Up till...now :)

Ok, so this post makes me officially caught up!! Aren't we all excited? So, this past week was fairly uneventful...surprise, surprise, but I will tell you about it nonetheless. So, Monday I went to forensics, and we learned some more about crimes scenes and such...good times. I went out to dinner after class with Carly, and had the same thing I always have when I go out, chicken schnitzel and french fries. It is pretty much the best meal ever. No matter what restaurant I go to , I am never disappointed by this choice. After dinner, Carly and I headed back to the dorm. I started to work on my midterm paper for theater class, which was due Wednesday, but I only made it about half-way through. Tuesday, I went to cognition class...lame as always. But, I did finish writing the rest of my midterm paper during it, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. After class I went to The Globe, a bookstore/bar, and started my blogging update hardcore. I was there long enough for happy hour to roll around, and the Globe offers half-off cocktails...so I had a shot called the B52, because it came recommended to me. It has Absinth, Bailey's and Kaluha in it, so I thought it would taste pretty good. They brought it to me with a box of matches, and I was like "whaaaat?" So, I Googled how to drink a B52 (and wikipedia helped too), and supposedly you can drink it flaming if you want to...I did not want to. So, I drank it without the fire, and I have to say, it wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be. My lips were numb for like a minute from the Absinth too...that stuff is hard core. So, check that one off my list as a no-go. After I finished blogging about Liverpool, and finalizing my theater midterm and reflections before I sent them to my professor, I just headed back to my dorm. I completely forgot that it was Tuesday, so I didn't get back to the dorm until around 7:30 p.m. so I completely missed home group. I was really bummed because I slept through church, and then I just completely forgot about home group...not good. So, I spent the rest of the night at the dorm...nothing too exciting. However, this was the first night that I really started to feel sick. Robbie and Kim were both sick in Amsterdam...they had actually been sick for a while before that as well, but it wasn't until after I drank from the same bottle as Robbie that he remembered that he was sick...in fact Kim actually reminded him. However, although I did not continue to drink after either one of them, I wasn't really that concerned because I usually don't get sick like that. In fact, I can't remember the last time I actually got sick because I contracted it from someone. But, Tuesday night...I was like "crap...I think I got the sickness." I was not happy, but I still wasn't convinced it would be all that bad.

Wednesday, I had theater class again. I love theater class. It is my most diverse class in that probably has more international students in it than American students, which I love. Also, there are some kids in it from Britain, and I love British people! Best class ever, actually. After class, I walked across the bridge near our school to a cafe on the other side so that I could continue blogging. It was actually a little cold and cloudy out, so I decided not to go to the park like I usually do. Instead, I decided that I wanted to go see Clash of the Titans. So, after I finished my post, I looked up some movie times. I decided to give myself a little time, so I went to go see the one at 9 p.m. I headed back to the dorm from the cafe, and had about an hour to change into warmer clothes (probably didn't help the sickness that I was underdressed all day) and have something to eat. I headed out to the movie from there. It was a little bit of a let down, actually. Minus the fact that the main character was really attractive, it wasn't as exciting or action-packed as I thought it would be. Not the best action movie I have ever seen, but it wasn't bad. I did enjoy it, I just think that my expectations were a little too high. After the movie I spent the rest of the night in. Thursday, I felt really sick. I woke up for class and couldn't even breathe for like 5 minutes because I was coughing so hard. And since my Thursday class is mainly a walking class, I knew I wasn't going to make it. So, I went back to sleep. I dragged...and I do mean dragged...myself out of bed at around 2 p.m. because I had to go pick up my tickets for the ballet. If you don't pick up your tickets, they subtract the charge from your "cultural events" deposit that you have to make at the beginning of the semester. So, I pulled on some sweats, went to AIFS, picked up my ticket, and then went to a pharmacy to get some medicine, because I was in pretty bad shape...the sickness was vicious. I had enough time to shower before I had to head back out to the ballet. The ballet was actually really good. It not only kept me awake for three hours, but I was thoroughly entertained. Men in tights can do that :) After the play Carly, Stephanie, and I walked to McDonalds and got some ice cream. I love ice cream at night. We got back to the dorm around 11:30 p.m. I was in bed within minutes. I was not feeling well.

Friday and Saturday were probably the least exciting days of the whole week. Friday I only managed to leave the room once...and that was to do laundry. I thought maybe washing the sickness off of my clothes would help...and it did kinda. I did get to skype with Tina and that was fun. It had been a while since we chatted, so she filled me in on some of what had been happening at Tech, and I filled her in a little on some of what I had been up too lately. Then, even more exciting...Stephen joined the world of skype! We didn't get a chance to work out all of the bugs, but we got pretty close. I am sure next time will be a success. After that very stressful day I was wiped...really, I had no energy at all. I curled up in bed at like 8 p.m. with a movie and then went to bed once the movie was over. It was an all-around pretty miserable day for me. Saturday, I was feeling a bit better. I still had my horrible cough, but it wasn't as frequent, and my nausea and headaches had pretty much gone away. I think I even had a fever at one point on Friday. So, since I was feeling a little better, I decided to go out and get some fresh air. I went back to my favorite cafe, updated my blog again and then headed out to my favorite park. I do have to say that the park was absolutely gorgeous! All of the tree are green and in bloom. They have peacocks in the park, and they were all felling good too, so they had their feathers all spread out. The fountain was going, and the best thing was that although a lot of people were there enjoying the sunshine as well, it was so peaceful. No one was being loud or playing games or anything. It was almost silence reverence for the beautiful place we were in. I am going to be really sad to leave this park behind when I come home...I spend a good amount of time there, and it is such a relaxing place to be in that I never want to leave. The sun setting is usually what drives me out. I went back to the dorm, and Kristina (my roommate) and I had a night in watching chick flicks. We watched Confessions of a Shopaholic and Center Stage (a classic). We stayed up kinda late, but those movies were really good.

Today (I know...it is surreal for me too) I got up a little earlier than usual so that I could get some work done before church. I got one of my assignments for the week done...which is good, because I will hardly do any work once my parents get here. I headed out for church as usual, and it was so great. I am sure that I have mentioned before that worship is my favorite part of the service, and today we had the best worship ever. They sang two of my favorite songs of all time, and since I got there a little early I got myself a seat in the back so that I could really just fade into the music and not worry about what was going on around me. It was just phenomenal. After church I went out to dinner with Carly. I hadn't eaten all day up till then, and I was starving. After dinner I came back to my room, watched some Criminal Minds, and then started this post. It takes me at least two hours for every post that I do, and this one was no exception. Blogging is a lot more time consuming that you would think...it probably doesn't help that I am a fairly slow typer. My parents arrive early tomorrow morning, so this will be my last post for at least a couple days...probably till they leave if I am being honest. But, I am really excited for my parents to get here. These past couple of days have been the prettiest days in Prague yet, so they are coming at the perfect time. I am also really excited about Berlin and getting to visit Danja again...it has been too long. That's pretty much it. Well, I am pretty stressed about the amount of work that I have for the end of the semester. I have four papers, two tests, and a presentation still left, and I have no motivation. It is springtime in Prague! So, just pray that I get all of my work done and that I turn in quality work too. That's all for now I believe, stay tuned!!