wondering idly if i should quote some song lyrics here... or would that be cheesy and so like the norm?

i wont, i'll quote them later. XD

how was everybody's weekend? i went to KIRUNA!!!!!! they have an icehotel there! but before we get there i have to explain my utter disgust for getting up at 5:40... EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that doesnt encasulate it, but thats all i feel i have room for. XD anyway it was okay because after eating and all i went outside and found the most beautiful sunrise! I took some really pretty pics, but i havent been through them all so you will have to wait for them!!! sorry!

I was the first to be picked up... i was picked up at 7, we got to Bjerkevik at about 8:30, and Kiruna at about 12! we ate lunch at a fantastic little diner, I had a roll with falafal (sp) and feta cheese and lettuce... NO CORN!!! what a new and welcomed suprise!!! XD then we had a couple of hours to wander around the town... city... not sure what to classify it as... and try not to die of the cold or a sugar high... morgana liked the candy shop... it was waaay too mcuh sugar for me. XP

interesting fact about Kiruna! the whole place is situated above a mine, not because they were stupid and decided that would be a great place to build a town, but because the mine is sooo deep that even though it only has a minor angle they still need to move the whole town so as to prevent it from sinking into the mine... they wont be doing this for a few years but it will happen.

then we went to an old wooden church and took lots of pics there! sooo pretty! i liked the lighting! the light was all green and nice :)and the golden statues on the top of the building were really pretty! then we went to the ice hotel!!!

the ice hotel is BEAUTIFULL!!! i sooo want to spend the night there! in one of the delux suites!!! they are gorgeous!!! and ive decided that when i get married i will get married at the ice church, not because im religious but because its sooooo gorgeuos there and the fact that its -5 degrees celcius there will keep the ceremony short... and they have dog sleds to and from the airport! beware Grandma and co! i want you guys to come too! i'll send sleeping pills for you grandma so you can just sleep the whole way here, no freaking out allowed!!!

it was a lot of fun there, we kept running into various groups of other tourists, some from south america (cant remember where)and some from an english speaking country that i dare not try to identify since i suck at differentiating accents... i dont dare anymore and was deemed wise by them for doing so!!! XD so funny!

I also got to have a mini geek out moment because one of the ice sculptures was like a place from lord of the rings, right before merry and pippen were carted off by orcs... frodo hid there when he put on the ring... hiding from borameir (Sp) XD soo geeky that i know that! the man from the spanish speaking group geeked out with me, we felt very proud of ourselves since we knew exactly what i was talking about! we did the same thing about the TRON room... though i still have yet to see tron... should get on that huh?

after the ice hotel (a girl from Turkey and i were saddend by the fact that in only a week we would have been able to enjoy the ice bar to the fullest extent possible, but since of that one week we were left the pleasure of only standing there in the fruit perfumed air staring with envy at the ice cups with neon colored drinks) we raided the gift shop, and i bought stuff there, but since they are presents for people i cant talk about them too much... i will say that i am vrey sad that i couldnt take the GIANT TROLL home with me... a) didnt have enough money, b) that would be a heck of a thing to send back... ouch!

after the gift shop we went to another even older church!!! i lkiked the first one we saw better, but this one was nice too!

after that we all went together to dinner (we being afs Harstad and AFS Narvik, we all met at the icehotel) which was okay, but i really wanted chinese food, not pizza again... less complaints from the italian gallery... XD it was really funy because both the italiens were trying to get us to ask the men working there if they were italian, and were slightly horrified when it came out that they were iranian! it was great, the servors kept asking the italians after we all ate if they liked the pizza and they were so excited and happy that the italians didnt have the heart to tell them that their pizza was definitly not something we would go out of our way to eat... :$ sorry pizza guys!

then we went to our hotel (after a stop at the local coop for a mass of candy and other foods that are sooo dang expensive in norway but are cheaper in sweden!!!) and the group from narvik came over to our apartment to hang out(the hotel room was more like an apartment because it had 2 bedrooms each with a twin bed, a kitchen and a bathroom. it was really nice!) we played cards and truth or dare which changed into a debate about italian politics and worldly affairs... it was fun, but the lack of sleep that day go to me so i bugged them into returning to their own rooms at about 10pm so i could get some sleep XD i like sleep!

the next day Aom got up earlier than the agreed time (which was 10am) so she could shower. I made the mistake of not checking my phone for the time and got up and started cleaning up as the hotel required. I washed all the dishes we had used and swept the floors before 10... grrrr... then after being laughed at for making this mistake i took a shower and we got all of our things packed before heading over to Heidi and Asbjørn's apartment/room for breakfast (Heidi is the AFS advisor for Harstad, Asbjørn is her husband, and they are both morgana's contact parents). then we got on the road at 11:30. we stopped for lunch in Bjerkvik at about 3... Morgana and i bought burgers because the best burger shop in northern norway (perhaps all of norway) is there. then we were back on the road! i was home at bout 5, 5:30, but insteadof saying bye to heidi, who dropped me off, i said see you soon, since her family had taken my backpack and the bacon that Pappa had ordered. he gave me 400kr to buy bacon in sweden because its soooo mcuh cheaper there!!! XD

it was nice to be home, and i tried to go to bed early so i would have energy for school the next day... guess how well that worked out!

school was pretty uneventful, except that i was part of a group interview for the local newpaper on AFS in Harstad. that was fun, though i had to track them down since i was a little late... whoops! Dx

then after that i had to go back to class, where i was jumped with a presentation on a norwegian poet... Gunvor Hofmo... i read the 2 openinglines about her, then tried to hide behind my group mates. soooo embarrasing presenting på norsk without ANY prep time... XP

Gym was fun! there were a few mishaps, but eventually i got to play floor hockey with everybody! suprisingly im actually ok at floorhockey... i dont know how or why, but i can manage to play! i even run when playing!!! (isnt it shocking Mum and Dad, since you know my track record with sports that involve running ;D ) then i had bio.

after bio i managed to convisnce the bus driver to let me ride to the city eventhough my bus card had no days on it. i did buy new days though! so its all good!

then i had swimming! i had to get out for a little bit because i was having some problems catching my breath, but i managed to do the whole course for the day! Silje was an over achiver... >:/

after swimming i hung out with my dear Maja! it was really fun, I love to be around her! her energy is infectious! we ended up eating dinner with her mum and her mum's bf. then we went and watched Despicable Me! soooo cute!!! i love that movie! and the cuddles i got during it!

and now for some news. please dont freak out, im still the same me, i just happen not to be what is considered "normal". I am officially dating Maja. She is a wonderful wonderful person who i feel safe and happy with. she is gorgeous and im not quite sure what she sees in me, but im so very thankful for it! I hope that you of my family will come to accept her and me for what we are, because i would like to have her in my life for a very long time. as long as she can put up with me anyway ;)

I know the knowledge that I do not like men/boys in much other than a "buddy" sense may be completely shocking to some of you, but i came to this realization a while ago. again, i am me. I haven't changed much since i was a chubby ball of blubber in a purple spandex outfit my Mum forced me into, though thankfully i am able to resist the purple spandex now, and im not as round. and i hope that you of my family can come to accept the fact that i like women/girls without trying to change me.

there i got that off my chest. I needed to do that... it hurts to keep it hidden.

and now for a pic of my WONDERFUL GORGEOUS GIRLFRIEND!!! isnt she cuuute!? XD *awws!*



and to note, the sticker on her forehead? i put it there... it reminded me of her, adorable with big eyes! XD so feminine!!! (guess who's gonna get it when she reads this post! XD )

ok dokker! vi snakkes!!!