Please Mr. Postman

After (not-so-patiently) waiting 22 days for a package from my mom, I finally got it! There was a hold up in Norwegian Customs. I guess that a bottle of (much-needed) vitamin D was questionable enough that I needed to pick the package up in person from the customs office. After a ride/escort into the office with my landlord, I finally had that box in my hands!

I have been without winter boots until yesterday. I planned on buying boots here, but once I figured out what they cost in US dollars and picked my jaw up off the ground, I made a new plan. The new plan was to have my mom send my old ones. I couldn't justify spending $250 on boots in Norway that only cost $100 at home! I am not joking, people. I told you everything is expensive here!

Yesterday, Travis talked to his BFF Donny on Skype. He logged into iChat and waited and waited until Donny called. He had a perma-grin on his face for a while afterwards, so I know he was happy to have talked to him. I also enjoyed hearing the dirt news from back home. We really miss all of our friends!

Grinning ear to ear!

I don't really know how to describe today's weather. Was it hazy? Cloudy? Foggy? It is hard to say. All I know is it was dark enough that the streetlights turned on at 3:10 pm! I don't think it snowed overnight, but something caused frost and snow to cling to everything in sight. Everything looked perfectly frosted!

If only it was covered with white chocolate... sigh... 

Today was the first time I noticed this shed with trees growing on the roof! 

Homemade mac and cheese for dinner tonight... Jealous? Well, you should be!