GOOD MORNING IN SWEDEN! GOOD NIGHT TO EVERYONE COMING HOME FROM WEDNESDAYS "LADIES NIGHT" AT THE CREASE IN MARYLAND, AND HOPE YOUR SWEET DREAMING IN TEXAS! THAT COVERS ALL MY READERS. WHEN I SAY ALL....I MEAN LIKE THE 5 PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY READ THIS CRAZY THING! BUT ANYWAYS....
ITS THURSDAY. I LEAVE TOMORROW FOR PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. I HAVE A CONFESSION. HERE ALL ALONG I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO TURKEY, AND IM NOT. IM GOING TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC. MY GOGRAPHY SKILLS ARE NOT UP TO PAR, BUT I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONLINE AND OFCOURSE "LOOK IT UP" AS MY DAD SAYS. HAHA THIS IS OFF SUBJECT, BUT...I HAD A PROFESSOR ONE TIME (SOME SORT OF INDIAN RACE-NOT THAT I PAY ATTENTION:)) IT WAS MACRO ECONOMICS...I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING THE BOOK SAID (YES I ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK ONE TIME) I WAS CHALLENGING WHAT THE BOOK SAID BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS RIGHT...AND MY PROFESSOR TOLD ME TO "LOOK IT UP" CLEARLY BC I HAD READ THE BOOK, I WAS "LOOKING UP" MY INITIAL QUESTION, AND CAME TO DSAGREE WITH TEH BOOK AND ASK A QUESTION. WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT, I SORT OF WENT OFF...I MEAN THIS IS COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY LEVEL. WE PAY FOR THE CLASS, SO THIS INDIAN MAN WHO DOESNT SPEAK MY LANGUAGE CAN TELL ME TO "LOOK IT UP" BECAUSE HE CLEARLY DOESNT KNOW THE ANSWER. BLOWS MY MIND. BUT ANYWAYS. ENOUGH OF MY "COLLEGE THEORY", I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS. I THINK I LEARNED MORE IN COLLEGE WHEN I PEOPLE WATCHED AT FRIDAYS HAPPY HOUR THEN I DID IN THE CLASS ROOM. OR WHEN I CALLED MY DAD FOR HELP ON MY ECONOMICS HOMEWORK BECAUSE MY FOREIGN PROFESSOR TOLD ME TO "LOOK UP" THE ANSWER ON THE ECONOMY IN THE US- A COUNTRY HE WAS NOT BORN IN NOR HAS HE EVER RUN BUSINESS IN. (SHANNON GETTING OFF HER HORSE NOW-IM DONE)
OK SO THE WEEK HAS BEEN GREAT. I HAVE WORKED OUT AT THE GYM EVERY DAY-THE BEST CROWNS IVE SPENT SINCE IVE BEEN HERE HAVE BEEN THE 340 CROWNS FOR A MONTH GYM MEMBERSHIP. (AROUND 42 AMERICAN DOLLERS) FOR ONE MONTH AND I SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR OR 2 HOURS THERE A DAY. WHEN I TOOK PITCHING LESSONS THEY WERE 45 DOLLARS FOR ONE HOUR. DO THE MATH. ITS A GOOD DEAL IF I EVER SAW ONE! THE GYM IS roughly 3.7 kilometers away from my house, a little over 2 miles. (WHOAA CAPS LOCK WHERE ARE YOU) SO I ENJOY RUNNING TO THE GYM, WORKING OUT THERE WITH LIGHT WEIGHT MORE REPS, AND THEN RUNNING HOME, OR RUNNING TO PRACTICE. I WORK OUT ALOT WITH MARIA. ALMOST EVERY DAY.
YESTERDAY WE WERE ON THE STAIR STEPPER AND THIS LADY, ID SAY ABOUT 68??? GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE YEARS, STARTED TALKING TO ME IN SWEDISH. I TOLD HER I SPOKE ENGLISH AND SHE THEN TOLD ME HOW HARD I WAS WORKING AND HOW SHE MET HER HUSBAND IN DUTCHLAND. (THEY SPEAK ALOT OF ENGLISH THERE I GUESS) AND PROCEED TO TELL ME HOW THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 45 YEARS. SHE WAS JUST GLOWING TALKING ABOUT HIM. SHE WAS GREAT. LIT ME UP, I WAS SO EXCITED TO TALKTO HER. I LOVE OLD PEOPLE. SO I HAVE A NEW FRIEND! I DONT KNO HER NAME, BUT I KNOW WERE FRIENDS. SHE TOLD MARIA AND I THAT SHE WISHED SHE HAD A FRIEND SHE COULD GO TO THE GYM WITH. SO I TOLD HER SHE CAN WORK ALONG SIDE OF US! JUST FOR THE RECORD MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD KICK HER ASS AT POWER WALKING, AND WORKING OUT. HAHA, AND MY GRANDPARENTS WERE MARRIED WAY LONGER, SO CLEARLY THEY ARE BETTER, BUT IT WAS REFRESHING TO MEET HER!
I JUST MADE SOME HARD BOILED EGGS, NOT LIKE THATS HARD, BUT I THINK I HAVE BECOME SUCH A BETTER COOK. WELL I TAKE THAT BACK...I NEVER WAS A COOK, SO I HAVE JUST STARTED GETTING IN THE KITCHEN MORE. I LOVE CAVIAR. IT IS SO GOOD ON EVERYTHING. MY NEW FAVORITE SNACK IS HARD BREAD (CRACKER LIKE) WITH PESTO AND CREAM CHEESE, SOMETIMES CAVIAR, SOMETIMES EGG. SO GREAT!
LAST NIGHT WE WENT IN TOWN. WE PREGAMMED AT MATILDAS, RODE THE BIKES IN TOWN AND HAD SOME FUN! IT STARTED POURING, SO MATILDA AND I RODE THE BIKES HOME IN THE POURING RAN. SOAKING WET...KIND OF FUN THOUGH! REFRESHING.
WELL I MISS ALL OF YALL. MY SISTER HAD HER 24TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK. WOW SHES ALMOST A GRANDMA! HAHA JUST KIDDING. ALTHOUGH HER FIRST 14 MONTHS OF LFE WERE PROBABLY REALLY ROCKY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT BORN YET, I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT FOR 22 YEARS WE HAVE SHARED THIS BOND THAT NO ONE IN THE WORLD HAS. YOU CAN CHALLENGE THAT TOO, BUT I KNOW THAT MY SISTER AND I HAVE THE BEST SISTER RELATIONSHIP IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. WE ARE BEST FRIENDS, WE ARE SISTERS, WE HAVE BEEN TEAMMATES, WE HAVE BEEN THE BATTERY PACK, WE HAVE TOLD EACHOTHER HOW UGLY WE LOOK AT TIMES, WE HAVE ENVIED EACHOTHER, WE HAVE SHARED CLOTHES, SHARED ROOMS, SHARED PARENTS, SHARED FOOD, SHARED MONEY (WHEN WE WERE LITTLE I TALKED TAYLOR INTO SHARING OUR MONEY-HAHA) WE HAVE SHARED A HOUSE, WE HAVE SHARED BIKES, SCOOTERS, SHARED HOLIDAYS, SHARED CARS (WEVE ALL DRIVEN SALLY) AND GUESS WHAT? WEVE EVEN SHARED SHOES!!! HAHA-IM KIDDING. BUT IF I SHARE MY SHOES OR JEWELRY WITH YOU, WEVE GOT A SPECIAL BOND, BC LETS FACE IT...IM HATE SHARING. SO HERES TO TAYLOR-24 YEARS-14 MONTHS OF BEING A BAD ASS!
I SKYPED MY MOM YESTERDAY-THATS ALWAYS NICE. LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS. SHE SAID MY DAD HAD A GOOD MTG IN CALIFORNIA, SO I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. I GUESS MY GRANDFATHER GAVE HIM THE FASTBALL I ASKED FOR! GOOD WORK GRAMPS, WAY TO WAY TO COME THROUGH. ANYWAYS---
I MISS HOME. I CANT WAIT TO BE ON AMERICAN SOIL! HAHA I WANT AN ICE COLD WATER WITH LEMON. AND I WANT TO GET MY NAILS DONE. I DONT THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR TODAY...ILL BLOG TONIGHT BEFORE THE FESTIVITIES TOMORROW. WE ARE TAKING THE TRAIN AT 6:45 TO HUEVADA SWEDEN. WE ARRIVE THERE AT 9:30. MATTIAS IS PICKING US UP FROM THE TRAIN STATION. THE TEAM HAS A PRACTICE AT 10, SO I WILL COACH THE PRACTICE, SHOWER, EAT LUNCH, GET ON THE BUS AT DEPART FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC (NOT TURKEY) AT 5 PM. 26 HOURS LATER....WE WILL ARRIVE. HAHA WOWWWWWWWW-
WELL I MISS YALL. I HOPE YALL ARE ENJOYING YOURSELVES AND BEHAVING....BUT NOT TOO MUCH BEHAVING, BUT DONT GET TOO CRAZY WITH OUT ME EITHER. HAHA.
TALK TO YALL LATER.
"WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER"
XOXO
SHANN
#1 ON THE FIELD, #1 IN YOUR HEART
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