Coffee and glögg and peace of mind
A week home yesterday evening and it has been lovely. Absolutely lovely. Only dissapointment: No snow, but a fair bit of frost and temperatures below zero almost made up for it. It's cold enough I assure you. One thing I've been pondering this last week is how ever did I stand spending, what is it? 4 months of the year in that big eskimo coat? It is clumsy and huge and uncomfortable;but a necessity of course if warmth is the aim. My grandma sais I'm spoilt, complaining about the cold; I should be used to it, after all this is where I spent almost all my life. I grew up living through loooong cold, dark winters and I recall I actually liked it. As a matter of fact I still do. Discussing this with my wise sister she asked me if you ever really get used to the Swedish winters, or if you just get used to it over and over again; every year as autumn grows colder. I think she is right. Winter is a state of mind, something that comes over you when you least expect it. Having a date booked for winter, for the flight I mean, doesn't easen the chock the least, still I get surprised everytime I step outside the door and the cold hits my face. But five minutes into the walk, when I've gotten the steam up I always end up loving it. The colder the better, with the sun reflecting in the frost. Glovs on hands, hat on head, scarf around neck; bring winter on. I am ready!
This last week has been dreamlike. Like the hallucinations I suffered after ten hours of studying. I have finished two books, I've also finished my embroidery and drunk excessive amounts of coffee and tea and beer and glögg and wine with excessive amounts of friends whom I've missed so (fucking) much I didn't even realise until I got home. Having coffee I have discovered is the Swedish eqivalent to having a pint; it's funny, of course I knew that before but coming home always makes you look at the old everyday stuff with new eyes. I have had A LOT of coffee this week!
Also I've seen Djurgården lose in ice hockey, which was a bit of a set-back and I've hung out with my family, made christmas candy, gone christmas shopping with my mom and sleept long lovely full nights. And then more coffee.. I went to the old town's christmas fair and bought roasted almonds with Clara and Vici, that tradition goes back to good old school days together.
Now I will sleep; it's not even eleven o'clock.. and then early tomorrow morning me and dad will go ice skating, can't wait!
Natti Natti
This last week has been dreamlike. Like the hallucinations I suffered after ten hours of studying. I have finished two books, I've also finished my embroidery and drunk excessive amounts of coffee and tea and beer and glögg and wine with excessive amounts of friends whom I've missed so (fucking) much I didn't even realise until I got home. Having coffee I have discovered is the Swedish eqivalent to having a pint; it's funny, of course I knew that before but coming home always makes you look at the old everyday stuff with new eyes. I have had A LOT of coffee this week!
Also I've seen Djurgården lose in ice hockey, which was a bit of a set-back and I've hung out with my family, made christmas candy, gone christmas shopping with my mom and sleept long lovely full nights. And then more coffee.. I went to the old town's christmas fair and bought roasted almonds with Clara and Vici, that tradition goes back to good old school days together.
Now I will sleep; it's not even eleven o'clock.. and then early tomorrow morning me and dad will go ice skating, can't wait!
Natti Natti
Last night at home
| Time is ticking, currently 13 hours and 26 minutes til take off. I actually can´t wait. Nerveus but excited to the point where I´m close to bursting. One little bump still to overcome though. I´m not packed yet. Better go take care of that. Only 13 hours and 25 minutes to go... Vilken underbar tid det har varit här hemma! Jag är bara så lycklig att jag har så underbara vänner och en så härlig familj. Jag kan sannerligen skratta mig lycklig. Älskar er så mycket! |
New years
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A brand new year
I hope you all had a wonderful New Years, with lots of champagne, friends and fireworks! I´m pretty content with my share of all of those.
Had quite a nice weekend over all. The family went away to spend New Years in Båstad, so I found myself flying solo. Reluctant to face any time alone I invited myself over to Fia´s and she treated Naomi and me to a wonderful våffeldinner. Later on we went to the cinema to see the Black Dahlia, with Josh Heartnett, Scarlett Johanson and Hillary Swank. I give it four out of five, splendid! And, out of nowhere I just have to compliment on Josh Heartnett´s.. hm.. acting. Haha.
Sunday I spent with grandma, I helped her do her shopping and then she treated me to lunch at her place. We looked at photos and had a really nice time.
For the actuall New Years Eve I went to Bea´s and had a lovely dinner with Bea, Lisabeth and tess. Everything you could wish for, companywise, and lots of bubbely. Do I have to say anymore? We went to a party at Folkungagatan and watched the fireworks from Fjällgatan where you can basically see the whole of Stockholm. I could wish for nothing better!
Monday I didn´t feel very well. Still pussled why. Bea, Lisabeth and myself spent the day in front of the telly, comforted by the though that the whole country, and most of the world probably, felt as bad as we did.
Thuesday I got a lot of things done! Picked up my new passport, got the visa to Vietnam, went to the movies with grandma. We saw Marie- Antoinette. It sucked! Shame. Went ice skating. Hm.. think that´s it..
Wednesday was a lovely day. I set an amazing new record ice skating: 10k in 27 min and 27 sec! Then I took a long walk with Fia, went for tea with Naomi, had Bea and Lisabeth over and went out for a drink with Naomi and her sister Emilie. Better make the most of my time at home!
Yesterday I thought I would start packing, but then I got a phonecall that put my schedual on hold. Last spring I applied for a schoolarship which is given out in the end of January. I hadn´t heard anything from the committe so I thought I was out of the run, but yesterday they phoned and it turnes out I´m considered for it. They wanted me to hold a presentation for them at 1 o´clock. They called at 11. Panic, but I think I did an ok job. Now I have loads of stuff to do though, I have to have a videotaped speach and power point presentation ready, for the ceremony, IF I shuold in fact win. Puh.. put the packing on hold. But it´s worth it, if I win the hole thing (not very likely, but possible) I have my accomodation for a year of studies payed for. Nervous? Yes. We´ll se in the end of the month.
Yea right, I went to a hockey game to. Djurgården played Skellefteå and i went with Magnus, Gustav, Jacob and Nisse. We won 2-0 and the crowd was amazing! Heja DIF!
I´ll se if I can load up some pictures from New Years.
Bissous!
Euphoria
| I´m having one of those rare, nice moments, you may know them, one of those moments when you sit down and you feel rather pleased with yourself and the situation you´re in. I´ve been home for little over a week now and I had a wonderful Christmas, hung out with my family and met up with a lot of good friends. All of which makes me feel pretty good and loved and all that. Also I´ve got a lot of things done, things that were on the verge of eating me alive from the inside a.k.a. stressfull things, like getting a valid passport and a working phone and an actual bankaccount. All useful for my upcoming trip. And, to try and top that I´ve had the time to do some stuff I really longed to do, like relaxing, reading, taking saunas and ice skating. Is there anything better than ice skating, really? In nice weather I mean. The sun is shining, the cool air against your face. You´re swooching over the perfect ice in a mind blowing 20 km/h, trying to avoid all the kids in your path, feeling like Lara Croft.. but better. No, it´s top five, on my list anyway. And my future adventures look pretty good too. Tomorrow it´s New Years, and I´m spending it with Lisabeth and Bea. Then it´s just a week to go. Right now I´m all mixed feelings, my state of mind changes between down right panic and hysterical euphoria.. right now the second has the upper hand, but in an hour you never now. Well I´m off to Fia for a nice Våffelkväll. Happy New Year everyone! Gott Nytt År! And also my Swedish cell is up and running (finally) number is: +46(0)73-3504926. |