Month: March 2016

A perfect day to take a long walk – me and my sister went out for about 1,5 hrs together with our parents. The youngsters stayed at home. Surprised? Lol. Anyway. We walked south around Grönvik and over to the cute little blue gate before we turned around and back to ours again. Lovely.

After lunch I have been out with F again driving some more. He is getting quite good so we dared to leave the parking lot and drove on the road for a bit. No traffic and just straight so it was a good area to start in and to practice shifting gears. Yeah.

Tonight we are off to Sandvik together with my uncle w/ family for dinner at the local pizza place. Nice.

The day has come.. First time behind the wheels for my youngest and first time as an instructor for me. Yeah. We got along fine and were still on speaking-terms when we were done. Might dare to try it again tomorrow. He was a good student so I have every hope that he will be an excellent driver with a little practice. But, not for another 2 years.

We cancelled our planned walk today since it was quite chilly and windy outside and no sunshine. A perfect day to play games, study and just be together.

After breakfast we got in two cars and went south for a day of shopping. My youngest didn’t come along and stayed by himself at home all day. He wanted a day to himself, a luxury which is usually hard to get here in paradise. The rest of us went to Kalmar and after a round in the mall we had lunch at IKEA (they serve lunch at great prices and the food is quite good too).

After lunch we went back to Öland to the harbor in Färjestaden, but almost all the stores were closed so no luck there. Then one car headed back home to start preparing dinner while the other car went to shop some more. Guess who was in which car? Lol. Tonight we were treated an amazing sunset – life is good!

Another amazing day in our paradise. We took an hour long stroll around the area after breakfast. So nice to just take our time and not trying rush anywhere. 

After lunch it was time to give the guys a ride to the bus – they had to leave our paradise and get back to the city to work again. The rest of us are fortunate enough to be able to stay until the weekend and hopefully enjoy some more days like these last couple of days. Even though Easter came really early this year the weather has been amazing. Good for the soul.

Easter day – another sunny lovely day but a bit more windy. We attended Sunday mass – a nice tradition we started a couple of years ago. This time we decided to go to Borgholms Kyrka where we have never been before. It was completely crowded and the last persons to arrive didn’t even get to sit and had to stand in the back of the church.

Outside the church on the big square they have put up this 4m high easter rooster. It was really well made and quite impressive. The most popular photo shoot this weekend!

We treated my uncle and his family Easter coffee and cake this afternoon. So nice to have the whole family together – just my cousins wife was missing. We had made a couple of chocolate cakes and bought some other goodies too.

This evening we enjoyed a filet of beef with potato gratin. Yum! Three rounds of the game “När-då-då” later it was time to go to bed. I made a hat-trick for the first time ever. Hehe.

What a morning to wake up to. Clear blue sky and the ocean looking like a big mirror. A nice breakfast and then time to start preparing the Easter smörgåsbord. I baked a chocolate cake for tomorrow since we won’t have time to do it then.

The guys have spent the day working on the ceiling in our latest extension of the house. I am so looking forward to getting this project completed – for several reasons. Just to get an extra bathroom will be a big treat. And the hallway to keep all the outdoor clothes and shoes in. Yeah!

We decided to set our alarm clocks just like any other workday to get an early start. We left a cold and rainy Stockholm at 07.30 and arrived 6,5 hrs later to our paradise. No traffic on the roads and just a few raindrops.

A couple of hours later my sister and her family arrived. My mother had prepared a fantastic dinner with pork filet. Yum. After dinner we played “Sequence” for a bit before we crashed in front of the tv for an episode of Let’s Dance. A great first day in paradise.

The last day of work before the holidays completed. I am totally exhausted. Can’t even seem to think straight. Decided to try and clear my head by walking back from the subway. It is a beautiful day today and it feels almost like spring again. It wasn’t a quick walk but I got home in the end. Listened to some music while walking – felt a bit like meditation. Managed to breathe again.

Time to pack and get ready for paradise. Can’t wait.

Short day at work – had an appointment with my orthoptist this afternoon. I need new glasses. But then I knew that already, that’s why I had booked the appointment. So, now I need to make another appointment with a regular optician to try out new glasses. I will deal with that after the Easter break.

Since the orthoptist had her practice close by where my sister works I stopped by at her office afterwards to say hello and enjoy a chat and a quick coffee. Small silver linings to cherish!

Another set-back weather-wise. More snow and still frost during the night. When will spring arrive?

Terrible news from Brussels with the terrorist attacks. Felt a bit scary to ride the subway home to be honest. Where is this world going? Going to light some candles tonight and give thanks for what we have and send a thought to everyone who had to experience all the madness today in one way or another.