Girls, Girls, Girls

Anddd it's been ANOTHER week since I've blogged, again, nothing too exciting, but I'll get you in the loop :)  Last Saturday (27th) we had a little girls night.  Christine and Anette came over, we made pizzas, made ourselves beautiful, indulged in a few cold beverages and head out in the cold to find some dancing!  We went to a place we found online, and it had a cover charge so we looked for something else for a while.  We found all places that had cover charges and lines, by this time it was 1 in the morning and we were FREEZING, so we headed back the first place.  It was really small, the music was boring, and there weren't many people, but it was just us girls, we paid to get in, so we made ourselves have fun :)  It was worth it, nice to finally go dancing and have some time with girlies.

The week then brought my tons more group work, I will be 10 times fabulous when this damn project/presentation is OVER (next Wednesday).  My momma turned the big 5-0 on Tuesday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her!!  (*And my oldest brother turns the big 3-0 tomorrow, Happy Birthday to him too!!)  Wednesday the choir sang during the lunch break in the small church service.  That was the last performance I will do here :(

Thursday was when I had to lead the last group session in my 2nd year class.  Berit and I were responsible.  The day started rough when I turned off my alarm!!  Mike does that ALL the time, but I have never done it...and when do I do it?  When I am in charge of teaching the friggin' class!  But I made it on time, only to see that we needed to do dishes so we had coffee cups, and the internet was down, blah blah...CRAPPY MORNING!  I was so glad when it was over.  I also brought my Norwegian flag to class for people to sign, it is getting filled up with lovely messages :)  I will really treasure that keepsake for a long time.

Later that day, we had the last choir rehearsal of the semester.  It was bittersweet.  Choir was really something that kept my head on straight here.  The girls are amazing, talented, and just really sweet all together.  They all signed my flag as well, and Kristian, our pianist!  Afterward, 6 of us headed to a cafe to say a little goodbye.  It was such a fun time.  We talked, laughed, got serious, shared, and prayed.  These girls are really strong in their faith, and got me to pray out loud...which I don't even remember the last time I did that, I don't even know if I ever have!!  They are really passionate, and I regret it now that we haven't spent more time together this year...we all had that feeling when we were saying goodbye.  I had to say goodbye to Helena-the "director" of our choir, who was essentially my first friend here.  She is going to Brazil on Sunday, so that was our real goodbye :(  She is an AMAZING person, and I will really cherish our friendship for a long time. 

Today was another group meeting (barf), more homework, and I ended the night be going to a Christmas concert in the city with a few friends.  It was really laid back, and had some really talented people, one group really reminded me of Mumford & Sons!  A group that Helena is in, Funky Baptized, performed, so we went to support her.  It was a fun time, and the only not-fun thing was waiting forever for a tram and a bus on the way home...it's COLD!  Yet another negative of public transportation...

The title?  This week I spent time with girls, and not only with my boys.  I'm learning!  ;)