Woahh what a week. Finally Friday and a weekend to look forward to. Last night I soaked in a long hot bath – haven’t done that in ages.
Managed to get off early today – had an appointment after work – and now I’ve crashed at home with a blanket and a cup of hot tea. Lovely.
With some luck we’ll order a take away tonight – I really don’t have the energy to cook anything. Hubby just called and said he’ll get off early too – nice. Too bad our oldest work late tonight. Might pick him up and order some pizza at the same time so we can enjoy a Friday dinner together.
Lunch treat
We had a very hectic first half of the day but also a lunch treat afterwards. Nice. We went to Pas d’Art and took their plat-du-jour which was Boeuf Bourguignon today. They make it a bit different with just one big piece of meat served with mash, a very heavy gravy and trimmings. Mmm.
This afternoon I’ve been busy in meetings so the day went by really quickly. Now I’ve crashed for a bit while my husband is preparing dinner. Nice.
Finally Thursday and only one day left of January. This month has lasted forever it seems. And February will probable feel quite long too but then we have some birthdays in the family to look forward to as well as a lot of Mello-evenings with our friends. Fun!
Postponed lunch
Midweek. A very slow day at work for some reason. I was supposed to have a lunch date with an old friend, but she had to postpone our date until next week. Oh well – then I have that to look forward to instead I guess. Always try to see the silver lining.
Trying to figure out what to make for dinner.. Don’t have any inspiration. Had a very late left-over lunch when I got back home. Missed the bus so that delayed me another 20 minutes or so. Bummer. Picked up a few things on my way home for our dinner with friends on Saturday. The Mello-season starts now. Yeah!
Strawberry cake
Every month we celebrate all colleagues that has had their birthday since last months celebration. The ones we celebrate get to wish for what “fika” we will be treated. This month’s choice was a whipped cream cake with strawberries. Mmmm. A real “tårta”.
Long day today but it went by pretty quickly. Got home in time to prepare a wok for my boys. Now we are fed and have crashed in our corners for some time in front of the tv.
It’s been a really grey and foggy day with some rain. Not very inspiring to take a walk today either. Fingers crossed tomorrow will be better.
New week
Three degrees below zero this morning, foggy and a bit rainy. Not the greatest weather and definitely not nice for a walk home after work. So, I skipped that and took the bus instead.
Had some leftovers for a late lunch when I got home and I’m going to make some more leftovers for dinner, I think. Or maybe we’ll save them for tomorrow.
No more handball this world cup for Sweden. They ended up in the 14th place – the worst result ever. Oh well. Next time. Something fun to look forward to is that the Mello-competition starts this weekend. Yeah. Six Saturdays of get-togethers with our friends. Fun!
Castle of the month – Hesselby
Our choice of castle of this month fell on Hesselby Castle in Hässelby. They had a brunch-Sunday which sounded nice so we made reservations for us.
Gustaf Bonde began to build the manor in the 1640s. The main building is on two floors with two wings with the towered higher pavilions. The baroque garden behind the castle was built in the 18th century. The city of Stockholm bought the property in the 1930s and it was renovated in the 1960s. In 2010 it was sold to a private owner and it has been frequently available for weddings, conferences and hotel guests.
To the left of the entrance there is still a grave field from the viking era and to mark the place a runic stone was moved here in 1860.
Window shopping
This photo was taken yesterday when I strolled thru the city after work. This is one of the tourist streets in the Old Town with a lot of souvenirs and such. Always fun to look around some.
Today we have done some more window shopping but for used cars. We might change car within the next couple of years so we have just started to look around to figure out what we want. Tricky choice.
Our youngest is working this weekend – his new schedule includes both some weekends and evenings and days off in the weekdays instead. Fortunately he is able to come home in time for dinner so that is nice.
“It’s a question ..
.. of lust, it’s a a question of trust.
It’s a question of not letting what we’ve built up crumble to dust
It is all of these things and more
That keep us together” // Martin GoreStruggled thru another week – quite tired and my shoulder has been bothering me. Hopefully it will be alright after a nice weekend. Took a long walk after work over to the Old Town. Passed these funny ornaments on a building in Kungsträdgården. Love how our city is decorated and the history behind these old buildings.
Another game of handball in a bit – Brazil is our opponent tonight. Need to win. Nothing else matters. Go Sweden!
Ps! We lost. Over and out.
Meeting
Long busy day and an important startup meeting this afternoon that went great. Puh.
Very dark and rainy on my way home – not very inviting at all to wait for the bus, but better than a half-hour walk home.
We decided to clear out some of the leftovers for dinner – my choice fell on the last portion of liver stew with some oven baked potatoes this time. Mm. Made a cream-based stew this time instead of the tomato based one I normally do. Nice to try something different but I think I prefer the other kind.
No handball tonight so we can catch up on some series instead.
Middle round
Tonight the middle round for our group starts and we are facing the highest ranked team to begin with. We have brought three points with us from the group play which is a great start. Fingers crossed we will end up top two so we go thru to the next round.
Short day today and quite a hectic start. A lot of things happened at the same time and then nothing happened for a while. Typical day at my office. Ups and downs. Got in a bit early so I left a few minutes early too. Now I’ve enjoyed some leftovers from the liver stew and I have some time to relax before I’ll start dinner. Going to make burgers I think. Then I’ll watch the game on TV.
PS! It was a very tight game and we almost made it. But it was a level score with 37-37. A Swedish goal one second too late for victory.