Four hands and a finger

Finally (?) gone 21. :) The International Women's Day is not only that - it's also my day. Some people say that that makes me a REAL woman. They might be right - and that's what I felt like when Ole Einar suprised me with a romantic dinner out in the open on Saturday, the day before the Day. He made dinner from scratch on a "stormkjøkken" (a camping devise you make food on by using gas), lit a fire and had all the extra things needed to make the moment special. :) And I felt really lucky! But the excitement didn't stop there - when we came back to his house, I found two of my Stavanger-friends sitting on his bed. Maria and Ida had come all the way from Stavanger to celebrate my birthday! :) They had brought balloons, presents and brownie cookies. Boy, was I glad to see them again! :)

Sunday morning came and I was happy to wake up with my two sweet friends. What a joy - and the sun was shining too for a change! :) I had thought I was going to be alone, since my roommate Eline was in Warsawa with some girlfriends. Ida and Maria left after breakfast and Ole Einar came for lunch. We made pancakes and enjoyed the nice weather. The day ended with a service in Salem and then a videonight with some friends at Ole Einar's. A perfect ending to a perfect day, and of course a perfect occasion to have some extra fun and eat good food! :)

Apart from this, I think I should mention that I have started to read a newspaper. I've got a free deal of "Vårt Land" (a Christian paper) every day and I'm learning the pleasure of getting updates on the world. I've not been good at this before - at all! - so it was about time... ;)

And a picturecomment: I got a sweet t-shirt from mr.O', in my favourite colour and with Malagasy words. The text means "I am happy. Very happy" and are the first words he learnt in Malagasy. :) And on top of it all, it's true! :)

Bye-bye Uganda...

I have just made the hardest descision ever. I have been faced with a choice that has been almost too hard to bear, and it's been really exhausting.

I got the chance to go to Uganda for 4 weeks. I was never 100% sure that this was what I wanted to do, and this has really been nagging me. I have prayed and asked God to give me peace to make the right descision, but I have never got the feeling that Uganda is 100% right for me at this point. ARGH! It's been really frustrating! But now I have finally come to the conclusion that I'm not going. The time is not right and I feel relieved now. I would appreciate it if people could pray that I may find peace with this descision, although I really believe that I have done the right thing. :) It's so nice to relax and not having to think about it all the time! And now I can plan so many other things for the summer! Yeay! :) I am so happy and relieved! :) :) :)

Flashbacks

Just for fun, I have selected some photos from every year since 2004. :)

2004: I hurt my knee at TMF and had to wear a bandage for many weeks...


2005: Aunty Birgit and I went mountainhiking...


2005: Ingvild, Maria, Helene and I went to Langøy, an island near Stavanger...


2005: Maria, Ida, Ingvild and I went to Maria's cabin in Lyngdal...


2006: Trip to Estonia with a leader-training course...


2006: Estonia at winter...


2007: My friend Camilla's birthday party


2007: My mathteacher and me as a "Russ" - 17th of May...


2008: Easter holiday in Farafangana, Madagascar...


2008: Evening with other Norwegians in Fandriana, Madagascar...


2008: Just started university. This is my studygroup...


2009: Cutting my boyfriend's hair...

No-title post :)

I'm not going to start this blog by excusing myself for being late again. We all know it's been too long now - but as the saying goes: late is better than never!

The first big thing worth mentioning is that I'm going to Florida in April! My fantastic boyfriend and I are going to visit Marianne and Christen for approx. 10 days. :) YEAY!
Can hardly wait to see them again, to go swimming and relax under the hot beams of the sun and just get away from everydaylife for a while...

Last weekend we went to Os, and seeing bestemor again was lovely. We got to help her out and we spent some quality time with her. I've started knitting a scarf now too - good to do something sensible amidst all the studying.

A few weeks ago I was asked in church if I would like to be the leader of the services every four weeks. I said yes, thinking that I should take the challenges given to me, and on Sunday I will observe the leader and see what my task will be. That's quite exciting - and right now very frightening. So please pray for that, if you feel like it. :)

It's weird thinking that this time last year, I was living in an African village, trying to avoid the cyclones. The people I lived with suddenly got possessed by demons and we were harassed by the police. Life isn't all that exciting nowadays and to be honest, I wish I could do something more significant... But of course, you've got to grab the opportunities you get, and expect that things will come along when they're supposed to. :)

Here are some pictures from our trip to Os. :)

2009

Happy New Year everyone :)

Here are some photos of my Christmas :) Let's start with one of Ole Einar.

He visited from the 27th to the 31st, then we went together to Oslo for New Year's and to his family in Skien (2 hours South of Oslo) on the 1st of January.


I met up with Eline, Ola and Marita - the three people I went to Madascar with last year.
And Christen and Marianne were home from the States. The three men went together quite nicely. :)
We had a lovely Christmas celebration together.

I was amazed to see so much underneeth the Christmas tree, compared to last year when I was in Madagascar.
And I met my Maria again. :)

Christmas is over, a new year has begun and I am happy. I'm enjoying life and enjoying the people who are in it!
All the best for 2009 - make the most out of your dreams! :)

I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes

It's the first of December! :)
When I got up from bed today, two very pleasant surprises met me.
1) Eline had made me an Advent-calender for the remaining days here in Kristiansand! :)
2) There was snow on the ground! Perfect timing! :)


And now we've decorated the house so it feels more like Christmas. Red curtains and purple candles. Yeay!

Sadly enough I have two exams awaiting, making the Christmas-spirit wait even longer... Please pray for me Friday 5th and Friday 12th of December. :)

My man :-)

His name is Ole Einar. He has captured my heart. :-)
23 years old, from the Eastern part of Norway. The most fantastic guy ever! Beautiful smile, wonderful eyes, a good Christian, kind, helpful, sweet, fantastic and great! :-) :-)
He makes me so happy! :-)

I like cooking food for him :-)


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