The world

Finally Friday. What a week. A mixture of fun things and some stress. Loved the midweek treat with the lunch at Hallwylska. Today we ended the week with a lunch at Napolyon, which was delicious! 

Ran some errands on my way home and picked up some grilled chicken for dinner. 

Tonight the new Beck-movie has a premiere on TV4 play. It is the 53rd movie and it is starting the 11th season of Beck-movies. And we love them! So, crashed in our corners enjoying the movie before it is time to compete in “På spåret”. Then a lovely weekend awaits! 

A good Thursday with a lot of fun elements.

Meet my youngest niece for lunch and we went to Boqueria in the Moods Mall. I chose the fish casserole and it was delicious. We had a nice chat and catch-up – I really enjoy spending time with my nieces! 

Then an old friend stopped by the office for a quick chat and a coffee. It was nice to see him – haven’t seen him in ages so we had a lot to talk about. 

It is getting really dark outside now with the snow gone again and grayish rainy sky. It is a couple of degrees above 0C too, so not very cold for the season.  I wonder when winter will return? 

Midweek and we had booked a lunch treat for us since several weeks back. They serve a Christmas smorgasbord at the Hallwylska Museum that we have been interested in attending, so we made reservations for today. And it sure delivered! Great food served in a lovely environment. Now I am so full! 

This afternoon I have been a busy bee completing all my envelopes for the Xmas cards. A family tradition that I cherish and want to keep up. We still receive a lot of cards, but we don’t neither send nor receive as many as we used to back in the day. But, it is a nice was of keeping in touch with family and friends both near and far away. 

This year, my employer has decided to sponsor a health control when the nurses and doctors come to our office to provide the service. So this morning I first did the blood test, then had a meeting with the nurses to do an EKG and all sorts of measurements and weight (not my favorite .. ). Also an opportunity to take the seasonal flue-shot (which I took weeks ago). 

Then next week the result of todays tests will be followed up by a doctors appointment to go thru the results. A great benefit that I really appreciate. 

An extra long day today since I was at the office around 7.30 AM already and didn’t leave before 5.15 PM. Got home at the same time as my husband. We have fed the troops and now we have some corner time before it is time to hug our pillows.  

This morning when I arrived to work my colleague had decorated the office so nice! The Xmas tree was up, all the advent candlesticks and some decorations. Love it! 

Oh, and I just realized I forgot to mention it was the first of Advent yesterday. Had too much else on my mind. We lit the first candle during dinner. And my husband had put up all the advent candlesticks in the windows – so sweet! They manage perfectly fine without me! 

Busy afternoon today picking up things I have ordered, preparing for sending things and also bought a bottle of “glögg”. Can’t have Xmas without glögg. 

Time to pack the car and start the long drive back to the city again. A bit cloudy day but no rain, so that was good. 

We managed to get on the road at 9AM and we were back home about 8 hrs later. Took our time during our breaks – no rush. A bit of traffic as we approached Stockholm, but otherwise hardly any cars at all. 

Now I’ve had dinner with my troops and also done my laundry. Showered and ready for work tomorrow. A busy week ahead but mostly fun things, so that is good. 

It’s been a good time away and I’m y glad we could go all four of us and attend the funeral as a family. And it was nice to be able to stay the whole weekend! 

This morning my cousin and uncle packed the car and started the long drive back to Stockholm. 

A lovely sunny day so we decided to drive in to Borgholm and have a look around. Dad stayed at home and enjoyed the silence. Lol. We looked in the open stores on the main street but didn’t really find anything special besides a few bits and pieces. I wanted to find something to wear to work, but no such luck. 

We skipped having lunch in town and bought something to make for dinner at home tonight instead. This afternoon we could enjoy a lovely sunset – the sun disappeared behind the horizon shortly after 3 PM already. One last evening in our paradise to enjoy this visit. 

A very windy day and a bit rainy off and on. We did take a 2k stroll around the area to get some fresh air. 

A sad day saying goodbye to a relative. The ceremony was held in Föra kyrka with burial of the urn afterwards. A very nice ceremony with just the closest family and a get-together afterwards enjoying some food and coffee. 

I am so glad we were able to participate and pay our respects on this sad day. A special memory to cherish. 

A day spent in the car driving down to our paradise for a long weekend together. Nice to spend time just the four of us for a few days, even though the reason for our visit is anything but fun. We are attending a funeral tomorrow. 

There was quite busy on the road the first hour with a lot of traffic, but the rest of  the drive went without any problems. Me and my sister took turns and we stopped at our usual places for food, coffee and bathroom breaks. 

Now we are settled in – lit a cozy fire in the fireplace, found the advent candlestick and my sister is making a pasta bolognese for dinner. Hopefully we will sleep very well tonight after a long day in the car and a nice meal (and a glass of red wine). 

Today it is my husbands turn to celebrate his birthday – so now we are the same age again for the next couple of months. Lol. 

I had a “date” with my piano tuner this afternoon. Can’t believe it’s been three years since he was here the last time. He keeps a journal in my piano so he could see when he was here the last time. I should have the piano tuned every year — other year but for some reason I didn’t get around to it last year, so it was well over due. Now it is as good as new again! 

Tonight my parents-in-law will come over to celebrate their son. I have bought a cake (didn’t have time to bake one), but I did bake buns so they get something home baked too. My part of the family celebrated him last weekend, since some of them couldn’t make it tonight.