I´m still alive.....

....and well.

I just haven´t been on here for a while.

Plenty has been happening in the Rasmussen household so let me fill you in.

Hubby and I have been on a few dates. We continue to try and keep the romantic side of our marriage alive.

One Saturday Kristian invited me out to a special place called Sallys. We went a drive first, did a little shopping and ended the afternoon at Sallys, which is an American dinner with a motel just beside it. It was absolutely wonderful. It was like going back in time and the food was delicious. (Now I know where I want to hold my 50th birthday!!)

On another weekend we had a roadtrip and explored again, some areas of Denmark that we had not seen before.  We ended the afternoon in this lovely Indian Restaurant, and had the most delicious food then went to the movies and saw Beauty and the Beast. 

I got to hang out with some of my wonderful friends. One afternoon was spent in Ikea with my friend Audry. We shopped, we dreamed and we ate McDonalds! 

Another day I got to hang out with my good friend Rhona. We went to one of my favourite cafes for a Brunch Buffet. We ate till we were about to burst! We talked an awful lot too and it was just wonderful to catch up with each other again. Before we knew it, 3 hours had gone by. 

I had my first bike ride of the year. The weather turned mild and so I just had to get out on my bike again and explore the country side. It felt good.

Sara came to visit twice. She was working a few days in Copenhagen and so it was lovely to have her home again.

A few days after she went home her Christian came to stay. He was attending some meeting over in Copenhagen so he came for dinner and stayed the night. It was great seeing him again too.

We visited  Andrew and Camilla. Andrew grilled the best burgers for us all and we had a cosy evening watching X-factor.

We started a home Bible study group and had our first meeting. I am sooo looking forward to studying all sorts of different themes and Bible passages together with them.

 One Sunday Kristian´s mum invited us for lunch. We had a lovely afternoon with her. The weather was beautiful and we were able to spend the afternoon out on her balcony drinking in the sun.

Last Saturday evening Kristian was out for the evening and so I invited a few of my girlfriends over for a Girly night. It was a PJs party so everyone had to come in their Pyjamas. The theme of the evening was Italy, so I ordered pizzas from our local Italian restaurant. I made a huge salad and some coleslaw. We sat and enjoyed dinner together in our PJs over a lot of silliness, chatting and laughing. 

After dinner we took some time to do facials. We sure felt good by the end of that.

Then we ended the evening by watching the film - Only You which is set in Italy. We had a really great evening together and once again I was reminded about how blessed I am to have so many wonderful friends in my life. 

At work we have been renovating the classrooms. We finally finished the last one - a third grade classroom. The kids were sooo appreciative for what we had done that they invited us all to pancakes and juice. They held speeches for us and the girls from the class preformed a dance. Then the leaders of our school invited us all for a delicious lunch. 

I also got a little art work fitted in.....

I usually draw portraits by following some lessons. This time I decided to try and draw a picture of myself from a photo. No one to follow, just the photo. It was really rather hard, so much easier to follow a lesson but it sure was fun to do. It´s not the best but I just will have to keep practicing. 

One afternoon after work, I went to visit an Art Exhibition with my friend Leila. We had a great afternoon together and we both got very inspired to go home and do some art.

Kristian and I also went to a concert held over at the local farm. We were not sure what to expect, if it would be our type of music or not, but we wanted to support the local community. Well we were not at all disappointed. It was such a great evening. The guy had a great voice, he sang some really deep songs with great words and told some really funny stories between his songs. We were so glad we had gone. 

So that is basically everything that we have been up to over the last few weeks.  Now it´s holiday time again. I have stopped work for Easter. Kristian still has a few more days to work but then we both can have a few days holiday together, something I am really looking forward to. 

Dates Galore.....

So our weeks holiday ended and Leah got sick.

She started to feel sick while getting ready for bed Sunday evening,  but thought she was just tired, and so quickly got into bed so she could fall asleep. A few hours later she was up vomiting and with diarrhea. I felt so sorry for her. She was soooo sick. We thought it would be a 24 hour bug but it lasted a whole week!! She had vomitting and diarrhea until Wednesday morning, then she stopped vomiting but still had diarrhea and nausea until the Saturday morning. By Saturday afternoon she was feeling a lot better but it sure took a lot out of her.

                                              An old photo of a younger Leah and me.

Over the last few weeks, once again, a lot has been happening. Here are some highlights.....

A night in Copenhagen at a Ladies night. It was a 2 hour talk about making peace with your body. My old neighbour had invited me along and I thought it would be fun. I met her after work and we had a quick bit to eat before heading to the talk. It was very interesting and it was really great to get to hang out with my old neighbour again.  

Wondeful, wonderful Copenhagen!!! 

There was a 40th Birthday party for my colleague. It was held in this cosy restaurant which I just adored. The food was also really great! We had a lovely afternoon lunch with her and her family.

Then we had a birthday here for our neighbour Mia. She turned 19. Since our dining area is bigger than our neighbours, we held the party here. We had a great evening together with her and her friends.

Her mum made all the food and the most delicious chocolate cake for dessert!

Then there was an evening out with a friend from work. We went out to dinner. It was great to have a few hours to chat together instead of just a few minutes during breaktime at work. We had such a great evening out. After dinner we went to the movies and saw La La Land. What a brilliant movie!! We both loved it.

  
The music was fantastic and the story too. If you love musicals go see it. I even had a wee cry at the end. As soon as I got to the car I had the music downloaded and I was listening to it all the way home. (I am driving Kristian crazy playing the music all the time! haha) I hope I can squeeze in another visit to see it  - and soon!

Kristian and I had a date night too. Since it was such a beautiful evening, we went for a quick walk, then headed to a restaurant we had never been to before. to try out their Buffet. It was absolutely delicious! Great food at a great price! It will not be the last time we go there.

  After dinner we saw the film  - A United Kingdom. We didn´t know too much about the storyline, just that it was based on a true story and that it was a love story. Oh my, what a story that was!! We just loved the film. 

I also used some time to decorate a mirror that hangs in our closet. I have been doing a Bible study about what God says about me. What is my identity in Jesus and so I thought I would write some of the things that God says about me on the mirror.

  

So many times we can believe the lies that Satan tells us instead of the truth that God tells us. It´s sooo important to know these truths. 

I saw this idea about putting them on a mirror and thought it was great! Instead of just seeing me in the morning, I can see, and remind myself of some of the truths that God says about me and about my life.

I put at the top of the mirror "MY DADDY SAYS..."  (then the truths) that He will never leave me...that I am not condemned... That I am the apple of his eye...That I should not worry about anything but talk to him about everything...That I am precious... That I am his child....That I am forgiven....That I can find refuge under his wings....That I am totally forgiven....That he loves me.... That nothing will seperate me from his love....That I belong to him. That I can come boldly before him....That I am his friend....and the list could go on.