Summer '10

Wow... already this summer has started out in the most interesting of ways. First, I have spent the last couple of weeks with some of the most awesome of people, named, Victoria and Maria! They are just such great people and these past days have been an amazing experience. We have taken midnight boat trips, slept on little islands, went camping, had parties, sleepovers and cooking disasters. God has blessed me immensely and I cant thank him enough. And if that was a good enough start, one of my good guy friends, Engedal (thats his last name, dont laugh haha) and I have just had an absolutely hilarious conversation that, i believe, has only made us better friends. Long story short, me and a couple of my friends have thought he was into me and we saw all these signs that ended up being nothing and so it finally got so bad that I just had to ask him. SCARY, let me tell you! He pulls up into my driveway and my heart is beating faster and faster. GAAH!!! I couldnt believe I was ACTUALLY going to ask him if he was into me. I had never ever asked a guy that before! So, I asked. And we talked about what he said and we have come to a decision that we are just friends and that he isnt into me like that. :D Now, we cant help but crack up about it, but knowing that I could go to him and ask him something like that has just made me trust him even more. I know that I can talk to him and he will be honest. Oh Geez...another hilarious memory to add to our friendship! :P

Next week, I am doing the evangelizing week with my church and am soo excited to do the outside shows in town! Also, I will be driving to Sweden for one week with my friends for an awesome conferance with preachers from around the world. I know that will be a week with teachings from God and an experience I will never forget.Summer of 2010? I am so glad to meet you....

:)Family(:

Today has been a good day. After waking up at 8 o' clock this morning, i looked out the window to see the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky. Although, i had to take two buses to get home, in order to watch my younger siblings, i was in a strangely good mood. I got home only to find out that i actually didnt need to be there and plans had changed, but i wouldnt let that ruin my day. I decided that i would take a walk with my little brother and sister to the shops and library and just have a nice time. The library didnt open until 12 o' clock so we had to wait a bit anyway. My little brother went outside to play, while i did some things around the house. My little baby sis was fussing and i knew she wasnt feeling to well, so i fed her some apple slice and then decided to give her a nice little bath. She was just so cute splashing around in the water and after i put some lotion on her and rubbed her back. After the warm bath and nice back rub, she began to quiet down a bit, so i took her to the living room and warmed a bottle of milk for her. Then i laid back on the sofa with her on my stomach and fed her the milk. After a few minutes, she silently slipped off into a peaceful slumber, right there in my arms. Best feeling in the world. I fell asleep soon after and there we were, sister and sister sleeping. I couldnt help but think to myself, "I hope one i get to experience what it is to be a mother..." The rest of the day got better. My dad came home with two new books he had bought for me and then we went to the shops and walked around together. A day of relaxation and contentment =)

Six Steps to Mr. Six Pack

So, yesterday i had my first conversation with Mr. McHottie as friends =D We had a really great time and it was a really big thing. And he really makes me happy =P So, i was telling my bff solveig about it and we were just having so much freaking fun out of it, cracking jokes and laughing like crazy about it. Anyway, one of the things we were joking about is that our, "plan" was working. And we decided that his code name is Six pack...hahahaha.... so here are our "joke" six steps to get YOUR six pack man =P

Step One:

Find the guy that really makes you smile and makes your heart sigh with happiness

Step Two:

Make an impression on him... along with this, you should have small chit chats and some teasing

Step Three:

Have a major conversation with him as friends

Step Four:

Start talking to him more... get to know him as a person and when you are close enough friends, invite him to do something...AS FRIENDS...just so you can find out more of what kind of person he is....

Step Five and Six:

Well.... i havent even gotten to step four myself...so i guess you're on your own there... =P but one last piece of advice... ENJOY him hahaha =P

Kisses =*

“ I am in favor of preserving the French habit of kissing ladies’ hands - after all, one must start somewhere.

— Sacha Guitry

So, those that know me, know that i am not allowed to kiss. Shocking...i know...haha. In the beginning when kissing started to mean something, i was completely against it. I was mad at my parents that they kept me from one of life's great pleasures. I thought they were trying to conform me to there "ways", instead of letting me make my own choice.

“ Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made
For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.

— William Shakespeare

As i got older i was still against it. I mean, a 14 year old girl not allowed to kiss the guy she is infatuated with... come on... But being the person i am, i refused to go against my parents wishes, no matter how badly i wanted to. I had had to do that a lot with other things, this was just a harder challenge. I just took the rules with grace... and a lot of frustration, but i refused to break them. dont ask me why. Most girls at that age would have thrown the rule-book out the window and kissed the night away... but not meeee!

“ The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.

— Emil Ludwig

Then one night, the choice was mine. Should i go against my parents and kiss this guy that i liked oh so much? Or should i "reject" him and myself... and clutch that rule-book close to my heart. It would have been so easy... a dark area...me and him... easy...oh so easy... but i pulled away. I couldnt do it. No matter how much i wanted to, no matter how much everything inside of me was screaming to just do it... i couldnt. I had been denying myself a lot of things...and for a split second i almost didnt move away. So, i still have virgin lips and after that night i started thinking...

“ How delicious is the winning of a kiss at love’s beginning.

— Thomas Campbell (via bythewayiloveyou)

I realized that if i could resist that time, then i can resist again. I came out stronger. But more then that an idea occurred to me. How great would it be to know that my very first kiss is the one My husband takes from me, when the words "You may now kiss the bride..." are spoken? How utterly romantic. I know that one day my Prince Charming will come... his face is a mystery right now to me, but i can wait. Im not saying that i will never kiss before i get married. Im not sure i can even keep that promise. But what i do know is that before i kiss any guy, i will think carefully...is this really a guy i want to give this away to? I wont make a decision now, no, each time the moment arises i will decide then. When it is staring me in the face... i will decide, but for now... my lips remain untouched... the only way that will change is if it is taken without me knowing...=*

Masquerade

Sometimes i am sick of all the masks people

wear. We all do it, but it becomes so tiring. Why is it that we feel we must hide who we really are? I mean, are we THAT afraid to be ourselves? When i look around i see that people really are scared to show their true faces, but why?

Sometimes the masks are ugly, sometimes they are scary. For some they are beautiful, sweet, kind, caring, but in the end they are just a mask. How can we ever really know a person when everyone wants to put up a front. I wonder what the world would be like if we never put up a fake face. I feel like sometimes i just want to yell at everyone to just be who they are. To just not worry. Because if everyone is themselves then no one is rejected.

My Friends =)

Ida C, Ingeborg, Maggy!
Elin haha
Me, Rebecca, Maggy
Rebecca, Ida C(in background) Maggy
Elin!
Alek and Ida C
Ingeborg =)

Friends 4 Ever

So, it would seem that i have a wonderful group of friends that ask of me to write about them in my blog. Haha. Well, ladies, this is for you =). First, I want to name these beautiful young women and say a little about each, so that all will know of my amazing friends. First, there is Rebecca....sigh...with her lame humor...haha! She is awesome! She is the only one that can COMPLETELY surprise me... and she is so kind and generous...dont know what i would do without that girl! =) Next, there Ingeborg....sigh again....she is so sweet...im not sure i know anyone sweeter. She is so giving and open with her heart. She is one of the fewest people i know that truely see good in others. Love you forever! Then, there is Margitte aka Maggy. She is hilarious. I love her crazy way and the funny noises she makes... Maggy, the shoe car thing was the funniest thing ever! Anywho, thank you for being you Maggy, cuz i love ya just the way you are! Now, there is Ida Christine... sigh...so cuuute. I love her laugh and the way she is totally blonde with some things and a genius with school...the best! =* And last, but not least, there is Elin. I love your smile! You are so bubbly! Its seriously the best! And i love how you are always wearing a super cool outfit! im jealous of your fashion skills =)

Grrrr...

Dont you just hate it when you have that one friend that never asks how you are doing? How, no matter many times you ask them, they never ask back. And you feel like you always have to initiate it yourself because they are so wrapped up in themselves that they dont even think to ask about you? And how you can talk forever with them about whats going on with them, and the events in their life, and whats old, new and funny...but they never think to ask you? Or when you feel like the only way they will know things about you is if YOU say it... Or when they get things and dont think about how it makes you feel when YOU don get them... and then you are left feeling sad and like angry because they just rub it in without even thinking about. Sometimes these qualities are all in one friend....sometimes they are in several friends...sigh...ska'kke være lett...

Summer!

This summer vacation is going to be awesome. Since it is my last few months with my friends before they leave to the great USA, we have decided to make it something to remember. so we are going to be working together and doing all kinds of crazy fun things after. Also, one of my friends from America might be visiting me for a bit. So, that should be interesting. And i will be chilling with my friend Solveig and Verona! YAY! But the best part of it all..is that i might be going to england at the end of the summer!!! WHOOOOHOOOO!!! That is like the bomb! haha...but yeah i might be going to visit my friend and she will take me around the city and go shopping and show me the sights and take on one of those double decker buses...oh man...its so exciting to think about! Im sure im not the only one out there that cant wait for hot summer days full of wearing flipflops and shorts. Tank-tops and bikinis. When the air smells of sunscreen and grilled food. I cant wait for sunsets on the beach and hot guys in bathing shorts. Can you even remember the days when you eat dripping ice-cream and walk around without a sweater? Will the days come where we lay out in the sun, dive in the water and laugh the nights away? oh how delicious it all sounds... and then i look out the window and see gray skies and snowy fields.

Jesus is Lord

Holy Father, thank you so much for everything you do. Thank you for all the wondrous things you have done, continue to do and will do! You are so awesome and it never ceases to amaze. When i worry and doubt show me where I am not trusting you fully. As go through the day let these words run through my mind, "Be still and know that I am God." As you say in the bible. i love you so much its unbelievable. Thank you for everything.