Samantha-isms..My struggles with taking it literally

How cute am I? I love those pictures...by the way, Donnie is the guy is the first picture. I love my Donnie! So, now the good stuff. There are so many things here I think of that make me laugh and I wanted to share them with you. Yes, I do think.. These are some German words that always make me laugh... But it's only because, at the moment, I'm thinking in Doinglish....German/English. (I explain the Samantha-ism before telling it, Samantha-ism = ** )

1. The word "trip" in German is Fart, and that word always makes me laugh. So when I say, "I'm going on a school trip to Paris" this is how it sounds from me, "I'm going to Paris on a class..hee hee...fart....(checks turning red) hee hee."
**"You have to fart to get anywhere around here, what a trip!"**

2. I found it odd that, coming straight from the dictionary, Chaste, Modesty, Well-behaved, decency,and good manners all have the same word. "Sittsam" or how I see it, **"SIT SAM!" "Don't play with the boys, just sit there."**

3. The word "Sinn" in German means "to have a sense of something, consciousness"..**sinning, consciousness, sinning, consciousness, I'm so confused...what do I do? Oh I get it, sinning is like being conscious!..?"** ( that probably wasn't a good one to follow the last one)

4. In German "to be horny", sexually, and "to think something is extremely cool, or interesting" is the same word. "Geil" so you have to watch out how you use that word. **True story, I said once, wow that tree makes me horny...I wanted to say, I find that tree extremely cool..Oops!**

5. The word "Smoking" has nothing to do with smoking. Only in the form of have we use it as slang...Wow she's smokin! In German it means "dinner jacket, Tuxedo...to be wearing" **Germans wouldn't understand when the American girls see a half naked guy at the beach and we say He's smokin! The Germans would say, no he's not....he's half naked...he's horny!**

And you would only get that one if you paid attention to # 4.

Well I think I'm done for now, but I'll let you know when I find something else that is completely stupid forth telling you... I'm still alive..

p.s. You know you are an American in Germany when you are the only one in your gym class that doesn't smoke....and you're still the one dragging behind, gasping for air.

From Sam (Via Beverly)

Pic 1: Friends from language camp.
Pic 2: Looking out over Hedersleben.
Pic 3: The courtyard of language camp which is a renovated old monastery.
Pic 4: Hi Guys! I'm having tons of fun!


Sam's computer won't let her send pictures, so she sent me some using her host mama's computer. She also sends the following Samantha-ism.

Samantha is looking for her Sanity. She lost it when she left Hedersleben. If you have any information about where her Sanity might be, please contact her asap.

Hedersleben was where she was for language camp. Apparently school and life have caught up with her and stolen her sanity. At least she's in good company with herself because she's always been a little insane anyway!

Here are the finished pictures of Elliots room, we'll post some of our house soon, I've been busy getting things organized. We also bought a new car a 2005 Mazda6 hatchback, its pretty nice, nicer then any other car we owned so we're kinda excited.