DAG 246

Torsdag den 21. april, 2016

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I dag, torsdag, vågnede jeg kl. 08:30. Det var en knap så produktiv morgen, jeg fik kastet mig selv ud i, og jeg lavede ikke andet end at spise morgenmad, se YouTube, se Gilmore Girls på Netflix og slappe af på endnu en hverdag med aflyst skolegang pga. oversvømmelserne fra mandagens skybrud.

     Også i dag regnede det, hvilket ikke var gode nyheder for de mange husejere med vand i stuerne. Jeg havde planer om at få klippet mit hår i dag, så da det endeligt tørrede op ved 2-tiden, gik jeg over til frisøren ved siden af Randall’s – der er nemlig ikke oversvømmet, der hvor jeg bor.

     Jeg trængte virkelig til at få trimmet siderne og få ørene ud i det fri igen. Jeg kunne få tid med det samme hos en orangehåret ældre kvinde ved navn Gloria. Hun var virkelig flink og gjorde sit bedste for at forstå, hvad jeg ville have gjort med mit hår, på trods af hendes engelskvanskeligheder. Men Gloria kendte sit kram, og jeg følte mig hurtigt tryg.

     Det endelige resultat var jeg virkelig glad for, og Gloria gav mig sit visitkort, så jeg kunne komme til hende næste gang frisyren haltede. Der var problemer med dankortterminalen, så jeg måtte gå til Randall’s og hæve penge og så tilbage og betale for klipningen og hårvoksen, som jeg også købte.

     Da jeg igen var hjemme, var det frokosttid. Jeg spiste brombær, vandmelon, vindruer og tørrede bær, mens jeg så mere Gilmore Girls.

     Jeg arbejdede ligt på min blog, hvorefter jeg spillede klaver i over en time. Jeg er virkelig blevet fan af det instrument.

     Mine aftenplaner bestod af at hænge ud med Ann Marie og Jessica i Jessicas hus. Så kl. 16:40 kom Ann Marie til mit hus og samlede mig op. Da vi ankom til Jessicas hus, fik jeg en rundvisning og sagde hej til moren, faren og hunden af huset. Efter lidt overtalelse fik vi en hel gruppe venner til at komme og hænge ud med os. Ezra, Sandra, Martin, Noah, Mathew S. og Niels kom og hang med os.

     Vi havde en super fedt aften. Vi spiste pizza, spillede Guitar Rock og Just Dance på Jessicas Wii og der var en lille jam-out-session, hvor jeg spillede klaver og Jessica og Ann Marie sang. Vi spillede en masse forskellige sange og havde en fest med det.

     Jessica kender jeg gennem en masse venner. Hun var også i min homecoming gruppe til efterårsballet på skolen. Hun er med på skolens dansehold, og er i en af skolens kor. Jessica er en super sangerinde og er rigtig dygtig til at harmonere.

     Da klokken blev 09:30 var folk begyndt at gå hjemad, så jeg sagde farvel til mine dejlige venner i Jessicas hun og hoppede ud i Claires bil til en ny dejlig vennegruppe. Dorian og Claire var på vej til Whataburger for at møde Megan T., Michael og James McDougal. Men Megan, Michael og James var ved shoppingcentret, La Cantera. Så vi kørte dertil først.

     Da vi ankom, sagde vi hej, og vi kiggede på vandet og stjernerne og snakkede lidt, inden vi kørte til Whataburger.

     På Whataburger delte jeg en cola og pomfritter med Dorian, og vi satte alle ned og snakkede. Lidt efter kom Tara og Ben tilfældigvis forbi, så de satte sig sammen med os. Det var en hyggelig aften på Whataburger.

     Jeg havde sagt til Molly, at jeg ville være hjemme inden midnat, så jeg kørte med Ben og Tara kl. 23:40. Jeg var på mit værelse kl. 23:50 og var klar til at sove relativt hurtigt.

     Ihh, hvor jeg elsker mine venner.

Godnat.

 

 

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DAY 246 – HAIRCUT by GLORIA

Thursday, April 21st, 2016

Today, Thursday, I woke up at 8:30. It was a rather unproductive morning, I threw myself into and I did nothing but eat breakfast, watch YouTube, watch Gilmore Girls on Netflix and relax on one more day with canceled school due to the floods from Monday’s rainstorm.

     Also today it rained, which was not good news for the many homeowners with water in their living rooms. I had planed to get my hair cut today, so when the weather finally dried up at 2 o’clock, I went over to the barber next to Randall’s – it’s not flooded, where I live.

     I really needed to get the sides trimmed and get my ears out in the air. They had time for me right away. It was with an orange-haired, elderly woman named Gloria. She was really nice and did her best to understand what I would have done with my hair, despite her English difficulties. But Gloria knew her stuff, and I quickly felt at ease.

     I was really happy with the final result, and Gloria gave me her card so I could get to her next time my hair needed a cut. There were problems with the credit card terminal, so I had to go to Randall’s and withdraw money and then return and pay for the haircut and hair wax, which I also bought.

     When I was back home, it was lunchtime. I ate blackberries, watermelon, grapes and dried berries as I watched more Gilmore Girls.

     I worked well on my blog, then I played piano for over an hour. I have really become a big fan of that instrument.

     My evening plans consisted of hanging out with Ann Marie and Jessica in Jessica’s house. Then at 16:40 Ann Marie came to my house and picked me up. When we arrived at Jessica’s house, I got a tour and said hello to her mother, father and the dog. After some convincing we got a great group of friends to come and hang out with us. Ezra, Sandra, Martin, Noah, Mathew S. and Niels came and hung with us.

     We had a super great evening. We ate pizza, played Guitar Rock and Just Dance on Jessica’s Wii and there was a small jam-out session where I played piano and Jessica and Ann Marie sang. We played a lot of different songs and had so much fun with it.

     I know Jessica through a lot of mutual friends. She was also in my homecoming group last fall. She is on the school dance team, and is in one of the school’s choirs. Jessica is a super singer and is really good at harmonizing.

      When it was 9:30, people were starting to go home, so I said goodbye to my wonderful friends in the Jessica household and jumped out in Claire’s car for a new lovely friend group. Dorian and Claire were going to Whataburger to meet Megan T., Michael and James McDougal. But Megan, Michael and James were at the shopping center, La Cantera. So we drove there first.

     When we arrived, we said hello, and we looked at the water and the stars and talked a little before we drove to Whataburger.

     At Whataburger I shared a Coke and fries with Dorian, and we put it all down and talked. Shortly after Tara and Ben happened to pass, as they sat with us. It was a good evening at Whataburger.

     I had told Molly that I would be home before midnight, so I drove from Whataburger with Ben and Tara at 23:40. I was in my room at 23:50 and was ready to sleep relatively quickly.

     Ihh, I love my friends.

Good night.

DAG 243

Mandag den 18. april, 2016

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I dag, mandag, vågnede jeg kl. 06:15, ved at min værtsbror Chris kom ind på mit værelse og sagde, at skolen var blevet aflyst på grund af oversvømmelser. Vi var begge super glade for at den normale weekend, pludselig var blevet til en forlænget weekend. Det gik dog også hurtigt op for os, at dette ikke kun betød en fridag for alle skoleeleverne, men at familier her i Katy rent faktisk ville vågne op til massive vandskader og store regninger. Senere på dagen fik vi at vide, at fem personer var døde som følge af storm-, torden- og regnvejret.

     I vores hus var der dog ikke sket noget, og ingen jeg kendte var i problemer, så Chris og jeg prøvede at nyde dagen.

     Jeg kunne ikke falde i søvn igen efter at være vågnet, så jeg færdiggjorde i stedet min vlog, som jeg havde skudt i lørdags. Jeg uploadede videoen til YouTube, og hvis du ikke har set den endnu, kan du se den HER, eller søge Casper Ohlers i YouTube-søgefeltet. Og abonner på min kanal for at se næste video!

     Da klokken blev ti, var jeg klar til morgenmad. Jeg spiste grove cornflakes og tørrede jordbær med mælk på. Jeg drak også en kop varm kakao, for udenfor tordnede og lynede det stadig og regnen silede ned.

     Tilbage på mit værelse var der nok at gå i gang med at lave, men jeg satte mig i stedet i min seng og spiste imens jeg så YouTube-videoer.

     Min mor skrev til mig på Facebook og spurgte, om jeg have tid til at Skype – det havde jeg i hvert fald. Vi snakkede om vores rejse til New York, når hende og min morfar kommer over og henter mig hjem fra Amerika i Juni måned. Jeg glæder mig til at se dem igen, og til at vise min morfar New York, men jeg er altså ikke klar til at tage hjem endnu.

   Efter en god snak med mor, havde vi styr på, hvad vi skulle lave og opleve på ”The Big Apple.”

     Jeg læste i min bog ”The Help” i min seng og nød freden, indtil klokken nærmede sig halv to og, jeg var sulten igen. Jeg besluttede mig for at lave risengrød til frokost. Jeg havde simpelthen så mange ris tilbage, som min familie og venner i Danmark havde haft sendt over til mig. Jeg lavede en god stor portion og spiste den med allerstørste velbehag.

     Jeg igen sad i min seng – denne gang med risengrød foran mig. Dørklokken ringede på hoveddøren. Chris havde inviteret hele showkoret fra skolen hjem til os, da de skulle synge en koncert en af de kommende dage og havde brug for at øve. Det var stoppet med at regne for flere timer siden, og de fleste veje var vandfrie nok til at køre på.

     Da jeg var færdig med at spise gik jeg nedenunder, hvor mange af mine venner sang i musikstuen. Selvom jeg ikke selv var med i koret, var jeg med dem i stuen. Det er sådan en fantastisk gruppe mennesker med mange af mine bedste venner. For at nævne nogle navne, så var bl.a. Nikki, Claire, Steve, Amber, Ben, Ashley, Tara og selvfølgelig Chris tilstede.

     Klokken blev 16:00 og Chris og mine venner forlod huset. Chris og jeg blev siddende i musikstuen lidt tid endnu og snakkede. Jeg var så glad for, at jeg var gået ned til alle mine venner i musikstuen. Inden jeg havde gjort det, havde jeg tænkt på om de måske ikke ville forstyrres osv. Men de virkede lige så glade for at se mig, som jeg var for at se dem.

     Resten af fridagen så jeg mere YouTube, spiste lækker, hjemmelavet artiskokpizza med familien og handlede ind med min værtsmor, Molly. Vi havde det super skægt, mens vi tog produkter ned fra hylderne i HEB. Molly er altid frisk på et godt grin og er dejlig at tilbringe tid sammen med.

     Da jeg lukkede øjnene for at sove, var det med tanken om, at i morgen tidlig igen var skoletid – men bliver skolen genåbnet i morgen? Læs med igen i morgen.

 

 

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DAY 243 – SCHOOL CANCELLED due to FLOODING

Monday, April 18, 2016

Today, Monday, I woke up at 06:15, when my host brother Chris came into my room and said that the school had been canceled because of flooding. We were both super excited that the normal weekend suddenly had turned into a three-day weekend. We, however, soon realized that this not only meant a day off for all students, but also meant that families here in Katy would wake up to the massive water damage and big bills. Later in the day we were told that five people had died as a result of the storm, thunder and rain.

     Nothing had happened to our house and no one I knew was in trouble, so Chris and I tried to enjoy the day.

     I could not get back to sleep after being woken so instead I finished my vlog that I had shot last Saturday. I uploaded the video to YouTube, and if you have not seen it yet, you can see it HERE, or search Casper Ohlers in the YouTube search field. And subscribe for the next videos!

     When it was ten, I was ready for breakfast. I had a bowl of corn flakes and dried strawberries with milk. I also drank a cup of hot cocoa because outside it was still thundering and the rain was pouring down.

     Back in my room, there was enough to do, but instead I sat in my bed and ate while I watched YouTube videos.

     My mother wrote to me on Facebook and asked if I had time to Skype – yes I did. We talked about our trip to New York when her and my grandfather cross the Atlantic to get me home from America in June. I look forward to seeing them again, and to show my grandfather New York, but I’m not ready to go home yet.

    After a long talk with the mother, we had a plan for what we should do and experience once in the “Big Apple.”

     I read in my book “The Help” in my bed and enjoyed peace until it was half past one, and I was hungry again. I decided to make “risengrød” – a Danish kind of rice pudding – for lunch. I had so many bags of the special rice, which my family and friends in Denmark had sent over to me. I made a good big portion and ate it with the utmost pleasure.

     I again sat in my bed – this time with rice pudding in front of me. The doorbell rang at the front door. Chris had invited the whole show choir from the school home to us, because they had to sing a concert in the next few days and needed to practice. It had stopped raining several hours ago, and most roads were dry enough to drive on.

     When I was finished eating, I went downstairs where many of my friends sang in the music room. Although I’m not in that choir, I was with them in the music room. It is such an amazing group of people with many of my best friends. To name some names the group includes Nikki, Claire, Steve, Amber, Ben, Ashley, Tara and of course Chris.

     The time was 16:00, and Chris and my friends left the house. Chris and I were sitting in the music room for some time and talked. I was so glad that I had gone down stairs to all my friends in the music room. Before I had done it, I thought they might not want to be disturbed. But they seemed just as happy to see me as I was to see them.

     For the rest of the day I saw more YouTube videos, ate delicious homemade artichoke pizza with my host family and went grocery shopping with my host mother, Molly. We had a lot of fun while we took products off the shelves at HEB. Molly is always ready for a good laugh and is lovely to spend time with.

     When I closed my eyes to sleep, it was with the thought that tomorrow morning would be a school day – but will the school reopened in the morning? Read on again tomorrow.

DAG 234

Lørdag den 9. april, 2016

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I dag, lørdag, vågnede jeg frisk og veludhvilet efter at være gået i seng allerede klokken 22:00! I går aftes havde jeg ikke kunne se ordentligt, og hele mit syn havde været sløret og delvist væk, da jeg gik i seng. Jeg har aldrig haft problemer med mine øjne før, men heller ikke nu troede jeg på, at der var et problem – jeg troede mere, at det var et tegn på stress og træthed.

     Jeg slog øjnene op, og de virkede igen som normalt, kl. 07:30 og begyndte at læse i den engelskbog, som jeg skal have læst færdig til på mandag. Jeg fik lagt et par kapitler bag mig inden det blev morgenmadstid. Byron, Chris og jeg spiste morgenmad og snakkede sammen. Mama Molly var i går ankommet til New York, hvor hun skulle fejre Katies fødselsdag sammen med Susan og tante Heidi.

     Jeg gik igen op på mit værelse og læste videre. Jeg snapchattede lidt med mine venner imens, da jeg eftertiden er blevet helt afhængig af netop dette sociale medie. Efter lidt mere læsning snakkede jeg med min danske mor på Skype. Det var hyggeligt at snakke med hende. Vi snakkede om vores tur til New York om præcis to måneder. Hende og min morfar kommer over og henter mig hjem til Danmark – Jeg glæder mig super meget til vise min morfar New York sammen med min mutti.

     Efter 40 gode minutter med min mor på skærmen sagde vi farvel, og jeg læste videre i min bog. Jeg var træt af at læse, så jeg så lidt dansk fjernsyn på min computer. Jeg så lidt af et afsnit af ”Krøniken,” som er en super god serie med masser af danskhed. Til fjernsyn hører der naturligvis lidt slik med. Så jeg spiste noget pålægschokolade, som jeg for noget tid siden, havde fået sendt herover af min dejlige familie i Danmark.

     Jeg skar noget vandmelon ud og satte mig ud i haven for at læse videre. Luften var 28 grade varm og min vandmelon var iskold – super lækkert. Mens jeg gnaskede melonen i mig og læste i min bog, kunne jeg hørte nogle stemmer komme inde fra huset. Jeg kom i tanke om, at Byron og Chris for første gang skulle Skype med familiens udvekslingsstudent for næste skoleår! Jeg blev helt vildt spændt, så jeg løb ind i huset og op ad trapperne og ind i Byrons kontor, hvor jeg fandt Chris og Byron snakke med Carl fra Sverige på computeren.

     Jeg introducerede mig selv, og vi begyndte at snakke om, hvad Carl kunne lide at lave, og hvad han så frem til. Han var nervøs, men jeg kunne sagtens huske, hvor nervøs jeg selv var, da jeg første gang Skypede med familien! I går på Facebook, kom der et minde op på min væg der fortalte mig, at det var præcist et år siden, at jeg fik tildelt familien Elliott som min værtsfamilie. Det var derfor ca. også et år siden, at jeg sad med sved på panden, og skulle møde familien for første gang. Jeg er næsten ved at være hele cirklen rundt nu. Jeg har kun to måneder tilbage her i USA. Livet som udvekslingsstudent har været den største enkeltstående oplevelse i mit liv. Jeg er uendeligt taknemmelig for alt, hvad der er sket.

     Nok om mig. Vi snakkede videre med Carl, og vi fandt ud af, at mine gode venner Tine, Lise og Bentes ødegård kun lå 40 minutters kørsel fra Carls hjemby Eksjö. Måske en dag jeg kan besøge ham i Sverige.

     Vi gav Carl en virtuel rundvisning af huset. Jeg viste ham mit rodede værelse, som om fire måneder vil blive til hans værelse. Vi tog computeren og Carl med ind i køkkenet, stuen, ud i haven og foran huset, så han kunne se facaden. Jeg er så spændt på Carls vegne.

     Da Carl ikke havde flere spørgsmål, og vi ikke havde mere at fortælle lige nu, sagde vi farvel og på gensyn.

     Chris og jeg spillede lidt basketball efter Skypesamtalen, og jeg tilføjede Carl som ven på Facebook og skrev til ham, at han bare kunne skrive, hvis han havde nogle spørgsmål.

     Jeg gik ind i køkkenet og lod Chris spille videre med sig selv. Jeg lavede en brownie i mikrobølgeovnen – det er simpelthen så let, men også en super usund opskrift, der involverer 4 spiseskefulde smør pr. kop.

     Jeg satte mig i sofaen og læste videre. En gang i mellem tog jeg en bid af min brownie og tjekkede Snapchat. Min dejlige, danske ven Tine fortalte mig, at jeg kun havde 66 tilbage, inden at jeg igen ville stå i Kastrup lufthavn.

     Byrons, Chris’ og mine planer for aftenen var at tage i en biograf, hvor man spiser middag under filmen, der skulle vi se BATMAN v SUPERMAN. Jeg bestilte en avokado veggie burger og vi delte en portion popcorn. Under hele filmen sad jeg med absolut ingen ide om, hvad der foregik på lærredet foran mig. Efter vi havde set filmen, var jeg simpelthen så irriteret over, at man kan formå at lave en film med et budget på mange millioner, som giver igen mening. Jeg kom ret hurtigt over det, for helt ærligt, så fortjente den film ikke én tanke mere.

     Vi kørte hjem og klokken var blevet 21:30. Jeg arbejdede på min blog, men jeg fik pludselig en opringning fra mine venner Dorian og Claire. De spurgte, om jeg vil hænge ud med dem. Jeg har lige skrevet om, at jeg skal blive bedre til at sige nej, men jeg var sikker på, at et ja ville give mig mange minder at tænke tilbage på. Så jeg sagde ja, og de samlede mig op lidt efter. Jeg lagde en seddel foran Byrons dør, som fortalte, at jeg var sammen med Dorian og Claire.

     Det er nogle virkelig gode venner, og vi havde sjov, lige fra jeg sagde ”Hi guys,” og trådte ind i bilen, til vi sagde farvel. Vi kørte til Whataburger, som har åbent døgnet rundt. Der fandt vi tilfældigvis en masse andre venner. Der var Tara, Shawna, Steve, Ben og Marilyn. Senere kom også Erica fra min matematikklasse ind på restauranten med en af sine venner. Erica og jeg snakkede om svenske får i 15 minutter – ja, det gjorde vi altså.

     Alle mine venner og jeg grinte og grinte og grinte. Jeg var så glad for mit ja til at hænge ud med dem. Hold da op, hvor er det bare sjældent, at man fortryder et ja.

     Claire, Dorian og jeg sagde farvel til de andre venner og kørte videre til en park, hvor vi gyngede lidt – ja, vi er helholdsvist 18, 17 og 17 år gamle. Da klokken var tre om morgnen, kørte Claire Dorian hjem, og jeg blev jeg sat af lidt efter, og vi sagde farvel.

     Jeg lukkede øjnene efter at have skrevet på bloggen. Klokken var blevet fire, og det var vist lidt over min sengetid.

Godnat.

 

 

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DAY 234 – A NIGHT FULL OF FRIENDS AND ENDLESS MEMORIES

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Today, Saturday, I woke up fresh and well rested after having gone to bed already at 10! Last night I could not see properly, and my whole vision was blurred and partially away when I went to bed. I’ve never had problems with my eyes before. I don’t think there was a problem – I think more that it was a sign of stress and tiredness.

     I opened my eyes, and they worked again as normal at. 7:30 and began to read the English book that I should have finished reading by Monday. I put a few chapters behind me before it was breakfast time. Byron, Chris and I ate breakfast and chatted together. Mama Molly was yesterday arrived in New York, where she was to celebrate Katie’s birthday along with Susan and Aunt Heidi.

   I went back up to my room and kept reading. I snapchatted while I was reading. Lately I’ve been using especially that social media a lot. After a little more reading I talked to my mother on Skype. It was nice to talk to her. We talked about our trip to New York in exactly two months. Her and my grandpa are coming over to bring me back to Denmark – I am super excited to show my grandfather New York with my mother.

     After 40 good minutes with my mother on the screen we said goodbye, and I read more of my book. I was tired of reading; so I saw Danish television on my computer instead. I saw a bit of an episode of “Krøniken,” which is a super good series with lots of Danishness. With television comes, of course, some candy. So I ate some pieces of chocolate, which I some time ago, had been sent over here by my lovely family in Denmark.

     I cut some watermelon and sat out in the garden and started reading again. The air was 28-Celsius degrees hot and my watermelon was ice cold – super delicious. While I munched melon in me and read my book, I heard some voices coming from inside the house. I remembered that Byron and Chris for the first time were Skypeing with the family’s exchange student for the next school year! I was wildly excited, so I ran into the house and up the stairs and into Byron’s office, where I found Chris and Byron talking to Carl from Sweden on the computer.

     I introduced myself and we started talking about what Carl liked to do and what he looked forward to. He was nervous, but I could easily remember how nervous I was myself when I first Skyped with the family! Yesterday on Facebook, there was a memory on my wall that told me that it was exactly a year ago that I was given the Elliott family as my host family. It was therefore also about a year ago, I sat with sweat on my forehead, and met the family for the first time. I’m almost nearing full circle now. I only have two months left here in the US. Life as an exchange student has been the greatest single standing experience of my life. I am eternally grateful for everything that has happened.

     Enough about me. We talked with Carl and found out that my good friends Tine, Lise and Bente’s farm I Sweden was only a 40 minute drive from Carl’s hometown Eksjö. Maybe one day I can visit him in Sweden.

     We gave Carl a virtual tour of the house. I showed him my messy room, which four months from now will be his room. We took the computer and Carl into the kitchen, living room, out in the garden and in front of the house, so he could see the facade. I’m so excited on Carl’s behalf.

   When Carl had no more questions, and we did not have more to tell him right now, we said goodbye.

     Chris and I played a little bit of basketball after the Skype conversation, and I added Carl as a friend on Facebook and texted him that he could just write to me if he had any questions.

     I went into the kitchen and let Chris play with itself. I made a brownie in the microwave – it’s just so easy, but also a super unhealthy recipe that involves 4 tablespoons of butter per. cup.

     I sat on the couch and read more. From time to time I took a bite of my brownie and checked Snapchat. My lovely, Danish friend Tine told me that I only had 66 left before I would again stand in Kastrup airport.

     Byron, Chris and my plans for the evening were to go to a movie theater, where we could eat dinner during the film, which was BATMAN v SUPERMAN. I ordered an avocado veggie burger and we shared an order of popcorn. Throughout the movie, I sat with absolutely no idea of ​​what was happening on the screen in front of me. After we had seen the movie, I was so annoyed that you can manage to make a film with a budget of millions of dollars, which does not make sense. I go over it pretty quickly, because quite frankly, the film did not deserve one thought more.

     We drove home and it was already after 21:30. I worked on my blog, but I suddenly got a call from my friends Dorian and Claire. They asked if I wanted to hang out with them. I just wrote about being better at saying no here on my blog, but I was sure that a yes would give me many memories to think back on. So I said yes, and they picked me up a little after. I put a note in front of Byron’s door, which told him that I was with Dorian and Claire.

     It’s some really good friends and we had fun from the moment I said “Hi guys,” and entered the car until we said goodbye. We drove to Whataburger, which is open all night. There we found a lot of other friends. There was Tara, Shawna, Steve, Ben and Marilyn. Later Erica, who’s in my math class, also came into the restaurant with a friend of hers. Erica and I talked about Swedish sheep for around 15 minutes – yes, we did.

     All my friends and I laughed and laughed and laughed. My yes to hang out with them and not sleep had turned out to be a good decision. Wow, it’s so rare that you regret a yes.

     Claire, Dorian and I said goodbye to the other friends and drove to a park where we were swinging in swings – yes, we are 18, 17 and 17 years old. When it was three in the morning Claire drove Dorian home and I was I dropped off a little after, and we said goodbye.

     I closed my eyes after writing on the blog. It was four o’clock and I guess that was a little over my bedtime.

Good night.