Love..

(is not enough) .. in itself.

A couple of weeks have passed since the concert and I’m still enjoying my best-of list on Spotify. Could write a whole story based on just lyrics and titles from my favorite artists. “Just can’t get enough” feels very accurate to say the least. (photo Corbijn)

Last game in the group play today and we won over Slovakia with 4-2. This means we will end up in 3rd place in our group and will face Switzerland from the other group that came in 2nd. Yeah. Exciting quarter final on Thursday. The scariest game of them all.. The true win or loose game with no more chances left. Let’s pray we will go thru to the semis.

Colors 

New week – new challenges. It’s been a grey rainy day and I need to get some new inspiration. Some sunshine, birdsong, blue sky. Sit outside and enjoy a coffee. I am sick and tired of this cold weather and spring not able to arrive in full. But, the trees have started to get their leaves and some flowers are up so slowly but surely we are getting there.

The escalator where I switch trains is quite colorful – makes me smile! It’s the only one of it’s kind in the subway, as far as I know. Anyone know where it is?

Corner day 

We got home quite late last night. Or early this morning. However you’d like to see it. We had a great time last night watching the Eurovision and enjoying an evening together. I’m sorry dad was cut out of this pic but he was there too.

A lazy day in my corner – the weather is still deciding if it’s going to rain or not. My oldest went to his friends so it’s just me and my youngest home for dinner. We are going to make our own pizza. Then it’s time for our pride and joy to face Denmark in the 6th game. After that it’s only one more game before the quarter finals start. The scariest game of them all. Fingers crossed we will go through to the semis. But, one game at a time.

European Song Contest – grand finale in Kiev 2017

Time for our yearly evening of ESC-competition between friends and family. Unfortunately, this year our usual crowd is slightly decimated with six people not able to make it. So, tonight we have instead increased our crowd with two new team-players – grandma and grandpa! Yeah! The more the merrier!

The contestants tonight are;

1. Israel
2. Poland
3. Belarus
4. Austria
5. Armenia
6. The Netherlands
7. Moldova
8. Hungary
9. Italy
10. Denmark
11. Portugal
12. Azerbaijan
13. Croatia
14. Australia
15. Greece
16. Spain
17. Norway
18. United Kingdom
19. Cyprus
20. Romania
21. Germany
22. Ukraine
23. Belgium
24. Sweden
25. Bulgaria
26. France

And the winner is; Portugal – Salvador Sobral  with the song”Amar Pelos Does” – 758 points
Second place:  Bulgaria 615 p
Third place:  Moldova – 374 p

Sweden ended up on an honorable 5th place for the second year in a row. Yeah. The scores between third – sixth place were very tight (374 – 334 p).

We now have to pass on the desirable trofé Filip won last year to this years winner – Camilla! Congratulations! Theme for next years dinner – Portuguese food! Let’s start a new tradition and have a country theme! Could be a challenge!

Anja vs Jesper

What a week. Managed to get home in time for the 5th hockey game – and we didn’t make life easy for Italy and won 8-1. Yeah!

Another fun thing to look forward to tonight – the final battle in Let’s Dance – where Anja faces Jesper. Skiing vs soccer. I put my money on Anja – I have followed her whole carrier and she has treated us tons of thrills and great moments.

My husband has left for the weekend to go with his work to Ireland. I have never been there – still on my places-to-go-list.

PS  – Jesper won. They both deserved the title I guess. So, hat off for Jesper and Malin!

ESC – part 2

Time for the second round to pick the remaining ten contributions to the finale on Saturday.

And the last finalists are;
Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Denmark, Israel, Romania, Norway, the Netherlands and Austria.

Very important game tonight. Sweden vs. Latvia. Not sure I dare to watch it. We need to start winning the games now if we want to advance in this championship. Fingers crossed.

(PS! We won 2-0! )

Progress 

One step closer to the finish line. But we are very curious why they haven’t used all the space up to our property. I know they will add a pavement to the left in the picture. But there is still about 2 m left infront our house. Shall be interesting to see what they do next.

I have had a great afternoon starting with a lunch with an old friend and then a 3 hr visit to a hairdresser I used to go to 20 years ago. I am now officially blond again.

ESC – part 1 

Time for the first qualification round in the Eurovision Song Contest. Since Ukraine won last year it is held in Kiev this year.

Tonight Sweden is first to perform followed by Georgia, Australia, Albania, Belgium, Montenegro, Finland, Azerbaijan, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Moldova, Iceland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Armenia, Slovenia and Latvia.

Fingers crossed! The finale will be much more fun to watch if we are in it! So – go Robin! We will cheer on you tonight!

(Pshe made it!!! ) 

SWE – US ?

I thought I’d rest some when I got home but the construction workers have been driving a road roller all afternoon and it was LOUD to say the least. So, I ended up vacuuming, doing laundry, baking and making a dinner that took a bit longer than the regular quick-and-easy kind.

The world championships continues.. Sweden is facing the US tonight – an important game for both teams to win to be able to challenge Russia in the group play and win the group. Go Sweden!

Day of rest 

A bit tired today.. but surprisingly not as tired as I thought I would be after so little sleep. Woke up this morning and a whole day of no plans to look forward to. Lovely.

Our youngest took his first ride on his moped today – it is a bit tricky to start and our road is not in the best shape (haha) right now so he didn’t go very far. But, he gave it a go.

Then he went to see his friends and his brother went to see his friends so Peter and I went for a drive and bought a new flag for our flagpole. Or not a flag exactly – the long narrow kind we have here in Sweden when it is not a day of celebration. On the way back we decided to stop for a coffee at the café Lyran and enjoyed a piece of cheesecake.