Hanging out with the Russian Mafia

so i hear st moritz is where the rich and famous holiday and it must be true because days before i arrive at samedan, arnold swarzanegar (**aghhh i cant spell, i know!!) was here and he broke his leg!!
so as you all know by now i really dont like going to the moutains. it is cold, it is 4 hours away by train and there is NOTHING to do unless you like hiking and skiing. which in case you need reminding i am not a fan of either. the good thing about this trip though was the fact that there was snow!! not much but enough for nicolas and i to roll around in and enough for noel and i to build house with. these houses by the way included mandarin skin for windows and tree branchs for palm trees! they were top quality. so every morning i had the fun task of getting the kids ready for ski school. so many layers and so hard to shove ski boots on a two year olds foot but we finally made it and then we got to walk them over to the class. during this time i would have my break and then in the afternoons we would have heaps of fun playing lego for hours and hours on end. thankfully the weekend rolled around and i went back to zurich on saturday. jenny had just gotten back from england so i met up with her and we went out for fondue with her parents which was really nice. sunday being the last day of the year was spent at home relaxing and figuring out with my friends what to do for the evening. i got to speak to mum while the clock struck 12.00 in australia and wish her a happy new year. sounds like kim and kate had a fun night even though kate was sick she spent it at luna park which would have been awesome!
as for me i went to julians house with lacey and sara and then we went into the city which was all decked out for the occasion. there we met jenny and we spent the night drinking 12 franc vodka and coke and bopping in the rain. the fireworks were really cool when they werent going off at our feet and i was really happy to be there with my swiss friends for the night. of course i missed not being with moo who i am usually with on the 31st of december but this year is going to special spending it in europe and travelling to all these great places with my new friends. sara and lacey stayed over after our big night out and we slept for the majority of the 1st of january but we had fun and that was whats important.

on tuesday even though it was a public holiday i went back up on the train to st moritz. it was extra special this time as well because it was actually snowing. there was snowflakes getting caught in my hair and i was catching them with my hands! it was amazing! so back into the routine for wednesday - friday. catherine got me ski lessons and hire for christmas and also a switcher jacket that says st moritz on it. i really like the gift and even though i am scared to go skiing i think it will just add to the whole swiss alps experience!

after class on friday night i went home and had an early night. for the weekend i went shopping with svetlana and sara in zurich. i got another tripod as my old one broke, another corkboard to add more photos that i got developed and some other bits and pieces!!! now i kind of feel embarassed to also mention this but after we went to a brocken haus which is a second hand store. svetlana wanted to buy iceskates so we all went for a look..... then you will never believe but i found MOON BOOTS yes they are second hand but they were 15 francs usually 300 dollars at the shops!! i had to buy them so i got them and spent saturday night planted in front of the tv with charlies angels and some hotwater and soap!! they now look brand spanking new and i love them! its like walking on pillows. after our day of shopping we then went to moven pick gallery a famous swiss icecreamery and got a cone each - this is going to be a new treat for me, it had to be the best ice cream ever.... even if it was 4 francs for a scoop (a tiny scoop too)

sunday was another lazy day just spent at home and then i went and watched svetlana and sara iceskate. i was actually going to participate but couldnt be bothered once i got there and i was reading a really good book (the one you got mum - already finsihed) so that won and read that instead. after we went back to svetlanas house and hung out and then back home to start another week of haus frau time!! my goal of the week was to get 9 hours sleep per night so i am relaxed and rested when the kids are annoying the hell out of me..... i think it works!!