I GOT TO VOTE!

We had the county election here in Denmark and I was given the right to vote. Until now I have thought that I would never be able to vote in Denmark because I am not a Danish citizen, but apparently after you've lived in the country for 3 years you can vote in the county and regional elections! The second best part is that I know one of the candidates in our area and was able to talk with him briefly before the election to ask him some questions about differing opinions. I really took my ability to vote seriously, now that I know how it is to not have the privilege.

Also this weekend Søren and I were able to go to a beautiful 25th anniversary party for our friends from our church. We play in the band with Tove and two of her daughters. It was a wonderful party with lots of great music, funny speeches and skits, and during the night we even learned a gospel song and sung it together in one big choir.

Then just today we were able to celebrate Lukas' 5th birthday. It was a fun day with family and watching how excited Lukas was to get a Nintendo DS! We were all amazed as to what a 5 year old can figure out with technology! The highlight of the day for me was when Lukas and I were counting up to five together in English and then I said to him in Danish "Yeah and you are 5 years old!" and he answered in English "NO"...because his official birthday is tomorrow, so he was indeed not 5 years old yet!!