Wednesday and I stayed almost all day at work instead of working a short day. Busy busy.
Made a steak for dinner when I got home, served with rice and beans.
After dinner we enjoyed our spa for a bit – so nice now when it is a couple of degrees below 0C and no wind. Now we’re tucked in our corners with a cup of tea and a box of marshmallow elfs. Mmmm.
Tuesday
Puh what a day but we got so much done. A colleague stopped by with her newborn baby and it was a lovely break in the chaos!
Me and hubby got back home with the same bus and now we’ve had dinner with the boys. Sausage and pasta. Nothing fancy but perfect Tuesday-food.
Love the advent-candlesticks in all the windows at this time of year. Brightens up the world a bit. It’s been raining today so the snow is slowly disappearing again.
Home baked
Last couple of days of November and Advent 1st is already ticked off. Time to bake some saffron-buns – made both the traditional ones and also rolls filled with butter and almond paste. Mmm.
Stopped on my way home from work to look for a few things but didn’t find anything. Bummer.
Made burgers with boiled potatoes served with a cream sauce, lingonberries and pickled gherkin for dinner. Now I’m tucked in my corner waiting for a cup of tea.
Advent 1st🕯
My favorite Sunday of the year – Advent 1st. Time to put up all the special candles in the windows and get ready for the Xmas countdown.
Today we gathered the whole family and celebrated the birthdays of my mother and hubby together with my sis w/ family. My mom had prepared traditional saffron buns, baked a cake and cookies. And we enjoyed the first glas of “glögg” – moulded wine – mmm. Thank you for a great afternoon!
Birthday
Today it is my hubby’s birthday. Me and the boys gave him his presents this afternoon after we had finished all of our regular chores.
We met up with my parents-in-law at a restaurant close to where they live and had a nice family dinner together. Great food and conversation. Now we are a bit too full and can’t eat anything else tonight. Just lay in our corners and watch one of the series we are watching before it is time to hug our pillows.
Vaccine
Friday again. Two very busy days at the office getting ready for Xmas. Lovely. A lot of progress but also things that needs dealing with and corrected. But, soon we’ll be done.
Stayed over a bit. After work I walked over to the vaccination place close to my office and got the yearly flue-shot. Check.
Passed the lit-up glas statue on Sergels Torg – right now it has pink/red lights. They chose different colors all the time.
Tonight my hubby is out with his work again so it’s just me and the boys. I am going to watch the finale of Swedish Idol and maybe some soccer too.
Legend departed this life
A legend is dead. Börje Salming died today – 71 years old. One of our great ones. Celebrated and honored as recently as a few weeks ago in Toronto. So glad he was able to be there and receive the greetings from a whole world. So well deserved!
We have seen him many times cheering on his daughter Bianca competing in track&fields.
I have also seen him quite often close to my work where his Salming Concept Store is – especially a few years back when the store was new and he was there quite often.
They are making a series about his life – with one of the Skarsgård-brothers (Valter) playing Börje. It is still under production so we will have to wait a while for it though.
(photo borrowed from Expressen)
Me-time
Another day working from home – this one planned since before though since I had some me-time booked this afternoon. Worked my hours and then I took the bus over to get my massage. So happy the buses were back on the roads again after two days having to stand still. But, the snow has been melting quickly and on the main road it is just the pavements that are not cleared of the snow. Our street is still not drive-able and a challenge to walk on too.
Hubby is on a work-event tonight so it is just me and the boys. Tomorrow I’ll be going back to the office – haven’t been there in a while now. Nice to see everyone again!
Cancelled buses
My hubby managed to take the bus this morning but when I left for work one hour later all the buses had been cancelled again due to the difficult situation. The roads have not been cleared from snow and it is very slippery so the conditions are awful.
So, another day working from home. But, fortunately that is not a big problem and I have been busy all day long. I will work from home tomorrow again – but that has been planned since long due to my massage appointment in the afternoon. Fingers crossed I will be able to get there – otherwise I will have to cancel the reservation by 06.15 tomorrow morning to not have to pay for the appointment.
Happy birthday to my mom today 🌷🌹🥀🌺🌻! I hope you have had a great day. See you in a few days and we will celebrate you properly! Love you! Big hug!
Thunder snow
Still snowing and has continued to do so more or less all day long. We decided to work from home and follow the recommendations from the community. Last night there was a thunder snow which rarely happens in our country.
Hubby has been working hard taking care of the snow to keep our car drivable if needed. I had a short day today so I could prepare a slow-cooked dinner for us. Now we started to watch a new episode of “Yellowstone” before it is time to hug our pillows. We’ll see if we are able to get to work tomorrow or if we have to remain here another day.