Alvie's Tales

vendredi le 30 octobre 2009:

Got up at 7:30 this morning, I went with Jill to work because she works near this huge shopping center. While there, I bought a little knit dress (for winter useage), a wrap sweater (because it was cheap), and a gray winter jacket. It is cute. They are all nice, but when I got home I began to add up all of my receipts for all things that I've bought since I've been here, and I was literally shocked! I am not allowing myself to buy anything else besides winter boots(because I have none), food(if it is absolutely needed), and transportation. NOTHING ELSE! I am putting my foot down because I have to save my pennies!

This afternoon I got the DVD's on the mail from mom, and happily told her that she no longer may worry about being sent to jail by the 'customs police'. Also, Dad, we are sneaky! (heheh)

Gillian got a new slip cover for the couch downstairs. It is a cream color and looks much better than the red. She also went on a cleaning frenzy. I kind of chuckled at that. Ben and Alex are back now. Fred's parents are staying the weekend. For supper Gillian cooked the warm goat cheese salad that I like, and homemade pizza. It was good. Then we had cheese and bread (as if we already hadn't had enough cheese and bread) and then yogurts for desert.

I am now chilling in my room with a tea and my mom on msn.

I am making plans to go to Odysseum with Laura tomorrow, and I am seeing if I can stay the night at her place so I can get to church.

Fred, Gillian and Fred's parents are watching a movie downstairs. I might watch the Little Rascals. .... ... (Thanks, Mum :D )

Alao, Sunday in church I am planning on making a bet with Lez to see who can tame Nelly first. I will win! This might have to involve me letting her share my room with me :S ...

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Saturday October 31st, 2009: (OH, HALLOWEEN!)

So, I've decided to change my ink color to pink! (My blue ink ran out, but the pink is really hard to see on the page S: )


So, this morning I slep in pretty late. I think it was like 10:30! So, I went downstairs to get some breakfast, and I actually had quite the appetite. I had a large bowl of cheerios and toast with Nutella and banana on it. I had kinda planned on having a lazy morning. I was ganna pack for Laura's and get all my stuff ready so I wouldn't have to rush. Gillian and Fred and his parents went to the market in Sommieres and left the boys here. I really didn't mind it at first, I'd just put on a movie for them to keep them occupied a bit, but I was supposed to catch the 12:30 bus to Montpellier. I missed the bus because I couldn't shower or get ready while I was watching the boys and they didn't come back on time anywho. Thankfully, Gillian dropped me off in Restinclairea to catch the bus from there. Then I took the tram to meet Laura at her place. We ended up chatting in her dorm room for a long while. Then we took the tram to Odysseum ane shopped around a bit while waiting for Sandra (Laura's irish friend). We wanted to go to this grill at Odysseum because everything on the menu was -50% until 7:30. So we decided to eat there. While waiting for Sandra we (well, we basically ran) to the Giant Casino to get some sweets and chips and drinks for later. We got back to the restaurant just in time, ordered, then Sandra showed up and didn't get her meal for 1/5 price. I really wanted to get the thai chicken but they had run out. I didn't like this very much so (in my horrible French) tried to be angry with the waitor becasue of it. He just said, "sorry, no chicken"... I settled for a beef kabob, even tho I haven't really eaten red meat in a LONG time. I knew that I would feel sick after.... I pretty much ate around the meat and just ate the veggies and the huge plate of fries that came with it.

After dinner, we went over to the theatre to see if anything good was playing. Michale Jackson has and forever will be sold out (plus, none of us wanted to watch it in French), and all other movies didn't start till like 10:30, which was too late for us. Laura and I just went back to her dorm and ate our junk food and watched 'You've Got Mail' .

Oh, I forgot to mention that Laura and I got homemade sorbet at a shop before we went to eat supper. We both got 1/5 raspberry and 1/5 chocolate. Let me tell you, it was the tastiest stuff I've had in a long time!

(P.S: They don't really celeberate Halloween here. Which made both Laura and I sad and down in the dumps. We did spot a few creepy men wearing full face masks while smoking through the mouth hole, and a few little childred dressed up as ghosts and withches, but that was just for show. There wasn't really candy involved.

So, yeah, we set up my airbed and 'went to sleep' meaning we talked for another hour or so .

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Sunday, November 1st, 2009 : Pinch Punch First of the Month!

Laura (not me, the other one) has officially been here for 2 months, which means she got here two weeks before me.

Our alarm didn't go off this morning as scheduled, so we were both scrambling to get ready for church on time. Actaully, we were more concerned about having to miss the tram and wait 20 minutes. Church was good. I enjoy the worship and the social bit, but I still have like no clue what is going on durring the sermons. After church, Laura and I went to Subway for lunch. We chatted some more about stuff some more, then headed back to her place so I could pack my things and meet Gillian at the last tram stop.

When I got back home (I have started calling it this, just because I am living here, ok?) I showered and then relaxed and chilled for the rest of the day. Oh, and listening to Norah Jones, and drinking decafinated teas.

Nanny Judy and I named some of my things over msn. For instance, she has named my bed, "Old Fred Bed'. I like that. My journal is named Alvie, which means 'good friend'. My iPod has been re-named Flavie, because I just really liked the name, and my computer has been named Fauve, meaning 'wild and uninhabited' ... I thought that the 'wild' bit sounded correct for it.

Tomorrow, I begin working again. 8am, WHOO!