One Year

Today Bryan and I have been together a whole year! Time sure has flown by. It’s been an amazing twelve months, as you can see:

October - OSU campus

November - Tulsa

December - Festival of Lights

January - Ice storm

February - Rollerblading

March - Hollywood

April - Playground

May - Shadows

June - Hawaii Pool party

July - Sola Beach, Norway

August - Amber and Keith's Wedding

A picture from September will be coming later.

He’s just the most wonderful guy I’ve ever ever met! He always takes care of me and makes sure I’m ok. He has the greatest smile. The greatest laugh. The greatest kiss. I love him to bits! I hate moments when he’s not with me and I always look forward to seeing him. He’s the love of my life - my one and only. 

Mamma

It’s my mother’s birthday today! She is the most amazing and beautiful mother ever, so I want to wish her a very happy birthday. Gratulere med dagen, Mamma!

Here we are on a pirate ship on our holiday to St. Lucia

Car

Remember I wrote that I would be driving my mum's car? Well, that's not true. Turns out I'll be driving my dad's. When I came home from school last night Dad had bought another car that I can borrow and pay the petrol (gas) for. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! :D Thank you, Dad! 

THIS is the car I'll be driving

Tom the Turtle

Two weekends ago Bryan, his family and I were at the lake.

I looked like this

Julia found a tiny baby turtle (don’t ask me how she spotted him). She took him home and named him Tom or Tommy. He now lives in a bowl in their kitchen where he prefers to be under water. 

Tom in his bowl

Today was the first time I held him. It was also the first time I held a turtle, so it was pretty neat. His legs are really strong to be so little.

Me holding Tom

Drivers License

CONGRADULATIONS!!! I told you that you could do it. - My driving instructor Russ Tribble in an e-mail.

Yaaay! I passed my driving test today. I am extremely happy! Now I no longer need to feel like the last 21 year old in USA who didn't have her license yet. The best of all is not having to rely on other people to get where I want. 

So now I will be cruising around in my mother’s BMW.

I wish I had a less precious car to bump into things with. Let's hope I don't end up like this:

London

The thing which occupies my mind most these days is the fact that my boyfriend Bryan and I are going to be moving to London next summer! I lived there a few years ago (for four years) and had the time of my life. There are so many things I miss, including:

Me by the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park

• Family
• Double Decker buses
• J2O
• Pubs
• The parks
• The bookshops
• HMV
• Trains
• Walking around town for hours
• Charity shops
• Markets (Camden, Notting Hill)
• Theme parks
• The atmosphere
• The people
• Strand on the Green
• Southbank
• Car boot sales
• The history
• Cadbury’s chocolate
• Walker’s crisps

In a pub with Kim playing Liar's Die

My bracelet

My Thomas Sabo Charm Bracelet

My first charm was the Biplane which I bought in Sandnes. The Sneaker and the Snowflake were a gift for my 21st birthday from my parents. The Letter T was a birthday gift from my boyfriend's mother Julia. Currently I am waiting for two more from Texas: A purple clog (because I used to live in the Netherlands) and an August Birthstone.

I can't wait for them to arrive. It will be so great to have some colours on my bracelet.