Tuesday, August 14, 2012

wrappinn it up

TODAY: TUESDAY AUGUST 14
DAY: EXPIRED
DAYS IN USA: 4
DAYS OUT OF SLOVAK: 5
DAYS SINCE I HAVE WORKED IN THE LAB: 7
DAYS I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT POSTING BUT HAVEN'T: UNCOUNTABLE

(Insert, Brooks & Dunn instrumental of "Only in America")



Sun cummin' up, time to eat breakfast
Thank god I don't have to eat bread again,
Starin' up at all the familiar faces,
Finally get to see friends and family again

Joe dreams that I brought him something,
Joe dreams that I wouldn't come back,
Unfortunately all I brought him was a yo-yo
And a pretzel airplane snack

Only in Ameriiicccaaaaaaa
Where you can't randomly get pulled over by a cop,
Only in Ameriiicccaaaaaaa
I try to buy beer and am gonna get stopped
Only in America

Sun goin' down on the good ol' trash can,
I'm so glad that I have my rights,
Drivin windows down with the wind ablowin,
Cuz claimin me insane and cuttin my leg off just ain't right

People are much friendlier than they are over there,
But we are much more cushioning on our bodies over here,
When it comes down to it all that matters,
If something goes wrong or you have a problem, someone actually cares

Only in Amerriiicccaaaa
I try beer and am gonna get stopped
Only in Amerriiicccaaa


Only in Ameriiicccaaaaaaa
Where you can't randomly get pulled over by a cop,
Only in Ameriiicccaaaaaaa
I try to buy beer and am gonna get stopped
Only in America


anyways………..
i'm going to keep this short and sweet about my time in Slovak because you know just about my daily routine, life, etc etc.

I will forever be grateful for everything everyone did for me. Especially Hela and her family. Welcoming me into your home on multiple occasions, cooking me dinner, giving me fruit and vegetables from your garden, taking me out to dinner, inviting me to the lake… I couldn't have asked for anything more. You all are fantastic. To Ludo, call me.

To all my friends in the lab, I will miss you all so dearly Radka, Jardka, Ivana, Tanya, Lenka, Mishko, Gabika.. and anyone else I may have forgot. You are all fantastic and if I am lucky we will cross paths again.

I had a fantastic time, learned many many things, some of which I bet I am not even aware I learned, and grew as a person. Not in height, unfortunately, but as in my maturity, knowledge, and understanding of the world. 

With that said, I am SO happy to be back in the land of the free home of the brave.
With some minor difficulties on my flight home (losing my wallet, sitting next to the world's smelliest man from Amsterdam to Detroit, getting rerouted to Houston, them giving my seat away on my flight so I had to catch another, getting delayed for 7 hours, then them losing my luggage) I eventually made it home to the fam. Unfortunately, I missed the party that they had for my arrival home. But don't worry, they had the party without me.

I got home Friday then on Saturday mom and I left for Kansas City to see Em and do some shopping. I spent too much money.

Monday and today I've been running around doing errands trying to get my life together because Erin adn I are finally moving into our apartment on Thursday. I have never been so happy to do something in my life. I am even painting! my room will look like a real room. ----for anyone who knows me, when was the last time that happened? let me think.. never.