Day 129

Today i did my laundry..then had practice..which went well. It was really good actually. We played alot and really had a good rhythm..and everyone was really relaxed, and our passing was really good:) So that always helps..anyway i have a good feeling about tommorow. We're playing Solletuna..who is number 4 i think in standings..When we played them at their place we had such an awful game. The floor was so slippery..and everyone kept slipping it was awful and funny now that i look back on it...I remember the girls after the game were crying "it was just so slippery" hahaha its actually really funny now that i think about it haha..im a horrible person haha anyway..I have a good feeling about tommorow. So after i got home..i made a cake..the one were gonna sell tommorow and it turned out great..and the frosting turned out great too:) Then i made my lunch for tommorow(we eat as a team every home game)..so i made some pasta with tuna and veggies and packed an apple and banana:) really healthy:) After that i packed my stuff for tommorow..anyway..now im gonna go to bed! Gotta get up early for practice and a long great day tommorow! More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 128

I woke up at 2 today..slept forever..then i made my way to the store to get the ingredients to make a cake. I gave my shot at baking round 2 today. The girls told me I have to make a cake to sell at the game this weekend..Our whole team has to..and unfortunately for everyone who is brave enough to buy a piece of mine..that includes me. Soo I looked up a recipe online and i made a trial cake..it turned out really really good!! I made a white sugar cake with some sour cream in it, and it made it really moist..it was so good! I made buttercream frosting ..and i think i need to make it thicker..so ill add more sugar when i make the real one tommorow. Anyway im pretty excited i did everything right:) especially without having any measuring devices haha..a litttle difficult..but it worked out:) Today was our day off..so i just rested basically..Talked to Brittney alot on skype. Im going to try and visit her in Austria after im done here. The problem is I dont know the exact date when im done here..it still depends on how we do in the quarterfinals..we have 2 regular season games left..this saturday and next saturday..then quarterfinals start and we have 3 games for sure..and if we win all 3 or win 2 out of 3, we'll advance and keep playing..but if we lose all 3 or only win 1 out of 3, then we're done. So we could be done as soon as March 29th and we could keep playing until May..it all depends:) So i'm going to try and visit Britt though. She wants to do day trips between Austria, Italy and Budapest:) Yayy! So we'll see how that turns out..we were also talking about where we want to be next year..she wants to stay in Austria, just on a better team..and i dont really know what i want to do yet..I would love to go to Austria or Spain..Britt and I are gonna ask Steve, our agent if we can play together:) Its possible..so we'll see...Anyway..ive just been thinking alot about what i want to do when im done here and I'm still weighing my options..but leaning toward moving back in with my Mama:) It would save me some money, I could probably get my old job back haha and I could spend lots of time with my niece:) And i will be able to go to Spokane whenever and spend time with Natalie and all my friends..who i miss a ton!!! Anyway..im getting excited:) K bed time..More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Pictures from the photoshoot i did:)

Day 127

Today i went grocery shopping and got some food for the rest of the week..then i went to coach the kiddies. We worked on footwork today for hitting..so i pulled a couple of the girls aside and we worked on left, right left...left right left..for what seemed like forever..but they are improving:) Then we had our practice..we were missing Josephine, Rebeckah and Freja because they are sick..and Petra is out of town..and Evelina was studying..so there were just 6 of us..but Aaron, Evelinas boyfriend played with us along with this other girl Johanna, from a nearby city. So it was a good practice..but its always hard when our starting setter isnt there..because shes the one i care about connecting with because she is whos on the court with me..anyway and it was really hard because i was the only middle so i had to hit 3x as much..and be front row the wholllle practice. It was 3x the workout and i am absolutely exhausted! It was good though. So hopefully everyone will be back for our practice on Friday:) Anyway..so i just came home from practice and talked to andrew, britt and jordana on skype..and now im goin to bed..its 3am:) More later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 126

Well the train ride was pretty long last night..but we finally made it home! I went to the grocery store to get some food..and thought i would get some stuff to make cookies:) Feelin a little domestic today. So i thought i got all the ingredients..they didnt have chocolate chips though so i had to get chocolate bars to chop up:) So i got home, made the cookies and they did not look like cookies at all..they were all stuck to one another on the cookie sheet and as flat as can be. They wouldnt even budge off the pan..i still dont know how im going to clean that damn thing! I must have forgot a key ingredient..hmm..So ya my day of baking was a bust..so sad:( Oh well..Anyway so my body was exhausted from this weekend so i layed around all day listening to music and talked to my friend andrew on skype for a record 11 hours haha we exchanged some of our favorite youtube videos and he sent me a couple of songs hes been working on (he plays the guitar and sings) i know i know..what am i doing with my life right..haha i talked to britt for awhile too..oh i was a little productive today..i wrote a poem:) So that was fun:) Anyway..better head to bed now its like 2am:) More later..
xoxo Kerri

Day 125

Well woke up today at 730 which was rough because i didnt nake it to bed last night til like 3 oops:) I was talking to my friend andrew on skype for 5 hrs..then i tried to go to bed but there was a party going on outside and people were yelling..so i couldnt get to bed til around 3..But i woke up and we had breakfast..my favorite part of the hotels here..the breakfasts are amazing..crepes, waffles, every meat, cheese and bread possible..and alot of other delicious food:) After breakfast we had an hour before film so i tried to take a quick nap..but i couldnt..so we watched film, then went to ICA to grab something for lunch..and we ate in the cars cause we were kinda tight for time..So the game went well..it was pretty stressful the first 2 games..but we ended up winning 3-0:) I played solid..like 10 points..so yesterday was definetely my better game..but we only played 3 games today..so i have to keep that in mind:) Im really impressed with our team for winning in 3 though, because the first 2 games were really close adn we really pushed hard to win and stayed calm during critical points...which is a first this season:) After the game we showered and our coaches went to oick up our preordered food from somewhere..we had spaghetti..which was kind of gross:(..then we made our way to the train station..and sat around for awhile..Well More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 124

Well..woke up on the train..it was a looong night. We got on the train..watched some video..then watched Blue lagoon in my little sleeping section.. Which was kind of an annoying movie to say the least..actually i hated it..Its not a classic right? I could say i hated it? haha I was with Freja, Becca, Caroline, Sara and Yvonne..so it was a reallly long train ride..i slept ok though..so we got off..then got our cars and drove 2 hours to Gislaved..So we played the first game..and won..I didnt play that good..i just wasnt into the game..then the second game came and went..we lost..we just made too many errors..then we had a break between the 2nd and 3rd game..and i decided that i did not want to feel like i do now at the end of the game..and i need to make a change..not let the game pass me by.. and turn it on. So i went out there in the 3rd game and turned it on:) And the 4th game too:) It was a great win for us. We were like a new team the 3rd and 4th game..we had so much energy..it was really fun. I had 17 points. i was happy with my overall game..I was dominate at the net, blocking, had some good kills and a couple aces:) After the game I went up and gave my friend , the setter, a hug and said "nice game"..and then we went out to eat at this thai resturant. It was amazing. Im so in love with thai food its not even funny:) Yummm..i had read curry chicken with rice and veggies..it was the best. Then we had a 2 hr drive to the hotel..got to the hotel ..Im rooming with Petra and Freja..we had 3 to a room and it was somebodys great idea to put the 3 tallest girls on the team together and make one of them sleep on a cot..and that unlucky..semi bitter person is me:( haha i immediately plugged in my computer..cause i was going through withdrawals:) And so ive been skyping Britt and my friend Andrew..who just found out today he tore his ACL!!!! :( So sad!!! But he thinks hes gonna stay in Austria to get surgery..so i feel bad for him..poor thing. Thats gotta be hard..I know how hard it was for me when i had my surgery..not having my mom..and even being sick over here without her is hard..so i cant imagine having surgery over here, and living alone:( Anyway enough with the sad faces haha..so im gonna keep skyping andrew to cheer him up and Britt cause shes lonely..meanwhile freja is sleeping and petra is reading..and im quietly typing..which isnt very possible..im just pecking away hoping its quiet..but it never is to anyone listening haha oops..i guess im an annoying roommate..maybe i wouldve been less annoying if i wasnt on a damn cot? hmm anyway..Andrew and I are playing 20 questions so i have to focus some energy toward the gimp..More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 123

So today I had alot to do..I did laundry, went to the grocery store and got stuff for the train..I cleaned my apt..and then Freja came over to pick up Pepsi:( I cant leave him home by himself all weekend so its time for him to go back to his real home! Im done being a surrogate mother..man im gonna miss him peeing on the floor and spreading my dirty clothes throughout my apt:( haha Anyway..so my day was spent getting ready for our trip..just packing and making sure i had everything..now i have to go meet the girls at the bus station..we have a half hour ride to the train station..then a 14 hr train ride:) More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 122

Today is usually our day off but since we travel tommorow..we practiced today. It went well. We played 4 games to 25..starting at 10..and my team won 3 out of 4. It was pretty good..We play away this weekend against Gislaved and Falkoping. We play Gislaved first..against my friend who is the setter..so it'll be fun to see her..but im not excited for the traveling. We take the train for 14 hours..then we have a 2 hr drive..then we play..then another 2 hr drive back to the hotel..yikes. So thatll be interesting! I do really like the train..i kind of love it..cause once youre on..youre on..no changing flights or buses..but it is kinda hard to sleep on there. Anyway..didnt do too much else today..but i have a bunch of stuff to do tommorow..Ive been talking to my friend Andrew on skype..he played basketball for university of montana and now he plays pro in Austria..with my other friend Matt, who went to Eastern..small world..and Brittney (whos playing in Austria too)...always has free weekends and has gone to visit them a couple times cause shes friends with Matt too..so its a small little athlete world we're in. crazy..Anyway..so ive been talkin to him for like 4 1/2 hours now..so time for bed:) More later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 121

Todays practice was kind of hard..My legs are realllly feeling dead from lifting the other day! I feel like I cant move..and i feel so slow. So practice was hard for me today. I kind of got yelles at too..not for being slow or anything..just for being too tight to the net too much..but i never get yelled at so it was kind of surprising haha..We did alot od sideout game and did alot of jumping..so i could not wait to get home and just lay down and ice my body. So i got home and made myself some food and just lounged around as usual:) Boring day..More later
xoxo Kerri

Day 120

We had practice today and it was really really hard actually. My body is so incredibly sore from yesterday..that extra workout i did kicked my ass today..We did this drill at the end of practice where each player had to hit for 3 minutes straight against the rest of the team..It was so so exhausting! Usually our practices aren't so draining..but today was crazy hard. I wish we had more practices like this though so than we could be better conditioned and everyone would work harder like this drill forced us to do today. I wasnt the only one who was dying at the end though..everyone was gasping for air and so red in the face haha..my body is deaaaad though. Caroline gave me a ride home because i refuse to walk from now on since it is -25 outside..i got home, took a shower, made some food and am now in my favorite spot on my couch:) Well its kind of the only spot i can be because my cable cord for my internet isnt so long..but its a good spot:) Anyway..the dinner i made tonight was pretty good if i do say so myself. I made pasta with carbonara sauce, mixed veggies and tuna..and hot sauce! It was really really good..so im kind of proud of myself!!! :) Its gonna be my new staple..So now im just catching up with friends on facebook and skyping with my friend Trey, and i'll be going to bed early tonight..im exhausted! More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 119

Today Tina came over here and we hung out for awhile..she caught me up on her weekend in Umea..she went to a concert and went out for the weekend:) Then we went over to her parents house and watched Superbad and had some coffee..then she drove me to weights..It was really hot down in the gym today..the ventilation system wasn't working so it was extremely muggy! But it was really good today..I did our weight program and then alot of my own exercises and it felt good to do a little extra today..Then i went up to the gym to coach the girls. Today we worked on diving and rolling..Well they were supposed to run then dive then roll..in one motion..but they ran then stopped then fell..then tried to roll, but that didnt work out too well for some of them hahaha..a couple of them are really good though, and are really excited to show me they can do it..and then theres a few that when i tell them "Ok..ready?" They give me this "oh shit" look..and say "Nejjjjjj" which means Noooooo..haha but they try anyway which is what matters:) So after that..I walked to ICA because i was in desperate need of groceries..So I almost died being outside. I'm serious..i have never been so cold in my entire life..and I have been in my share of ice baths after practice believe me..but having my whole body submerged in ice water does not compare to how cold it was outside today..It was -25..I honestly didnt know if i was gonna make it home from the store!! I couldnt move my face at all..I finally got inside my apt and i just stood there for like 2 minutes before i even locked the door. I hate being this cold..it was horrible!!! So I made myself some food finally..then got on skype and talked to my friend Christina who is playing vball for Gislaved, a team in my league..eho we actually play this saturday!! So thatll be fun im excited!!! She wanted me to stay there and hang out with her but we have another game on sunday too..so i cant:( But for the quarter finals when we go there maybe we'll make some plans..anyway..we're both in the same boat for alot of things..she's in a tiny town too..and she's having her share of struggles with adjusting..but im a little bit better off because my team is in 6th place and hers is in 10th:) So Kerri 1, Christina 0 haha Anyway..its like 330..so More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 118

Well..I didnt get much sleep last night after watching scary movies all night..I went to bed at like 6am..I kept waiting for the sun to come up..but it never did haha..so i went to bed with all the lights on and the tv blaring:) We had practice today..it was really fun actually..Sunday practices are my favorite because we play alot of back row attack and other fun drills..so we played for like an hour, then we went over to Evelina's house to watch our game on Saturday..that wasn't so fun. I was even more mad after watching then as i was right after the game. It was hard to watch because we made so many stupid mistakes that we usually dont do..and we made those mistakes at critical points..so frustrating. I think the most frustrating thing to watch was the lack of sets that i got. I got 12 sets the WHOLE fucking game. I'm sorry..but i still can't even believe it. Im used to getting at least 20 sets..12 is a joke. The sets I did get, i scored everytime..and i kept telling josephine to keep setting me, but she didnt..so after we watched the game i talked to her and told her that me getting 12 sets is not okay! She said that she doesnt realize who she sets how many times, or if they kill the ball. I told as nice as i possibly could that THAT IS YOUR JOB AS A SETTER...to know who you set and if they score when you set them!!!! So Im just going to be as annoying as possible and tell her to set me every single time until she does:) sorry had to get that out of my system. Anyyyway..after that little discussion..we watched the movie 'Miracle'..it was supposed to be a team bonding thing..but people were texting the whole time, answering their phone during the movie, and getting up..its just a little different from what im used to..things that have been big no no's in the past are more than ok to do here..but the movie was great..its my favorite sports movie next to Remember the Titans:) After the movie I came home and now im goin to bed! More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 117

Well we had morning practice..that went really well..and then we had our game against Orebro. We lost 3-0. It was extremely frustrating because we were so close all 3 games and just made the stupidest mistakes at critical points..and we didnt serve tough enough..we had 0 aces..(they passed really really well too, but still) to their 8..they served really tough and we had some problems with that. And ten we just had stupid mistakes..just letting the ball drop, and a few net calls. We just were never in rhythm the whole game..and no one was relaxed and it really showed in our play. I was so mad after the game..im mad everytime we lose..but i really wanted this game..it wouldve been huge for us..so i had a nice long walk home from the gym and got out my frustration by kicking snowballs on the sidewalk haha..but seriously. So theres a picture for you haha..I got home and made myself something to eat and just relaxed. Then Caroline, Yvonne and Evelina came over and we watched Just friends again cause Yvonne and Evelina both havent seen it..so Carro and I sat through it again..but its hilarious, so it was fine..Then Eve went home to be with her bf for the remainder of valentines day..which wasnt much..she went home at like 11 haha..she probably would have stayed longer too, but we all wanted to watch scary movies and se didnt. I dont know wy we wanted to watc scary movies..Yesterday was Friday the 13th and we watched a comedy and now todays valentines day and we want to watch scary movies:) Kind of backwards:) So we watched a movie called The Reaping which was pretty scary and then we watched one called Dead Silence..which was soooo scary!!!!! We were all huddled together in a ball holding onto eachoter for dear life..so scared..and at a really scary part..I felt like i was in a scary movie because my doorbell rang!!! We all screamed at the top of our lungs (sorry neigbors)..It was a bunch of the guys..they had been drinking and came over to entertain us..and they certainly were haha Tey were really really funny..then they left and we finished our movie..then they came over again haha and i finally had to kick them out so i could go to sleep..but ive gotten rel far..its almost 5am and im too scared to go to bed! I have all my lights on, my tv on pretty loud and my bathroom door open and my shower curtain open!! I dont know why i do this to myself! I just like te adrenaline rush of being scared i guess! Well..Im going to try and go to bed soon..so we'll see how that goes haha..More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Umm this was supposed to be a pizza..story of my life in the kitchen..Mom are you proud yet?

My walk to the gym in the a.m. :)

My friend Macarena made me this amazing cake..its white with chocolate and cream cheese frosting and bluberries..weird combo but its amazing:)

I forgot what the swedish name for this is..but its basically a sandwich cake..elaborately decorated with cheese, shredded lettuce, egg and tomatoes..really good:)

My beautiful bday din din

I'm taking this at ground level..notice the buried swingset. umm..

Day 116

Today I ad lunch with Tina at Petra's cafe..It was a nice little outing! I always enjoy our little dates:) Then I talked to Britt for awhile on Skype..we are so on the same page with our situations playing over here..so we have alot to talk about all the time. I wish she was over here in Sweden with me though!! Maybe next year we can play together..we'll see:) So practice tonight went really well..we played mostly the whole practice..and the intensity was pretty high..so it felt good. I feel good going into our game tommorow. After practice Carro came over and we got some snacks from the store and watched Just freinds, with Ryan Reynolds..its really funny actually..so that was fun. Now Im just catching up on my email and ten gonna go to bed! Early practice tommorow and a big game:) So More Later!
xoxo Kerri
Oh Im going to post pics from my bday meal and of some of the snow outside my apt building:)

Day 115

My package came today!!! From my Mom and Natalie! It was te best feeling ever:) I have been feeling kind of homesick the past couple of days..so it was great timing. The package had graham crackers (one of my fav foods that we dont have here), tea, hot sauce from Taco Bell..god i miss chalupas and spicy chicken burritos at 1am..I miss anything at 1am, since everything closes at 8 here! Ahhh They also sent me a journal, some magazines and a couple of really good books..oh ya and a calendar...of kittens. Thanks Natalie we know how much i love cats..so much I let my little dog pee on it and then threw it out in the snow! Haha juuust kidding its safe and sound and unopened on my coffee table,,maybe ill give it to one of the girls..Happy Valentines Day! Kidding again..Anyway, so Natalie and Mom youre gonna be proud of me..I almost read a whole book today! Its te book Natalie said is her favorite right now.."Extremely loud and incredibly close". I ave like 100 pages left. It's great..Its hilarious and so real..its fascinating..i couldnt put it down! So I'll definetely finish it in the next day or 2. :) So today was our day off and i spent it reading..i was really proud of myself for that..It's going to be my new goal, to read 2 hours a day. I have the time..its just motivating myself to physically pick up a book..its awful because i like reading..i do..so i just need to do it. Later on Tina and her friend Anna came over and we watched Coach Carter..then i talked to Austen for like 3 hours on Skype..so that was my day and night! Thank you guys so much for my package..i loved it more than you know:) More later
xoxo Kerri

Day 114

Today I had coaching. The girls worked on blocking and then they played 4's because there were only 8 of them tonight.Then we had practice..it went pretty well..Then I came home and wanted to post some pictures on here..but realized i left my camera at Mac's apt last night at my bday party..so i'll have to post them later. I didnt do much tonight..watched a couple of movies and went to bed:) More Later..
xoxo Kerri

Day 113

Its my birthday!! I'm 23..but really I'm 12:) Today I woke up to a couple texts from my friends here wishing me a happy bday..one i wasnt too happy about because it was at 7am..but it was sweet anyway:) I woke up at 1pm..cleaned my apt, did some laundry, took Pepsi for a walk, and then sat down to watch the movie "Goal"..which i thought was a good pump up movie before practice haha..then i started my trek to practice..and had a phone interview with the newspaper which made me late to practice oops..didnt miss anything too important though..just warm up:) So i jumped right in..and it was a pretty good practice today:) I got to talk to my Mama today so that was really nice..I wish she was here..I wished she was here when i was sick and today i wished she was here..but shes busy with my little niece and trying to trap my sister in Yakima forever haha..So after practice our whole team(minus 2) but including Anders, headed over to my friend Macarena's apt..where she was cooking us dinner for my bday..and she made me a cake:) The best cake ever may i add..seriously. I left my camera over there but ill post the pics tommorow of the amazing looking food:) She's such a sweet girl. She even gave me a present..this really cute stuffed rabbit..which I named Macan(her nickname). The other girls gave me presents too:) Sophie gave me coffee cups that say Norsjo Kommun on them..and my friend Emelie made me some cocunut dessert cake stuff..that was reeaally good:) So it was great. After i got home i talked to my sister for awhile on hte phone..and then one of my friends came over to wish me a happy bday..so that was nice. Then i got on skype and talked more with Natalie, cause i kind of cut her off..and i miss talking to her so much! So it was good to catch up..even though it was a one sided convo because she doesnt have a webcam yet haha..so shes getting one tommorow and that will be much better than me talking and her holding my baby niece and pecking at the computer haha..I talked to Britt and a couple of my other close friends on skype too..and had alot of people send me bday wishe on facebook..so it was a good day:) Welll im off to bed as soon as i get to talk to Jordana on Skype..its 115am soo she better hurry up! K more later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 112

Today I woke up around 10..got ready, put a couple of outfits together and headed to the photography studio with Ake, our asst coaches husband, who wanted to take some pics of me in his studio. I thought it was just going to be for like an hour tops..but i ended up being there for like 5 hours. it was so fun though..i had a great time. I think he's making a cd for me, so when i get it, i will definetely post the pictures. There were some good ones:) After that we went back to his house and went through the film and picked which pics were the best..and that took awhile cause there were alot. So I borrowed more movies from him..and then he took me home and I watched a couple and talked to Trey on skype and that was my night! Well tommorows my bday..crazy. More later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 111

Today we had practice..only for like an hour though..then we went over to our asst coaches house and watched our game in her movie theatre in her house:) It was good to watch it, but im a little worried that our team is letting this win go to our heads. Its great that we won..but its just one game and we need to focus on our game this weekend. So hopefully no one is too comfortable..and everyone comes ready and focused on Tuesday for practice. I was gonna go to the new Tom cruise movie Valkyria? with Tina..but practice and watching the game went a little overtime..so no movie for me:( Instead i just cam home and have been talking to Britt and my friend Trey on skype..and ive been youtubing..im addicted. I just sit here and laugh by myself i love it. So if youre on youtube you have to look at my favorite videos..My favorite ones are: model falls on runway sportscaster laughs uncontrollably, kid after the dentist, best worst man ever, and fat kid on rollercoaster. The last one sounds awful but i swear its a priceless video hahah..all of them are. hahahaha Now im just sitting at home watching the break up with jennifer aniston and vice vaughn..i love vince vaughn..we would be best friends if we met i know it haha Well im gonna go to bed soon..im getting up relatively early tommorow. Ake, our "trainer" is a photographer and wants me to take some pics tommorow in the studio..so that should be fun. More later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 110

We won today!!!! We played Elverket..te number 4 team in our league. We beat them in 3 which was huge for us because we've really struggled the past few games with closing games out..we win the first 2 and then we blow it..so today was awesome. Everyone played really really well. The game went by so fast..it was over in less than an hour. crazy. After the game i cam home and made something to eat..and just hung out. Then i went over to Jill's apt and hung out with her and Emelie..they caught me up on their trip to Thailand..so that was fun. A few of our other friends came over too..so it was fun. I stayed over there for awhile and didnt make it home til 330am..so i got home and made a pizza but then fell asleep and forgot about it..the smell of it burning woke me up! Aahh im awful! so ya..it was the blackest pizza ive ever seen..story of my life in the kitchen:( Anyway..gonna go to bed..more later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 109

Today was pretty mellow..i just had practice, which went alright. And then i came home and watched some tv, and made my lunch for tommorow..game day:) Its hard to feel good about games because we can never make it through a whole week of practice with everyone there..its always a guessing game..i wonder who is gonna be at practice tonight? Sometimes we practice with like 6 people..so its frustrating for sure. But both tuesday and wednesday and today weve had everyone..so it feels good. I have a good feeling about the game tommorow. Its been forever since weve played! Like 3 weeks actually..so itll be nice. Anyway, im gonna go to bed..i have to wake up early for morning practice tommorow. More Later.
xoxo Kerri

Day 108

Today I went to the grocery stores and put up posters for our game..I almost froze walking to and from the stores though. It was like -20 and the snow and wind were blowing in my face brrrrr It snowed like 8 inches over night..its ridiculous outside right now..I need to take a picture because where the snow isnt plowed..its up to my head no joke. Ill try and take a pic in the next couple days. So no practice today..which was nice. Carro came over and we were watching 7 pounds, the new Will Smith movie..which is really really sad, by the way:( I didnt really like it that much...anyway were watching the movie and then Freja came over and needed help with an English summary, so i helped her with that. We finished the movie and then i didnt do much else after that..just went to bed. More later..
xoxo Kerri

Day 107

Today I went over to Miyuki's and we watched the Elvereket dvd (our opponent this weekend)..we lost to them last time we played them..but it was a really close game..I didnt play that well that game, I remember that much..so this will be a great opprotunity for me to prove myself. Then I had coaching which went well as usual..then i had an hour of downtime so I called my Mama to see how she was doing..it was a short conversation..she was at an appt with my baby niece:) But I'm going to call her again tommorow probably. I also called Natalie and FINNNNALLLLY got ahold of her! haha For like 3 months Ive thought she had joined the witness protection program..seriously I was starting to get worried! But we talked for awhile..I made her youtube some of my favorite youtube videos hahaha..Hopefully she enjoyed them..they are just a few of my personal favs:) And I did watch the superbowl commercials...the careerbuilder one and the Dennys grand slam one hahahaha..loved them both!! haha I wish I couldve talked to her more..we gogt cut off because my phone ran out of minutes..but im getting more money on it tommorow..so hopefully it wont be 3 more months til i get ahold of her again..ill be gome by then! haha..Im so so happy i got to talk to both of them..it made my day. I miss them both so so so much! I cannot wait to get home and see them! And my niece!! So excited!!! :) Anyway, after i got off the phone with Natalie..we had practice..We did our conditioning for the first hour , like we usually do..then we played 6 on 6 for 2 staright hours..that went really well..Im exhausted now though!! So i got home and it was already 1030pm..so im not gonna do too much..just go to bed..i have the day off tommorow..but i have some errands to run, so i have to wake up at kind of a decent hour..11 maybe:) More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 106

Today I woke up, went to the bank and sadly that was the highlight of my day..getting my check:) We had practice later on and that went alright..we almost had everyone at practice today..which is rare. Someone is ALWAYS sick or something..its so crazy. I guess thats just being in a small town I guess..the flu just keeps getting passed around and around..people are sick like every other week. But ya everyone was at practice tonight, except Rebekah. Practice went pretty good up until the end, when things started going downhill a little bit..but hopefully we can pick up the intensity tommorow. I got home from practice and talked to Jordana a little bit on skype, watched some greys anatomy and ate fishsticks:) So that was my day..pretty exciting I know..dont judge me haha..well More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 105

Today i didnt do too much. I went grocrery shopping, and to the bank, but it was closed..so i just have to go tommorow. I had weights..there were only like 4 of us there..so that shows just how serious our our team takes weightlifting:) haha..so that didnt take too long..and after that was done I coached my team for a couple of hours. They are so cute..I could tell they all missed me..I walked in the gym and was bombarded with "Kerri, Kerri Kerri, Kerri" haha..theyre too cute. After I was done I came home and talked to Austen..we were planning his trip here..trying to figure out what days he should come and everything:) and I was also talking to my friend Andrew on skype. He plays vball in Stockholm, and we have the same agent, Steve. He's from Canada and he's really cool. But he had some bad news..He had torn his ACL and was on his way home to Canada to get surgery! Poor thing..so his season is over:(I feel really bad for him..and just pray that I dont get hurt while Im over here..and then I talked to Brittney forever. We were searching youtube videos while we were talking and laughing so hard at some videos that were on there..the best ones were the ones of people falling..surprise surprise:) I'm sick I know..I cant help it! So that was pretty entertaining! Now I'm just about to go to bed..I have a couple errands i have to get up and do tommorow before practice..so more later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 104

We had practice this morning at 1030..didnt get too much sleep last night..so it was pretty early for me! I t went well though..there were only 6 of us..the younger girls were at this tournament for 18 yrs and under..so the 6 that were at practice did alot of conditioning, but it was good for us. After practice we went over to our asst coach, Ann's house. We ate there and watched the Italy vball game..so that was fun. Then I came home..cleaned a little, talked to Jordana forever, watched The Holiday on tv and looked up event planning online. Ive been thinking lately about possible careers I would enjoy and i think event planning would be a great fit for me because you are never doing the same thing..youre always planning a new event..so i would never get bored..and it would allow me to use my creativity and use my channel my artistic side..which is a side of me that has kind of been put on hold for awhile because ive been so focused on volleyball..but ive been trying to get back to writing alot(both in my blog and in my regular journal) and ive been getting back to writing my poetry too:) So as for the event planning..I found this website that is the mecca for everything event planning..and im in love with it..its amazing. It has a ton of pictures of fabulous events that are beautifully decorated..and its really inspiring..the site also has a list of jobs and internships that you can search for by city..so im going to look into that more in depth as summer approaches:) So Im kind of excited about this possibility...Anyway, so right now its 340 and Im watching the Superbowl..no superbowl commercials over here..but at least i can watch it! Im sooo tired, so as sooon as this is over I am going to bed! More Later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 103

Today we had practice..Anders wasn't there..and it was an optional practice, so we just played triples the whole time basically..We played best of 3..My team won the first 2 games really easily and then lost the 3rd game 24-26..It was a really fun practice though..we got to play with the music on and just play..so it was fun. After that Sara had everyone over at her house where we had fika..i dont know if there is a name for what we had but basically it was toast with melted cheese, tomato and pineapple on it..it was really good..then we played some playstation..we played this swedish game that was about music knowledge (American music) so i was good at that:) We played in teams and my partner was Rebekah..we got 2nd place..so not too bad:) And I was reading the swedish version of US weekly at Saras and saw a picture of this girl i know!!!!! Her name is Victoria Prince, she grew up in Washington..and i used to play against her..anyway she's Kevin Federline's new girlfriend i guess! haha..horrrible choice Victoria eww..but it was really funny to see her in the magazine:) Later on Caroline came over and we watched Eagle Eye and ate some ice cream and hung out..wellll More later!
xoxo Kerri

Day 102

Today i rested up for practice..which was kinda rough for me actually..i had zero energy..so i was glad when it was over! After that i went to the boys hockey game with Caroline and Freja..it was really good to get out of the house. Then me and Carro came back to my house and ate some pizza and hung out..freja came over after that and then we all went over to Dennis's place. It was a good night..much needed after being cooped up in my apt all week! More Later!
xoxo Kerri