Brynejenta i Uniten

A blog about my EF High School Year in Wright City, Missouri.

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Godt Nytt År!


Hard Rock Cafe
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

På onsdag reiste vi fra Truxton til St. Louis, der vi skulle til the Arch og Hard Rock Cafe med EF. Når vi hadde kommt til Warrenton, der vi stopped for å sende PC'en min, ringte Toni (min RC) og sa at turen var avlyst. Hun ringte til Stuart, og han ringte å sa det til oss. Jeg hadde gledet meg veldig masse til turen, siden det var siste gangen jeg skulle få se Jacquie, og jeg veldig gjerne ville si hadet. Så jeg ringte Toni og skjekket om turen var utsatt. Hun sa at vi fortsatt skulle til Hard Rock, men det hadde visst ikkje Stuart fått med seg. Så da gikk turen til St. Louis alikevell.

Vi kjørte til North Hanley stasjon, der vi tok metroen inn til Union Station. Vi skulle møtes kl. 11:30, men vi kom frem allerede kl. 10, så vi gikk inn på Union Station og shoppet litt først.

Da vi kom inn på Hard Rock, fant vi Toni, Jac (Jacquie), Svenja og Chris i gave butikken. Vi fikk oss ett bord, tok bilde, og bestillte. Jeg spiste en 8oz hamburger med fries (noe som er litt rart, siden jeg egentlig hater alle burgere utenom barneburgeren på Mac'ern). Maten var god, og etter vi hadde betalt og kjøpt t-skjorter, gikk vi inn på Union Station alle sammen.

Jeg og Jacquie gikk rundt alene, og kikket i alle butikkene. Vi fant en veldig kul butikk som heter "Beatles for Sale", som du kanskje gjettet så selger de Beatles ting (og andre oldies-band-ting). Vi spurte eieren om vi ikke kunne få kjøpe hele butikken, og han sa ja, så når jeg og Jacquie er voksne skal vi kjøpe den :P

Da det var på tide å reise hjem sa vi hadet, jeg gav Jac ett brev med begger adressene mine, og ett bilde jeg tok på flåteturen, vi gav hverandre klemmer, og gikk hver vår veg. Hun reiser tilbake til Australia på tirsdag (hun skulle bare være her ett semester), og jeg håper jeg hører fra henne.

Resten av uken har vært ganske stille. Nathan skal i sleep-over selskap til Cody i dag, og i morgen er det visst nyttårsaften. Jeg ble invitert i Cherie's nyttårsselskap, men fikk ikke lov til å gå, selv om alle vennene mine skulle, og jeg hadde skyss. Men det gjør vell ikke så mye. Det blir sikkert koselige her også sammen med naboene og de to jentene deres; Anna (2 år) og Madelyn (4 år).

Håper alle dere der hjemme har det bra, savner dere masse nå i nyttårstiden, det er alltid koselig å feire sammen med familiene Høyland og Raunholm. Hils til dem i morgen, viss dere leser dette før dere reiser!

Godt nytt år 2006!

Edit 31.12.2005: Gjett hva! Pakken min kom idag! Og det var SÅ my gøy i den! MASSE sjokolade og marsipan, pekkerkakehus, grøtris, Nemi, sokkert, pyjamas, julekalender, etc. Og, den nye iPod Videoen min! Jippi! Tusen takk mor, far, Guro, Pia, Farmor og Farfar (vi fikk alle kjempefine sølvskeier av farmor og farfar!) Og mor, vottene passet til Franci og Stuart :)

Monday, December 26, 2005

Julen 2005


Ine, Ashley and Samantha
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

Jepp, då va julafeiringå øve her i USA au! (tenkte foresten eg sko skifta frå bogmål te Jærsk denne gongå)

Me sto opp kl. 7 i dag tilikt å reiste i kjørkå. Der sang me litt (elle, dei andre sang, eg he fortsatt lide stemme, så d blei lide me sang au), så reiste me heim å skifta klær (te noge litt meir komfortabelt enn "kjørkeklær"). Så reiste me (æg kjørte, slapp av, holdt fartsgrenså) me te Tante Karen sitt hus (fem etasja!). Me fekk julalunsj, som bestod av koldbord me kalkun å skinka, å masse aent løye som eg ikkje forbinne me jul i det heila, men som fortsatt æ godt (mac & cheese, potetstappa, etc.). Så fekk me ungane beskjed om å laga "piles of gifts". Me sorterte ud dei så va våre, å når alle va klare begynte me å pakka opp, på rundtgang. Eg fekk masse fint, blant anna en Aladdin DVD som me såg seinare (hadde ønskt meg den siden me kun he an på VHS heima i Norge, å siden videospælaren ikkje funke lengre). Itte me hadde åpna våre pakka, gjekk me ner i kjellaren å åd julakage å spælte Ryan sitt nya Monopol å såg min film, mens di voksne pakkte opp sine pakka.

Me reiste heim i 5 tiå, å når me kom heim så såg Nathan å æg den nye filmen hans, Madagaskar. Den va kjempe løyen! Æ det løye pingvina æ ett av favoritt dyrå mine?

I mårå ska me på shopping på Mid Rivers Mall, for både meg å Nathan fekk gavekort, så nå ska det handlas for dei (nei, det va ikkje mitt forslag, men Franci sitt). Eg trur eg ska kjøba den nye Born to Run boksen te The Boss. Yay!

På onsdag ska alle EF "ungane" på tur te Union Station, St. Louis, der me ska gå på Hard Rock Cafe. Blir goe greie det ja!

GOD JUL og GODT NYTT ÅR!

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Christmas


Christmas Tree
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

Hva har skjedd siden sist gang? Ikke så masse, utenom at julen er her, posten har rotet bort julepresangen min fra de hjemme, skolen er slutt og jeg er nå med i GBB!

Jess, du hørte rett, jeg sendte en e-mail til styrelederen i Gjesdal Brass Band og spurte om de hadde plass til enda ett horn, og de sa ja! Så når jeg kommer hjem til neste år, skal jeg begynne i GBB! Yay!

Skolen sluttet på onsdag, vi hadde halv dag, og etter det reiste Franci og jeg bort til Nathan's skole, der jeg snakket med barna om julen i norge. De var helt imponerte, og det var kjempe gøy. En av jentene trodde jeg var en skikkelig prinsesse!

I går ble vi ferdige med den siste julehandele, og nå ligger alle gavene våre under treet på kjøkkenet. I kveld skal vi til Grandma Ruth (som foresten hadde bursdag på mandag), der vi skal spise middag. Så kommer vi hjem og opner alle pakkene.
I morgen tidlig går vi i kirken, og så reiser vi til tante Karen der vi skal spise kalkun og sånnt, og opne enda flere pakker. Yay.
Men jeg får jo (takk til Posten Norge) ha jul helt ut til februar, omtrent, så jeg stopper ikke julefeiringen etter søndag jeg, nei!

Savner Askepott og julekalender, og farmor's julemiddag, og jul med familien, men jeg får alt det neste år, så akkurat nå prøver jeg noe nytt, og det er alltid spennede.

Snakkes alle sammen! Håper dere likte presangene!

Sunday, December 18, 2005

EF Christmas Party 2005


Ine and Jac
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

Here's Jac and I at the EF Christmas Party at Toni's house. We took a lot of photos, so go check those out!

Yesterday, Heather took me to Mid Rivers, where we were going to go see Brokeback Mounatin, but apparently, they weren't showing it yet (which I found a bit peculiar), so we went to Cine 18 instead. And guess what, they weren't showing it there, either! So we watched Just Friends instead. A funny movie, great if you just want to watch and not think. And it's got Ryan 'Berg' Reynolds in it :P

The Christmas Party today was great, we had lots of fun, and I got to hang out with all my friends from camp!! It's really sad that Jac will be leaving in just two weeks, but fortunately, I get to see her on the 28th (Grandma's birthday), when we're going to Hard Rock with EF.

Friday, December 16, 2005

Van Far (is that far away?)


Beth Anne
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

Yesterday we played Van Far again, but this time it was the girl's team. We lost the JV game, unfortunately (but we did a great job cheering) and we won the Varsity game. Sounds like fun, eh?

Our finals are coming up. We start reviewing today, and the first ones are on Monday (4th and 6th hour, which is Yearbook and Band for me). We're done on Wednesday (half-day), so then we get to go on our Christmas break. Can't wait!

Also, I'm going to the EF Christmas party at Toni's in St. Louis tomorrow! Yay! I'm gonna see all my camp friends again! And Jacquie! (Possibly for the last time, because she is a one-semester student).
Today I am going to Mid-Rivers with Heather to see Brokeback Mountain (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger).

Like the picture? I love it! It captures the spirit in the moment! It's taken by Monica Eads, by the way (she's on the newspaper staff).

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

CSI:Miami "Blood in the water"


CSI:Miami "Blood in the water"
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

This is a screencap from today's CSI:Miami rerun on CBS. See, this guy was killed, and as they ran his prints, they couldn't find him, so they ran them in the immigration database, and came up with this little snazzy picture. He's Norwegian! (Not really though)

And apparently he's from somewhere around Trondhjem, which is kind of cool. Yay! He was dead though, so I guess it's not that cool... I guess that's what happens to Norwegian Exchange Students in Florida on TV. And yes, he did have an accent. Of course.

Saturday, December 10, 2005

Another game is played


Cheerleading picture II
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

So guess what! We lost BOTH games yesterday... BUT, the squad did really really good, so we don't really mind the loss.

I also got my permit in the mail today, AND a present from the Lye family. Yay! And we went to Pumpkins and Pines to get our Christmas tree. We got a really swell one. Yay again.

Tomorrow there's a Christmas thingie in church, in the afternoon, so we're going there.

This picture was taken on Thursday, in the Sears Portrait Studio. I also got my senior picture taken, because the one I got from Wagner didn't turn out too good... And also, Sears is a lot cheaper.

Okay then, see you around!

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Snowy-times


Spacing off
Originally uploaded by Brynejentå.

We got our first snow this week, which was great. It came Monday (I think) and it wasn't too much, but there was some. And also, the weather people keep saying that there is a snowstorm on the way, so we might get out early tomorrow :)

Tuesday game was good, the JV team knocked the Van Far Indians FAR away... (hehe), but unfortunately the Varsity team lost... Oh well, better luck next time.

Today was a half-day, so school was out at noon. In Music Appreciation we are working on "The dark side of the Rainbow", which is basically a theory that Pink Floyd made their album "Dark side of the moon" match the 1939 movie "Wizard of Oz" (lyrics and music matching the movie). So tomorrow we are watching the movie while reading lyrics and listening to the album. It's gonna be awesome :)

After school I went with Nikki, Shawn and Shanon to Shop & Save in Waynzville where we got some canned food for this week's Canned Food Drive (we collect food for the poor).

After that I went to Troy to take my permit test (yes, I failed it last time I tried...), and I passed it! Yay! So we went to the license bureau and I got my permit. And then I drove all the way from Troy and back to Truxton. I've gotta say, it was pretty cool.

When I got home, I watched the second part of the Pope movie, and it was really good. John Voight really looked like the pope in his last days.

Monday, December 05, 2005

Merry Christmas


Basket toss
Originally uploaded by lee holloway.

So Christmas is creeping up on us, and the school's already been decorated! We had our Christmas concert today with the band and the chorus. We started with the chorus, and we sung "Merry Christmas with love" and "Have a merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas". It didn't go quite as well as we planned it, but I guess it was okay.

Then we watched the 6th, 7th and 8th grade bands (yes, there is one band for every grade), and the we played (the high-school band). We played "A Christmas Festival" and "Jingle Bells Forever". We did really good, and I think Mr. Schaffer was pleased with us. Also, we handed him the plaque we had gotten for him. It was actually Mr. Dreyfus' idea: All the seniors wrote down 'Schafferisms', things that Mr. Schaffer says all the time, and we got it engraved on a plaque for him, from all the seniors. I think he liked it! We're also going to get t-shirts with all his sayings on 'em!

Tonight is the showing of the CBS movie about the former pope (Paul Johannes, is it? Sorry, I can't seem to remeber their names. Anyway, it's the one who died a couple of months ago), and I think I'm gonna watch it, and tape Crossing Jordan.

Also, about the game on Friday: We lost the JV game (but it was pretty close) and we won the Varsity game. We cheered good, and actually, Varsity screwed up more than we did (they dropped two girls during half-time). Anyway, check out this awesome picture of Jessica in the air during the Varisty squad's pre-game basket toss. Don't you just love it?

Friday, December 02, 2005

Game day


Jacket
Originally uploaded by lee holloway.

We won both games this Tuesday (JV and varsity) against the Silex Owls, and today we are playing our arch rivals, the Warrenton Warriors (our neighbor school, where Nathan goes). I really hope we win, and that we do a really good job cheering.

Ms. Lucero is videotaping it for me, both the halftimes, and the second half of the JV game, so you people at home can see it when I've got it over on a DVD :) Yay!

BEAT THOSE WARRIORS!!!