Update from the States!
Oh dear! It sure has been a while since my last update! I have been meaning to log-in and write something, but I have always been so tired during the times that I had a free moment to do so!
It's nice to be home again and see my family and friends again, but after nine months of being away, not much has really changed. There is still a lot of traffic on the freeways and the cars are slowing down in the same spots. I haven't forgotten how to drive either, but how hard is it to drive an automatic anyway?!
I am getting used to seeing all the newspapers in English and hearing conversations around me always in English. Although while visiting Starbucks one day on Broadway in Seattle, an interesting man clad in black commented on my turquoise ring I was wearing. I couldn't hear what he said very well, so I immediately responded with "Hvad siger du?" Which is actually Danish for "What did you say?" It was so quick and instinctive that I hadn't realized what I said until it was already out. I think the man understood the tone of the question anyway and didn't flinch at all to the funny sentence...he probably didn't even notice. Broadway is full of interesting people!
I went to a Husky football game last Saturday and played in the alumni band with all my old friends. Many didn't know I was going to be there, so it was nice to see the surprise on their face! I got a lot of compliments on how I looked, too, which was nice to hear! It was great to be in Dawg-land again and see everyone in purple and gold. Even though the Huskies have had one of the worst seasons of the 115 years of Husky football, the fans are still supportive and back up their team and the newly fired coach. And that is exactly what the band helps do as well. We keep the spirit alive and get the fans dancing along! Actually, if you go to www.kromann.net, my brother has put a link to the 6th quarter pep band dancing among the tailgaters. I brought out my clarinet and danced along, but it was dark and so the video is not the best.
I also got a job! My friend Heather hooked me up with some no-brainer work at a mortgage escrow company and I am making a couple bucks an hour to offset some of my expenses while I am home. Although it's nice to be making some money, I don't know how it's going to work for me to get quality work done on my project. I will likely need to cut down on my hours and spend more time on reading and research.
On Tuesday we leave to drive down to San Diego for the wedding, which is next Saturday. It will be a LONG drive...about 1500 miles!! We leave pretty late in the evening on Tuesday, because my sister has a recording session with the Husky band. We will then drive down as far as Eugene, Oregon where we will stay in a hotel and then the next day drive straight on down to San Diego, while hitting the Siskiyous mountains and the Shasta region during the day time. They often get snow this time of year and we have already been in an accident in the Siskiyous about 19 years ago and want to be careful not to repeat that again. The driving will likely be 18 hours all together...my butt hurts just thinking about it.
I'm off to get my hair trimmed so it looks nice for the wedding. I hope everyone back in DK is doing well and their projects are coming along! It's exactly one month from today until the deadline! WE CAN DO IT!!! GO DAWGS!
It's nice to be home again and see my family and friends again, but after nine months of being away, not much has really changed. There is still a lot of traffic on the freeways and the cars are slowing down in the same spots. I haven't forgotten how to drive either, but how hard is it to drive an automatic anyway?!
I am getting used to seeing all the newspapers in English and hearing conversations around me always in English. Although while visiting Starbucks one day on Broadway in Seattle, an interesting man clad in black commented on my turquoise ring I was wearing. I couldn't hear what he said very well, so I immediately responded with "Hvad siger du?" Which is actually Danish for "What did you say?" It was so quick and instinctive that I hadn't realized what I said until it was already out. I think the man understood the tone of the question anyway and didn't flinch at all to the funny sentence...he probably didn't even notice. Broadway is full of interesting people!
I went to a Husky football game last Saturday and played in the alumni band with all my old friends. Many didn't know I was going to be there, so it was nice to see the surprise on their face! I got a lot of compliments on how I looked, too, which was nice to hear! It was great to be in Dawg-land again and see everyone in purple and gold. Even though the Huskies have had one of the worst seasons of the 115 years of Husky football, the fans are still supportive and back up their team and the newly fired coach. And that is exactly what the band helps do as well. We keep the spirit alive and get the fans dancing along! Actually, if you go to www.kromann.net, my brother has put a link to the 6th quarter pep band dancing among the tailgaters. I brought out my clarinet and danced along, but it was dark and so the video is not the best.
I also got a job! My friend Heather hooked me up with some no-brainer work at a mortgage escrow company and I am making a couple bucks an hour to offset some of my expenses while I am home. Although it's nice to be making some money, I don't know how it's going to work for me to get quality work done on my project. I will likely need to cut down on my hours and spend more time on reading and research.
On Tuesday we leave to drive down to San Diego for the wedding, which is next Saturday. It will be a LONG drive...about 1500 miles!! We leave pretty late in the evening on Tuesday, because my sister has a recording session with the Husky band. We will then drive down as far as Eugene, Oregon where we will stay in a hotel and then the next day drive straight on down to San Diego, while hitting the Siskiyous mountains and the Shasta region during the day time. They often get snow this time of year and we have already been in an accident in the Siskiyous about 19 years ago and want to be careful not to repeat that again. The driving will likely be 18 hours all together...my butt hurts just thinking about it.
I'm off to get my hair trimmed so it looks nice for the wedding. I hope everyone back in DK is doing well and their projects are coming along! It's exactly one month from today until the deadline! WE CAN DO IT!!! GO DAWGS!
posted by Annelise at 11/20/2004 10:31:00 AM
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