Ole's Birthday Party 7.2.09

Saturday Ole held a birthday party. There was almost everyone there and their kids.
I have pictures of this party because I figured if Ole is always taking pictures at his party, who is taking pictures of Ole. So I pull out my camera to take a picture of him.

I turn around to take pictures of the sleeping Asta. (she is exactly as old as lil lizzie)

I turn back around to Ole and I find this...

The dinner was really good. We all sat around, talked, laughed and told stories.

Simon sat and translated anytime it switched from English to Danish.

Then we had ice cream!!
The kids ate first...

Then the adults grabbed some ice cream before it was gone...

It was so good. Later Pia and I exchanged back massages while watching TV. I had fun.
With love,
Rachel Bendtsen

Pro-Bowl 9.2.09

About the date in the title... its really Feb. 9, 2009, but that's how they write it here. meh... it's going to get confusing when/if I ever go back to the states.

I missed the big superbowl tradition back in Texas but I wasn't about to miss out completely. Joachim (lil Samuel's older brother) held a Pro-bowl Party. Since the pro-bowl was on Sunday they waited until like 1 in the morning to start it.
Below is a pic of Jacob, Joachim, and Carsten... and Grethe in the other one...
(Carsten looks so enthused...lol)

There was a really good turnout.

We had a lot of junk food if you can't tell from the pic. he he.
We even had time for some silly pictures.

Now compare...

The view from seat wasn't too bad.

Me and Simon got to share the couch we were on.

Simon brought his laptop to keep him busy. He also got to show it off to everyone else too.

Later, I fell asleep (kind of- I still heard when they were talking about me "being asleep") and then later went into the other room where Grethe was. I began to read my book. This was the first book of the trilogy and I had like 20 pages from the end. I HAD to read it. lol. I'm a nerd, I know.

We had fun. :)
Much love,
Rachel Bendtsen

Unge Mænd/Unge Piger Sleepover

So one activity a while back during the kids Winter Vacation was a sleepover for the young men and young women. Charlotte was with relatives that week and so there were only young men, Simon, and then me. It was still a lot of fun. We went shopping beforehand for some chips and stuff (the yummies) and then went up to Birgit's. (she was hosting the sleepover) Slowly the boys started to arrive.

We started up guitar hero and the boys were playing. One of the boys had heard about how I play and wanted to play me. We played a song called "One" I think. Anyway, I won. (what's funny is that he had been saying earlier how good he was... lol. I think he wasn't so vocal about his talents after that) he he. Oh and I heard Birgit saying that she heard one boy saying "is there anything Rachel can't do?" I laughed. I told her she should had said "Fly." lol. So the evening progressed and they read scriptures and said "family prayer." After that they decided to watch the latest James Bond movie. I was going to watch but the Danish Subtitles were on and there were crunching chip bags so I just went into a back room with Birgit and played on the computer a really fun game called Giza.
Here's a picture of our mess...

After the movie they hooked up another game system and played away into the night.

I had my laptop so I was happy :) When I got tired I went into the computer room where there was an inflatable bed set up (I think it was Ole who set it up) and I got ready for bed. Simon came in and read scriptures with me. He left and I fell asleep. Later Simon came in and fell asleep next to me. I'm surprised we both fit on that one person inflatable mattress. lol. Two kids managed to stay up all night... wow, I remember when I used to be able to do that. In the morning (while all the young men except two were passed out) Pia's kids came over. Birgit was babysitting them too!! There was a lot going on. Mads came in and we wanted a picture together. He was so cute.

After that we had breakfast and the boys headed home. I think we went home and passed out again. (I wouldn't be surprised) It was a lot of fun and it turned out to be a very successful event.
Until next time,
Rachel Bendtsen

Valentine's Day

So I woke up Valentine's Morning and said "Happy Valentine's Day" to Simon and went right back to bed. Then I wake up again and Simon comes in with a plate full of eggs, toast, and bacon (with some milk on the side). It was yum, yum, yummy for my tummy.


After that we layed around for a little bit. Then it was time to get ready for the Valentine's Party.

I was so worried about what to wear. No one knew. I called around (a lot of people weren't going to go) and the people that were going didn't know either. Guh. It's a self-conscious, worried girl's nightmare. lol. After some advice this was what I decided to wear...

I decided to go all out. I wore my wedding jewelry. (I wanted more than just one use for them) I wore black stockings (it was really cold out) and black high heels. Here is a close-up of my make-up and my hair clips...

They almost looks exactly the same but the second one you can see the diamond clips from my wedding on my hair. They formed a little group around the hair clips holding my bangs back.
I wanted a natural beauty tone for my make-up... not too much, just enough.
I've lost weight... or so it feels like.
Simon of course looked just as dashing as ever...

(don't mind the mess...it happens sometimes...every now and then) lol
Pia and Kristian then came and picked us up and we traveled for about an hour in Horsens. When we got there it appeared as there was a good group of people there... a decent mix of older and younger couples (very few singles). We talked to some people and then went in to sit to eat. We had chinese type food including chicken-corn soup (really really good), rice, egg role, chicken, and this chicken/onion/something else stuff (really really good as well). Some people had chopsticks and others had forks. Simon and I both had chopsticks (Simon kept switching between forks and chopsticks) he he.

We sang a song as a group too, it was fun. Underneath the plates were little pieces of papers that said something to the effect of you clean after main dish or you clean up after dessert. It was genious. I want to tell Dad about that idea. It was so smart.


After dinner there was a dance. They played mostly older music but they had a few good ones and even a played "Friends in lowly places" ... I was like "Represent." I was happy and proud I was from Texas. lol. Oh and before the dance there was a short entertainment. You know those actors that do that thing... with the thing... and look like the thing... lol. Idk what they are called. Here's a pic...

She was actually pretty good. (especially when she slow ran)(she was before the dance... so after her we danced for a while)...
A few pretzels and chips later we were on our way home. It was a very successful day and we had a lot of fun.

I love Valentine's Day and I love Simon
Much love to everyone,
Rachel Bendtsen

Pay it forward

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me (yeah for handmade!).

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Bourne Trilogy

Ok, so so far we have watched as much of scrubs as we can... we are waiting for the next season. We started looking into another form of entertainment. Simon called me one day from work and said that we would get the born trilogy for like 70 kroner or something (usually movies can come from 50 to 100 kroner). It was a great deal so he got it. For the last two or three days we have been watching them. The first one I remember seeing before but then there were 2 more that I thought I had seen before. I was mistaken.

After the first one was over we switched over to the second one and I was totally awesomed out. It was so good. I couldn't believe that I had heard so much bout these movies and never seen the other two. I just assumed I had. Well, I have been missing out.

We finished the second one and today we finally got to start on the 3rd one. We got about half-way through or something and we had to stop it cuz we had to get to church for his meetings and ym/yw's... I can't believe we stopped in the middle.... what's going to happen, who's getting who, who's behind everything!! Gosh, never watch an exciting movie if you don't think you will have time to finish it all. We are going home after and whether Simon wants to or not... I am going to finish the movie. (but of course he wants too to). lol.

Much love to my missed family and friends.
-Rachel Bendtsen

Choice and Accountability #3

I am called as Young Women’s leader (as well as branch chorister) and so last Thursday the 29th we had an activity for a personal progress value experience. We did choice and accountability #3. We read throughout 2nd Nephi 2 and D&C 82:2-10. In there we found numerous accounts of agency and how it was used. We learned that we make choices everyday. We followed along as Jacob made decisions in his youth to know of the truthfulness of the gospel. We also noticed that all the choices made had consequences whether they be good or bad. We wrote down some choices that we want to make that will have a good consequences. And since we were taught all this we know that it is our responsibility to share it with others. We also learned that no one is perfect. That’s why we have Jesus in our lives. He is there to help us return to Heavenly Father when we make wrong choices. We need to be aware of all that Satan does to try and destroy us and turn us away from the Spirit. We need to fight for what we know is right. We are blessed with eternal life when we strive to make good choices, choices such as praying, reading the scriptures daily, and going to church and all of its activities. We will be blessed with all that we need to return to live with our Father in heaven. We have the responsibility to choose Christ and stand as a witness to his name as we took it upon us at baptism (and renew it at Sacrament). We have a duty to be a good example for those around us (especially Charlotte in this case). I have an understanding of the importance of making good decisions. I know that my choices can have an eternal consequence and I am aware of the importance of making good eternal choices. I hope that I can live worthily so that I can have the opportunity to return to live with my Heavenly Father. I hope to be blessed with Exaltation. I hope that my actions will one day be a guide for my future family and generations. I love my Heavenly Father, His Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. I hope to receive their influence in my life everyday as I choose the right. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Scrubs

Simon and I are watching scrubs together. We started watching them together when I moved over here. We are already on the 7th season (which I think is the last). It has been a lot of fun watching them together and being able to relax doing something we both like. It’s a lot of fun. We only have like 6 more episodes until we are all done. We have more inside jokes from things that happened in scrubs (like eagle!! Or the baby!?!) lol.

We finished Scrubs. It was really good. Now we just have to find something else to watch. We have smallville. Interest isn’t too high on my end yet… I guess I just need to wait for a really boring day and then it will seem much more interesting. Lol.