It's a sunny day in Denmark today and I must admit, nothing beats the Danish summer... when it's sunny. :) It is breathtaking! You can sit on your terrace in the sunshine feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin. And just right as you feel you might be getting a little too warm, a sweet breeze blows over and you can smell everything fresh, green and alive. Yes, nothing beats the Danish summer... when it's sunny. Nevermind the 6 days in a row that it's cold and rainy. The sun on these days has made up for all of that and then some. Unfortunately, I think we will have cold and rainy again on Saturday. So it is, and I will count down the days until our next Danish summer day. :)
Things here are going well. We are continuing to settle into our home and have just completed our 3rd trip to IKEA. I think I might hate the place now. ;) The kids now have all of the furniture they need and it's all put together too! This afternoon we will be putting up their lamps in their rooms and then placing different lighting around the house. The kids rooms are great with different colors and cute decor, the rest of the house is still black and white and tan. It will take some time to add some life as I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for. The dishes are white, the glasses are clear, the place mats are black... even my coffee mugs are white! Does that sound like the Allison you know? ha ha! We'll get there, it just takes time.
Our shipment has not arrived yet as it was stopped in Germany for inspection. So, we are hoping against all hope that it arrives on Friday so that it will give us the weekend to unpack it and have it done before I leave to get the children. If we don't get it Friday, it will be Monday! I am so ticked off about that. I knew we should have sent it earlier... Ugh. But as Kasper always says, "it could have been worse," and they could have lost our boxes altogether.
I haven't been running here yet, but I've done a lot of walking with Scout. Our town is beautiful, charming, and full of summer flowers. I haven't run yet because I have had one of those all-too-common Allison stupidity injuries. I fell on my butt... I mean really hard. Don't ask... just know it was dumb and I have been paying for it since last Friday!
Scout is doing really well. She was nervous at first about all of the changes when she all of a sudden was living with us again, but I think she has settled in to her new home now. She even understands Danish now... probably better than I do!
My Danish... well... my broken, South Carolinian drawled Danish... it's interesting. I am understanding more everyday, but I have not been reading like I should be. I am checking out some children's books as I leave the library today and I will be reading them to Kasper before bed. What a lucky little fellow he is! ;) It's funny that sometimes, like today, I will leave the house and when I get somewhere, I get surprised by the Danish! Because at home, we have no tv, no radio, no internet, and at home we speak English. I know that will be changing very soon. Kasper is just trying to take it easy on me because of all of the changes going on.
Speaking of Kasper, I saw him play in a soccer game last night. It was so fun! He played with his company's soccer team and they won 5-4. The weather was perfect for it and it looked like so much fun. I know the kids are going to love watching him play as much as I did. He did such a good job. I was really impressed! :)
There are silly things I miss like my Splenda and yummy coffee creamers and things like a bathtub edge I can shave my legs on. I miss the grocery bagger at the grocery store or even just bags (you have to buy them here if you don't bring them), practical things like internet service (now the date is June 29th!), my own cell phone, my own car , but mostly... I just miss the children. I cannot wait to get my arms around them and kiss them all over their sweet faces! Okay, I can't write about that anymore because I'm in the library and I'm crying! Less than a week until I see them again... Well, I need to get outside before the weather turns on me! I love you all and miss you much! I will try to keep you all posted on Danish life as I know it. :)
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