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Reading My Old Journals! (And First Vlog Post)

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I am actually doing it. I am going to read my old journals on video and create my first ever vlog post. So sit back and enjoy, and let me know what you think as I read my crazy old journals, some dating back to fourteen years ago! Enjoy, readers, and thanks for being patient through this very longggg vlog entry. (I seriously cut out half an hour's worth of video to shorten it to this length. Emowee is not good at keeping things short.) Let me know what you think in the comments below, and please, if you decide to do this tag, let me know so I can watch your videos!

The Danish Invasion of the McConnell Home

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On July fifth, around eight-thirty in the evening, the McConnell home was invaded by a foreigner of viking origins. A Dane. Or, in other words, Louise came all the way from Denmark to visit me for a week! This blog post is way, way, wayyy overdue, but better late than never, right? I first met Louise on a penpal site about two years ago, and we’ve been good penpals ever since. She taught me so much about Denmark and even did a special on the blog a couple years ago about her country. (See Country Spotlight: Denmark ) This spring we were discussing our respective churches and I made the joke she could come visit my church but it might be a long commute. Her response? “Oh, I’d love to visit your church. And you.” “That would be so much fun,”I replied, thinking of it as another “someday” thing of many someday things. “I would love to meet you too! We could go on grand adventures while you are here.” “That would be great!” She then paused, and said, “I’m not busy this s