To the wedding day. The last few days have been Tiring! Firstly, Mother announced she ahs to go back to Nonnberg abbey for the last few days to prepare for the wedding in 2 days(the wedding is April 3rd) and Gretl won’t let her go. But she has to and to get confirmed permission to leave the abbey. I still cannot believe ‘Fraulien Maria’ is going to be our new Mother!! Neither can Liesl, Friedrich, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta or Gretl! Especially Gretl.
Day after I updated, We went to Mondsee for a wedding rehersal(not in outfits, just usual everyday clothes). I can see the wedding coming together now and how its all planning. Liesl is maid of honour. The ceremony is about 2 hours long. The Church is beautiful. Then, we went home and Brigitta, still a book-worm, has started reading ‘the secret garden’ and has nearly finished it. She loves the book now…I do too, I read it when I was 12 and actually, I finished it quickly-in 3 weeks.
The next 4 days were normal after that, just final preperations for wedding and stuff until…2 days ago. We heard some bad news. The Anchluss is happening. I’m not going into all of it, becasue its actually, shocking. Father told Friedrich and Liesl most of it as they are the eldest(why not me?). But I didn’t want to know anyway. But its still, shocking. Thats means Germany has taken over Austria. A sign war is coming. But I don’t know how long for. i don’t really want to write about it though, its pretty upsetting.
Then, Today, we went for a picnic in the mountains in Werfen(the hill we learnt to sing on). Honestly, it is my favourite place in the whole of Austria(aside Home). I REALLY love it. Its just turned spring and it was boiling outside today(like a summer day) and so what did we wear? Our ‘curtain clothes’, Father has actually come round to liking them, weirdly enough-he hated them when when he first saw them. then, after the picnic, we went on a small train ride and then, back to Salzburg.
So, My 14th birthday is coming up and what do I want? Well, nothing. Just a day out and a picnic. It is exactly 2 days before the wedding and Mother has agreed To come back just for that day but MUST go back to Nonnberg in the evening. I want to go on a day out in Salzburg-Or to Vienna even! But I don’t really know what what i want to do. I’ll just have to see what is in store for me the day my 14th birthday comes. And I am very excited!
Thats me off!
~Louisa Von Trapp~
