getting ready for sweden

Our apartment is coming together and we are so excited. It is sooo nice living close to everthing, practice is a maximum 5 minute walk away, the stores are a 5 minute walk the other direction, we can ride our bikes around the town in 20minutes, and the best part is, the military base is at the end of our street so we see the guys! lol. It's been awesome to wake up and be in our new town and know that our lives are getting started here in Denmark! Today we biked to some stores and to the fitness center to get a work out in. Having the whole center to ourselves we blasted the stereo and pumped some iron. I am so fortunate for this opportunity and as I was riding my bike home I realized just how blessed I am.
We had a really good practice tonight and everybody is gearing up for our Sweden Tournament. We leave tomorrow with a 5 hour drive ahead of us and play on Saturday and Sunday. I am stoked on life to finally play some games and I know my teammates are ready to play also! In all, everything is going super duper over here and I am LOVING it! I will try and post some pictures tomorrow of our apartment and then more when I get back from Sweden!

Sov Godt
Hugs and Kisses
Britt

little mermaid much?

Whoa

the world's only thatched roof castle

The main castle portion

Standing on the rocks at Morn

With Sven walking on the beach at his beach house

Too much DRAMAMINE! this is the result

We stopped on a small island while sailing to eat lunch and walk around...this is the inside of the church!

Clearly Sven has not spoken with my dad....he is not intune with my driving record...if he had known i don't think he would've let me drive the boat!

Had to try on my life-vest...I was pointed out as the troublesome new daughter that Sven and Lene adopted...they had to keep their eye on me.

Shelley, myself, and Lene

These past two days have been amazing! I am so exhausted right now (being that it is 12am on Friday and I just got out of the shower from practice and our two day escape with Sven and his wife Lene) so I will keep this one brief and update more tomorrow. Wednesday morning, Sven and his wife Lene picked Shelley and I up and took us to their beach house about an hour away. It is BEAUTIFUL. We were told to pack up our bags with enough stuff because we were going to stay there with them until Thursday and would not return home until after practice. It was soooo nice to be around these fun-loving people who treated us like their own children. Wednesday as soon as we got to Mon (pronounce mourn with an urn like murn) we went grocery shopping and then to the beach house. Needing to take advantage of the weather we decided it would be a great day for sailing so Sven and Lene took us to their sailboat (which was awesome) and we set sail. Being well prepared, I took one dramamine as soon as I got to the beach house! I was a true sailor that day, had an amazing time and no sea-sickness. Only problem was, I took the second dramamine just to be careful and it knocked me out, I slept the whole second half on the bow of the ship lol (between the sunshine, wind, and carefree feeling--plus extra help of DRAMAMINE I was OUT)! What a life, sailing and then the beach house! I will save the rest of the trip for tomorrow's post but just be assured that it was a tremendous amount of fun and I have been adopted as their daughter while here hahaha!

Sov Godt
Hugs and Kisses
Britt

Holler!

Not too much to report, just doing the daily grind these days. The weekend passed and then today we had practice. The team is improving and I can't wait for our first tournament in Sweden not this coming weekend but the next! We have been invited to play in the elite division because word has gotten out that there are two Americans on our team and that we are pretty damn good! BALLIN! Sven has invited Shelley and myself to join he and his wife Wednesday and Thursday at their beach/summer house. We will go there on Wednesday and hang out and then Thursday he is taking us sailing! Don't worry, I have plenty of Dramamine to hopefully curb the sea-sickness hahaha. We got word that the apartment is almost there and we should be moving in on Saturday (HOPEFULLY!). That's it for now from me!

Sov Godt
Hugs and Kisses
Britt

Amongst the Rich and Famous

We were invited by Jens, one of the "money men" in the club, to go out to Copenhagen with him for a big art gallery opening in which several rich and famous people would be attending and more importantly he was promoting it. Eagerly Shelley and I accepted and Jens picked us up at about 4pm today so that we would be in Copenhagen by 5. In true Cali fashion i went in jeans and a halter top only to find myself shivering as I was walking the streets. Jens had to be there early to set everything up which allowed us some time to shop and look around so we right away walked to the indoor shopping center. My mission was to find a jacket....I SUCCEEDED. I bought a nice Espirit down jacket that looks like something you would wear in the snow hahaha. So now here I was going to this Art gallery with very wealthy people (the crowned prince was supposedly there as well) wearing jeans, sandals, black halter top and my down jacket! keeping it classy! hahahha. Don't worry, I fit in perfectly. It was a lot of fun experiencing this new type of party and culture in Copenhagen.
After the gallery, Jacob, his wife Gwen, Magnus, and his wife Shandie invited us to join them all for dinner. It was sooooooo incredible walking around this downtown part of Copenhagen and seeing all the magnificient structures and buildings. I definitely love the city. It's gorgeous. After dinner we walked some more and walked through the courtyard of the queen and saw the guards standing there. I can't describe how amazing everything looked even in the nighttime and I cant' wait to go see it during the day. Today was sooo much fun and I'm loving the experience. I will post pictures in the morning.

Sov Godt
Hugs and Kisses
Britt

Free Day

Being that it is Wednesday and we had no practice..today was a free day meaning I was able to do whatever I wanted in this tiny town of Haslev. Shelley and I decided to go for a bike ride because I desperately needed gum (we all know I have a slight addiction to chewing gum and if I don't have a pack I go crazy!). We ended up exploring and stopping at a gas station on a way home so I could pick up my "fix" hahah. In exploring we found the local FOREST and soccer field. On they way back to the house one of the guys from the club we play for was driving on the street and told us he was about to go play in a soccer game. Needing to see the looks of the local boys we decided it was in our best interest to go to his game! Definitely a disappointment haahha. Not too many good lookin "Fellas" at this game hahaha. In all it was a good day though because we were out of the house majority of the time exploring.
The newspaper came out with our interview in it. Here is the link to the page in Danish but at least there is a picture that you can understand hahahha! http://www.sn.dk/artikel/14800:Sport--Vil-dominere-dansk-volleyball.

Sov Godt,
hugs and kisses
Britt

Professional Athlete!?!?!??!

So today it hit me, I am a professional athlete! We had an official press release meeting with the national radio and a news reporter there. It was so weird being asked questions about what made me pick Denmark as the country to come play volleyball in? Do I miss California? What are my aspirations here in Denmark and for the team? It was such an amazing feeling and made even though I thought it wasn't possible, but I cherish this experience EVEN MORE!