Freetime, finally

Isn't my mom a cutie? :)

I am counting down for christmas, even though it's my first thanksgiving now. But i couldn't help getting the christmas spirit when my mom sent me this in the mail, thank you so much!

We're gonna eat turkey tomorrow, cause Garry is working today, and on saturday we'er going over to Shelbi's aunt in Missouri to eat more turkey! oh yeah this is a food holiday for sure.

My first free day off went to eating risengrynsgrot! yummiiii! An American girl named Elsebeth has been in Norway as an exchangestudent, so she showed me a German and Scandinavian store here where we can buy porrigde and a lots of other Norwegian stuff! I still have some leftovers for lunch today, muy bien. I also went to oakpark mall yesterday, looking for christmas presents, but I ended up buying some stuff to myself, hehe.

documenting after my first buy of a pair of levis jeans

Me before a so called "date" with John. Take a close look at my scarf, my beatiful girlfriend gave it to me :)

Im gonna update soon agian with thanksgiving pics.
Hugs and kisses,
Mariell.

Future calendar

Good morning friends and family!

After a long and busy week at school I deserved some freetime without homework, so Shelbi took me to go and see Twilight. Every girl in the hole nation here is crazy about the books. It's kinda Harry Potter style, only for girls, and it's about Vampire stuff. I've read 40 pages of the book, (you know me, would rather use time watching an episode of one tree hill for the hundredth time instead of reading a book with 600 pages, hehe) so I thought the movie was going to be boring.. BUT, it wasn't! a lot of "we can't be together love, but we still are cause we belong together, blabla" and WHO cannot like that? especially not me :)

Im a big listmaker, so here's a "look forward to calendar". Sometimes it can be good to have one whenever you're missing the one's you love.

1. Sun, November 23rd - Going to Missouri for a daytrip
2. Wed, November 26th-30th - Thanksgiving, off from school for 5 days!
3. Mon, December 1st - Countdown to Christmas
4. Thur, December 4th -Christmas concert
5. Sun, December 6th - Christmas banquet for Scandinavian students
6. Sun, December 21st - Mom's coming!!
7. Wed, December 24th - Christmas eve
8. Thur, December 25th - Christmas day
9. Wed, December 31st - New years eve
10. Fri, February 13th - Lene-Mari is coming!!
11. Wed, Frebruary 25th - Hawaii
12. Thur, March 12th - Maybe choirtrip to Nashville, Tennessee
13. Mon, March 16th -Spring break!
14. Sat, May 9th - Prom
15. Sat, May 16th - Mom and Grandma is coming!
16. Wed, May 20th - Graduation day

yes sir, the agenda for today is homework, cause I don't have time tomorrow. Tonight I'll probably hang out with the buddies.

Take care,

Mariell.

The Coldplay concert

I have no words, nothing to say expect from one word; brilliant :)

Pictures from the great evening:

Girlie's on their way to eat Italian food

I had a good tomato salad with lots of mozarella! that reminded me of Siri and Berit, hihi

Concert pics;

Opening song; Lovers in Japan.
Do you know the feeling when you get a sudden rush from your stomach, and you have to grab someone's hand to make sure that you're actually there, in that specific moment? A moment that you could never believe would actually occur. Your eyes become teary without even noticing it, and when the moment is over you have to stop and think and ask yourself of what just happened..(?) You want to relive the moment, but you can't. You're just hoping strongly that another one will arrive soon again.

The Scientist

Apparently they'd planed to move from the stage and into the audience, so as you can see, Shelbi and I were the lucky one's!

Viva la vida

Extra number; Yellow

Goose bumbs during the hole show, especially during Green eyes and Fix you. Yes dang it, this is how life is suppose to be.

You know I love you so,

Mariell.

Maik's birthday pictures

Here's some pictures from the birthday on thursday, enjoy

Dani Miller and I

Me, Maik, Tanner, Makinsey, Elliot and Patrick

Gathered around the birthday table :)

Goodnight,

Mariell

Sick

It's been a rough week so far with sickness and a lot of homework. I was home from school today so I've basically just been sleeping all day and drinking tee whenever I woke up. Two positive things though, I went to Maik's birthday dinner yesterday (exchange student from Germany) and it was really nice! His hostparents made his favorite dish; schnitzel!! I couldn't taste anything cause my nose was completly blocked, I don't know if that was a bad or a good thing...haha! The other thing is that I've had the chance to talk to my friends, more than I usual do, so that makes me very happy :)


im closing up here with a picture of Lauren making her favorite drink; hot chocolate!

Mariell.

I voted

As you know, this is the last day to vote for the exciting election! And me, as a student, could vote at my school (just to see what the students would vote for if we had the option to do it). I did it mostly to get the sticker so I can go to starbucks and get a free coffee or a donut, haha! But like, I've learned a bunch of new learnings from being here during the election! And living with an republican family have taught me more about the republican view on certain topics, and I can see more from both sides now. But I have to say, my vote still goes to Senator Barack Obama. It's gonna be nice when the election finally is over, im sure im not the only one who thinks that.

9 days left to the Coldplay concert, 47 days left for me to see my beloved mom.
Talk to you later,
Mariell.

Halloween and a choir concert

October month is over and I'm heading in to my fourth month here in the U.S.

Thursday; choir concert

Fun as alsways, but also a little nerve-racking sometimes.

Halloweeeen;

Haha, I just start laughing when I see these pictures. oh well, as you can see we both dressed up as cute dolls! Shelbi went over to Kelsey's and I went to Louise's and had fun there! Stephen and John came and picked me up eventually to go to another Halloween party at the twins house. It was costumes of everything from spice girls, to a banana, to shaggy from scooby doo! I didn't take pictures at the parties so I can show you now, but im sure that someone will send me pictures later from it.

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Family Bass is gonna hook up with some family friends today for lunch, we're gonna eat indian food which I am very ecited about consider that Im not a huge fan of the american food here.. Then Gloria is gonna drop me off at Town center so I can buy some jeans and warm sweatshirts. We'll see what's going on tonight, I am invited to another Halloween party tonight with Dani Miller so I might do that.

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Well, Im gonna try to call Huma again and then my mom,

A big blown kiss for you all,

Mariell