Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Franconia



Hey Guys,

So here I am, in the land of 10,000 lakes and it is beautiful. After you've been in Arkansas hell-heat for so long you eventually forget that there are reasonable temperatures in other areas of the united states. Too bad I thought it was going to be freezing. I checked the weather, and it said lows in the 30's and 40's. I get here and it gets up to 80 during the day. I have a closet full of unwanted sweaters.
Everyone has been really nice. I weeded the garden yesterday and today I organized the basement, made zucchini bread and am making dinner for 10 people. I've been pretty busy. Last night everyone got a little too rowdy and at one point I ended up on my butt with my head beneath a rapidly approaching porch swing. Thank goodness I had a high enough blood alcohol level to dull the pain. We blasted Lucero from the speakers in the house, and yelled at sleeping interns with a megaphone. We somehow ended up arm wrestling, and due to my ridiculously strong biceps, I beat several people including David.....twice. Herego the nickname "Over the top". Yes, I have been given a nickname, I am officially an art groupie.
I am staying in the "big house" (pictured). There is running water, but it has white things floating in it. I went to walmart and stocked up on jugs.(not the magazine). . I'm having a great time and hope to have funny stories soon. I love you guys.


5 comments:

katandkarl said...

yea! looks like fun! aren't you glad you are there? =)

Anonymous said...

well that doesn't look bad at all. where is the shack with the plastic for the door? running water? geez, it's like a palace!

Elizabeth Spann said...

Seriously- that's not bad at all. All that worrying about a shanty for nothin. Have a good time!

Leah Billings said...

Yea! I'm glad you like it. I'm surprised you haven't made any jokes yet about the way they talk!:) Keep having fun.

Chandle said...

It's not bad. I'm having a good time. Most of the people here are from New York. I don't get the MN accent too much.