GO ENGLAND!!!!!

Yes, I seem to have got myself caught up in all the madness over Euro 2012... I, of course, was planning to watch England's games, but somehow every day I have found myself tuning in to watch whoever is playing. Maybe I'm more like dad that I thought! I'm following Germany very closely too, I figure that if/when England are out I can become an honorary German and still have a chance of winning. The atmosphere here would be absolutely amazing to witness if Germany actually won, even at this stage there are German flags everywhere and it's all people can talk about. Though aside from teasing Joanne and I about their games, there isn't quite as much interest about England as I expected. I went out with my flatmate and her friend yesterday to watch the game and for a while we were sitting cheering along in an otherwise largely silent bar. Nothing could dampen our spirits though (Cappi joining me in supporting England, despite being French..) and later we found ourselves feeling very smug as the final whistle blew and we were surrounded by Sweden supporters. There is definitely something very fun about being abroad during events like this.

Other than football, it's been a good but tiring week. Honestly, we've all just had a holiday but everyone I spoke to at work this week said that they felt really tired. Maybe it's the weather, the last few days have been horrible - just heavy rain and cloud non-stop. We're in for a better weekend though, so I'm looking forward to getting some sunshine and being able to leave the flat without being buried under a coat and umbrella. In other news, CAPPI IS BACK. Due to me going back to England and her visiting her family in Paris, I hadn't seen her since the beginning of May. She finally got back here on Wednesday and it was great to catch up with her. We've decided that we are going to start running together twice a week, just to try and get a bit more fit and also make the most of our surroundings. Yesterday we went running in the woods along  the river, and you really couldn't hope for a nicer setting. It's a shame that my legs didn't want to move when I woke up this morning, clearly it was a bit of a shock for my muscles... :)

As for this weekend, I'm not sure what I'll be doing, but I'm really looking forward to going back into Heidelberg and being able to have a wander. It's amazing how much I missed it whilst I was home. I will definitely be coming back here for holidays in the future.

Have a good weekend everyone!