I can`t wait to do this again! ///// Ne mogu da dočekam ovo da ponovim!

Month number 9, Task 3

Znate onaj osećaj kada ste bili mali pa kada jedva čekate da ponovo uradite neku sitnu stvar u kojoj uživate, jer vam upravo ta repetivnost uliva sigurnost i smiraj? I to onda predstavlja svojevrstan ritual koji ne želite da menjate.

Na primer, kada smo bili u vrtiću, imali smo svega par ovakvih šolja sa dnom, i zvali smo ih "kraljevske" šolje. Uglavnom su nam davali šolje sa drškom, a par "kraljevskih" su dobijali oni kojima slučajno zapadnu deljenjem. Naravno, osoba kojoj zapadne "kraljevska" šolja imala je "kraljevski" tretman i posebno uvažavanje od ostale dece tokom celog dana.

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You know that feeling when you were a child ans when you can`t wait to do some small things in which you enjoy over again, because exactly that repetitiveness gives you the security and peace? And that  represents a specific ritual which you don`t want to change.

For example, when I was in kindergarten, we had only a few mugs with the bottom like the ones on the photo. And we called them "the queen mugs". They were usually giving us the mugs without the bottom, and the few "queen" ones were given to children randomly. Of course, children who got the "queen mug" had the "queen" treatment the whole day, and special admiration from each of us.

Dok me je čuvala žena, naša čuvena Joka, momenat od posebne važnosti za mene svaki dan bio je da je gledam dok melje kafu. Pa kad je samelje usledi onaj divan i jak miris sveže kafe... Koju mi nikako nisu dali da pijem "jer je to za velike", pih! (A sada kada sam "velika" ja je ni ne pijem, jer mi nešto smeta! Još jedno "pih"!)

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While one woman, our famous Joka, was taking care of us (when our parents were at work), a moment of special value for me every day was when she was grinding the coffee. And when she finishes the comes that wonderful strong smell of the coffee... Which, btw, I could never drink because it was for "the grown ups". (And now, when I`m a grown up, I don`t drink it, because it doesn`t go well on my stomach).

Onda dođe zimski raspust, pa sa tatom gledam prvenstva u skijanju.. I klizanju...

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And then comes the winter holiday, and I`m watching skiing competition with my father. And ice skating...

Pa škole u prirodi i ekskurzije, gde čim stignem krenem da tražim razglednice, kako bih ih na vreme poslala roditeljima, bakama, dekama, i kako slučajno ne bih ja stigla pre njih.

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Then school excursions.. And immediately when we arrive, I run to find the postcards for my parents and grand parents, so that they could get it on time. Because it would be a disaster if I arrive before the postcards...

A leto sam posebno volela i zato što sam mogla da nosim svoje nanulice, koje su imale štiklicu, pa su sve lupkale dok hodam. I onda su svi iznova mogli da "čuju" koliko sam ja velika, jer samo velike devojke nose štikle.

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And I especially liked the summer, because I could finally wear my little high heels, and it could be heard when I`m passing the street, from all the clattering. And the everybody could "hear" all over again how grown up I am, because only big girls could wear high heels.

Pa dođe kraj avgusta, i obavezne pripreme za školu. Svake godine zna se šta me čeka: kupovina knjiga, spremanje peratonice (pernice), i to sve pod konac:

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And then the end of August comes, and inevitable school preparations. Every year, I know what`s waiting for me: buying of the school books (we don`t get them at school!), and preparing of the pencil-case. And all of that very neat and in proper manner:

I obavezno da se na svaku svesku zalepi nalepnica, pa da napišem svoje ime na njih. Iz godine u godinu viši i viši razred, što me je podsećalo da sam sve starija. A ništa više tad nije moglo da me obraduje...

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And of course on every notebook came one sticker, with my name on it, and the grade I was going to. From year to year higher and higher grade, which was a reminder that I was older. Nothing else could make me more happy than that fact...

Mi nismo imali uniforme, ali su baletanke bile obavezne. Čim dođeš u onu ogromnu školu, prvo što radiš je da se prezuješ u njih, pa tek onda možeš slobodno da bazaš po školi.. Po ČISTOJ zgradi škole!

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We didn`t have uniforms, but these shoes were obligatory. We called them the "ballet shoes". Immediately when you came to a huge school building, first thing you were doing was to put these shoes on, and then you are free to run all over the building. Over the CLEAN school building!

A koji su to još bili moji rituali, čitajte uskoro u sledećem postu :)

Jel ste se prepoznali u nekoj od ovih navedenih aktivnosti?

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And which else were my rituals, you can read in my next post :)

Did you recognize yourself in some of these activities?