a devil’s diary

I’m 18!!!

Today, 18 years ago, I was born. To be exactly: On the 28th of November 1989, at 5:08, in the city Schärding, hospital. Iwas already thinking about what could change when I am 18 for some time. Today I already woke up at the first minute of my new life year- because Tadej sent me an incredible lovely birthday sms. Hvala, moj zaklad :* I wrote back and fell asleep again. I woke up, when he wrote back again Then I fell asleep and slept till 5:00 in the morning. When my clock rang, I didn’t think on that I would become 18 after 8 minutes. Actually I fell asleep again, only to wake up 24 minutes later. I looked at the watch and saw my related numbers: 28.11 . Then I knew it:

Hello World, I’m 18!

I stood up, and got the greetings of my mum and my sister. It was very lovely, my Mama gave me 50 € ( ) and a key ring with an guarding angel on it, plus: a chocolate which should bring luck.

Then I was reading my letter. Yes, my letter. A letter which I wrote to myself, when I was 14. I wrote it to my later I, my 18 years old I. It was very interesting to read that, maybe I’ll copy some paragraphes to here in some time. Soon I’mgoing to write a new letter, for my 21 years old I.

When I came to school, I even hadn’t entered my classroom, when already Karo came out, and congratulated me for my birthday. I was a bit surprised, I didn’t think on that she remembers that, but it was very lovely. Then I entered my classroom, put my stuff out and prepared for the lesson. There were coming some more people, who gratulated me. Some only came, because they had seen it that others came to gratulate but this is something nice of my class: obviously we don’t remember all birhdays of us all, but at least everybody wishes a Happy Birthday and good luck. Then two of my best friends, Anna and Johanna came (actually there are only 2 more such friends, Coco, who is also in my class, and Dany, a friend from my former school, but who is still my best friend.) They brought me a really nice present. But it was so funny- I opened it, and first I saw an invitation message: They’ll invite me to come to their place, which is Uttendorf- Helpfau in Upper Austria, for the 8th and 9th of December. There I will stay in the hotel “Joana” (so, Johanna’s house ), see a usual traditional Celebration (Krampusauffahrt- obviously I already know that from my home village ) and will meet some people of the high society of Uttendorf- for example “Anna von und zu Pfarrerberg” (obviously my friend Anna who lives on a place called Pfarrerberg ). It was so funny. But what came then, was even more funny: I told them about what my Mama gave me to birthday (This guardian angel and a chocolate), and Anna said: “Oh, you shouldn’t have said that now!”- and when I opened the present more, I saw that they gave me exactly the same Fortunately it is a different guardian angel keyring, and also a different chocolate… and fortunately I have more than only one key I gave everybody some cookies (This is tradition in our class, everybody brings a cake or cookies on her birthday).

Johanna also brought some Champagner with her. We put it outside the windows for cooling (it had around 0 degrees) and hoped that no child would find them to drink them

Then I got my geography test back: a 2, I already knew that, but I am dissappointed anyway. I only want 1’s in geo… is that egoistic? Unsatisfying? Maybe, but I don’t care And guess what: this was the first test which I signed MYSELF… it is so great although we don’t have to sign geo exams, except they are really bad, but I did it anyway

Then we had two boring lessons of german… not worth to talk about really… and afterwards: 2 lessons of english: EXAM TIME!! Waaaahh… really, I could imagine something better than having an english exam on my 18th birthday- and this, because I almost learnt nothing. But when I saw the exam I must say;: GOOD that I didn’t learn: there came nothing what I could have learnt, it was better to write it out of myself. It was a 2 hours lasting exam, but already after half an hour I was ready. I read the whole exam then for 5 times, counted all words, and gave it then, as first, to the teacher. I compltely can’t say if it was good or bad, I never have such a feeling at english. I only can hope that it was good.

I sat then for half an hour at the computer, and looked at my emails and went to a formula 1 forum. After a while some of my friends and other classmates came out, and I talked with them about the exam. Then the bell rang, and I went inside the classroom. Then I remembered, that this had been my last lesson. I was free for that day, because I didn’t have to go to Hort anymore! Yipiyey. And then I remembered another thing: the maths teacher would come, and tell us our marks about the most important exam of this term. Aaaah. I had written it one week ago. Oh my god, I was so nervous. Because of two things: if he wouldn’t have come fast, I would miss the bus. And obviously because of my mark. It HAD to be a good mark. Then he came. And he was reading the results sooooooo slowly.. always the complete name of every girl, the mark, and the complete points. It would have been enough if he had said surname and mark. But finally he came to me, and he said: HÖLLER Susanne, 2!

2

2

2

2

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

????- ME- ????

WOW!!!!

I just started dancing around, and didn’t hear how many points I got. I think I hadn’t got a two for 6 years in a maths exam anymore. And now I really did it. wow. Oh my god, what a birthday. What an EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY. I packed my stuff and only wanted to do one thing: going home and celebrate.

But I forgot two things: The present of Johanna and Anna, and the cookies.

But I didn’t forget my (ice cool) bottle of Champagner

When I came home, nobody was there, but I knew that, because my parents and my younger sister where at a thermic swimming pool for relaxing. This is because, today is also my dad’s birthday (he’s becoming 43). I warmed my food, and waited that my Mama will come home.

I put out the post, and looked if I would find something nice. I did! So many people wrote to me : my bank wrote me TWICE (but not because of my birthday),

then the bishop of the catholic church of upper austria (his letter is so funny, he calls me now a full member of the catholic church, because I am 18 :P, but no, I don’t have to pay anything. He invited me to write him a letter back, probably I will, I’ve got some questions to the church - this is the guy: Ludwig Schwarz — look where he was born ;), but his name is quite german ), then I got a letter of Armi, my pen friend of Finland, who really sent me such a lovely Adventskalender with a nice note inside for wishing me happy birthday- and obviously Tadej sent me also a very, very nice card. Thank you so much, it is so beautiful… my Mama saw that you wrote ALLES GUTE and ICH LIEBE DICH SEHR in german into the letter… she found that very good

I waited for my family to come back with a big smile there, and my Mama already thought that maths went good. Although she couldn’t believe it, that I wrote a 2. well, how should she, even I can’t believe it

In the afternoon, my aunt (mum’s

sister, and also my godmother of baptism) came for my and my dad’s birthday. I got a very nice present of her. Sincemy birth, she was saving some money every year for me… and finally it was 800 €, what became my birthday present. Dankeschön, Tante Herta She asked me what i am going to do with the money. Obviously I will save it, and wait if I find anything nice in future what to buy

And just now when I came to the computer, I saw Irem’s really great birthday entry for me on her blog… thanks sooooo much

Result of the day:

Becoming 18 is great

PS: First of all I wanted to ask if it is possible to become 18 a second time, it is really nice

And second: I’m looking so much forward to Friday and the weekend… =)