strawberries and..

a carrot on the train.

wehoo, first hotel visit!

new sunglasses for the win! bought a salad, and took some espresso and an apple free from downstairs. the apple was very good as an after-workout-meal - playing in the exercise room upstairs, a very..um..girly room with elliptical, treadmil and indeed light, pink little weights. well, i'd never tried neither of 'em before, so i thought i'd give 'em a try! ..my lower legs are still paying off from all the treadmil, the time just flew! 

justgottalovefivefingers!




we had dinner at egon's and the new trend there is upside-down!

and we were at a cosy wok restaurant, hihi.

we didn't have the most amazing view, but it came sunlight into the window, and i really like that!

outside the hotel with espresso!

many stairs, wehoo!

heyhey!

ehehee.

carrot on the way home again on the train - just the opposite size from on our way south. 

breakfast - day one, first serving.



breakfast - day two, first serving.

i'm going out to enjoy the sun, wehoo! i've had a really, really nice weekend!

when i awoke from the radio this morning i was all shocked; it couldn't be..it couldn't be..it couldn't bEEE!!! MY BIRTHDAY!!!

but then i was like 'we ought to always put other people before ourself' - happy birthday, norway!

and theeeen i realized i'm a part of norway, too; hoo, i'm actually having a double birthday, how cool is that! and 'the greatest days you have, is them you share with someone'. - happy birthday, us!

..good morning, sorry, but i'm a weirdo. ..i just am. 

hihihi, i'm gonna eat breakfast soon. i awoke at five-fortyfive on my own choice on my birthday, how cool is that! wehoo! (and i've almost forgotten about yesterday's wrong-buy of corn...gosh, i get mad. no it's my b-day. i'm smiling!!!) aaaaah, i really hope this day gets just better and better. i mean, i'd really be nice having a fun birthday! well, it can't be too bad now when we've bought a cute watermelon, weee!!!

happybirthdaytomehappybirthdaytomehappybirthdaytoellahappybirthdaytome and US ALL! go wave your flags!

rain, rain, rain.

dinner.

it's a bit shorter, and in layers. well, now it's styled and a bit wrecked by the rain, but hey, i like it a lot!!! 

know what? i'm pretty happy these days! yesterday i wore my fivefingers to school, and yeah, i still love 'em! it was raining like crazy down town, i jogged from the train station and got soaked. the awesome shoes weight up for it though! i even continued from bus station to our house.

since i feel like i'm 'eating us out of the house', i feel a bit guilty, but hey, a working out girl needs her food. today we're gonna grab some new inloads (after i go to hair dresser), and i'm (hahaha) really excited! mmm, food(!!!). need new veggies. today we were sent to lunch early, i could exercise in the old gym for about twenty minutes before next class. yay, was awesome! bench, pulldown, leg press, chrunch.

i love my diurnal rhythm. i go to bed pretty early and i'm actually very well awake at five-six. justgottalove the bright lights outside in the summer season. 

sunday's cakes: pretty good looking, right?

aaand apple cake.

free try, you like 'em?

i cut my finger yesterday morning while cutting veggies. hihi, it's like a habit now... happens waaay too often!

well, it was pretty nice timing, because in science we were gonna find out what blood type we had. i simlpy just dripped a bit blood from my sore! i've got a+ i think.

yesterday's lunch!

sunday's dough: looks pretty awesome!

my finger with sore turned purple... at least i was lucky during piano class, it didn't start bleeding. but afterwards it was dripping!



berries and watermelon! i really, really want watermelon for my birthday on thursday!

i'm gonna have norwegian exam next wednesday and thursday, wehoo. pretty chill! tomorrow it's my third time at the hair dresser, like ever. excited! on thursday it's work and then birthday party. i really, really do hope it'll be a good day! on friday morning mom and i are off to my first hotel visit (ever), plus shopping and photographing in the city - a couple of hours on train. wehoo, it's gonna be a blast, i think! 

i'm indeed veryveryveryvery grateful for my newly bought fivefingers!!!!!!! (endorphins, endorphins, endorphins!) actually they are an early birthday presant, but wehoo, i could start using them today instead of waiting 'til thursday. bought the "trek sport" type, it's a pretty good allrounder which suits me well! i just wanna use 'em twentyfourseven! best shoes ever. sprinting in them was like flying; simply awesome.

they can be used inside..

on the gravel and the rocks..

in the mud..

on the grass..

whilst enjoying god's wonderful creation!

justgottalove salads!

berries and watermelon - wehoo!

amazingly good! 

the shrimps tasted awesome this morning as well! wehoo, and nowadays i actually enjoy drinking tea. 

yesterday's dinner with my sister at her beautiful house! awesome.

after this morning's easy run intervals, i changed my clothing and put on a tiny bit make-up, wehoo, i'm so amateur. 

felt for a bit of a snack while waiting for my sis to wake up - and it's not everyday i drink from a high, elegant glass. hihi.

just a pose to wreck up your necks.. (or something?) by the way, ragnhild, i'm happy to borrow your jeans, it's a bit difficult for you to stop me all the way from hong kong, sooo i'm taking advantage of it! hihi. nah, well, yeah. thanks!

(old photo) it ain't early enough going to bed at eight thirty pm, it seems. may i have my diurnal rhytm back, please?

don't really know if it's something i should be nervous about - but man, i'm shaking here! i'm sick in my tummy and my head is all stressed up. hooo. breathe in, breathe out. this is one of those times when i really, really should have that mister prince to hold me tight and tell me it's gonna be okay. if just everything could be a little bit more easy, simple. this ain't no game. there ain't no rules. 

by the way, i get voices in my head which only accure in the morning. they're making me crazy. i think they're caused by all the stress. have i ever told you how much i'm looking forward to summer, ye?

breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe.

i made some rolls for my mom and her friends, was so nice making and touching some dough, is so cozy and relaxing! was listening to an old cd, and it was really, really nice spending some time in the kitchen!

carrots, carrots, what can i say? i love them so dearly..! it's like i gotta eat the inside seperate from the outside, just 'cause it has a different consistency and taste. yumyumyum!

you know, i do care if people say or think shit about me, but i do think i'm beautiful and a great person. it's about believing in yourself!

the sims three, in dutch. goshgoshgosh, haha.

frozen berries on a sunny day, yum!



tonight's awesome salad and coffee! wehoo, actually only had one cup today, besides from tea and water though. 

gymnastics today were pretty great actually, we ran intervals and played soccer. indoors, thank god! it's so freezing outsid ewhen it's windy and rainy and i get all soaked. man, i should wish summer would come soon! i just love those classes when i actually feel as i've been working out a bit! this afternoon i've taken things slow, but i've done pretty many stuff also. well, now the bed is calling, yesterday i was in bed before nine, and that didn't even seem enough. gosh, i need an even better diurnal rhytm.

it was less than five degrees plus when i was going for my daily dip in the river today. i was terrified, but i had to buck it up, take it like a man!

..or just a very crazy ella. 

buut, i survived! gosh, was so rainy and cold, yet very awesome! i had bikini, fleece jacket and raincoat, haha. wehoo, living and loving this pretty crazy life. 

in church on sunday, a couple were doing a duet on this song. it was simply incredibly beautiful! meaningful and touching. 

last week i was trying to get some tan about every day after school, this week ain't really like that. it ain't that hot and sunny. it's too windy, and there has been both snow and rain. i've eaten lotsa fruit, and wehay, it's good, but just in moderations. if i eat too much i get that lousy sugar rush syndrome. that's why i prefer veggies. some might say i eat way too many carrots.. by the way; my food packages are pretty good, ye!

one year ago, i couldn't even imagine how big these lifestyle changes could be. i love it!!! i'm much happier this way, and everything i do feels so much easier. i've got the energy, i've got the happy mood. 

next year i'm off to kongshaug, a sorta "boarding school" (?). i'm excited, hoping it'll be great! but hey, i come with complications. just 'cause i don't eat as everybody else, is normal (whatever that is..). but everything will work out, i'm sure! i can just make my own foods! wehoo, can't imagine living three years without making my own food, i love it too much. 

i've become way more into yoga, haha. it's pretty awesome. i've also went bathing in the river every day since may 1st, it's indeed lovely - no boundaries!

so lovely and awesome!

yesterday i was all tgif! i'm really tired of school and since i wake up at five thirty, i get tired pretty early. today i awoke at seven thirty, and that's pretty good for a weekend! awesome, i love it. it's just twelve days 'til my b-day today, and not too many weeks left of school - thank god! summertime coming, wehoo!

celery, salad, corn, red pepper, squash, shrimps, citron juice, pepper.

before twelve am i bicycled to the field, played a bit soccer (by myself), ran some intervals, bicycled back home, took a superquick bath in the river, went hiking and did a couple of exercises on the trx. lovely day in the sun!

look what i found in the kitchen..!

seaweed snacks from easter!

wehoo!





i know i'm awesome.

yesterday i went hiking as well as today, lovely weather!

after friday's squats.. forty, wehoo!

today i grabbed the new testemony on hiking as well, read a bunce of luke. was awesome! love reading in peaceful surroundings. 

awesome view to the ocean! 

haha, it's all about hiking. justgottaloveit!

last night we had my niece over for a sleep-over. i put her to sleep after my mom went out, and hey, i made it. hihi. ten points. 

today i slept on the train both back and forth from school, i was really tired. i've had a long week, and this weekend i was really looking forward too, need it! in the last class we had gymnastics, and we finished each ours exercise programs. some of the highlights of the day: bench and squats for the win! it's like i just keep getting stronger every day - wehoo! i took 40kg in squats, and in bench i did 15kg. well, i count the bars too, but that's allowed, right?

i bicycled down town for a meeting which seemed very un-official. (yay, more exercise!!) it was pretty nice! could indeed use some structure to not make a even bigger mess in my brain, but (it wasn't just all about the bicycle of 16km) it was really meant to be for me to go there, i think! i bought three books of the man, and i'm curious on 'em. it all made me wanna go to our smallest cottage and breathe, go hiking in the wonderful nature and read and study the bible. it'll be awesome! 

i say it again; i love hiking! and you know, even though i don't dress up fancy for it, i feel beautiful when i go hiking. the peace is entering my heart and the big man just wraps his arms around me, and letting me have fun. everybody needs their hiking..!

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i really do like my trench coat and my converse!

going hiking is almost like my number one activity! it's so amazing being that close to nature, listen to the silence, breathe the fresh air and feel the body moving. at school we had gymnastics and i love that strength program of mine! feeling the muscle as i look into the mirror and lifting heavier and heavier - wehoo!

be happy no matter the weather
spend some time at our cottage at the mountain, hiking and enjoying the wonderful nature there
eat water melon, just because it looks awesome
wear bikini in the hopefully good weather 
learn more spanish, bring my pocket glossary everywhere and really try improving
go to the beach
spend quality time with my family
workout a lot
eat lovely and well-decorated food
wear a lot of dresses
enjoy life
smile and laugh a lot
sing more and improove
play the piano, as well as the guitar, and improove
take many photos and video tapes
(hopefully meet my mister..!!) 

well, i'm a weirdo and i've got no complains of being one; i think it's a blast, really! 

some stuff i wish for my birthday, the seventeenth of may:
a really good bicycle, perhaps a racer
a dehydrator
a pair of fivefingers
a pull-up bar
a water boiler
some exercise compression clothing

it makes me feel nice, you know. along with makeup, pretty clothing and high heels, i feel pretty good about myself. it's sorta like; i may be pretty. some hours ago i was down town, and the meeting was nice, yeah! afterwards it wasn't all that, though. but hey, at least i gave it a shot! i've thought a lot about how stuff is gonna sort out this fall, and i gotta admit; i'm nervous indeed! what if i'm not gonna relate to anyone there, what if i'm gonna feel like the black sheep, what if i'm not gonna be able to be me. oh my, it's so hard. really, i mean it. i've realized everything is not in perfect order even though i leave something i dislike, doesn't mean i'll go to greener grass. big lord, be with me!

the television is on for once! haha, i rarely watch it, really. but hey, i'm actually on my mac so not really watching either. i'm enjoying some nice coffee and some fruit. wehoo, i love it! also love my new converse!! thank you, sis'! soon i'll get ready to go out. yes, it's saturday, so i feel sorta obligated to go out. just some meeting down town, but hey, at least i try being a bit social. 

meat, corn, salad, cucumber, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, red garlic.

when i left home this morning, it was gonna be twelve hours 'til i was gonna go back. and gosh, how cold it was today! blue numers - hate that. only one good thing about today; we have gymnastics - and that i'm gonna get home again, now it's about ten hours. man, i think about ending this school year every single day. is that how it's supposed to be? well, guess it's at least the way it's gonna be for the rest of the school year too. 

i'm craving for baking something. not because i wanna eat it, but 'cause i think it's so delightful looking at the dough, knowing i'm gonna succeed. i can disappear to a place where i can relax and do what i know.

i should'a learned from friday. then it wasn't that bad, was just a tinytinytiny bit wet outside on the box, but today....! oh my, i'll never ever again use non-tupperware boxes which are leaky. so totally not funny noticing everything's wet and smelly. and yeah, my mac too. well, tuna tastes nice though. and it got protein. ain't nothin' bad about it (unless you are vegan..) really. it's reallyreally nice. comes in smart boxes too. fish for the win!

only two months 'til summer holidays! wehoo! and only one month 'til my b-day tomorrow, and only two hours left of this school day. niceprice!

i woke up right before nine thirty, put on exercise clothing and hiking shoes, and ate some tuna and some veggies. then i went outside! but waaah, gosh, how cold it was. around three degrees celcius, plus of course. (though it actually turned out to snow during the trip...i mean, it's april, mister snow, you're dismissed!!) well, i got warmer while walkin' up the mountain. luckily enough. i walked all the way to the mountain top, and there was this amazing view! i could even see the ocean, though it's really, really far away. when i got back home, i ate some eggs my mom had boiled just the way i like 'em! plum was wet, wehoo! along with the eggs i had some tuna and some veggies, of course, it's almost self-written. just gotta love it!

and then i felt like going outside again, i had so much energy! i had a nice hour of both walking and jogging in the sunshine and in the sudden snow (..again, it's april, i don't want no snow!!!). well, i got back home again, stretched and showered. what an amazing day 'til now! and it's gonna get even better, 'cause i'm actually gonna attend church down town when emanual minos is gonna preach, it'll be real exciting i think! 

i really like these! the red colour on the laces, now, them i'd rather be gone. but hey, i have gotten a pair of hiking shoes, and their all mine! i'll try 'em out tomorrow for sure. so excited to let 'em wander along with my feet. 

i've been shopping some clothing today aswell. found some nice exercise clothing. wehoo!

okay, not quite as this.. but hey, i had a nice time outside sorta "playing" barefoot on the grass with good balance and total peace. totally recommend it!

i got a energy boost!

man, this is fun!

just gotta love it!

hihi, i'll go to the woods now.. that pear and those five pancakes with peanut butter is making my crazy! whop whop!! wehoo!

i love bringing exercise clothing, knowing i'll have a nice hour in the gym! (plus the nice lunchpack as always, hihi.)

yesterday was all about filming teqnique and trying the real weights. it was the test in the beginning of the exercise program i'll follow the following weeks. 

i'll learn the three big; deadlift, bench and squat - plus hopefully pullups! i'm very thankful for all the great tips and motivation i got when posted the vid in the fitnessblogg forum. so indeed kind and helpful to me, while working towards greater teqnique in the exercises. wehoo! here's the vid, you may also tell me what i can change, i know it's a lot!

egg, tuna, ham, pepper, squash, red pepper, celery, chives.

two eggwhites plus sixty grams of sugar

sixty grams of almond flour

ninty grams of powdered sugar

two teaspoons of cacao powder

mix mix mix carefully, let them rest on the tray for thirty mins and bake them for around ten minutes with a tray on the lowest and the tray with the macarons in the middle

(this was the best choice)

melt forty grams of chocolate and two tablespoons of butter, then add one teaspoon of powdered sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla sugar

i found the recipe on kamilla's blog, it's the same recipe i used the first time i made them. they turned out awesome on the first try, but today: man i felt like a failure looking at the macaroons. i used a wrong thingy which crushed all the air out. man, i got angry! i can be a really bad loser sometimes. ah well, my mood changed quickly when i made new ones. the second time i didn't fail at all - at least i think. wehoo! i'm not a failure afterall, hihi. made some heart-shaped too. 

- made with love! 

i've eaten water melon! wehoo, mission complete. it's a fruit i wanna be able to eat in summer, just because it looks awesome - even more awesome when i eat and enjoy it of course.

ah, man, i simply love butterflies. the butterflies that let me forget everything else around me, every stupid thought in my head. it's all about the moment and the happiness around it. i forget to breathe, haha. but hey, still so worth it! gosh, just gotta love being a bit in love.

home sweet home. not only could i see my mister again, i could also.. well, you know - that was really the biggest thing about coming home. haha! it's rainy and cold, but my cave is sorta cozy though. i guess i'll miss it a bit from fall. - haha, seriously, i got one more reason for "home sweet home": i drank coffee from my coffee cup again! man, i really prefer that cup. coffee in that comparing to other - well, it can't be compared!

my mister gave me yet another reason for wanting many children(hihi):

^{Genesis 9:1}And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

um, well. they all used to fit, but now they don't fit at all. (maybe they've grown..) yes, it's a good thing! i've lost inches of fat and grown some muscle. now i'm really in desperate need of a new pair of jeans. or many pair. at least some that fit! 

god's awesome creation; the nature. the trees, the plants, the rocks, the light, the smell, the feeling of freedom, grace.