Freitag bis Sonntag.

Friday was filled with a morning of cleaning the house and baking. The cleaning lady, Frau Fingela (sp?), usually comes on Friday morning, but she didn't come this time because her daughter has been in the hospital. So, it was up to Benji and I to attempt to clean as much as possible and still do everything else we needed to do! We got the kitchen, living room, and bathroom pretty well, but then it was time to do my German homework and head to class.

Class was at a later time that usual, so Klaus had to watch Benji for two hours while I was away (Friday class is half as long as Tuesday and Thursday). For some reason, we actually DON'T have class at all next week. I still can't figure out why this is, but I'm kind of sad because I really enjoy all kinds of school, class, and learning.

Also, if you read this, Josh, I tried to mail you something last week, and it just came back to me on Friday. I'll make a second attempt to mail it correctly on Tuesday when I go to school again and will be near the post office. Grandmama and Granddaddy, I mailed you guys a postcard last week, as well, and it should get to you just fine!

I was talking to Julie on Skype on Friday before class, and she was telling me how it's funny to read my blog and watch my English get less and less perfect. After this statement, I vowed to constantly correct my English-attempting friends and practice writing every day so that I no longer lose my amazing English skills.

While listening to the radio at lunch, there was news of the diskothek in Neustadt burning down! Oh, no! I guess we won't be going there anymore seeing as it was apparently pretty bad.

Friday night, I made a Mexican style dinner and then went to the train to go to Neustadt for Thomas Tight's birthday at Aqua. It was pretty entertaining, but I was sick the whole time, so it definitely could have been more fun.

Saturday morning, Robert and I hopped on the train to Mannheim after stopping to get pretzels and hot chocolate from one of the 87 local bakeries. Apparently, Mannheim is frequently referred to as a little New York City. I guess I can see why they say this because it's on a grid just like NYC, and it's got the same kind of atmosphere/city life, only on a MUCH smaller scale. We went to a vegetarian restaurant for lunch called Heller's, and it was quite delicious. We also went to the Alnatura supermarket and bough lots of chocolate and things to help my cold get better. I think I've gone through a humongous amount of tissues in the past couple of days! In the train station on the way back, I bought some more postcards, so some of you should be on the look out for those.

I rode the train back to Neustadt with Robert and then hopped on the one to get back to BD. When I got to BD, I actually got off at the right stop the first time! Congratulations to me. Then, I went to Müller's, which is probably like a Walgreen's or something, and I got some Ricola, Pulmoll, and Orangensaft to, again, aid in my sickness. I think, collectively, everything is beginning to work. I can almost smell, taste, and breathe again! After, I headed to Obermarkt to ride back home with Sib. When we got home, I immediately fell asleep and napped until dinner time. After dinner, I filled out a "25 things" survey on facebook because it wouldn't leave me alone, and then I played a bit of Sea Battle. I finally fell asleep listening to Iron & Wine, and I remembered how much I love Sam Beam.

Now, it's Sunday. I ate a good breakfast of Special K (tired of müsli for the time being), soy milk, half a banana, some of that Orangensaft mixed with water, and then the rest of a Pfefferminz chocolate bar from Alnatura yesterday. Yes, I eat chocolate after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Why not?

And now, happy February! I think this is the best month ever, seeing as I was born in it and all. On my Betty Crocker calendar, the recipe for the month is "Easy Brownie Torte." How fitting! I guess I'll have to make this soon or something. Only, somebody has to send me a box of Betty Crocker's Supreme chocolate chunk or triple chunk brownie mix and then a container of Rick & Creamy chocolate frosting. Thanks in advance!

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