The Good Stuff...

So I've really been slacking...like royally been slacking on my blog. Oopsies. Let's see:

Friday:
Anna and I met Charis at the Hauptbahnhof to try and get tickets to Paris...and they were outrageously expensive because we waited til the last minute to buy them...so unfortunatley we didn't get to go :(. I was really upset about it, but I talked to Mom and others and everyone kept telling me that its not the end of the world. I'll get to go to paris soon. :( Afterwards, I came back and had plans to hang out with Charis and her roommates and go to this Indian dance party, but Charis and I decided we just wanted to stay in and watch movies. So we hung out in my room in pjs and watched The Holiday which was FANTASTIC as usual and ended up falling asleep around 12:30ish.

Saturday:
We woke up and met at the Hauptbahnhof at 12 to go shopping in Mannheim for the day! It was me, anna, charis, jesse, kayla and nelly. It was REALLY fun! I really like Mannheim! I got a green shirt from H&M and a necklace with green beads and such. Then we came home and had plans to meet Becca and Judith at the Wartburg to go out that night. So around 9ish Anna came over and then realized she left her ID at home so we had to trek back to her apartment to pick up her ID. That was an experience. We got there all safe and sound and then grabbed her ID and walked out and I noticed the #23 S-bahn just chillin in the street so we ran and climbed on board, and Anna goes "oh no...I think this is the wrong one!" so we got off and as it started to pull away Anna goes "CRAP! It's the right one!" so we RAN to the next station to get back on the same one that we had gotten off of. haha! Then we ran into Charis at Bismarckplatz and she came with us to the Wartburg! We met Becca & Babs at the Wartburg and the five of us decided to go out! So we went to this really authentic German resturant/bar on Hauptstrasse (don't remember the name) but it had the long wooden tables and I had my first official beer in a bar. I got a Pils and it was REALLY good! Then we went to Coyote a bar on Hauptstrasse because they were having a Jagermeister Party! It was INSANE!!! We walked in and there were boys dancing up on the bar shirtless, the bar was PACKED and for the first time since we've been here they were playing AMERICAN music!!! It was FANTASTIC!! We walked in while they were playing "My Humps" and I went insane ;) (luv u lots :) ) We went up to the bar and ordered drinks and this guy bumped into me and said "excuse me" and started talking to me when he realized I was also an American. He's a 18 yr old from Robinson High School in Fairfax (we play them in sports back home!) His dad was transferred to Heidelberg so he wasn't going to graduate from Robinson, but what a small world! Then we left him and made our way to a table in the corner and spent the rest of the night dancing and having an AMAZING time! I really like Becca & Babs! :) After dancing we were hungry so we went to Big Pommes for french fries! SO good!!!! Then, Anna Charis and I went home. It was by far one of the best nights in Heidelberg :)

Sunday:
I woke up and worked on our group project with my group at AJY then came back and watched some Dawson's on my computer, did homework and went to bed.

Monday:
I woke up and went to class. It was Saint Patrick's day so Anna and I went to look for a green shirt on Hauptstrasse because Becca & I were gonna go out and celebrate, but we couldn't find anything so I resorted to buying the most adorable pink shirt :) Then had dinner and had the BEST surprise! PAT CAME HOME!!!!!!! So I went to the Wartburg to hang out with Becca and Pat :) Got home late and went to bed!

Tuesday:
Woke up for class from 8:40-3:30 because we went to see an exhibit on the Sinti und Roma in the Holocaust. It was really really well done and the tour guide only spoke English but was really engaging and made sure we understood what she was talking about. I got really emotional/upset and was kind of down for the rest of the day. After the museum Dr. Tracy took us on a tour of the University Museum/Library/International Studies offic and then Anna and I got to meet Pat's parents...FINALLY! :) His dad is really nice and his mom seemed really sweet, but I sort of assumed that since they raised such an amazing kid. Then Anna and I parted ways and I went to the Hof for some essentials before coming back to make dinner/get ready for a night with Judith at Mohrs!! Kayla, Charis, Dan and Peter came over for dinner and I made a Pasta in a garlic butter sauce and got REALLY bad heartburn from it. :( So I met Anna at Bismarckplatz and was trying so hard to just push through it. We got to the Wartburg and I saw Judith and basically told her I just couldn't go. So she said that was fine and we ended up sitting in the kitchen talking with Judith, Becca and Pat. It was fun, but I felt really bad for being such a big "party pooper". I ended up going home early because I felt so horrible and I got on skype to talk to Mom/Uncle Alan/Dad/Sarah. Then went to bed.

Wednesday:
Still had horrible heartburn so I skipped class to stay in bed and sleep all day. Slept until 2 and then got up and had a bagel for bfast before I got on skype to talk to Mom and then read. I had to write a paper, so I wrote my paper and then went back to sleep. It was nice to have a day to literally do nothing.

Thursday:
I woke up and had class from 8:40-12ish. LAST DAY OF CLASS!! WOOO!!!!! We reviewed a little and then got chocolate for Easter and then LEFT!!! Anna and I went to the Mensa and ate lunch with Jeff & his bro who was visiting, Brett & Dan. Then I went to Ziehank and bought a copy of Great Expectations in German so that I could possibly expand my comprehension skills and then came back to talk to Mom on skype. Talked to mom then Anna came over and we watched some Dawson's. She left to go to Stuttgart and I got ready/ate dinner before heading to the Wartburg to meet Judith for our Thursday night cocktail date! We left and went to Coyote since they were having an Angebot. I really like Judith. She's slowly becoming one of my really good friends here. We sat and talked all in German for a solid 3 hours before leaving the bar. We made plans to spend Friday hanging out and I went to Hard Rock to meet Dan so I didn't have to go home alone. We stayed at Hard Rock for a little while and then went home.

Friday:
I slept until 1 and then woke up and watched a LOT of Dawson's because I just didn't want to get up. Dan and Peter came over for Spaghetti and then I met Kayla at Bismarckplatz and we went to the Wartburg together. We walked in and Davor was there!! So we hung out in the living room talking with Becca and Davor and then Judith came home and at some pt Alex and his friend Will from home walkedin from the bar totally drunk. It was HILARIOUS because Alex is a really shy and quiet guy until he starts drinking haha. They wanted to play frisbee so we all trudged outside and walked to the field infront of the Mensa and threw a frisbee around before going back to the house and warming up. Dan and John came over and then we all left to go to Big Pommes and head back home. It was really fun!

Saturday:
I had plans to go to the Zoo with Becca and I really wanted to get up and try to get onto the Military Base, so I woke up around 10ish and got ready and headed towards the base. It's across the bridge from me, and it took about 10 minutes to walk there (if that). I got there and the guard didn't speak English (weird!) and tried to scan my card. Well it didn't work, so he took me to the head of security who spoke English and apparently I have to get registered here so that they know I'm technically here and allowed to be on base. Well, he let me on anyway and I went to find the PX. Its HUGE!!! It was SO nice to be around all Americans and hear everyone around me speaking English!! I spent a while browsing and was pissed at myself for only bringing 30.00 because everything was so cheap! I ended up getting facewash pads (Aveeno! Thank GOD!), pens and pencils for school, TIDE laundry detergent!, a big thing of tums, and Halls throat losenges (i figure once I get a sore throat I'm not gonna want to try and find those here). Then I came back and talked to mom on skype for a little while and then left to meet Becca & Davor at the Zoo!!! The Heidelberg Zoo is AMAZING!!! We saw Bears, Lions, Tigers, Flamingos, Kangaroos, Donkeys, Goats, Sheep, Elephants, Monkeys, Gorillas, and SO many other things!!! We got to feed the goats too which was SO fun, other than when the one goat bit my butt. That wasn't so cool. He saw that I had food in my hand and that I wasn't feed him because he wasn't a little one, so he nipped my butt! Mean goat!!! We had a GREAT time at the zoo and made plans to cook dinner/go out later that night! I went home from the zoo to shower/get ready and then headed to the Wartburg to meet Judith's boy and his friend and to cook dinner with Becca. We made Swedish Meatballs (YAY Sabina!) and they were SO GOOD!!! Then we hung around for a while and eventually left to go to Coyote with me, kayla, becca, davor, alex, will, judith and her boy and sophia. It was really fun but I got a really bad migraine while we were there so it wasn't as great as it could've been. Altho Judith's boytoy was really sweet and kept telling me that my German was really good which makes me feel a slight bit better about it haha. Afterwards, we left and went home.

Sunday:
Becca, Davor and I decided to have a movie night. So I woke up and did ALLLL of my laundry with my TIDE :) mmmm! Then made Easter dinner for me, jesse, kayla, dan and peter. We had pasta with alfredo sauce that had sauteed garlic and onions in it. It was SO good! Afterwards I took the S-Bahn to Bismarckplatz and when I was on the bus to Warburg Katie D called me!! YAY!!! First time I've talked on the phone with anyone from the states! It made me miss her sooooooo much!!! Then I got to the Wartburg and Becca gave me my easter present :) She bought me a chocolate bunny! It was so adorable!!! We watched this bad japanese/German kung fu movie and then spent the rest of the night talking/watching this magic show on TV. Around 12ish Davor took me home which was really sweet. He didn't want me to walk from the tram stop to my apartment alone even tho I've done it a zillion times. He's adorable. Then I got on Skype and had "easter dinner" with Mom and Dad and then went to bed.

Monday:
I woke up and did absolutely nothing all day. I met Anna and Kayla at Raja the Indian fast food resturant at 6 and then came back and did nothing all day again. It was fabulous!

Tuesday:
Woke up SUPER early because its DSH DAY! Woo! Not! Went and took the 4 hr exam. I think it went alright, but I really don't think I passed. So we'll see. Afterwards, we went to the Mensa for lunch and this crazy homeless person asked all of us for 50cents and since we pay with a mensa card we didn't have any $ to give him so he got really pissed off and threw his magazine at Dan. So we left and quickly. Then at 2:30 I had my course scheduling meeting with Dr. Tracy. It made me really miss my meetings with Tita. Those were usually 5 minute discussions on courses and 30-50 minutes just talking. I really miss seeing her on a more frequent basis. :( Well, because I'm an English major Dr. Tracy is letting me take as many English-major courses (ie. lit, crw courses, lang) so I'm planning on taking 3 lit courses and a crw workshopping course and then a couple random ones like Holocaust through Film and maybe German Pop Music, we'll see! After my meeting I took the tram home with Dan and then had plans to go to Becca's for dinner! So Anna and I went to the Wartburg around 6:30 and made this AMAZING baked pasta dish..mmm! Then we watched Madagascar with Davor, Becca, Judith and Babs! Afterwards we went to Coyote again with me, Anna, Becca, Judith, Davor and Uwe this really weird guy who lives in the Wartburg... we had a really good time despite the fact that it was BLIZZARDING outside! We stayed until 12:30 and since there aren't any late night buses during the week, we had to walk back :(. Dan met up with us so that I didn't have to walk alone, and the two of us walked Anna all the way home and then continued on our way home.

Wednesday: Today!!
Today I had plans to go shopping on Hauptstrasse with Becca so at 12 I went to Bismarckplatz so I could hit the bank and then grab coffee before picking Becca up from the Wartburg. We walked around a bit and she showed me her favorite Chinese shop and the famous candy shop in Heidelberg! Then we went clothes shopping :) We went to H&M and I got new Jeans (i know...but i need them!) and a really cute black cardigan to go over colored tanks so I don't have to always be so 'dressy' when i go out. It was necessary. Then we walked around a bit and she took me to Ditsch a bakery that has pizza and such and it was SO GOOD!!! We really get along well! She's pretty fabulous :) Then I took her back to Wartburg so she could get ready for work and hung out with Judith for a while and then went home around 5ish when I ran into Dan & Davor!! We made plans to do dinner at my place and they came over around 6:30ish and I made Alfredo sauce with Pasta b/c we had left over stuff and I'm leaving in two days and didn't want my milk to go bad while I was gone. Anna came as well and we hung out in my room for a while which was nice. I really like Davor, he may be one of my favorite guy's here. Then they left and I got an IM from Katie D telling me to update :P so, thats life so far! I leave for Sweden on Friday and I am UNBELIEVABLE excited!!!! I can NOT wait to see Sabina!!! It's going to be UNBELIEVABLY amazing :) :) :) :)!!!! Then I get back just in time to celebrate Judith's birthday on April 3rd and leave for Berlin on the 4th-6th and then classes start on the 7th! Kind of an insane couple of weeks but it's going to be so worthwhile :)!! Tomorrow I get to go on a tour of the University so I know where my classes will be held, which is nice and that's all I have planned other than Cocktail night with Judith :) Hopefully I'll get to see Charis since she's been gone in London for the weekend and then...SWEDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next time I update will hopefully be after Sweden, but potentially after Berlin! So I apologize for the long gap! I miss and love you all so very very much :)