It's the most wonderful time of the year
Merry Christmas / God Jul! đđ
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We made it to Buffalo on Monday and luckily we got a white Christmas! I was so happy waking up to all the snow yesterday!
This morning I was the last one to wake up so Delaney came bouncing into the room saying I had to get up so we could open our presents haha! So we all gathered in the living room. I got socks, clothes, speakers, charms for my charm bracelet, candy, money and I bough myself a pair of uggs hehe. đ
Then we just hung out and watched the Lord of the Rings but I was the only who was really paying attention. We also made swedish chocolate cake (kladdkaka), a little taste of home! I skyped with my family too, it was fun to talk and see them again. I miss them a lot.
It's really nice to be in Buffalo and just relax and sleep as much as I want haha!
Loving break!
Christmas Break
Hey guys!
Sorry for the aweful update! This week has just been full of finals at school and stuff. But now it's finally break! So I was up at 5 am this morning and we headed to the airport to fly to NYC. The thing is that my host family flies as "standby" which usually works out for them since their a high priority. But for me who has the "buddypass" it's harder for. So Brayden and Delaney could fly but I was so low on the standby list so I didn't make it. We decided my host mom and I would try the next plane, which didn't work out either... So we ended up going home instead and we're gonna go tomorrow instead. We're probably heading straight to Buffalo though, but hopefully I'll get to go to NYC at the end of our trip. But oh well, what to do, what to do.
When we got home I texted Kaitie and Allie and headed over there for dinner. Then we came back here and watched funny youtube clips and watched a Harry Potter movie. Wade and Darian stopped by for a bit too.
It was too bad we couldn't fly today, but there's still tomorrow and I still had a good day!
San Antonio Riverwalk
The Weeks are Flying
On Monday it was back to school again after an exciting break. I got at school at 7:30 am and you may be wondering why I was there that early. It's because I tried out for soccer! It was a lot of fun. I've never actually played soccer before (other than pe class) so I wanted to give it a shot. Then after school the choir was going to sing the national anthem at a Spurs game (nba). It was really cool to sing and see a basketball game. They ended up winning, 102-100. It was super close!
Then on Tuesday I had soccer tryouts after school so I got home about 7:30 and was so worn out. The next morning when I woke I was so sore!! But I guess thst proves that I actually did something haha. On Wednesday the tryouts were before school again and finally when school was over we headed home and took it pretty easy, Maren and Darian came over for a while too.
Yesterday Delaney and I didn't go to school because we were going on a fieldtrip with one of the guys from Rotary to see the caverns in Sonora. The caverns were so beautiful and it was pretty humid down there and the oxygen was lower than usual. I had never been in a cavern before so I was just in awe. There were crystals and different types of minerals decorating the walls, little pools of water where the bottom had turned a blue color and tunnels leading all over the place. I think we almost spent two hours down there and it sort of reminded me of the Hobbit when they're in the goblins' caves. I also found out I had made the jv soccer team!! I am sooo excited! â˝ď¸
We were supposed to have practice this morning but it was waaaay too cold. So I got to sleep in a little longer. Nothing too special happened at school. In the evening we went to Dickens on Main again but this time I went with Delaney, Darian and Wade. I had a lot of fun even though I was freezing my butt off.
Now I'm going to bed cause I'm exhausted..
G'night! đ
Rest of the Break
On Saturday we went out to Delaney's grandparents' ranch to pick up the Christmas decorations. They had llamas, chickens, donkeys and a dog. One of the llamas, Mingo, runs up to people when they come to say hi and then stops right in their face haha. He was very friendly though.
After meeting the animals we went inside and had some hot chocolate.
When we got back home we all went do Dicken's on Main (for me it was the second time). But this time I went around with Katie, Delaney and Darian. We watched Allie's, Katie's little sister's, band play. I must say I was really impressed!
After that Delaney and I went home to Darian and we jumped on his trampoline. It was so much fun and had some good laughs. I hadn't been on a trampoline in so long.
So on Sunday I was supposed to get my homework done but that didn't work out too well haha. We went to church in the morning and then Delaney and I went grocery shopping. When we got back I skyped with my family and then we got ready to go to a wedding, Taylor's sister was getting married. It was beautiful and I loved her dress! We only stayed for the ceremony though so we were back home after two hours from when we left the house.
And then Darian (Delaney's boyfriend) and his friend Wade came over. We played Foosball and it was so much fun! I laughed so much that I was crying.
After they left I was too tired to do homework so I didn't get anything done but that's okay! That was my break, pretty sweet right?
Thanksgiving
Sooo this is the third time I'm trying to write this post. For some reason the blogg app just shut down twice and everything I had typed got deleted. I was sooo frustrated!
Anyway, Thanksgiving was last Thursday. We all got up in the morning and had waffles (yummy) and then we helped out a bit with the food and went to find the decorations. The Hartson's (my host family's) relatives came over at noon and we all sat down and had the "typical Thanksgiving meal"; mashed potatoes, turkey, cranberries, rolls, pumpkin pies and cheesecake. It was all really good and it was fun to meet a few of their relatives. Anyhow, we literally ate nonstop all day. But that's what Thanksgiving's all about, and saying thanks for everything/everyone you're grateful for of course!đ
Later in the evening, around midnight, Delaney, Brayden, their cousin and her boyfriend and I went Black Friday shopping. It wasn't as hectic as I thought it would be, I mean I didn't see people fighting for the last pair of shoes anywhere. Of course I went to Hollister and Abercrombie and got two pairs of long-sleeved shirts and a pair of sweatpants. We also took pictures with the models haha! We got home around 3 am and I was out in a just a few seconds.
On Friday Liina, Delaney and I worked on our physics project most of the day. We were building catapults and Delaney's dad got super excited and helped us out. Man, I wish I got that excited for physics projects. Ours went 33 m!!
After the catapult building I met up with Maddie and her family and we went to Dicken's on Main Street. They basically shut down Main Street so you could walk around. It's all been decorated with pretty christmas lights and it was just really cozy!
New host family
Hey everyone!
Delaney curling my hair for Thanksgiving đ
I promise I haven't hibernated like a bear during winter even though it seems like it haha.. I've been pretty busy these last couple of days. So last week we had the musical shows, they all went pretty well which I'm thankful for. When Sunday came I was pretty tired of all the make-up and dress-ups though. But I'm so happy that I got to be a part of it and I've had a blast and met some really awesome people.
I also went and bought a new winter jacket from Abercrombie, I seriously can't resist their clothes.
On Sunday I also had to start packing because I was switching host families (!!). I was excited to see how it was living with another family but at the same time I was sad leaving the Driskills. But I can still go visit them which is nice and reassuring.
So right now I'm living with my friend Delaney and her family. So far I've had a great time and I'm sure it will continue that way.
This week we only had school on Monday and Tuesday, weeehoo! On Tuesday Delaney, Darian and I went and saw Catching Fire, suuuch a great movie! I seriously loved it and now I'm getting super excited for the new Hobbit movie!
On Wednesday Delaney and I worked out for a bit and then later in the evening some friends came over. We ate pizza, went hot-tubbing, played cards and guitar hero. Fun fun fun!
I'll make another post and tell y'all about my Thanksgiving later!
See ya soon!
Delaney curling my hair for Thanksgiving đ
Heavy wings grow lighter
Hello everyone!
At the moment the family and I are watching Downton Abbey, it's sort of our tradition when we're not actually busy.
The weeks just keep rushing by and all the pretty Christmas lights are getting put up around town. It's such a pretty sight, I'll have to take pictures when everything is done.
The musical rehearsals this week have been fun! Matt, Alison and I were playing the game were one person draws the head of a person on a paper and then folds it down so the others can't see and then another draws the body and so on. I laughed so hard that I was crying when I saw the results haha!
Yesterday I had a Rotary district meeting where they were interviewing the exchange students heading out next year. It was a lot of fun to meet some of the people I met at orientation! Later that day Andrea, Taylor and I saw Thor. I liked it a lot and Thor is so dreamy! đ After that Andrea and I went back to her house and made cupcakes, yum! Peyton came over a bit later and joined in when we were doing sugar cookies. The result of the cookies weren't as good as we hoped, but oh wekl. We started watching the first Harry Potter movie but we all fell asleep haha.
Today I've skyped with my family, done my drawing homework, gone for a walk and then we went out to eat at Chili's.
This week is gonna be packed! I have rehearsal Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then the premiere is on Thursday! And we have shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm gonna be exhausted by the time Sunday arrives but it'll be fun!
Have a nice day y'all!
Chilly
Hello again!
I can't believe it's already Wednesday tomorrow, Thanksgiving break is coming in fast, nice! Last Friday it was my last BHS football game (sad). We had to beat the other team with 17 points to make it to playoffs, unfortunatley we lost...
I have spent the whole weekend at Maddie's house and I had a blast! On Saturday we were shopping all day together with her sister and mom. I bought a new hoodie from abercrombie (surprised?) and ate a huuuge cookie cake slice. I would probably have had to run 240 km to burn those calories haha!
On Sunday we just took it easy and hung out.
This week I have a lot of stuff at school; I have musical rehearsal every day until 7 pm and a bunch of homework and tests. But I just have to get through it!
I also forgot to mention that last Thursday some bmx, inlines and skateboard riders came to our school to have a performance. They were amazing and they've been on the x games!
Wurstfest
Today everyone in German had the chance to go to the Wurstfest in New Braunfels. They were selling a lot of food and I bought a sausage on a stick and fried oreos. Fried oreos sound gross but they were dddelicios (and unhealthy!) They also had a lot of other fun foods but they had some rides you could go on so I figured I shouldn't eat too much. We wouldn't have wanted an accident, would we? I also got the chance to meet some new people from school which was great. :)
They had this really cool ride where you stood in a big cylinder and leaned against the wall. The cylinder would start spinning really fast and it would feel like gravity was pushing on you harder than usual. You didn't need to have your feet on the floor because the gravity was holding you up and you could barely lift your arms.
We got back to school in time for 4th period and after school I had rehearsal. I was talking a lot to the spanish exchange student, it's nice because we both understand what the other one is going through.
I got my new shoes yesterday, so excited!! đđ
Already November
Hola amigos!
Pictures from my walk
Hello Brandon in the background haha! đ
The weekend is already over but it was still pretty good. Saturday morning I went on my 5 km run and then I just kind of hung out at home until 4 pm. At 4 Andrew picked me up and we went to the Wild Dinner Game at the fairgrounds as volunteer workers. At the Wild Game Dinner you could try a lot of different foods like crocodile, types of antilope and so on, which was pretty neat. I was working as a server and I was serving the seafood pasta. I thought it was sort of fun and I was saying a lot of "yes ma'am", "yes sir", "here you go m'am" and so on, because that's what you do here to be polite.
A little before 8 pm my friend Maren picked me up and we met up with Taylor and Hunter at the movie theatre. We were supposed to see Bad Grandpa but we couldn't get in so we saw Gravity (again for my part) but it was good the second time around too.
On Sunday I went for another jog. And suddenly my host mom got a call from grandma and she had to take her to the hospital. She had had a mini stroke so we were all very worried but it was good that it wasn't too serious.
She's back home now but she's just really tired, the doctor said she will probably make a full recovery which is a relief.
I just felt really weird the whole Sunday; I felt kind of tired and empty so it was a bad day. I took a walk later in the evening though and it got a little better.
School today was fine, we had a math project/presentation that was due. My group and I kind of put it together at the last minute so it wasn't great haha. But we had a good laugh!
Pictures from my walk
Halloween
Yesterday was Halloween! đđť
In the morning my friend Delaney picked me up and we had breakfast together with Taylor in town. After that we were off to school and ready to get some knowledge haha (or not).
After school the family and I went to grandma's house where they were going to have a little Halloween party and celebrate grandma's birthday.
I didn't stay for very long though cause Maddie and her mom picked me up and took me to their house. I ate there and then they convinced me to go trick-or-treating together with her siblings. I'm actually really glad I did! A lot of memories came back from the time I was younger and living in the US and went trick-or-treating.
It was nice to sort of relive it again, and I got a lot of candy!
When we got home I went straight to bed cause I was exhausted!
Today I've just been to school and after that I went to the gym. I just got hom from watching Captain Phillips with the fam. That movie was really intense!!
And I just want to say happy birthday to Nicklas! I hope you're doing okay. We all miss you.
Goodnight y'all!
Bad day
This night I woke up at 2 am (!!) and couldn't fall asleep again until 5 am! I was so frustrated and just kept tossing and turning. Because of only getting five hours of sleep, I had a pretty bad day. Nothing actually bad happened I just felt that the Earth's gravity was pushing harder on me today and I just wanted to break out in tears over small things.
Luckily I got to go to the gym after school to blow off some steam. After that we went out to dinner to a new restaurant and I felt a bit bad for them because it was all very stressful and it took forever to get our food.. But it was still pretty good.
Off to bed! (I hope that I actually stay asleep this time)
No more scary movies
Sorry for the bad update these last couple of days! On Friday we had a early-out at school which means that we got out at 1:00 pm, that was super nice! So after school Tyler, Landri, Rachael and I picked up my friend Maddie and we went and ate lunch at Friday's. After that we went shopping for a couple of hours at La Cantera, we ended up splitting up so I went around with Maddie.
Then we all met up and went to the movies to see Carrie. It was pretty creepy but I could still fall asleep, which was a relief.
Saturday morning I went jogging and then I skyped with my family for a pretty long time, which was fun. They have break this week, they're lucky!
Later on in the evening Landri and I met up with my friends Delaney, Andrea, Hallie and Josh at the school auditorium. The theatre kids were having a haunted house that we went on. I think they did a really good job!
After that Andrea and I went and had a sleepover at Delaney's.
On Sunday I didn't do very much, Tyler, Landri and I watched two Paranormal Activity movies. I got so freaked out that I ended up not sleeping many hours that night...
I've decided to stay away from horror movies for a while because I don't think I handle them very well.
Today after school I had musical rehearsal for two hours and then I studied a little bit for the History test that's tomorrow.
I hope this catches you up!
Hugs
Feeling good
Yesterday I was just super happy all day! I decided I wanted to dress up a little more than I have before, so the shorts and t-shirt had to stay at home. And a lot of people actually noticed and gave me compliments which made me feel awesome haha!
My new running jacket, I love it!!
After school I had musical rehearsal which was a blast.
Today was a good day too, at lunch I was laughing so hard cause my friends were trying to speak swedish and they memorized like one word that they would use in all of their sentences. After school I went to the gym and then I tried to practice some soccer at home. Landri and I just finished watching Dear John, which is such a sad movie.
Tomorrow's a new day, so I'm going to try and get some rest.
Hugs
My new running jacket, I love it!!
The outfit I wore yesterday
Cowgirl
I've finally ordered my nike shoes that I've mentioned before. It took me a while but now I just have to wait for them! I just hope the size and everything works out.
Yesterday Delaney, Taylor and I went shopping. A new nike running jacket followed me home (I'll show it later on).
I also forgot to mention that I bought my first cowboy boots on Friday!
What do y'all think!?
Hiking + pumpkin carving
The week so far
Good afternoon!
Happy birthday!! đđđđđđ
Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I haven't been doing much out of the ordinary. Monday was Columbus day so we didn't have school. We went to the movies with Gill (the other exchange student that's in Boerne) and then Gill and I went to his school's homecoming parade.
Tuesday I had musical rehearsals for two and a half hours, so I didn't get home till late! Wednesday all the juniors were taking the PSAT's (national tests) so I hung out with Tyler instead haha.
Thursday I had musical rehearsals again and then yesterday I went to the gym after school (we had a pep rally woop woop!)
Then we went in to San Antonio and ate dinner and went to the movies. The girls and I watched Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2, it was cute!
Today I started off my day with a 5 km run and a nice long shower. It's a little chilly outside!
Today on the schedule is hiking and pumpkin carving with my Rotary counselor.
And I just want to wish my lovely sister a happy birthday! â¤ď¸
Happy birthday!! đđđđđđ
Austin
Yesterday we took a trip to Austin. First we went to look at a house that Tyler might live in since he's going to go to school there.
After that I got to see the Capitol. The building was really pretty and if was cool to go see it, now I can check that off my list haha!
Then we went to lunch and had huge yummy donuts for dessert. I picked the one with chocolate cream, marshmallow, brownie and chocolate candy on top!
That was chocolate heaven!
We were gone for the whole day so when we got back we watched the Hobbit and then I crashed.
Today I've been feeling a bit homesick. Those periods usually come along once in a while, and I'm sure it would be strange if I didn't miss home and my family.
I tried to keep myself busy though; I went for a jog, did some reading and then my host parents and I got a spontaneous kick and went to the movies and saw Rush. It was a good movie about Formula 1 racing and is based on a true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed.
Now I feel like going to bed,
Goodnight
Choir concert
Good evening people!
School was fine today, I had two tests and one presentation. I think they all went pretty well. After that Tyler picked me up and drove me home. Mom and I finished watching Now You See Me, which was a great movie.
At 5 o clock I got dropped off at the high school and all the choirs started getting ready for the evening concert. We were honoring our army so we sang army songs; some songs were very touching that they almost made you cry.
My voice was a bit scratchy but other than that it was fine and it was fun! There was one time when I freaked out because in the middle of a song the girl next to me fainted and I had to try and hold her up so she didn't fall off the stand, scary! Fortunatley she could get back on after a while.
Now it's time for me to go to bed cause I'm exhausted!
I don't look very happy in those pictures but I am, promise!
Sick
Hello people!
You know how I thought I was getting a cold? Yeah, that actually happend..
I stayed home from school today to try and get my throat better. It feels a bit better now but my nose won't budge. Our choir concert is this Thursday so I'm really hoping that my voice will improve till then cause right now it does not sound good.
Landri ended up going home from school today, so we pretty much watched movies all day. I also skyped for a while with my friend Helena!!
Tomorrow I have two choir practices and then it's game on on Thursday!
Here are some random pictures from last week of a bunch of pumpkins,
Landri's cousin
