*sigh*
I’m sick of being second choice.
That is all.
Home Again, Home Again
So I’ve been back from my vacation for about 2 weeks now. Here’s a the short version of what we did. I’m planning on putting up a long version at some point too. Oh! And I’ll post a link to my pictures. :)
Left the states on Wed.
Arrived at Jenna’s on Thursday.
Left for Munich on Friday- Hoffbrouehous
Munich on Sat.- Glockenspeil; Toy Mueseum (Teddy Bears); Churches; Sientologists; Left for Salzburg
Salzburg Sat. night- Dinner below the Church
Salzburg on Sunday- Walking around; Cematary from Sound of Music; The Fortress; Back to Vienna
Monday- Drove to Milch; tour of the Monestary; Wine country; Ruines in ?
Tuesday- Wauchu Valley; Marietzel; Mountains; Ate in Krems
Wed.- First day in Vienna; Inner Ring; Free Time; Jenna sick
Thursday- Schonnebrun; House of Music; ate at Kent
Friday- School with Jenna; Hunderwasser House; Swartzenburg Platz, Russian statue; walking back streets on Stephans platz, and coffee; Dinner; Inner ring walk, Rottehouse, Lite up church, Parlement
Also- Autoban; City Driving; George; Translating Menues; Airports
Vacation!
I’m headed to Austria with my parents and Aimee tomorrow to visit Jenna! See you in a week and a half! :)
Twas the Night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
“Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”
Passport
My passport arrived in the mail the other day! This means that I really do get to go to Austria in Jan. to visit Jenna! I’m fairly excited about the trip. The last time I was over seas was while I was still in high school. I went to Denmark to visit, and meet in person my pen pal, Lone. It was a very fun trip and I have wanted to go over seas again ever since.Â
I watched Elizabethtown tonight. One of the main characters is a flight attendent. It kind of made me want to be one too. I think it’s the up coming trip that really makes me want to do it. It would be kind of neat and interesting to get paid to travel around the country, if not the world…. I just wonder how much you would actually get to see of all the places you would go. Because if I was traveling to places I have never been I would want to explore these places.
Weather Pixie