Saturday and no more vacation days this time – but a long weekend to enjoy!
We have been doing different house chores today and this afternoon I prepared a nice dinner for my troops. A lovely tenderloin steak with gratin and sauce bearnaise. Turned out really good, if I may say so.
No we are enjoying the last pieces of cheese left from Xmas along with a nice glass of red. We are watching a few more episodes of “The Count of Monte Cristo”while waiting for the semi finals to begin. Sweden managed to go thru and is facing Finland tonight. May the best team win. The other semi is between Czechia and the US.
PS! The game went to overtime and we lost… Bummer. Facing Czechia tomorrow. The US and Finland are playing for the gold.
Short drive
Another day off – the last one this time. Still an extended weekend ahead so that’s nice. Our youngest went to work and after lunch we took our oldest to see his friends. Then we had the afternoon to ourselves so we took a short drive over to Hågelby. This is where we had our wedding dinner almost 30 years ago. At the premises there is a small café and there we could enjoy some fika – coffee and a “hallongrotta” for me. Mmm.
Hubby has been working with our kitchen lights since we got back home and I have kept out of his way – lol.
It’s been a lovely sunny day again but -11C so even colder than yesterday. We didn’t take a walk today..
Quarter final
Today we tried a new car model – we have tried a few so far. Looking for an alternative for us to buy in a year or two and we are just trying to figure out which one we want next.
Afterwards we went to IKEA to buy a few things and then we went to the new grocery store – Matvärlden – to take a look around and also buy some food. There we found these Turkish and Arabic baklava and delights. Mmm.
This afternoon we went for a long walk together all three of us in the lovely sunny weather. It’s been very cold though with -8C this morning. Our youngest is working today and tomorrow.
Now I’m tucked in my corner cheering on our junior pride and joy playing the quarter finals towards Latvia. Hopefully we will play the same great game we have been so far and manage to go thru to the semi. Fingers crossed!
PS! We managed to win 3-2… But it was a close call. Hua.
Let 2025 begin
Winter came back with full force last night and now the garden is covered with snow again. Time to shovel some away to clear the way to the house and to get the car out if necessary.
A lazy day – we slept in really late as a result after arriving back home at 3AM.. Now some corner time watching the traditional January 1st day-movie “Ivanhoe”. Well, the guys are not interested, of course, it’s just me – and most likely my sister in her house.
No pizza tonight though – leftovers for us instead. We might order some pizza tomorrow instead when not half the city has the same intention. Lol. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 🎉
Happy New Year – Gott Nytt År – to all our family and friends and anyone else out there reading this!
We spent new years eve with our friends – all pitching in with different parts of the evening to complete a nice party. Our contribution was a peach melba for dessert and our oldest brought his computer to challenge us all in various Jackbox-games. Fun. Thank you all for an amazing evening that ended with a heavy snowfall and marvelous fireworks.
2024 has been a special year that we now can put behind us in the memory box and instead open 2025 to see what the next box can offer. May this year bring some good news and joy!
Cappuccino
Monday and my first day off that is not on a weekend. Our youngest had to go to work though. I hope he has an ok day.
Since I was off today I offered to take our oldest to his appointment at the hospital this afternoon. While he was busy with that I had some me-time in the cafeteria and also lit a candle in the room for contemplation. I always do that while visiting the hospital.
Back home again and some quiet time before it’s time to start dinner. Oh, and we won the hockey game last night but it got a bit too exciting with dropping a 6-1 lead to a 7-5 win. Puh. So far three games – three wins. Next game tomorrow night.
Junior hockey
Finally we’re home and I am able to watch the first game in this years edition of the World Junior Championship. The tournament is in Canada so unfortunately some of the games are played in the middle of the night, Swedish time.
So far we have played two games – both games won first towards Slovakia and then Kazakhstan. Tonight we are facing Switzerland and so far we are in a comfortable lead 5-1 in the second period. We are facing Czechia in the last game in the group play on New Years eve. Then the real struggle begins with the quarter final.
I have not done much use today – just relaxing and getting food on the table for the troops. Spent the day in my corner and watched the rest of the “Kejsarinnan”-series (The Empress) on Netflix. Season two. Loved it!
Time off
Some time off from work starting today (or maybe on Monday since this is just a weekend?)!
After our regular Saturday chores we had a quiet afternoon getting ready to go to my parents-in-law for dinner together with my husband’s cousins and their wifes. A lovely evening with nice conversations, great food and drinks. So nice to see them again and spend some time together.
No we’ve arrived back home after a nice evening. Tired and ready for bed. Time to hug our pillows and see what tomorrow brings. Another 9 days off to enjoy before it’s time to go back to the office again. Lovely!
By myself
Early start this morning and a full day at the office. All by myself. Oh well. The day went by really quickly though since I had a lot of things to do. And I even had to work some more this evening. My colleague was very grateful for my help and I always like to help if I can, especially if I can make life easier for someone else.
Enjoyed a sushi for lunch – mmm – and then I made spagetti bolognese for my boys for dinner. Perfect with a get-away from all the Christmas-food for a day! Back to the leftovers again tomorrow. Lol.
Now a quiet evening watching ice-hockey and enjoying a drink infront of the TV. No more work for 10 days. Nice!
Boxingday
Third day in a row with great food and family time! Xmas is special that way!
Today we had a lazy first half of the day – we tried the donut-maker and they turned out pretty good.
This afternoon we went over to my parents-in-law for the traditional boxing day dinner. We were treated a lovely three course dinner with turkey as the main course with all the trimmings and a nice wine. Lovely!
We didn’t stay very late since both me and my youngest are getting up at 6 AM tomorrow to go to work. So it will be an early night tonight.