06.25.04
Jeg er mett
Hanne and I just got back from her grandparents cabin, located on the shores of Lake Mjøsa! It was a great couple of days, even though it rained for most of the time. Although the cabin is right next to a busy train line (with trains running all through the night) it was still very calm and picturesque, as shown in the photos Hanne took.
So i’ve now met all of Hanne’s immediate relatives. True to the grandmother code, hers ensured our stomachs were never less than completely stuffed, and I soon learned another important Norwegian phrase: “Jeg er mett” (”I am full”)! There’s nothing like being immersed in a foreign language to help learning (her grandparents don’t speak very much English). So neste gang vil jeg snakke norsk.
Either Hanne or I will publish the newer pictures from the cabin sometime soon.
Unfortunately, we also witnessed England’s departure from the European cup. It was a white-knuckle, pants-on-the-edge-of-the-seat kind of game, all the way from Owen’s goal in the first 3 minutes to Portugal’s equaliser in the 83rd, soon followed by two silver goals (one from each team) in the 2nd half of overtime, and, ultimately, to Beckham’s field goal and Ricardo’s save of Vassel’s penalty. But, to cheer us up a little, today Greece beat France 1-0… misery loves company. All our hopes now ride on Holland!
Hanne’s parents and sister are all away this weekend, so tomorrow Hanne and I are having a BBQ at her house to celebrate life, the universe and the end of university. Then on Monday I’ve got a surprise coming to me! Oooh I can’t wait 
TheBlog said,
June 26, 2004 at 10:26 am
Cheshire’s countryside
We decided not to go through with the orange juice stall over summer, it would just detract from the whole point. Instead, some hot cooking sauces are being simmered into SulisTech. That will be my summer. So there it…
Mum said,
June 26, 2004 at 4:46 pm
Really no orange juice?? But I have thousands of friends lined up ready to visit Bath this summer just to partake of your luscious beverage ( Well at least two said they would definitely buy at least one cup!) Oh well! I was a bit concerned that you would all get stung to death by wasps anyway.
ferdinand said,
June 27, 2004 at 1:04 am
WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! We finally won by means of shoot-out. It’s the first time in history as far as I know that holland won on penalties. We rock!!