The world

Midweek and lunch date with my colleague. We went to one of our favorite restaurants close by and had their today’s-special which was cod. Served with mash, red wine sauce, pumpkin and funnel chanterelles. Mmm. Delicious! 

Stopped in the mall on my way home but didn’t find anything in particular. Now I’m starting dinner so that I can feed the troops in a bit. Making an oven baked  pork shop filet served with bulgur and broccoli. Hopefully it will turn out great. 

A busy Tuesday but I managed to see a dear friend for lunch. Haven’t seen her in a couple of month since we have had to postpone our lunch date several times for various reasons. This new store had just opened close to where I saw my friend for lunch. It’s called Julkulan and they had a lot of fun things – I will go back there when I have more time. 

My hubby had started dinner when I got home and now he is helping our youngest to put together a new desk. He has bought one of those tables that you can change the height so you can have a choice of sitting down or standing up while working. Perfect! Good for him! 

I have, for as long as I can remember, bought an amaryllis-bulb (or two or three lol) so that we have gorgeous flowers in full bloom by Christmas. 

A few weeks ago, I planted this red beauty but it is already starting to bloom. Oh dear. Might need to buy another one so we still have a lovely flower blooming at Xmas. 

Can’t believe it’s already November but it’s so very dark outside. We are only a few weeks away from Xmas lights and maybe snow. Then it will all turn around and things will be brighter. One year ago we were about to get ready to leave to visit sunny California and my American extended family. Time flies. That was such a great visit. 

Managed to sleep in a bit this morning. No plans for today other than relaxing enjoying the day off. Well, my hubby was a star and switched our tires to the winter ones with the spikes. 

We went for a drive over to Plantagen that is closing down and has a big sale. Found a flower pot for a bargain. Great. I was hoping to find a few more items but the store was pretty much sold out. 

Djurgården lost their game today which means our team is guaranteed to be top three in Allsvenskan. So, Europe here we come! (photo borrowed from Hammarby Fotboll). So proud! With some luck we will come second. Fingers crossed! 

A busy Saturday cleaning the house. Since I went grocery-shopping yesterday we didn’t have to do that today. 

This afternoon my hubby helped my parents with some electronics at home and then brought them with him back here so we could watch the soccer game together. Our last home-game for the season facing the team that won the tournament already. We had a 2-0 lead after the first period but they scored two quick goals in the second period and the game ended 2-2. I guess one point is better than no points, but three would have been amazing. Now we are not home safe yet. 

My parents stayed for dinner and I made some ribeye steaks with oven baked potatoes, veggies and sauce béarnaise. Mmm. My parents brought a nice bottle of red. Thank you for a nice day! 

I took today off – or I re-arranged my hours this week so I could have today off. Perfect. 

I have been enjoying some me-time strolling around in the mall next to IKEA. Didn’t find anything to buy though. Bought groceries and picked up some lunch for me and my boys. 

Done some laundry, baked a cake and made a lasagna. Did my nails – they are now green for the game tomorrow. A nice day in my own pace. 

Seasonal premier tonight of “På Spåret”. Fun! 

When I was working for HP back in the day the company had a financial year ending October 31st and we always celebrated our New Year with a party. Tonight we had an alumni gathering with colleagues working together before 2002. About 50 people attended the event and we had a great time catching up and re-connecting with people from our past.

Afterwards me and my dear friend went to a nice dinner, just the two of us, and it was nice to sit down and chat for a bit. A very long day but now I’m off for three days. Perfect. I’m going to enjoy the time off and I really hope I can sleep good tonight and catch up on some sleep. 

Long day at work but not very busy.

After work me and my colleague went over to Skanstull for some dinner before the game. Then we met up with my dad and his friend to watch handball together.

Our team facing Karlskrona – a team that is in third place right now so very tough resistance. But, we managed to win with the clear numbers 35-25. Yeah! Great positive energy to bring back home! Perfect. And so fun to go and watch some handball – haven’t been in a long time. 

This week it is fall break for the schools and a lot of my colleagues are either away with their families on a holiday or work from home.

Not many colleagues at the office today with other words and by the end of the week we will only be a couple on site. 

Short day today and I’ve been doing laundry this afternoon. Made “falukorv” (a kind of sausage) with baked white beens for dinner. Pasta for the boys. And some veggies.