Groceries

A very sunny lovely start of the week but -7C this morning. Brrr. 

Since we didn’t have time to get groceries this weekend I thought I’d do that this afternoon instead. My oldest came along to help which was nice. Now I’ve crashed for a bit, worked some and gather some energy to start dinner in a bit. 

Our youngest seem to have a great time skiing, as far as we have heard. I’m so glad – he so deserves a wonderful week with his friends. 

Cleaning day

Had set the alarm this morning to get up and say good bye to our youngest who is going up north skiing with two of his friends for a few days. He texted this afternoon that they had arrived without any problems. Good. 

We’ve been busy bees all day. Hubby has cleaned the spa and I’ve been cleaning indoors. Finished a lot of laundry with blankets and bedspreads – great to have that done! 

A lovely sunny day and some crocuses have started to bloom in our garden. Lovely. Spring is on the way! This morning our garden was white of snow though so we’re taking baby steps forward. 

Lejondals slott – Bro

The castle of this month is Lejondals Slott in Bro. We made reservations a while back to attend their Saturday Afternoon Tea. Lovely. 

The weather could have been better but it was a nice hour long drive to get there and we were treated all kinds of goodies. Scones, jam, pies, cheeses.. and sweets and pastries for dessert. 

Lejondals Slott is one of the youngest castles in Sweden built back in 1892. Nowadays it is a place for conferences, weddings and venues. 

Cod

Friday again. Me and my colleague went out for a nice lunch at Napolyon close to where we work. We had a great meal of cod with potatoes and a tomato salsa. Mmm. I’m sure we’ll have lunch here again soon!

Made more fish for dinner – panfried flounder with boiled potatoes and remoulade sauce. Mmm. Pork filet for the boys. Now some corner time and watching another couple of episodes of our new Netflix series “The gentleman”.

Weekend – here we come!

Snowdrops

I missed the bus in Fruängen on my way home (no surprises there) so I walked instead. A lot of spring flowers everywhere – didn’t see them a few days ago so they might have started to bloom just now. 

Love the snowdrops and the yellow winter aconites. We don’t have any flowers in our garden yet though – or not that I’m aware of anyway. 

Made a nice dinner tonight and now we are watching a new episode of the Danish series “Oxen”. It’s quite good! Broadcasted on TV4. 

Me-time

I woke up with a slight headache this morning and it hasn’t really gotten better all day even after a headache tablet.
Worked a short day today and had planned to walk back from the subway again, but I didn’t really feel up for it and it looked like rain was on the way. So, I took the bus. 
I felt a bit chilly this afternoon so I ran myself a hot bath – haven’t done that in ages. Now I feel better and will start dinner in a bit. Chicken with rice tonight. 

Busy day

My morning was filled with meetings and they all went well. All the technique was working and the meetings were productive. Great.

After lunch out it-manager came over and we worked on different matters preparing for our new employees who will arrive within the next couple of months. Fun to have new colleagues again!

Hubby and I took the same subway back from work so we took a walk together the last part and skipped the bus. Nice. Two days in a row that I get my steps in. Perfect.

Walk by the lake

This morning it was a really lovely weather – nice start of the new week. I worked a short day today and decided to take a walk back from the subway to enjoy the day and get some steps in. The lake was still frozen and covered with ice – but not enough to walk or skate on. 

Made a liver casserole for dinner tonight – pork filet for the boys. Now we’ve been catching up on an episode of “Bäst i Test” and then the last couple of episodes of “Nora Sand”. Some coffee flavored ice cream and a nice cup of tea while watching the shows. 

Finale Swedish cup

Sunday already. The weekends go by way too quick. Slept in a bit today and then after breakfast I made a lasagna to have it ready for dinner. 

This afternoon we met up at my parents to celebrate my dad with the whole family. M was not there though since he had made plans with his friends. But, the rest of us was. 

After the celebrations I stayed together with my oldest niece to watch the handball finale in the Swedish Cup on TV. Unfortunately we lost 33-32 but managed to get a silver. We got a bad start and didn’t really recover after that. Oh well. In a couple of weeks we have the next game to watch live – something fun to look forward to! 

Mello – finale

Time to choose which song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. Since we won last year, Sweden will be hosting the event. But, first the national finale.

Tonight fam E are hosting the dinner – they have the challenge prize from last year and we have never won it. So I think it is our turn tonight!

The contestants / results :
1. Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable  – winner
2. Medina – Que sera
3. Smash Into Pieces – Heroes Are Calling
4. Cazzi Opeia – Give my heart a break
5. LIAMOO – Dragon
6. Danny Saucedo – Happy that you found me
7. Maria Sur – When I’m gone
8. Annika Wickihalder – Light
9. Jacqueline – Effortless
10. Jay Smith – Back to my roots
11. Lisa Ajax – Awful Liar
12. Dotter – It’s not easy to write a lovesong

And the winner is : Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable

And the winner of the challenge price is: M! Congratulations!

We had a great evening and everyone except two were able to make it. Amazing! And great with a big family!