Ketchup again! haha

Alright so let's ketch-up. So Thursday was thanksgiving. Here was my menu
Dinner:
Turkey, bread-stuffing, green-bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce
Dessert:
Chocolate pie, pecan pie, apple cider
I made everything from scratch, even the bread stuffing and cranberry sauce. None of it was from a box or a can, well other than the green beans haha. It all turned out really good. I'm glad its over though because it was a little stressful making everything. But we all had a good time. "We" meaning me, Ann, Håkan, Matilda, Sebbe, Magnus, Anki, Viggo, Lycka, and Begita. It was a really nice evening. On Friday I went to school with Ann which is always fun. After that I went home and chilled. That evening I went with Matilda and Sebbe to the movies and watched Breaking Dawn (Twilight) That was really fun. It wasn't my favorite movie out of the series but it was good. Then on saturday I went riding with a friend from school. I rode Mumin, a pony. He did good until then  end and then he got spooked and jerked sideways and I lost my balance and fell off. Good thing is that I don't have a concussion I'm just really sore everywhere, especially my neck. But I had a good time other than that. On Sunday I went to church and had a good day there. That night we had Class 3 Hurricane winds. Monday you could see all of the tree that had been uprooted and fallen over. It was a really strong wind. Then yesterday I skipped school and went to Ullared with Ann and her sister Siv. It was really cool and there were tons and tons of people. It was the swedish black friday. So we spent the day there. It was fun. Today instead of regular class time we had dancing all day. There was swing dancing and which I missed because my bus never showed up. (Mom it wasn't because I was late, the other girl at my stop was still there so i didn't miss the bus it just never came) There was also Zumba and a choreographed dance. It was really fun and plus there was no school so it was even better. haha. Well thats whats been going on in my life. Hope everyone is happy and healthy!
Love,
Micah

Hej hej

Hej everybody. Well things are going really great down here. The Copenhagen temple was really great. I had an awesome time. We rode there on the ferry and then we went to the temple which looks like a government building but it is really beautiful inside. It was amazing I had a great experience there. Cool thing happened. There was a guy talking in Danish and I heard something like, "Jag kommer från USA". Without even thinking I was like "oh hey me too!" It was an older guy and he just looked at me a little stunned then he asked where I was from and I told him Wyoming then he asked where in Wyoming and I said Lander and he was like, "oh ya I was there last summer for a motorcycle trip. Nice place." Oh my gosh I was sooooo excited that someone first of all knew where Wyoming was and had been in Lander! It made my day even better. Turns out he lives in Salt Lake and served a mission when he was young in Denmark. So it was awesome to meet him. After that we all ate lunch and then hung out in Copenhagen, went to the LDS Bookstore there and got a few things including a book there. (Wartime Memories of Werner Klein) I suggest everyone read it. Its sooo good. It's a church book but its amazing. So after that I went to church the next day and the sister missionaries came over after church and ate dinner at my house which was way nice. Monday-Thursday was just school, nothing exciting except that on Thursday I went to a craft fair with Ann and Matilda in Halmstad. It was the BIGGEST Craft fair I have ever gone to. Jaunita, Mom, and I could probably shop there for a whole day. There was a 3 story barn there that was filled with stands (by the way the fair was at the Halmstad castle, which is smaller than other castles but still its a castle.) Then there were stands all over the place. There was another 2 story building filled with stands. It was amazing. I could definitely go back. So that was the highlight of the week. Today I went to school with Ann and helped with the class which was pretty fun. After school we came home ate lunch and then some guys came over to install a little water spout that makes it so it is bubbly water (gas water) so thats pretty cool. While they were there Ann taught me how to knit a hot pad from yarn. It is really fun and relaxing. Its crazy the skills that i have learned here but i like it. So Ann and I have been knitting the rest of the day haha. So thats the update! Hope everyone is doing great! Love you bunches.
Love,
Micah

Something Bizzare

Hej everyone!
Well everything is going great here! I went to the chiropractor here because my back was killing me. You know how they do their little analysis's by having you do certain movements. Well I kind of expected this but I didn't expect him to ask me to take off my pants and shirt. I was in shock for a moment then I said, "oh ok I can take of my sweatshirt and coat and belt but I'll leave the shirt and pants right where they are. :)" I said it with a smile and in a way that was so straight forward that there would be nooo argument haha. It was quite ackward after that. I was definitely on my guard the WHOLE time after that. I respect that different chiropractors have different methods to how they adjust someone but this guy had a lot more of a physical approach to his method. Not too much but he was pushing the envelope sometimes. I felt tons better afterwards but I don't think I will go to him anymore. But one thing that I have found is that chiropractors have really soft, warm, squishy hands. Like my daddy's!!! What else. Well I went to school with Ann today. Afterwards I went to the stable and went riding with another girl. I was on a really cool horse. His name was like Nurioso or something that. But he was really good. I had a pretty good time. And tonight I went to a dinner at the nicest hotel in Mellbystrand. It was an amazing dinner. We had goose and it was soooooooooo delicious. I loved it all. But I definitely had the weirdest thing that I have had in Sweden. I ate "svartsoppa" which directly translates into "black-soup". This soup was pretty much cooked goose blood. I knew that before I tried it but I'm an exchange student so I had to brave up and I tried it. Surprisingly it was pretty good. The weird thing was that it tasted and smelled like ginger. It was really really nice to talk to everyone. Well I get to get up at 6 tomorrow morning and its almost 12 now. I get to go to Copenhagen tomorrow with church to go the temple and look around Copenhagen for the day. I am pretty excited! I hope all is well in Wyoming. Enjoy the snow for me! It's chilly here but no snow yet!
Love,
Micah

On the beach!

Some of my classmates (left to right): Martin, Sebastian, Anna, CW, Oliver, Johanna, Me, Gabby, Louise in Stockholm

Frieda, Robi, and I

Find anything odd about this picture? haha

Crazy Rest

Hej everyone!
Well I am coming to the end of my Höstlov break. It is pretty much an Autumn break. Monday and Tuesday all I did was chill and sleep most of the time. On Wednesday I went on a run and was really active. Another cool think that happened on wednesday was that a newspaper reporter from Laholm came by and interviewed me so that she could write about me in the Friday paper. It was pretty awesome. Then that night I skyped mom and papa which was really nice. On thursday morning I rode the train by myself to Malmö which was about an hour and a half train ride. It was pretty boring but when I got there I met up with Frieda, from Germany, and Robi, from Argentina. We walked around Malmö and went to the Malmö museer. It was a humungo museum. There was all kinds of stuff from Germany history, to early nomad bone, to 50's clothing, to art gallery, to animal exhibit with live fish and reptiles. It was majorly big. It was awesome. So we spent most of the day there. It was tons of fun. I think we were there for about 3 hours. After the museum we went to MAX which is a swedish fast food place, pretty much a swedish version of McDonalds. The food was........ok.  After that we hopped back onto the train and came back to Mellbystrand. They stayed the night at my place and then Friday we just hung out, slept in as much as we could, went on a walk along the beach. Basically we took it easy. Then they left at about 2ish. I then went with Ann to the stable and helped her there then we went to Ängelholm. We went to a little memorial at the cemetery where her parents are buried. There were candels everywhere from all the other people. So we went and lit candles on Ann's parents graves. After that we went to a short musical sermon in the little church nearby. I didn't understand anything so I wasn't paying attention and started nodding off. I about totally fell asleep while the priestess person was talking. I kind of felt bad but oh well. After the sermon Ann and I went to Ann's cousins house for dinner. I finally tried Sil that night. "Sil" is pickled herring. So it's basically rotted fish. Everyone has told me that it is disgusting but the way the lady made it it wasn't to terribly bad. But I definitely would not want to eat everyday. After dinner at their place Ann and I met Håkan, Matilda, and Sebbe and went to the Rögle hockey match. I got VIP again haha :). It wasn't a very exciting match though except for the random fights that broke out all the time haha. But Rögle lost pretty bad but I have a strong feeling that the other team was cheating pretty dang bad. But it was still cool to wear my jersey and watch them. On Saturday I wasn't feeling real great. My back has been literally killing me so I found a Chiropractor that I might go see on Monday if he's good. I sure hope so. So anyway Saturday I just chilled and tried to rest my back as much as possible. But I went to church today which was really good. Now I have an official calling. I am now officially the ward organist hahaha. Ya I was a little shocked but oh well the Lord must want me there for a reason so of course I accepted. :) I also got interviewed for a temple recommend. So next saturday I am planning on going with the rest of the ward to Copenhagen to the temple! Pretty excited! Well that my life right now. School tomorrow...yyaayyy!..haha (i hope you could notice the sarcasm haha). I hope everything is going great with everyone!
Love,
Micah