Busy and Happy...but also a Lazy Bum!

Hmm, I am a lazy bum. Haha! Why? Because I don't do anything but make dinner and watch TV after work. :-)

Anywho, today was good. I did not bike this morning because I wanted to sleep 15 more minutes. Yeah, I know it's only been a week and I'm already shirking the morning ride. I did miss it, actually. But then I realized it was raining, not that rain would be a huge deterrent but it was support enough for sleeping in. :-) The rain had basically stopped when I left for work but I brought my umbrella and off I went. I was in the lab and working by 8:35. That's ridiculously early, people. And tomorrow I hope to be there even earlier, so I won't ride in the morning either. But anyway, I had to wait until reactions were finished and took the time to type up all the postcards I'd written just in case they get wet and are unreadable. I talked to Burcin today and I'm going to send all the postcards on Saturday before we leave for Roskilde--I hope the ones destined for CA make it before the girls leave!

Once my supervisor got to work I was in the lab the rest of the morning with little to no time at my desk. I loved it! I love being busy and productive and I have actually been given work on a 2nd project, though it's not really "my" project. :-) Arkady came to get me in the lab but I had to go get money so he went ahead with Kresten and Esben and I followed. Lunch was rather quiet. Klas ate with his group (I think) and Kresten sat at the table next to us with another coworker. Arkady asked what I had baked for them today and I had to tell him they would have to wait till next week for more sweets. I'm hoping I can attempt lemon bars on Sunday once Paul is safely here. We shall see! On the way back to work Arkady asked why I had bought a dress here if I had no reason to wear it, quickly followed by his comment that "but women just buy things, right?" I had to laugh and somewhat explain I'd been in the mood to buy something blue but I didn't say that it was "European" and I bought it as a risk in fashion and a memory of what I'd seen here. I had a feeling a guy wouldn't appreciate that as much as my girlfriends. :-)

After lunch was just a busy as the morning but I did get time at my desk. In fact, when I did get the chance to sit I found the tupperware I'd accidentally left with Arkady yesterday sitting on my desk with the note: "Tusind tak!" Even I could figure that one out. So I IMed him the Danish for "You're welcome" and he messaged back, in Danish, that I could speak Danish! "nej" I wrote, "I looked it up." It was probably funnier in the moment. But later, when I was getting help from Esben with some analysis I did ask the Danish words for How (Hvordan), what (hvilket) and why (I don't remember this one at the moment and may have mixed up what and why). Now all I need is some grammar lessons and I might actually be able to form sentences on my own. Who knows, maybe I will learn a bit more Danish yet!

Once everything was in order I knew I could leave for the day. So I left about 4:30, got home in a light drizzle, and decided to bike to the grocery store because I needed pasta and bread. As usual I bought much more than that, including brie and blue cheeses, tomatoes, and salami. I spend too much money on food, especially when I convince myself it's all for experimentation. Anyway, when I left it was raining. Not pouring, thankfully, but I was very wet when I got home. Biking uphill wasn't wonderful but it did feel good to be biking.

Got home, dried off, checked e-mail then made dinner. I had a hankering for shrimp and the kaffir og ginger marinade I have so I had some shrimp with pasta and then a pear with brie. The two dishes do NOT blend well together but on their own they were both delicious! I also put some of my fudge on the pear slices and that was delightful too. Sometimes experiments turn out well.

I really did nothing else except watch TV on my computer and chat with a few people. If I'm going to get to work early tomorrow I need to get to bed. Why so early? I want to get a lot done tomorrow without staying late or possibly not doing more work because my supervisor will be gone. And with Paul coming next week I may ask to leave a bit earlier in the day so there's time to sight see and whatnot.

Prayer requests remain the same. Nothing really new to ask at the moment. Maybe for my lemon bars? Haha, I do not jest but that is a bit ridiculous. I am sure I am forgetting some small things from throughout the day that I may or may not remember at some point. It is hard to remember all the little things sometimes, though when they occur they instantly brighten my day.

Have a wonderful evening/day/afternoon,
Bekah