I love Starbucks!

Im getting dangerously addicted to their Mocha Frappuccino.

Here's how they describe it at the Starbucks website:

Mocha Frappuccino® Blended Coffee
A delightfully sweet and creamy combination of chocolate,

Starbucks® coffees and milk, blended with ice, topped with

whipped cream (optional).

Just give me a Tall Mocha Frappucino with no wipped creme

and suddenly my day seems so much better.

we went to the improv theatre again last night and I won a prize :D
sadly it was my lack of suggestion that made me win it.
the host, John, asked me what my middle name was and my response was “I don’t have one” and he went “wow, ok do you have a first name?” and then he apologized (unnecessary but sweet) and he used the first letter for their next performance.
at the end of each show the two best suggestions receives dinner and a show. and the second prize went to the girl who said Nicholas Cage and the first prize went to and I quote “the girl who said I don’t have one when asked about her middle name”
so embarrassing, Katrine was sitting next to me and pointed me out to John who gave me the fabulous prize :D
when we walked out of the theatre he apologized again and gave me an extra piece of candy. so not necessary – he couldn’t know my parents didn’t see it fit to give me an extra name incase of situations like this.

I’ve recently started to draw horses. real ones - not my usual stick figure type of horse. I even got a book to show me how to and this is my first real try. I admit it could be better but hey it could be worse to (at least we can see what it is, right?).
Bridget named him Moon Stone and colored him. hopefully my drawings will get better with time :D

it’s been a while since I wrote last and quite a few things have happened since then. there have been the very-crappy-why-did-I-go-out-of the-bed-type-of-days and the so-happy-I’m-here-can-we-freeze-time-so-I-can-stay-here-type-of-days.

a few days after my last post I had one of those crappy days I don’t know why ~ maybe I ate something weird or maybe the stress of this was finally catching up with me any guess is as good as the other ~ but after lunch my stomach started aching and I was bleeding a lot from bad places (when I say a lot I mean clown-nose-red in the toilet twice). this me completely freak-out and when I went to get the kids I was 10 minutes late with a headache which felt like it would split my head in two.
once we were home the kids played with each other and I went to my room since Bridget was angry at me for some reason (can’t remember – but it’s never good) and I didn’t have the energy to deal with that.
when my host mother came home I fell apart and started to cry - so embarrassing - but in my defense I had had a shitty day. that night I had made plans to meet Maria (a girl who I met the week before) at Starbucks in Bellevue and I really didn’t feel up for it.
thank god I went.
I really needed to get out of the house and Maria is one of the nicest people I’ve met here. we had a lot of fun which was exactly what I needed (that and painkillers).
the next day I was still weak in the knees and completely without energy which proved to be a problem when Bridget wanted me to be the sea monster at the playground after school (we made up the night before – she complimented me on the color of my socks before I left for Starbucks so I knew she wasn’t mad anymore)
after a couple of times of me saying no and explaining the reason for it Kyle stepped up and offered to be the sea monster.
that Saturday something important happened, something that would change our lives forever. sort of.
we went to Jet City Improv Theatre, by we I mean parts of my au pair group and Maria (who went with a different agency). it was sooo much fun! all the things they did and how they did it. hilarious. if you ever get a chance to go to something like that – do it! my throat hurt the next day from laughing and going whooohoo.
naturally we went the week after that and that time they sang about tacos. sounds strange I know.
me, Maria and Katrine went last week again (third time in a row) to celebrate Katrine’s 21st b-day and my drivers license (ugly picture btw, I’m gonna conveniently get it stolen so I can get a new one). after the show ended at 00.15 am we went out in the University District to find a nice pub or bar to hang out in. we found one that was packed with people so we ended up sharing table with two very nice and funny people (sadly I can’t remember their names). they taught us about Seattle nightlife, that you should never ever mix jello shots with drinks (beer is ok) and that the boys here are really short.
they also told us that the night life here dies at 2 am – a fact that Maria had a hard time accepting. half an hour later she was still saying “2 am, 2am?!?!?!?!”
so funny :D
truth is it feels a bit early but if they can’t sell alcohol after 2 am why stay open...
still sucks.
on the way to where we were supposed to get picked up by my host father something else of interest happened. I was almost run over by a taxi. so scary. here you’re allowed to go right on red when you drive (unless otherwise is posted). but if there’s a crosswalk and the light is green for the pedestrians you have to wait. apparently this taxi driver didn’t know that and he had some speed coming around that corner right were we were crossing the street on a green light. had we been there two seconds earlier someone would have been hit, and that someone would probably have been me…

gold star to the person who can guess where we’re going this Friday night = )

Our snow day - in April

another week.
and now I’m on my own. Franzi left this morning and now it’s up to me to take care of B and K. hopefully I’ll be fine. who knows.
I’ve slept in my bed since Monday when Franzi and I switched rooms and I don’t like it. actually I like to sleep in it, but when I’m awake I somehow manage to walk in to the frame which resulted in two bruisebumps on my legs. not nice when you’re going to the pool. evil bed.
I’ve started to drive and true to my nature I’ve already gotten lost. twice in one day. with a navigator. how sad is that! I’ve also been honked at a couple of times. and to top it off I drove against a red light. I was in Seattle at rush-hour and I was completely stressed out. driving is scary especially when you’re surrounded by lots and lots and lots of cars. I can’t wait to get back to Malmö and the easy going traffic there. thank god I have a few more weeks to practice before the test.

we went to IKEA this week and we had so much fun. we tried all the good chairs and we ate lunch in the restaurant (which looks exactly like the one in Malmö. they even had a section with Swedish food. I got some bilar for the trip home, but the kids weren’t very impressed by them. more for me =) and now I know that if I ever get homesick I can always go to IKEA.

yesterday I fell in love.
sadly not with a boy but with Barnes and Noble. a wonderful store with books and music. they even have their own book bags. I’m getting one of those as soon as I feel like I need an extra treat and can decide on the colour. ~ as of now I’m leaning towards the brown one ~
I went there yesterday and I stayed for forty minutes, walking around in awe. I could have stayed there longer but my money was running out (I bought two records, one movie and a book) and I had to go pick up Franzi after her fashion show. I was asked twice if I wanted to become a member for a year which meant pay 10 $ and get 10 % reduced price. at the rate I’m going I probably should.