OUUUUCH!!!

So, my lovies - we all know that I am VERY clumsy.  A prime example would be that I broke my ankle in gym class...because I stepped on Harrison's foot. COOL! I guess I thought that if I jumped overseas, my clumsiness would not follow me. Buuuut, I found out yesterday that was not the case.

EPIC FAIL:
Because no one wears comfies to school like I do in the US (uggs/tennies, sweats and possibly a hat if my hair is really having a good day), I actually have to dress like a human (jeans/leggings, boots, sweater, scarf, jacket, hair in a little chignon).  Ugghh it totally cuts into my sleep time, but whatevs.  Anyyyyway, I was walking to school with my friend Tessa and I was wearing, as we call them, my "cat-woman" boots - gorgeous, knee-high leather boots with a hard heel (the kind of heel that makes the really cool noise when you walk; one of my favorite sounds!). As I'm crossing the intersection, which by the way is SUPER OOBER busy (way busier than usual, probably because we were running a bit behind schedule), I totally WIPE OUT.  Literally.  I just fall to the ground.  I was in shock. I had no idea what was happening, except that I needed to get up and off the street ASAPPERS!  Of course I was laughing the whole time - I mean, imagine if you were in one of the trillion cars stopped at the intersection and you see this chick walking like her s**t don't stank and then all of the sudden she just disappears!  Wow. I'm laughing as I'm typing this because I am reliving this very traumatic experience and I cannot believe it happened.  So, yada yada walking some more and then....IT HAPPENS AGAIN!!!! I have no clue what happened but my foot slipped out from under me and WHOOOOSH!!! I slam my knee into the cobblestone and watch my apple roll down the hill. This time, I started mumble-yelling some very choice words as tears streamed down my cheeks.  This time, I was NOT laughing. Really, Olivia...? TWICE?!?  My body cannot handle this. And today I am feelin' it - OUCH-III-WAWA!  I feel as though I have a peg-leg *said in British accent* [NAME THAT MOVIE - The Great Mouse Detective]
To continue with my horrible day that probably started because Lourdes woke me up at 8:20, when I don't actually wake up until 8:43 (the kitchen clock was set WAY fast and she thought that that was the real time... Lord knows I was NOT a happy camper!), my phone fell out of my pocket and skidded across the floor.  And obviously I was unable to bend at the knee, since I swear it was broken [NOT actually broken, readers - it just felt that way].  ANNNDDD we had a test during first period.  At that point, I was ready to just bust out the doors and walk back home.  Needless to say, I was in pain, sleep deprived and just wanted to cry my eyes out and NOT be bothered. But, I persevered :) YAY ME! My knee, on the other hand, has not recovered as quickly...poo!  It doesn't help that I walk EVERYWHERE.  Just give me a patch to put over my eye and I would be the best real-life pirate with a peg-leg ever. 

Anywhoooo...my life is just kinda the same (plus some added pain and humiliation).  Today, though, I feel a bit more home sick than usual. So, I think I am going to snuggle into my bajillion blankets and have a movie marathon.  These AMERICAN movies will include: Beauty and the Beast (my all-time favorite), Love Actually, Mama Mia!, Atlantis, Fantasia, The Holiday, Chocolat, The Pink Panther (every time I see a "smart" car, I start laughing uncontrollably because I envision the parking scene!), Hercules ("Coming, your most lugubriousness!"), Titanic, The Phantom of the Opera (mmmm Gerard Butler), and last but certainly not least, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.  **Thank you Mumsie for the MUCH NEEDED package :)

Sending my love home - over almost 5,000 miles <3