I BROKE IT

I actually have an excuse for not blogging today, and that excuse is that I broke my phone charger. I managed to kind of fix it, but it only charged when I taped it completely flat... So I get to go buy a new charger today, which means I'll have two USB to wall adaptors for European outlets..?? Whatever shall I do with them when I leave? #firstworldproblems

But anyways, today I did homework and math and helped my grandma around the house some. We also went to a friend of my grandparents for the afternoon:)

Aaaaand then I stayed up skyping Stephanie and texting two other people until 1 am, whoops

Grass, man

Today was Mother's Day! Happy mom day to all the wonderful moms out there. :)

Today I did homework and watched a movie that I've been meaning to watch for forever, The Devil Wears Prada. I vaguely remember reading the book a few years ago, but I had forgotten the plot. It was an ok movie I suppose. 

But I got to skype with my friend for three hours. I miss Montanans. 

Something funny that I noticed while walking today was that the lawns here are much less fancily kept than the classic American lawn. Most open spaces look like this here:

Which I think is very pretty and very energy-conscious. (I can't English anymore, the word I'm looking for is Energie-sparend but I seem to have forgotten the English meaning) No extra watering is required (sprinklers can make up to 50% of a house's water bill!), and you don't have to spend the time or pay someone to mow it all the time! Plus there are literally flowers everywhere, which is just generally easier on the eyes. 

Spain Day 6!

This morning we got up late and hopped on the bus to drive two hours back to Málaga to get on the plane. The plane was delayed a little so we hung out in the airport for a while before flying home. 

We arrived & got our bags & ate dinner at the airport & everything worked out perfectly. Then we came home and I Skyped with my mom. :) 

I just finished unpacking and now I'm super tired! I'm looking forward to another week of vacation. Good night!

Easter Monday

Today we didn't have school again! Yay!

I spent the day playing piano, doing homework, skyping with two friends, taking pictures,

and helping my grandma with the computer. She proclaimed multiple times that checking her email was quite complicated and she has written down all the steps so that she doesn't get confused... First opening Firefox, then typing the web address of her email provider, then typing her password, then going to the inbox of her email. It's pretty adorable. 

Sleepover pt. 2

We all woke up at 9 because one of the girls had to leave... We then proceeded to eat breakfast and go back to bed/watch Germany's Next Top Model. One other girl and I ended up staying almost all day, and we dyed eggs for Easter with the rest of the family. 

Then I came home, ate dinner, Skyped with my mom, and went to bed. :)

Solar Eclipse

Today was another gorgeous day, and I got to taste my first Osterchuechli. (Easter cake) A pretty important event. Just kidding. But it's a specialty that's only available around Easter, so that's pretty special...

Also, there was a partial solar eclipse today! It was really neat to see. I tried to take a picture through a lens, but it didn't really work out. 

Tomorrow is my Oma's birthday! We are going to go shopping for a laptop for her, and in the evening go to a play. 

Tonight I Skyped with my mom and we talked about colleges and SATs and ACTS and whatever all the rest of the tests are called... How does one even pick a college??

Wooo spring!

Technically I Skyped with Stephanie this morning... At 1 am.

Today was a half day, and it was absolutely gorgeous weather. 

I spent my afternoon going running with Lara and doing math. The nice weather seems to have everyone in a better mood... Like just generally on the train more people are smiling. It's a nice change after a grey winter. :)

Friday!

I seriously do think I'm here just to schlepp water. And groceries. :)

Today choir and theater got to leave classes early to go practice in the theater all together. That did not go well at all. The theater wants to do some sort of interpretive version of the story of David (from the Bible) but with hashtags and the choir singing "hallelujah" because David got 50 million likes on his Facebook page. Um. 

However, they "weren't quite done" aka they only had four pages of script and none of it memorized. So I don't know how that's supposed to work... We'll see. But anyways, we got to leave early from practice because we had run through everything:)

Tonight I got to Skype with my mom:) We talked about colleges. For three hours. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Craftiness & what is school

Today I hung out with Lara and we decided to be crafty. So she updated some photos hanging on her wall, and I made paper beads. I've seen these on Pinterest before, but I've never tried to make them. They're surprisingly easy, just a bit time-consuming. 

I also got to skype with my mom & my dad. I think two hours is a new record! :p

But school starts soon? What? No. I really don't want to go back... Oh well...

Driving home

Today we drove home from Sedrun and I got to spend the rest of the day unpacking & cleaning up stuff from the trip... But I also got to skype with my mom & dad & Gage, so that was fun:) Im adding pictures to all of last week's posts, go check them out if you want to!

Lazy happy Friday

Today we didn't have school (yay!) and so I hung out in my room, drew some stuff, and cleaned up. And I got to skype with my family and Kiley!<3

Have you ever heard of M.C. Escher? This is kind of inspired by him-only he did massive optical illusion drawings. This one's only about 1.5 inches big. :)

Friday! :)

Today was a fun day school-wise. I also got to skype with my mom and I don't have too much homework for the weekend. :)

Happy Friday!!!

Thank goodness it's the weekend. I want to sleep. Happy Friday!

I also got to Skype with my mom again, which was nice. <3

Such an exciting Friday

Today my grandparents went into Zurich for a long lunch with some friends, so I had the house to myself for the better part of the day. Which meant that I got to sing Taylor Swift songs really horribly as I walked through the house. That's definitely what normal people do when they're home alone. Yep. But I also got the chance to play piano for an hour! Yay:)

Then my grandparents came home and I helped my grandma make dinner, and Skyped with my family. Hi Gage. 

Christmas Eve Day

Today I helped my grandma prepare for dinner pretty much all day. Then we had my cousins and aunt & uncle over, and ate a yummy dinner and unwrapped presents. We Skyped with my parents and then I got to unwrap my presents from my swiss relatives:) Then my grandma, cousin, and I went to midnight mass. It was gorgeous!

Friday! Christmas break!

Yay Christmas break!!! Today was super fun. We only had one hour of music in the morning because the second period was an orchestra concert, and choir was canceled because Christmas/the teachers are nice. So we had two hours for lunch, and three other girls and I went to the lake.

Then we had an hour less of math, because of the "atempause" I mentioned in my last post. I got to sing a song called "there's a girl that I love" (don't know who wrote it) that is in a round. It's super pretty and has like a secret message, a place, at the end when the round finishes. And a bunch of other classes did different things, basically it was a little celebration that there's a break, and happiness about the holiday season and the accomplishments of the school.

After I Skyped with my mom in the evening, Lara and Lea and I were going to go ice skating, but it started raining. So we had a movie night instead. It was still super fun. (My friend took this picture & I thought it was cool, so...)

I'm so excited it's finally Christmas break!

Christmas lights

Can Christmas break start tomorrow? Pleaseeee?

Today was an average day, so exciting. I spent about 5 minutes lost in thought whilst brushing my teeth this evening after skyping Kayli, so my teeth are especially clean. *sigh* I need my friends. Come make me sane again. 

Oh! I took photos this morning of some of the Christmas lights in Adliswil, and they're really pretty. I was kind of on the way to the train so I didn't have time to stop and find a good angle for a picture and such, but you get the general idea. (The trees are attached to a bridge by the way, and you can see one of the many stars that are hung around the main square area)

Surrrrnday

Today I did homework, practiced Christmas music on the piano (finally!!), cleaned my room, and Skyped with Stephanie. 

My class is doing a sort of secret Santa thing where you get a name and you have to give that person little gifts without them knowing who you are... I'm giving the girl that I got a pretty ring tomorrow, and a scarf on Thursday or Friday. I already got an adorable little "Schutzengel" (protector angel) from my secret Santa. :)

Only one more week of school until Christmas break!

The plague is almost dead

Today I felt much much muuuuuch better. I had an appetite again, my fever & headache were both completely gone, and I was able to help my grandma make Christmas cookies! I am still super weak, but that's what happens when you don't feel like eating for two days... But I am staying at home tomorrow.

It also happens to be my dear friend Kiley's Sweet Sixteen! Birthday shoutout to you:)

I also got to Skype with my family! *insert embarrassing screenshot here*-just kidding. I promise once I'm back in school the posts will become a teeny bit less boring. Promise. Goodnight!

Suuuuuuunday

Today I got up late & did chores & homework pretty much all day. My grandparents had guests for a few hours, and so I finally got to meet the adorable old lady who knits me slippers every year! Just because she is friends with my grandma she has knitted me slippers for the past few years and it's so sweet.

I also did a drawing (obviously inspired by the movie I saw last night...)

And I Skyped with the Katie Bug!!! Miss you, girlie! <3