And all I can think of is that Weezer song

October already guys! And the days are just flying by now that my parents are here and I'm sightseeing 24/7 (maybe not quite that much, but more than usual) I now have my Reese Puffs cereal, and I can be happy again..for a week or so that is. Here in Sweden, cereal is eaten with plain yogurt instead of milk. And all the cereals are healthy and boring. No corn pops, or apple jacks, or lucky charms. I have no reason to get out of bed in the morning! No, I'm not that obsessed, I just miss good old fashioned sugary unhealthy American food. But don't worry, I get my daily dose of sugar and unhealthiness by covering everything I eat with nutella.

So my parents are visiting me this week. We went to London this past weekend, spent some time in Stockholm, and tomorrow we're leaving for Copenhagen. I'll write about London here before I forget everything. I met my parents there on Saturday and we found our way over to the hotel. I had forgotten how crowded the underground gets there. I'm so used to Stockholm where crowded means I might not get a seat on the train. In London, we barely had space to stand. So many people. That night we wandered around Leicester Square, Convent Garden, and Piccadilly Circus. If you haven't been to London, these names mean nothing to you, but it makes me feel cool to write about places you don't know about. Sunday it rained all day. Luckily I had those rainboots I bought in Helsinki, so I was alright. My mother, on the other hand, has difficulties with shoes. For example, on the day I moved out of my apartment in Ames, she wore these difficult-to-walk-in fancy sandals. I had told her to bring appropriate shoes for the trip- including something in case it rains. However, she failed to do this, therefore her feet were wet, which we heard all about that day. (If you're reading this Mom, sorry. I think you're swell!) We took one of those double decker tour buses around and saw all the sights- Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge (what you guys probably think is London Bridge) Then we took a river cruise down the Thames back to Parliament.

That night we went to see Stomp, which I very much enjoyed. Next time one of you sees me drumming on a table or attempting to tap dance, you should join in, but make sure it sounds cool. So the 3 of us enjoyed Stomp so much (well I enjoyed it, I think my parents nodded off a few times) that we went and bought tickets for another show the next night. This one was Buddy, the Buddy Holly story. I really wouldn't call it a musical so much as a concert featuring a guy with Buddy Holly glasses. It was entertaining, but not so much story was involved. Hate to spoil the ending for you all, but Buddy dies in a plane crash at the end. His last show before the crash was in Clear Lake, Iowa! So in the last scene of the show, Buddy and his band played to the audience, as if we were the audience in Clear Lake. So the concert announcer person came out and talked to the audience while they were changing the set. He said stuff like "I hear there is a group from Cedar Rapids here tonight" or "Who here came up from Fort Dodge?" and I thought to myself, I'm probably the only person in this audience that knows where these places are. He didn't mention anything about Ames though. Ames was probably cool enough to have their own show. I mean, if Clear Lake had one, we definitely would.

I planned most of the trip, but I did let my parents choose what museum we would visit. Afterall, there are a lot of great museums. I went to a lot of them the summer I was in London, as they were all free. So they chose the Museum of London, which focuses on the history of the city. However it was under construction, so I have no idea what happened to the city of London past the Great Fire of 1666. The rest of my time in London was spent hunting down delicious wine gums, shopping in Camden Lock Market, visiting St Paul's Cathedral, and trying to remain pleasant for my parents sake. On Tuesday morning we left for Stockholm and oh boy, what fun we've had here, but you'll have to wait for part 2 of The Bergerud (- Chrissy)'s European Vacation.

Quick shout out: Hi Chrissy! Hope you're having fun looking after the dog.