we left saturday morning around nine. we took nina's car and nadine's parents' transporter. having the transporter was really nice and relaxing because we could just take what we wanted without having to worry about getting all the food and luggage in the cars. the highways there were pretty packed because of the summer-holidays and because of the fact that for denmark the regular travelling day is saturday. so it took us about nine to ten hours to get there. but it was okay. we had enough room and the weather was nice - it actually was a fun ride.. when we got there we pretty much unpacked and went to the beach to check it out. the house was really cute and the beach was probably a ten minute walk away. it wasn't very nice out so we just took a quick walk and got cosy in the house afterwards. we spent the evening playing and chatting with red wine until early in the morning. which is about what we did most of the week. we usually got up between ten and eleven and walked or ran for about an hour before breakfast (*tappingmyshoulder*). after breakfast we'd usually just read and relax in the sun for most of the day. fortunately the weather started getting a lot better than expected on monday and kept getting better every day. we even lay at the beach on thursday and friday for a couple hours and went swimming (even though it was kinda cool..). it was great. the whole week was all about relaxing, chatting and reading. we'd cook something or barbeque for dinner and go for walks, watch the sunset, check out the lighthouse and just do what we felt like doing. no make-up, no stress or even arguments - we just had the best time. 7 girls and no stress (nina and betti had to leave tuesday night so we were only 5 after that) - no bitching or fighting at all.

there were many moments i found myself thinking how unbelieveably lucky i am with friends like that. i've known most of these gals for up to 15 years (since 7th grade) and there's nothing i wouldn't tell them or share with them. i feel blessed and save having friends like that. there's been so many really, really tough times for many of us during those last years and it just seems like getting through all of it together has brought us so close that nothing can ever change that. i know the fact that we're all gonna get married and start our own families soon, move away (maybe even to a different country) will change the amount of time we're able to spent together but there's nothing that can change how close we are - ever! i just know it. and hopefully we'll be able to keep up those gals-vacations. it's been working for 9 years now, so i'm confident about that..

we got back late friday night, although it only took us about six hours to get back. i got up fairly early on saturday to get my hair cut. and i mean CUT. it's short again. kinda like on the third picture here. betti, dana and pia had digital cameras in denmark and we looked at the pictures on friday. i hated me on every single one of them. and it's a fact that there are really few pictures of myself i like ever since i started letting my hair grow. so i hated myself on pictures during the last year and a half or so and i'm done. i got highlights and had it cut off and i love it! and if i ever start thinking about wanting long hair again - stop me right there! i'm just not a long-hair-kinda-girl and i look damn good with short hair. get over the only-long-hair-is-sexy-thing. i'm sure it works like that for a lot of people but not me. nope! done with that! i'm a grown woman and i don't need girly-hair to look good.

so what else? i'm hungover today from partying last night. we barbequed at the river first and had a few beers there and then went to a club (modernes) for an 80ies-party which was fun, but i definetely had too much beer.. and - i totally have to stop smoking. i think that bad hangover-headache i always have the next day is from smoking. so i am gonna quit. the due date for that i had in mind was as soon as chris is back here and we're in the new apartment, but i might try it before that. at least cut down to only smoking a few cigarettes on parties or something.. but at the same time i would like to get rid of my fat ass and both might just be too stressful - so we'll see ;o) next week's almut & andré's wedding. i have a dress and a nice new haircut so i'm all ready for that. nothing new about babe's condition. i just hate being here and him being sick over there but that's nothing new either. we'll have our 4th anniversary on wednesday. i already send a card and a little something i hope he likes. but there won't be a kiss again that day and that i hate, too. we've only had one anniversary together so far.. what else? oh ja - SUMMER'S IN THE CITY PEOPLE! and i mean the real thing. subaking outside, sandals and flip-flops (i bough myself real danish clogs!), barbeques and beer outside (including the hangover), swimming, sleeping nekkid and all the rest of it. it's great and supposed to stay that way! JAY! so much from me for today. i'm gonna read and enjoy the sun on my balcony now and i hope you all had a nice week.

PS: happy birthday, heike! it was her b-day-party chris and i met at four years ago.. thanks again for that - as if my life wasn't complicated enought before ;o))