First blog of many

Okay, so this will be my first blog on this site. What to write about, what to write about.. Well. I can always start with my day.

I babysat today. Well, is it really babysitting when the kids aren't babies? They're 7 and 9, after all. So am I a babysitter or a nanny? And what's the equivalent to babysitting? Nannying?

Anyhow. It was actually a lot of fun. The boys were building sandcastles at the daycare center, and Matthias, the youngest one, asked me to help him. So I dug a moat around his castle, and built a ramp for the airplanes he didn't have yet, but we managed to capture one of the other team's when it crashed on our land. Small victory, right there.

That set off a war, however, and we got bombed with sand and stones, till finally, our walls gave, and we had to admit defeat. But our castle WAS better then Phillip and Marcus', they just cheated. A lot. But they're 9, what can you really expect, right?

So we highjacked Marcus and took him home with us (Not really, we called and asked his mom if he could play in our courtyard today, and she agreed), and spend 2½ hours playing outside. I played football, even. Or, sorry, soccer. (To me, it'll always be football, not soccer.) And I didn't totally suck, for once. But again, 7 and 9 years old.

Normally, when we're outside, I'll find a bench and read while they play, and keep an eye on them, but today I didn't feel like doing that. And other kids came down to play with us, so at one point, I think I had 10 kids running in all directions XD However! (And this is the point I'm getting to, cause it was awesome) I was covered in sand and dirt and grass and who knows what, and then my upstairs neighbour came down with his daughters. And I had a nice, long talk with him, and played with his two youngest ones, and they were just delightful. Very chatty, those girls.

My neighbour then shows up with his two sons, and I play soccer with them for awhile. I look up to see where their dad is, and he's talking to the new guy, the american, who lives down on the first floor. (Not ground floor, as non-danes would call it, he was a bit confused about that too, when he first moved here, to him it's the second floor. But we'll get to that.)
I figured, since I've only said brief hello's to him when I've passed him on the stairs, that I'd introduce myself properly. And I'm super excited I did!

We talked for like 40 minutes while the boys played some more soccer (big surprise), and he attempted to keep his 17-month old from rolling down every stair in sight. And he was absolutely awesome. I've always had really annoying neighbours who kept to themselves, except Pedro (the one with the two sons) who's always been a joy, whenever he wasn't away working.

So this new guy's name is Kevin (which I thought was amusing, if you know me, you'll get that), and he's from upstate New York, and moved here in December, with his wife Helle and their son Gibson. He was absolutely thrilled when my first comment to his son's name was "Like the guitar?" XD He and Helle met in New York back in 2003, when she was studying to become a kindergarden teacher, at his friend's house when their band was practicing, and they just clicked.
He got really into telling me their story, and he was really good at it, too, I had a blast listening to him :D

They got married a couple of years ago, and lived in New York for awhile, but when she got pregnant, they decided to move to Denmark, cause she'd have the one year maternity leave here, but only 6 weeks in NY. And thus, they ended up here.
I finally got that chance to ask him how his door was doing XD He had to break through it a week after they moved in, cause he accidentally locked himself out, with Gibson inside, screaming his lungs out. What a horrible way to get aquainted with your new home, huh?

But all in all, he's an awesome guy, and Gibson is just the cutest little kid ever! Big blue eyes and blond hair, very curious and wants to do everything on his own. It's the first time I've enjoyed meeting a new neighbour ^.^ I still haven't met Helle, but I'm looking forward to running into her, cause she sounded like a rather cool woman, too, and I never found out what kind of music Kevin plays, so I'm curious and intrigued :D

I'm completely exhausted from all the playing, though! After spending 2 days roaming the Dragør Fair, walking around for hours, and then this, my legs need a rest.

Tomorrow, I'm going with mom and Tom out to search for a new couch for him. (The old one actually broke when he sat in it, the other day XD I hate that I wasn't there to have a heart attack of amusement about it!)

So, folks. This is all I have to say for my first day on my new blog. It's.. more then I thought I'd get out O.o Now, I'm gonna get myself a big glass of soda and a handfull of bisquits, put on a movie and lay back.

Couch Potato over and out.