaha she freaked out and we spend a good 10mins cleaning piegon shit off her coat and then another bird swooped down and she ran out of the park! I babysat Saturday night of course, I spend my time alone making a new necklace... which Im so proud of because I got the idea from a market in Brick Lane but it was like 18 Pounds and I found a charm for 1 pound and a chain for 1.5 and decided to make my own! I LOVE CRAFTS... its cool once its completely finished I shall take a picture and post it! Sunday because the freaking tubes and DRL are always closed we just met up in Stratford for dinner and drinks.
All and all I love my weekends!
This week I also booked my Switzerland trip! Im a tiny bit nervous because its the first trip im going alone on, but Im equally excited. Im only nervous of little things like getting there ok but Ive done enough trips it should be fine. Im going to a smaller sized town called Interlaken, so Im heading there tuesday the 26th till the saturday - so in like two weeks.. crazy how time is flying! We also booked our Scotland trip for June 12th weekend (dont know if im posted that yet)! I also think that if all goes as planned... I may be adding a new place to my list: Nice, France. But we will have to see how that pans out.
Life is getting back on track, Im no longer sick (really) and Im constantly reminding myself that other people can not effect my happiness unless I let them!
Have a fab. week everyone!
Hopefully I can write again before the weekend!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
xx
xx. you're the best mother any girl could ask for, love you the MOST, next year its me and you all day long .xx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE
xx. you're the best boyfriend a girl could ask for, sorry I couldnt spend this day with you - thank you for all your support, only eighty something more days .xx
NOW FOR THE REST OF YOU!
How was your weekend... mine was nice, lord how I love my weekends! Friday I got out of the house at 8:00 and met up with Rita in the Docklands to see "I Love You, Man". If you havent seen it, I would def. recommend it... HILARIOUS! For those of you who have seen it bahahaha isnt it the best... TOTS M' GOATS - probably the best line EVER! Anyways then we went for drinks and had a nice sleep over, i send all my free nights on weekends sleeping over at Ritas and Im forever greatful that she is her to resuce me for my house for my weekly escape! Saturday we packed up and headed to Islington a new side of town Matilda suggested us to see, we spend the day walking up and down the streets and side markets then went a bought a few things for a cute picnic in the park. It was very nice, hahaha and then... (sorry Rita I had too) Rita got SHIT ON... like HUGE SHIT hahaha it was the funniest ever, I almost peed! She was even wearing a white coat hahaha she freaked out and we spend a good 10mins cleaning piegon shit off her coat and then another bird swooped down and she ran out of the park! I babysat Saturday night of course, I spend my time alone making a new necklace... which Im so proud of because I got the idea from a market in Brick Lane but it was like 18 Pounds and I found a charm for 1 pound and a chain for 1.5 and decided to make my own! I LOVE CRAFTS... its cool once its completely finished I shall take a picture and post it! Sunday because the freaking tubes and DRL are always closed we just met up in Stratford for dinner and drinks.
All and all I love my weekends!
This week I also booked my Switzerland trip! Im a tiny bit nervous because its the first trip im going alone on, but Im equally excited. Im only nervous of little things like getting there ok but Ive done enough trips it should be fine. Im going to a smaller sized town called Interlaken, so Im heading there tuesday the 26th till the saturday - so in like two weeks.. crazy how time is flying! We also booked our Scotland trip for June 12th weekend (dont know if im posted that yet)! I also think that if all goes as planned... I may be adding a new place to my list: Nice, France. But we will have to see how that pans out.
Life is getting back on track, Im no longer sick (really) and Im constantly reminding myself that other people can not effect my happiness unless I let them!
Have a fab. week everyone!
Hopefully I can write again before the weekend!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
xx
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
hell to heaven and back again.
First off, some of you may or maynot have seen a certain post regarding a certain persons birthday - note I got my facts wrong and thus it was deleted... I am a good friend and I know my birthdays haha it was a common error in judgement. For those of you who have no idea what Im talking about - GOOD, ignore the above message.
HELL PART ONE:
Last week was definately one of the hardest weeks I have been hear, now I said that to Daniel and he said "do you remember you first two weeks there at all" hahaha, and I guess I dont because I it was tough. Its gonna be hard to explain why to everyone without drowning on about all the specifics which I can't really do but without doing that I can explain how everything mad me feel and that was very little. I was once again made to feel like I am no welcome as a member of this household, but only as a mere member of staff and when you life with someone it is hard to only be a member of staff, because you never really recieve the compasion that you do living with family, friends or significant others. It is actually very draining, to continiously be the one giving my self the love and support that I would normally recieve from my family and friends. With that said, I do recieve all that and more from my friends here and that is why I am able to still live in the situation that I do because I do have people to help me threw it. Usually I have trouble with Olivia, but she is easy to forgive because she is only 7 and has some difficulties of her own, but when I have the everyday problems with the girls added to the lack of support I get from the parents, is when I find it the most challenging -- and that was last week. Then like most of you know my computer CRASHED, I got a virus I think from a TV watching website, which sucks because it provide me with so much entertainment, and now I cant go back.
SEEING THE LIGHT:
I decided with the help of friends that I cant expect my life to change here ie., my living situation, its been like this for the better of 6 months of my stay and the other months it was just the honeymoon phase. So I grabbed the bull by its horns and I changed my mind set to positive. Im only here 3 more months and Im gonna make the most of it, even if I do have to live somewhere I dont want to be. I love my girls, and my friends. Matilda was the best and in her spare time with her little girls Anna them made me a pamper kit full of things to help me cheer up: magazine, chocolate and cookie from sweden, tea and a braclet from china. It was the best, its what I needed to smile and be happy!
HEAVEN:
Can anyone guess what the start of it was... ding ding ding my WEEKEND!
Friday night was Silvio's birthday so after work I headed to the docklands to celebrate with Rita, Silv, Marius and a few other people I have met here and there. It was so nice, my mood changed 100% as soon as I saw them, they gave me so much love. Marius came up to me and picked me up with a big hug and its exactly what I needed, and hug and time away to appriate the good things. Then Rita was away this weekend in Italy, lucky duck but I took full advantage of my weekend. Saturday I went and put my computer in to get fixed, which should have costed me 95 quid but instead costed me 45 because the nice (black) guy haha took out my hardrive and instead of him backing it up just let me buy a memory stick and let me do it myself on there computer! Then I headed over the a Dali Unverise exhibit which was very cool, the way his mind worked amazed me, he was totally screwed up but very interesting. It was cool to learn more about him, and see his work. Then I met up with Matilda and Nadja and we went for drinks and Matilda was sleeping over and I was babysitting but we had a mad dash home for 7:00 and got home at 6:57 hahaha it was great. We had a nice date night, I made dinner and we had a bottle of wine and just bonded, which was very enjoyable! Sunday we headed to Brick Lane which is the hot spot for Londoners on a Sunday. It has tones of markets, and street ventors, and people just lay out stuff they want to sell on the streets like a garage sale and people can buy it! Its crazy cool, then Nadja joined up with us and we went to a vegitarian/vegan restuarant called Root Master, which is an old double decker bus that looks on Brick Lane Market and the upstairs is the lounge and the downstairs is the kitchen, and to end it we found a cool pub, amongst many cool pubs to have a drink. Unlike you all Monday was a holiday because it was the Queens Birthday, so I spent my day getting my computer back, and going shopping for Daniels Birthday present (and I must say Im pleased with my findings!) then I headed to Ritas to await her arrival with Silv and Marius and we all had a nice BBQ. It was a great ending to a perfect weekend (perfect minus the babysitting, but we made the most out of it!)
BACK AGAIN:
Over the weekend Isabella got sick, and lucky me since Im the one whose always with her got it today as well. I went to bed last night with a sore throat and now its full on starting this morning. I only worked till 10:00, and called in for my school duty and slept till about 2:30. I was lucky enough Sara came home at 3, I still dont know why, perhaps because I looked like death this morning, and David said so... and she sent me to bed again so that is where I have been, and where I will stay. Ive been sleeping on and off all day trying to get rid of this thing!
Lets hope its gone by FRIDAY... and lets hope I dont have SWINE!
HELL PART ONE:
Last week was definately one of the hardest weeks I have been hear, now I said that to Daniel and he said "do you remember you first two weeks there at all" hahaha, and I guess I dont because I it was tough. Its gonna be hard to explain why to everyone without drowning on about all the specifics which I can't really do but without doing that I can explain how everything mad me feel and that was very little. I was once again made to feel like I am no welcome as a member of this household, but only as a mere member of staff and when you life with someone it is hard to only be a member of staff, because you never really recieve the compasion that you do living with family, friends or significant others. It is actually very draining, to continiously be the one giving my self the love and support that I would normally recieve from my family and friends. With that said, I do recieve all that and more from my friends here and that is why I am able to still live in the situation that I do because I do have people to help me threw it. Usually I have trouble with Olivia, but she is easy to forgive because she is only 7 and has some difficulties of her own, but when I have the everyday problems with the girls added to the lack of support I get from the parents, is when I find it the most challenging -- and that was last week. Then like most of you know my computer CRASHED, I got a virus I think from a TV watching website, which sucks because it provide me with so much entertainment, and now I cant go back.
SEEING THE LIGHT:
I decided with the help of friends that I cant expect my life to change here ie., my living situation, its been like this for the better of 6 months of my stay and the other months it was just the honeymoon phase. So I grabbed the bull by its horns and I changed my mind set to positive. Im only here 3 more months and Im gonna make the most of it, even if I do have to live somewhere I dont want to be. I love my girls, and my friends. Matilda was the best and in her spare time with her little girls Anna them made me a pamper kit full of things to help me cheer up: magazine, chocolate and cookie from sweden, tea and a braclet from china. It was the best, its what I needed to smile and be happy!
HEAVEN:
Can anyone guess what the start of it was... ding ding ding my WEEKEND!
Friday night was Silvio's birthday so after work I headed to the docklands to celebrate with Rita, Silv, Marius and a few other people I have met here and there. It was so nice, my mood changed 100% as soon as I saw them, they gave me so much love. Marius came up to me and picked me up with a big hug and its exactly what I needed, and hug and time away to appriate the good things. Then Rita was away this weekend in Italy, lucky duck but I took full advantage of my weekend. Saturday I went and put my computer in to get fixed, which should have costed me 95 quid but instead costed me 45 because the nice (black) guy haha took out my hardrive and instead of him backing it up just let me buy a memory stick and let me do it myself on there computer! Then I headed over the a Dali Unverise exhibit which was very cool, the way his mind worked amazed me, he was totally screwed up but very interesting. It was cool to learn more about him, and see his work. Then I met up with Matilda and Nadja and we went for drinks and Matilda was sleeping over and I was babysitting but we had a mad dash home for 7:00 and got home at 6:57 hahaha it was great. We had a nice date night, I made dinner and we had a bottle of wine and just bonded, which was very enjoyable! Sunday we headed to Brick Lane which is the hot spot for Londoners on a Sunday. It has tones of markets, and street ventors, and people just lay out stuff they want to sell on the streets like a garage sale and people can buy it! Its crazy cool, then Nadja joined up with us and we went to a vegitarian/vegan restuarant called Root Master, which is an old double decker bus that looks on Brick Lane Market and the upstairs is the lounge and the downstairs is the kitchen, and to end it we found a cool pub, amongst many cool pubs to have a drink. Unlike you all Monday was a holiday because it was the Queens Birthday, so I spent my day getting my computer back, and going shopping for Daniels Birthday present (and I must say Im pleased with my findings!) then I headed to Ritas to await her arrival with Silv and Marius and we all had a nice BBQ. It was a great ending to a perfect weekend (perfect minus the babysitting, but we made the most out of it!)
BACK AGAIN:
Over the weekend Isabella got sick, and lucky me since Im the one whose always with her got it today as well. I went to bed last night with a sore throat and now its full on starting this morning. I only worked till 10:00, and called in for my school duty and slept till about 2:30. I was lucky enough Sara came home at 3, I still dont know why, perhaps because I looked like death this morning, and David said so... and she sent me to bed again so that is where I have been, and where I will stay. Ive been sleeping on and off all day trying to get rid of this thing!
Lets hope its gone by FRIDAY... and lets hope I dont have SWINE!
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