I remember when we started to write this blog. We just had started to live together and I took this video that was about our first laundry day at Unterhof. I had a big vision about it how we will post it - gosh how things have changed after that.
When we first came to Germany and I got to know Alex, we were talking on the bus how we will visit all the restaurants that we have on Frankfurterstraße, how we are gonna write a bucket list about things to do on our erasmus year. We were actually dreaming about making this blog a fucking awesome success story and that we will be famous someday (don't know if Alex was as serious about it as I was). But now the months have gone and we just have left june and july, two pathetic months.
You know what changed our success story? Even tho we haven't been posting about it on our blog, our lives have changed completely when the year 2014 started - actually at the same time.
When Alex had her birthday, she met her boyfriend. Also I did, just at a different place.
What we didn't tell you dear readers (or Alex didn't), we went to Marktplatz after Alex's birthday surprise at Marjorie's. Alex was giving candy to total strangers, and we ended up going to Unterhof with two of these strangers - no, they didn't end up being our boyfriends today.
Anyways, we went to Unterhof. We were little bit tipsy and finally Alex found him, Jake, from the balcony - thanks to Melih or Joseph (can't remember which one it was). When I noticed that Alex had found her entertainment for the night, I continued my evening with Stuart, one Lithuanian guy and these two strangers from Marktplatz, direction Monkeys.
After some nice Jägershots, wine and weird colamixuredrink I found my boyfriend from the dance floor - pretty funny story actually, too bad you're not gonna be reading about it on this blog.
But long story short; me and Alex both fell in love. So lonely single bitches out there; if u wanna meet the love of your life, PLEASE arrange a surprise party to your best friend and get tipsy as a motherbitch.
Because of this whole "falling in love" -thing, me and Alex have been öhm, lets say, occupied. We had our own up and downs also because of this big change in our lives. Poopproblems etc (I just love to write words together - gives it a kinda finnish edge).
But now, I feel like we are back in the game. Our friendship is not just about partying and having fun. Friendship is also a relationship and it will give you so much more if you want to work on it. We really know each other better and appreciate each other so much more as we did in the beginning. Even tho we have now quite different lives and we are not together 24/7, I still know I will have a place in Alex's life in the future - and she also has a place in mine.
Holymoly this is intense what I have been writing on this blog - sorry man.
But finally I think I can now start to tell about my birthday that Alex and some of my other friends arranged for me (even tho I heard that Alex was the brain of the whole awesomeness that I got).
Because what I had done for Alex on her birthday, I knew she had arranged something. I was waiting for something all the time - something obvious that would happen. I was just teasing myself by trying to think as Alex does, and it went totally wrong, my thoughts I mean.
On the last night, 22.5. I was staying at my boyfriends place, and he was asking my schedule for my birthday; if I'm going to the gym and going to my classes etc. I went to sleep little bit disappointed that he hadn't arranged anything for me on that night…
In the morning I woke up at 6.30 - alone. I knew my bf was gonna do breakfast for me, but at 6.30 in the morning?! I tried to continue sleeping, but I couldn't. At 7 he entered the room and asked, if I want to have my birthday present and told that the breakfast is ready in 10 minutes. I started to ask "why this soon?!" and he went to get my present. He came back to the room holding a big, flat packet that had a cupcake on it with a lighted candle, a birthday card and a paper with a long text. I started by reading the note. It told me to go to the university at 8, not to ask questions, just follow the clues that I will find on my way. I was confused - did I really have to go to my class at 8?!
After reading the paper that Alex had wrote to me, I opened the packet and ate the cupcake. Friedel (my bf) had made a collection of our pictures and framed it for me (thank you reader for the "aaaaaw" -noises).
I headed to the breakfast table and started to put myself ready to the Uni. I went to the classroom, as I had been told on the paper. There it was, standing lonely in the classroom; second clue with a cupcake and a lighter. It said that my third clue will be in Phil 1 at the cafeteria at 12. That meant I had to sit in my class for 4 hours till I could go to the next clue - I even asked if I could go to Friedels to get some -you know what- but Alex told me not to follow my hormones. I almost fell a sleep at the class and started to walk to the other campus little bit earlier than I was supposed to.
The third clue was something mm, creamy and delicious - as the second clue had promised. At the cafeteria was Annika with a bottle of beige baileys and penis shaped balloons. We cracked up the bottle of baileys and I continued my journey to the bus top, where I had to take the bus to Berlinerplatz. The number 801 bus came and at Berliner I had Sara waiting for me.
Oh, Sara looked like a polka- candy under her white-red striped umbrella. She had tied balloons over her body and was standing at Berliner with a wide smile on her face (BAHHA this sounds like a scene from a weird erotic book that have been written for 50-yo women). I went to her and she gave me clue number 4; a map that told where I will find my next clue. I was so excited ! I headed to the direction that the map pointed me to! I hugged Sara again and went to Marjories.
There she was, waiting for me on the doorstep and taking photos of me. I was now wearing the balloons Sara had had on her when I saw her at Berliner.
I got in to Marjories apartment and she gave me some champagne and took me to her bathroom. She had put some candles, music and flowers all around the bathroom. Kinda seductive, don't you think?
I was supposed to just enjoy myself and take a bath and put myself ready for the day that was still ahead. I decided to take a normal shower and continued sipping my champagne.
While putting myself ready, doing makeup and nails, Marjorie had made me a salad. After I had done everything for the evening, we headed to eat the salad and I got the clue number 5; a card and a appointment at a salon. Marjorie called me a cab that took me to the salon and there was waiting my flower headband and a girl that knew what to do with my hair! Amazoon
She started to curl my hair and in the end I had two hairstylist doing my hair and putting it together. All of a sudden Friedel came in to the salon as well and after my hair was done and fabulous, we went to eat together to the boat house. It was sunny again, and we enjoyed our meal outside.
Everyone was staring at me because of my hair and long dress. We finished our meal and I wanted to leave the restaurant - the sun was just shining too brightly and I was melting. We started to walk back to the city centre and went to sit in the shadow. Friedel was texting almost constantly and I just knew something was up. Somehow I got a feeling that my friends had arranged something to the central bar. Well, around 7.30 we went to the central bar and my friends were waiting for me there. They started to sing happy birthday to me and I just said "fuck you guys, I'm going home".
How amazing is this all? So many steps, I was so excited and the end was sooo amazing. So many people had came to celebrate me at central bar. I felt so lucky. Why all of these people want to be here for me - what I have done for deserve this?
The whole night was a success. Although couple of annoying bitches jumped the queue and went head of us.
In the morning I woke up happily and thought in my head; yesterday was the best day of my life.
Im so grateful to all of my friends that joined me on my birthday. The biggest hug and thanks goes ofc to my fabulous roommate, Alex. My life in Germany wouldn't be anything without you, sis.
I still don't know how I can show her how much I appreciate her and how grateful I am to her for being my friend. She is
truly a treasure. Jake is a one lucky boy !
So now I am 22. holy
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| with love, Merzi |
