Summer 2010

Well, I've been busy to say the least. Between working four jobs (Subway, Nannying, Catering, and Teaching), I hardly even have had time to breathe. This weekend, however, I've gotten a little bit of time off of work because it's the 4th of July. (I'm at work now, but it's so slow). Here are some pics from our adventures to Summerfest and such.

my life as of late

Much of my time is spent devoted to the oh so difficult tasks of working at Subway. It is absolutely wonderful- not. But it is a job, and I am starting to see a noticeable difference in my bank account, which I sure like :). I am starting a nannying job on Friday, which will be full time and a lot of fun! The kids are great and are also aspiring musicians (though they are at the beginning stages still). This summer I am also catering with Shullys and teaching viola lessons. To state the obvious, I am keeping very busy. When I am not working or driving to or from work, I can usually be found with my viola in my hand.
This summer I have found a love for tango, so I am studying Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla, along with some usual pieces like Brahms and Hindemith. I am having lots of fun with it and I cannot wait until Anders moves here SOON!

noen bilder av anders og meg

family photo on easter



some day we will add kids and make this our own family




at a norwegian dinner




at the st louis arch in front of the mississippi river

Eroica

this is an excerpt from Beethoven's Erocia symphony
listen from 3.20, 3.55 is where the fuge starts. its is sso purely beautiful and painful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yn9IgOBjkU&feature=related


wonderful.

A little update

Naoko and I in Chicago in the beginning of December (I think... it was unusually warm that day)



Well, Im now 3 months into being 19, which means I only have 9 more months to complete the list of things I want to accomplish before I am 20.

The things I have yet to do are as follows:
- live in the same country as Anders (this will happen this summer!!!)
- run a 5k (I really should start training for that...)
- go on a camping trip (if I work at Concordia Language Villages, I guess Ill have that covered.)
- go to a college party and be the only sober one (well, I still have time on that one...)
- pull an all nighter while writing a paper (this one is difficult for me cause I just fall asleep haha)

I think that list is do-able for the next 9 months. :)


Ill keep posting how it all goes.

minner fra norge

jeg savner vertsfamilien min så utrolig mye. De var kjempe snille til meg at jeg fikk bo hos dem i et helt år. Jeg savner særlig når vi spiste frukost sammen og lagde matpakkene til dagen på skolen og jobb. Og jeg savner Karo og Ingrid, søstrene mine, som er veldig vakre og noen av de snilleste jeg har møtt i mitt liv. I sommern så kommer familien min til USA og jeg skal besøke dem i Florida. Jeg gleder meg skikkelig til det men jeg lurer på om vi skal snakke norsk eller engelsk. Uansett, så syns jeg at det er bra at jeg øver litt... Ja, ja. Jeg kan ikke tro at det har nesten vært 2 hele år siden jeg dro fra Norge. Jeg vil tilbake og være en utvekslingsstudent igjen. Men en dag så skal Anders og jeg bo i Norge men ungene våres og da kommer det til å bli helt fint. Og da kan jeg se vertsfamilien min oftere!!

Jeg begynte på en ny skole forrige uke. Den er mye vanskeligere enn Winona var. Men det er bra (bortsett fra at jeg har 4 timer lekser hver dag plus øving på bratsj og 5 timer i klasserommet) og jeg søker etter en jobb... Likevell så er jeg ikke i det minst opptatt. :P men ikke misforstå meg, jeg har det helt fint her i Milwaukee... Jeg liker ikke å bo hjemme hos foreldrene mine. Kanskje til neste år blir det Madison? Vi får se. Til neste gang, hade!

julen i norge 2009

christmas in norway with my wonderful fiancé anders and his family. (a little update friends and family reading this, a wedding is not to take place for 3 or so more years...)

here are some photos from this winter.

CRAZY LOVE

Michael Bublé's new CD, Crazy Love, is fantastic. He is a wonderful musician. And if anyone out there is reading this blog, I HIGHLY suggest you take a little time and listen to it. It will put you in a happy place.

The song, Hold On, is pretty much the story of my life, too. Check out the lyrics.

Didn't they always say we were the lucky ones.

I guess that we were once, babe, we were once, 

but luck will leave you cursed, it

is a faithless friend, 

and in the end, when life has got you down, 

you've got someone here that you

can wrap your arms around.

So hold on to me tight, 

hold on to me tonight.

We are stronger here together, 

than we could ever be alone.

So hold on to me, 

don't you ever let me go.

There's a thousand ways for things to fall apart, 

but it's no ones fault, no it's not my fault.

Maybe all the plans we made might not work out, 

but I have no doubt, even though it's hard to see.

I've got faith in us, and I believe in you and me.

So hold on to me tight.

Hold on, I promise it will be alright.

Cuz it's you and me together, 

and baby all we've got is time.

So hold on to me, 

hold on to me tonight.

There's so many dreams that we have given up.

Take a look at all we've got, 

and with this kind of love, 

and what we've got here is enough.

So hold on to me tight.

Hold on, I promise it will be alright.

Cuz it's you and me together, 

and baby all we've got is time.

So hold on to me, 

hold on to me tonight.

Almost ready to move on the bigger and better things

I'm only in Winona for 3 more 'school' weeks and I'm very excited to leave. It is not that I haven't really made any friends while I've been here, I have, but this small town with no place for the arts has just made it difficult for me to find my niche. I will miss some of the people that I've come to know, but I probably will fail to keep in contact, just like with everyone else in the world that I have met.

I don't really have a problem with that, but my inability to keep in contact, I fear, is only burning bridges with the friendships I've had.

Whatever, I guess. I just get annoyed by people who are satisfied with their lives in one place, so when I get up and go places I just feel bad for them and don't keep in contact. whoops.

I've only been good at keeping in contact with Anders. I guess that is what love does to you.

Ninja

I haven't posted in a while, but all is well with me. Here is a picture of Lauren and I at a cast party for the WSU Musical Two by Two a few weeks back. The plans are Madison for this Halloween weekend and then only a few more weeks until Milwaukee will be greeted by my face.