Pics from iceskating

I took a group of teenagers skating last weekend - mainly girls from my "girlgroup". I'm sure glad my cousin Jesper and his girlfriend Vibeke came with me because I don't think I could have "handled" 21 kids on my own! They were so hyper and I think they ate too much sugar! Holy crap, I was tired afterwards but it went really well. We took tonnes of pictures and here are a couple of shots so you guys can all see we had fun! I did go skating but not...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL

Yesterday (Nov. 29) was Rachel's birthday. I didn't have time to post a birthday greeting yesterday but better late than never. I've known Rachel since Junior High and we've tried to keep in contact between me moving away and her travelling the world. Rachel, where ever you are in the world, I hope you had a great day yesterday and that life is being good to you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!! Rachel came to DK back in 2004 (I think) and visited me for...

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A quick hello.

I just wanted to say hey to everyone out there before I take off to work. I'm taking the girls to a hairdresser so they can get some tips and ideas - they all seemed to like that idea so I'm hoping it'll be fun for them tonight.The skating trip on Saturday went well, I'll beam up some pictures when I get home tonight. I had 21 kids with me and my cousin Jesper and his girlfriend came with us. Good thing they did to because I couldn't be in 21 different places at one time!I'm still really bummed out about Basse. It sure is quiet here. Imagine, such...

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Happy Birthday(s)!

Happy Birthday Inge, Chris and Adri! Christmas 2005 - Maiken, Rie, Inge and Soren played a game of pictionary against the boys - Anders, Jesper and Tage.... We kicked their asses! Happy Birthday Inge! Happy Birthday Chris! Here he is with his beautiful daughter, Emma when she was just a little baby. Aug. 2006 - Chris was one of Nathan's groomsmen and looks pretty good all dressed up! Emma is just as adorable as usual!! Happy Birthday Adri! My 25th...

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Happy Birthday little brother!

Today is JC's birthday - 24 years old! Right now, mom and dad are visiting him in Calgary and I hope they are all having a good time. My brother is pretty cool (for a little brother!) We used to beat the crap out of each other when we were younger - it was normal for when mom and dad got home from work, one of us had a fat lip or something like that. That was when I could beat him up but now, I'm sure if we got into a fist fight, I'd definitely lose....

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RIP Basse

Basse is dead.Basse was my bird and she was cool. She chirped whenever I came home, we watched tv together, she'd talk to me as though we were having a real conversation. She sang along with my music. She liked it when I gave her a shower. She liked it when I rubbed her back. She liked to give kisses.People probably think I'm crazy when it came to Basse. It's going to be quiet here in my little apartment and I'm going to miss her very much. Goodbye...

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cross your fingers!

It's 1 am and I just got home from work. I picked up an extra shift tonight because Vejle (the town I live in) had a non-alcohol nightclub party for kids from 13-18 years old. We say non-alcohol, but that doesn't stop the kids from trying to trick us! 300 teenagers can be a handful!My boss asked me yesterday if I could work as a "bouncer" along with several other people from different clubs all around town and so I did. Not only is the money good but it's important for me to keep my contacts here in Vejle because they might one day help me get...

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Almost Goodnight.

I should be in bed but silly me, I've completely screwed up my sleeping patterns and now sleep in during the days and stay up late at night. It's 3am now and I just finished a draft copy of my bibliography for my Folk Narrative paper. Our teacher is pretty cool - we are technically doing a "14-day exam" in the form of a paper. We tell him what topic we are interested in within the course readings and he's supposed to give us an unknown question/problem statement of which we write a 15 page paper on. BUT, instead of surpising us with an unknown...

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Another week!

Yeps, it's Monday and I'm being a geek on the computer. Well, I was actually being a good, responsible student and doing some school work but I decided to take a break and say hello to everyone on my blog before I do my dishes. Argh, I hate dirty dishes but no one else is going to wash them for me... Poo.Nothing really new here. It was a quiet weekend. No parties and no drinking. Maybe I'm too old for that shit anyways. I seriously need to clean my place. I have papers and books all over the place and it's starting to get on my nerves. I have to...

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Newest Painting

Ok, this is not my usual style but I saw a painting once (and I don't remember where!) that looked like this so I thought I'd give it a go. I made two on fairly large canvases. I usually shy away from using bright colors so this was quite new for me using lots of blues and greens. I tried to take a picture without the flash but the camera just couldn't focus properly.I'm not much of an artist but I sure have fun painting - it's relaxing and I love...

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Should be sleeping...

It's Tuesday night. 1:13 am. I should be sleeping. But I'm not...Things are ok here, just kinda crazy busy lately. School, work and trying to have some sort of a social life on the side. I'm working every evening Monday to Thursdays. Yes... I know it doesn't sound like much but with all the transport time included, it adds up. I have to keep my focus on school and keep reminding myself that these jobs are only part-time and shouldn't get in the way of school. So, I guess it's a good thing that most of my friends work normal hours during the day...

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Happy Birthday (Lille) Lise!

Today is Lise's birthday and I hope she has a great day! I've known Lise for several years now, way back in the days of cleaning at the hospital and we're still good friends today. We certainly have some crazy stories we could share with the world! Lise and her boyfriend, Michael. They actually live just across the street from me!Lise and Christa both came to my 25th birthday a couple of years ago. And they were both at my 27th birthday too, but...

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Handymen!

Karin and Ernst - my aunt and uncle - came over last night with their tools and helped me around the apartment. Well, ok, they didn't help - they did it and I tried to help and I really appreciate it. Now I have light in my living room, my hallway and new rolling blind things in my kitchen. It made a huge difference and I love my apartment more than ever now. The next project will be lighting in my bedroom and over my art nook. When I'm finished...

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Birthday Party Pictures

Here are some pictures in random order taken last Saturday. . . Heidi and Rie - I've known Heidi for many years now, all the way back to when I didn't speak any Danish at all. She's moved away from Vejle now and it was great seeing her again! Tina and Rie - I've met Tina quite a number of times now at the bars through Christa and she's super cool! Tine and Anders - I've actually known Tine for quite a number of years now, way back in the "Ydunsgade...

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to me! Ok, it was yesterday so I'm a day late!I turned 27 yesterday.... Closer to 30 than I am to 20. Wow, it's a little scary to think about that sometimes. I may be 27 and some might consider me "old" but you know what, I still have to show my ID whenever I go drinking (we have to be 18 here in DK), I have shown ID a couple times when buying smokes (the age is 16), I have been asked if it's a childrens ticket for the bus (again, 16)... so you get the point, I may be "old" but not a lot of people think I look old. Now, is that a...

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Jonna's scanning

Last week, I went with Jonna and saw her and her baby being scanned. I've never been to a scanning before and I'll admit, it was pretty cool. It was a 3d scanning, which meant we could see the baby quite clearly - her face especially (yes, it's a baby girl!). I even heard the baby's heartbeat! Jonna and her boyfriend, Brian, have a daughter who turns 3 in January, so I took lots of pictures so little Caroline might have an easier time to understand...

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life update...

Hey everyone! I have a couple of minutes to spare this morning so I decided to spend them writing on my blog. Lately, I've posted several pictures but no life update, so here I am.It's freaking cold here in Denmark - winter has definitely arrived with minus degrees last night. It's so cold! My winter jacket has been brought back to life and I seriously need to consider finding some warmer shoes/boots. My running shoes aren't exactly the best choice when it's this cold. I can't believe I used to live in Alberta, with minus 30-40 degrees during the...

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