So, I've been 25 for about 2 weeks now, and I don't like it one bit. All of my friends are settling down, and I'm ready to go backpack around the world! There's so many things I want to do first, so many places I want to go! Luckily, Colin is on the same page, so that's good!
2 Weeks ago I threw a collective birthday party for myself and my friends Susanne, Florian and Mads. (we all have birthdays right around the same time). The party turned out to be a great success! We even turned my dining room into a disco! All in all, a very very good time.
The next weekend my parents came up for a visit. They met Colin and we all played card games and walked around Granville island. We also went to see Dinosaurs 3D at the Imax- boy, my dad was loving that! I never knew he liked Dinosaurs so much! :o) It was a fantastic visit and great to see them!
Friday will be my last German 100 class before we give the final test- they will be presenting skits and I'm really excited to see them try out the german I taught them.
These last two weeks will be intense: I have a 20-min presentation, 2 final papers and 31 German 100 Finals to correct. Not to mention finishing my Fulbright application to teach english in Austria and my proposal for the CAUTG (Canadian Assoc. of Univ. Teachers of German) conference in Ottawa in May. Whew. And just when you think it's over, well, over christmas break I have to read a book called "Das Zimmermädchen" and write a book review about it. :o) Something tells me break will go by quite quickly!
Thinking about time always reminds me of this quote from Goethe's Faust:
"Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen: Verweile doch, Du bist so schön!"
("I will say to the moments: Linger! You are so beautiful!")
Last weekend Clover and Derek came up and went with Colin and I to a concert. The next day (after a might tasty breakfast) we all went over to Lighthouse Park. Although it takes a while to get there, it's always worth the effort. :o) That evening we went to see the new James Bond film (I swear, Colin was so excited he was going to burst into a million pieces!) Unfortunately, we were a tad late and ended up sitting in the 2nd row! I think we had a good time anyway, though :o)
This weekend will be a bit quieter- lots of working and cooking. Tonight I'm making Veggie Lasagna (I have a great recipe if anyone is interested!) and tomorrow we're going to Granville Island for some scallops and veggies for some fettuccine! Yum! And afterwards some magnificent fried banana creation Colin's been raving about. I love having a boyfriend who loves to cook! I think I'm getting spoiled :o)
Happy Thanksgiving to all my american friends!
