Nerval Security

I'll start with an update but first I'd like to give Rob the credit for inventing the idiom in the title. I will explain it all later (that means you have to keep on reading till the end!)

So... What have we here?

Since last time I wrote I was especially trying to study, which only started being a bit effective after Rob sat down with me and helped me build a plan, and explained some of the stuff to me. I'm really trying to give it a few hours everyday, I only have 3 and a half weeks till the exam, which isn't much for me. I hope it'll turn out fine.

We went skiing a couple of times- once just like that on a nice Sunday, and last week we took Monday off and went for a long weekend to Rob's grandma in Austria, to ski in the area. It was really good! The first 2 days were really great (although the weather wasn't the best- but was alright) and on the third day the weather was really bad in that area so we headed a bit north, found a place with better weather, but I was a bit scared for at least half of the time, and especially tired from skiing for 3 days in a row (who said I'm in shape?!) that it was a bit hmmm.. not as nice as the other 2 days. But still left with a good feeling. I really like my new skiing boots, which I bought in Austria about a month ago, and my new skis are also pretty nice and good.

Me with my new boots and skis

The beautiful view on our lunch break


Deer right next to the skiing run


The view from the house

So as you can see we had some really nice snow, and some really good views in the last 2 weeks. I must say that in this way- we're really taking advantage of living in Munich, compared with Dresden for instance. It's great to live so close to the action.


and now- to The Full Rob-English Dictionary.

Lately he says the funniest things, such idioms and phrases, as if he's at least a philosopher. So I have to share these things with you, since I'm sure you'll use at least one in your daily life. Just remember who thought about it first when you do!

• Nervel Security- let me explain this one in a sentence:
  "I decided to check once more whether I turned off the stove before leaving home, just for my nervel security." meaning- in order not to worry later, I did this and that.

• 38 types of tiredness- this one I'll explain in the context it came up in:
  
  • me: "I'm so tired, I can't believe it"
  • rob: "you're always tired"
  • me: "no but this time it's a different kind of tiredness. It's that time of the month and it's very different than the tiredness I feel after a long day. Now I'm just all smooshed".
  • rob: "you know what, just like the Eskimos have 38 different words for snow, you have 38 types of tiredness."
  
  That's it for the dictionary today, I'll add it to the labels and you'll be able to reach this very important dictionary at any time! I also promise to enrich the dictionary whenever there's something new coming up.