Phase 1 Complete!

After completing the first round of regular season this is how the league is shaping up so far:

Elitedivision Herrer
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		K	V	U	T	Sæt	P
1	Marienlyst	7	6	0	1	19-3	12
2	Middelfart VK	7	6	0	1	20-8	12
3	Gentofte Volley	7	6	0	1	18-8	12
4	Aalborg HIK	7	4	0	3	12-13	8
5	Holte IF	8	3	0	5	15-19	6
6	KSV	7	2	0	5	10-16	4
7	Hvidovre VK	7	1	0	6	6-19	2
8	SKF/Ikast KFUM	8	1	0	7	9-23	2

As you can see from the standings we are currently in a three way tie for first place, but due to the large set score differential we have the tie breaker placing us at the top. The only three sets we have dropped in the first round of games were in a 3-1 loss at Middelfart in the first week of the season. We play Middelfart two times in the next couple of weeks and we are hungry to avenge our only set and match defeats in the elite division.

Not much else happening on the volleyball front though really worth reporting. We played Hvidore VK last Saturday at home and used a different lineup for each set. Was a little hard to get into a rhythm with this strategy but this was a match we knew we wouldn't lose unless we forfeited due to a massive 100 bicycle pile up on the way to the gym. Needless to say we won 3-0, cleaned up the gym advertisements, and had a nice cold beer in the sauna with the the rest of my teammates.

Outside of volleyball everything has been going well too. I have been getting into really good shape lifting 4 times a week and swimming once a week (yesterday was week 5) on top of team practice. Nelly and I pounded out 50 laps again for the second straight week, it's getting easier but it is still a great workout! At home we got the finishing touches done in the living room. We got two lamps and two shelves from IKEA giving us much needed light as well as character to the white walls in the living room.

The weather has been consistent. Raining most days with lots of wind. The sun has been going down earlier and earlier too and that combined with the rain and wind can make biking really miserable. I'm usually double wet after a 15 minute bike ride. Wet from the rain on the outside and wet on the inside from sweating because I usually bike hard to get out of the rain. If that isn't enough to make you go crazy I don't know what is.

Another non-volley highlight was that me and Christa went out to get sushi for her belated birthday dinner. She had never had it before so I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to get her to try it. The place we went to was really nice and really authentic with very fresh ingredients. Everything was so good from the Edamame, to the 4 different Maki rolls, even to the Sapporo and house sake. She really liked it and almost immediately after we left asked, "So when can we go again!"

This weekend we play on a Sunday in Holte which is near Copenhagen. No idea why we are playing on a Sunday but it seems pretty stupid to me. Holte has been playing better so I've heard since we first saw them in early September. So hopefully we get a decent challenge from them for the length of the road trip that it is.

I also decided to start Danish language lessons in the city center and I will begin next Monday. The schedule looks like MWF 8-12 so my Danish will be coming along nicely. Everyone here speaks English very well but I think it could be really cool to get a better feel for the native language and make my experience here that much better.

And last but not least, I started playing around with my computer and found out how to capture video so I thought I would make one just to say hi and test it out and see how it works. All for now. Hej hej.