home sweet home

so.. sorry for no more updates! the rest of our trip was great! scandanavia was as beautiful as i had always imagined.. endless countryside.. with water intermingled in every valley, which ofcourse had me hooked.. there is something so magical about the different shades of each lake, river, ocean, and waterfall.. how they glisten from the endless sunlight of the midnight sun.. which, is so cool, i mean really, think of how many things you can do all day long when it never gets dark! You can go explore with a smaller sense of urgency towards reaching a certain point before dark.. you can run and not get stuck on a random road with no street lights (not that there isnt some fun in that).. okay, so here i go rambling..
anyway...scandanavians were friendly and beautiful! happily riding their bicycles.. something i will begin to do soon! all driving volvo station wagons ofcourse.. and enjoying the fact that the sun is actually shining! we did meet some nice swedes in galma stan.. where we ended up at a locals bar, they all kept saying, "why arent you in the clubs in stolkholm".. we said that this place was much more our speed, and we thought it was pretty cool.. i guess we were just excited that people thought we were from sweden and playing around when we said that we were americans!
so, yes, my family is from a beautiful place..!! i met a radiologist on the train.. he said that nurses are very happy there.. i said.. hmmm... we'll see!
norway.. i definitely would love to go back and do some hiking there.. riding the cruise through the fjords was amazing.. i cant help but wonder what the view would be like from the tiny mountain tops that we were gazing at from the water! every where i turned there were waterfalls, so powerful, so beautiful, and they each had their own path, just like all of us who were looking at them... okay, enough poetry! i guess being away and see how small i am in this great big world filled with interesting people made me think of my path, and everyone's surrounding it!
we did stop and see this amazing waterfall.. wow.. what a rush, i mean the kind of runners high rush.. that my lazy self has not had in way too long! it's the kind of energy that runs through you when you feel the mist on your face! in that moment, nothing matters at all.. i try to bottle those moments! the truth is, you can have those moments anywhere, yes, all of my favorite environments in one.. snow, waterfalls, mountains.. they do help enhance the scenery, but those moments, or little epihanies can happen anywhere..if you let them! i mean really, every experience is worthy of being thought about or just savored, good and bad! i do believe that each one makes us who we are!
whoah.. i am babbling AGAIN!
so, back to our trip.... still thinking about the mist on the waterfall..
we got to denmark and found the only steamboat in town, after spending the morning stressing about where to go and what to wear, we decided that if we were going on a river cruise that we would put on a sundress.. well, everyone was wearing jeans and shorts, let's not forget the matching neck ties worn by the bride and groom to be..
so, what a great day! and a relief when we saw tim and maiken drive up, knowing that we were at the right party! the danish side of the family introduced themselves to us as they came on the boat.. so friendly and welcoming!
and then there were the random americans, some who we knew, or heard about.. and then the .."how did you get here".. stories happened, and the wow, you guys carried dresses and heels in your packs!
so.. we cruised on the only river in denmark, with fun conversing and new sites to see. i picked out about 10 dream houses for myself.. !! we stopped on a bank for a champagne toast.. and traditional danish cake.. then back on the boat.. oh, how i love boats!!!..
later we went to maiken's family village.. where we had a BBQ, and made smores around the camp fire, and watched the sunset while playing, or falling over after way too much wine with dinner, and viking games with insanely blonde children..
i climbed a water tower to see the full view..of course not bringing my camera up to take a picture.. speaking of blonde!...
so... we all couldnt have been happier, what a cool bunch of people! and fun way to celebrate! who knows if i will ever be blessed enough to get married.. but if so, i want .. or would like to maybe have.. my wedding shower or rehearsal as a BBQ.. with a softball game.. music, co-ed .. i want my significant other to open our gifts together!! i mean, we should have picked out the registry together.. i'm cool with opening a grill set, or lawn mower! ....
so the wedding the next day was just wonderful, the ceremony, most of which we couldnt understand was magestic..
yes, i say magestic, one the words in which i was challenged to use in a speech, along with birds of a feather flock together, and mythological, and a few other cheesy coined terms that i had stated.. oh, a dynamic duo... yes, at danish weddings, you sit and during your meal you have speeches, where the toast master can approve anyone who wants to to make a speech, well, since i love public speaking, which is wierd, because i am very shy .. my table.. the totally american (with some german and swiss influence this night).. gals elected me to speak for them..
fortunately for them, i couldnt stop laughing prior to the finishing touches, and actually had to leave and take a breather.. now that is a sure sign that we were having a fantastic time.. i havent had a mia laughing fit in way too long!
the speeches all could have won awards, all unique, sincere, and well, perfect. who knows if it was just the setting, or just love!
we then witnessed some very interesting cultural traditions.. viking type games that the bride and groom had to compete in.. one of which they actually took off tims shoes and cut the toe portion of his socks off and then lifted him up.. what???... then another they had to compete in spitting.. gross! i hate spitting and burping.. just dont like it.. major pet peave..
so, the band came.. besides the fact that they were oh so hot, (chrissy and i approached them flat out. only to find that there was one single one left.. .. what lucky wives..whoah..)..
so, they played all great tunes, all acoustic.. and wow- awesome.. so we danced the night away, with random star gazing dreamy moments, and appreciated all of what this multicultural experience had to offer!
we got back on the bus to the hostel.. and were off to london in the am...
we did london in a nutshell.. in the pouring rain.. then i began my journey home..
beginning with a nice moroccan cab driver in london, then bus to the airport, then to dublin, then to jfk.. then to grand central station.. to penn station.. to morristown.. to randolph.. to..
so here i am.. back to reality.. but i missed home... i missed all of the people that are here, i missed my family.. and i am so lucky to have had such an opportunity.. i have had cranky bouts lately! yuck, they are done.. what a waste of days that can be filled with new memories!
so, time to grow up now.. pass these boards.. working.. learning.. having fun! because life is amazing.. to be savored, and not annoyed at...
man am i the luckiest girl in the world! it's true.. so, yes, we are all entitled to be cranky sometimes.. it makes those sweet moments less sour, and my true self come out..
so... i wanted to be on the farm for the fourth of july, but some bugs took me over, and that stunk... i needed to stay put for a little.. so to the farm next week, where hannah and luky pants will be there!!!!!!! ahhhhhhh.. okay, i need to control myself, i am at the library.. but really, i cant wait to see them!
i always loved the fourth of july, i mean, well, aj always freaked me out with fireworks, i remember running away from them so fast that i tripped over a stump and busted my face open.. my grandma made me jump in the lake to wash it out, and didnt wait to send me home like that! the day before i got thrown off the jet ski and got hit in the head.. i guess that explains a lot!
so, the fourth is sacred in my family.. or at least having american pride.. i was at barnes and noble studying, and was wishing that i was around a bon fire on the farm, out in the middle of no where, no that is freedom! i listened to "proud to be an american" because i am so cheesy.. and remember that aj has that cd, ofcourse i called him and we made fun of each other for it! but, well, we all shouldnt need the fourth of july to celebrate what is good..(it is nice for people to have a day off!!) but we can say that about so many holidays, maybe that is why i am not a huge holiday fan! i just want my own house, small, so that i can entertain holidays, and make them as low key or dressed up as possible! i want to spend july fourth in the garden, and sit by my campfire at night! (that is a random rant of frustration that i have been thinking about) i try to have no expectations, and therefore, no disappointments, but i must say that i was lonely last night! its funny, i just cant connect with some people that i would really like to lately! i blame myself for acting wierd, but who doesnt have an off day! so, i'll just focus on boards, that's number one, and that requires my most confident and motivated self!
so... this has been soo long! and time to study..
mommy, i think you are the only person who reads this.. so i am sure that it is time to take care of our furry friends who i cant wait to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oxoxox
smiles and cheers!!