The world

It was so dark today. And ice everywhere! But, then the sun came out for a bit and it was pretty ok for a while. I had a lunch date today with one of my second-cousins. We had a nice chat and spent a few hours together chatting and catching up. Time goes quickly when you are having a good time.

Received some good news today about another relatives doctors appointment. One less thing to worry about.

Time to cheer on our Swedish ladies for maybe the last time this tournament. Germany is our opponent tonight.

December 13th and time to celebrate Lucia. It was much more fun when the kids were young and we could attend their celebrations at the daycare center. I try to watch it on morning tv every year but this morning I was in a hurry to get to work so I forgot. Thought they would show it again tonight but no luck so far.

Today we were treated a big basked of “lussekatter” at work – these S-shaped saffron rolls with two raisins. Yum.

Tonight it started to rain – then snow – then more rain – then more snow. It is also below 0C so it is extremely slippery on the roads now. Could barely make it back home from the bus stop.

Last week before the Xmas-crazyness is here. It’s been snowing all weekend so Segeltorp is once again covered in white fluff. Stockholm isn’t though – just icy roads and very slippery sidewalks.

Today our assistant came back from her 3 month internship in the States. Yeah. She has been missed. And she wants to work all the hours we can give her so hopefully that means a lot of time off for me this Xmas. Yeah again!

Had an appointment with my naprapath today – my back is feeling better than ever so no need for the heavy artillery today. Just some maintenance to keep everything in shape. Feels great to not be in pain anymore. Let’s hope it will stay that way for a long time. Took this photo from the bus when it was driving over Västerbron as the sun set. Lovely.

Snow snow and more snow. But extremely wet snow which is the worst kind. Hard to showel. And it sticks to your boots so it’s hard to walk on too. We went shopping for groceries and when we got back home my socks were all wet.. Might need new boots.. Bummer.

Time to light the third candle. Just two more weeks then Santa will come. All our gifts bought and wrapped – just waiting for a couple that I’ve ordered and will arrive soon (I hope). Hopefully we will have a peaceful relaxing Xmas with near and dear ones. That would be just perfect.

Woke up with a snow-covered yard outside the bedroom window. It’s going to snow all weekend but it is not that cold so it melts almost as it hits the ground. The ground is quite cold though which makes the melted snow to freeze and the roads are extremely slippery. Not ideal.

Today it is the day when the Nobel Prize is handed out. So much fun to see all the fancy dresses worn by the ladies. A very prestigious award that puts a lot of focus on our country from all over the world. Something to be proud of.

Friday and time to say goodbye to a family member on my husbands side. Brännkyrka kyrka – one of the oldest churches in Stockholm built in the 12th century – was a very nice and suitable place for this occasion. With only the closest family present and a few friends it was quite a small ceremony. The song “Time to say goodbye” was very well played on the organ as we walked around the coffin to say our goodbyes. It was nice to be able to be part of today and pay our respect.

Now time for something completely different – to enjoy the finale of the Swedish Idol. I am not sure yet who I want to see win – they are all good in different ways. May the best man or woman win!

14 years ago today we were given the honor to become Godparents to this little angel. Time flies. We try to acknowledge this day every year and give our God daughter a little something or do something together.

A very busy day at work – primarily this afternoon. Had to stay a bit late to get everything done. Tomorrow I will only be at work for a couple of hours – then we are going to attend a funeral – so it was good that we managed to finish the binder we were working on. One less thing to worry about tomorrow.

A fun evening together with my parents and a friend of ours. With all the handball going on it was fun to switch the games watched on tv for the real thing so we went to cheer on our Hammarby who are struggling a bit right now. They were facing one of the top teams tonight so we were happily surprised to see that they managed to put up a real fight. In the end they lost 24-23. They so deserved to win tonight.

On my way home from work I stopped by at the donor place and made a contribution to the blood bank in Stockholm. I also hash tagged their campaign to spread the word. Feels good to be able to help.

Tuesday and long day at work. When I work late it usually is a better choice for me to take the commuter train home rather than the subway since the busses match the commuter train better. My colleague also takes the commuter train but from another vestibule and he took this shot of me from where he was standing. Thought it was pretty neat so I “borrowed” it.

Time to cheer on our Swedish ladies again – facing Slovenia tonight. We managed to beat Spain two days ago. One more win will help us advance in the tournament. Fingers crossed!