Shopping the next olympic sport

I think shopping should be made into a national sport! you definitely get exercise and not just from the physical walking but from all the think involved, you have to tally prices, make sure your balance will comply with it, find bargains, remember said bargains form store to store then remember how to find those stores again at the end to the day so as to be able to go back and purchase said item. phew! well I've been to the mall twice this week, once with Isabel and all her friends (the other exchange students) Isadora, Laura, and Amanda. It was too much fun, these girls know how to shop, they can find every possible deal imaginable, they found a 90% bargain at a store sheesh. any way on Saturday Isabel and I went up to the Somerset collection mall. we spent 5 hours shopping, we where sooo dead on our feet by the time we got into the car, that we came home and feel over and that was it for the day. on Friday we all went out to play wally-ball and by we i mean, Matt, Tom, Tim, Jason, Michel, Jeniffer, Isabel and myself. we had a blast, and we all found out that Isabel is really good at it :). Although the rest of the night didn't go as planned. we ended up taking Matt to the hospital because of his stomach, they finally determined that he did indeed have an ulcer as well as and elevated sgpt level, which he is going to check with his Doctor about later, so pray for him. we'll I've bored you enough see ya next week.

1 week already!

Hey out there!

today marks the one week mark since Isabel's arival last tuesday. It may have only been a week but it sure has felt longer, Isabel is doing great, she is fitting in soo well it shocks me. She already has lots of good friends most of them being other exchange students. We are getting along really well also, it really is like having a kid sister. She has a great since of humor and a wonderful personality. as her english continues to imporve by leaps and bounds she is talking more and more her great personalty is comming out. Yesterday we had the oppertunity to go to the Hennry Ford Museum or FREE! it was great, we got to see everthing, Isabel had a blast, after we completly drained ourselves of energy we went and saw an Imax movie about the deep ocean. it was really cool and in 3-D so that made it even cooler. later when we got home we sat around for a bit then played some Mario Cart, Jr beat us me mercilessly as usual. Latter Tom and Matt came over and we tried to play Monopoly, Isabel went to bed witin the first round and Tom managed to injur Matt so that kinda ended the game. So every one went home. Today Isabel and I went to the gym after school, and now where both really tired. well till next week,

Tchau (good bye)

Getting ready!

Hey out there,

just as promised it's Sunday and I'm updating (a miracle i know :) ) any way this past week My self and many others went back to school. My first week of classes was to be as expected, lots of "in this class we will be doing..." but the classes that i do have multiple times a week have gone well. This terms I'm taking Physics, Intro to Psych., Macro Economics and Aikido (a P.E. class). from what it seems the work load is much easier from last semester and i hope it stays that way. in other news we here at the Thompson house have been eagerly getting ready for Isabel's arrival on Tuesday. Her flight leaves San Palo Brazil at 11:45 pm. on the 14th and she will be arriving in Washington at 6:45, from there she takes a flight here and is scheduled to arrive at 10:11 am on the 15th. We almost have every thing set up here. She'll be bunking with me so that should be fun. I've always wanted a sister so I guess I'll get to see what it's like. Although she is probably going to freeze for the first few days, right now it is 87 degrees in San Palo so there will be a big temperature change. Well gotta get going.
*p.s.: for as cold as it is, i wish there was snow

Happy New Year!

Hey every one. Happy New Year! i know it's like been forever since i posted. Mainly due to the holidays. Christmas went great as usual, I received a new camera from my parents (big thanks going out to them) and am way too excited about it, I've run the battery out three times now he he. any way, i have enjoyed being on break and am sad to say that my self and many others will be heading back to school tomorrow. not much else to report here, vacation has gone well, lots of sleep taking place :) I've made it a bit of a new years resolution to write in here every Sunday, so i hope to be writing again very soon. talk to ya all latter.
Danielle
*sorry i don't have any pics this time*