Is this a poem that some SpamBot left me on accident? How sweet, SpamBot, thank you.

Anyway. To sum up…

1) I made ya’ll a video blog and tried to upload it but it was on the home computer and I don’t know if that’s gonna work out. I’ll try and get it on Ponce de Leon my laptop explorer so that I can still share it — I kept zoing out and forgetting about what I was talking about, so it should be pretty entertaining.

2) Am downloading Skype for Germany. If you have it, comment or message or twitter or riddle me your username so we can chat! I’m really excited about this because it means I’ll get to talk to some of you “face-to-face” with whom I normally only email or comment. If you don’t have it, I know the headset or webcam is a little bit of an investment but please consider doing it so we can keep up with each other.

My username is (GUESS!!!): emmysuh (SURPRISE! You can also search my full name, although it says I’m in Pressath, Germany, not USA.)

3) Am considering writing my German family and telling them that I’m not coming unless they get an automatic car. I had my first stickshift lesson yesterday. By the end of the lesson, I was doing well, but it was NOT FUN. (Especially since my teacher stuck me on a highway before I even knew how to shift, but we’ll get into that later. Males who have been driving a stick forEVER are not good teachers.) I mean, I’ll get it, it just takes all the fun out of driving and it makes nervous and I DON’T WANT TO DO IT, especially with CHILDREN in the car with me. Me, Anina, and Emelie wil be taking das BUS, thank you very much.

4) This week has been insane but to sum that up too:
Wednesday night - margaritas at Los Garcia with Lauren and later Nick, boozing it up during “Public Enemies,” which was really good despite the fact that Lauren and I kept wandering out to pee,wander into other movies, and knocked popcorn over ten times. Lauren also fell asleep during the last (and best) 30 minutes. After, joined Rachael and Erin at Erin’s house for swim time (cough cough skinny dipping, SO FUNNY) and drinks and singing Happy Birthday in three part harmony.

Thursday - worked slightly hungover during the lunch shift, had ill-fated stick shift lesson, met Rachael, Jenny, ALISON BACK FROM SPAIN!!!, Erin’s sister Emily, and, of course, the Birthday Girl for SUSHI, did a round of Duck Yoga (no, I will not explain) at the park, then silly make up (Jenny’s theme was Stripper Having a Break Down, I AM AMAZING) and home for sleepy-sleep.

Pics to follow as soon as possible. Not of the skinny dipping, BOBVIOUSLY.

I’m busy working all day today, getting ready for Germany (THREE WEEKS: YAY/AHHHH!) and celebrating AMERICA tomorrow.

Hope ya’ll have great fourths!

xoxo
E