.. sleep a full night without waking up, I would feel a lot more ener
gized in the morning. I have no problems falling asleep but then I wake up at 2 or 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning and stay awake for an hour or two. Hm.
Bought minute-steak for dinner tonight and made oven baked potatoes to go with it. Not very complicated and quite tasty, if I may say so. No hockey tonight – but the last part of Le’ts Dance. I don’t know who I’m cheering for – both Bianca and Elisa are great in their own way. Tricky.
Focus focus
I did good today. Now let’s hope our hockey-players manage to work miracles and defeat Canada tonight. I m
ean, I support my team but they have not been great this tournament. But, things can change quickly in a hockey game. Let’s keep our fingers crossed they will pull themselves together and play the kind of hockey that makes us proud.
Maybe they can find the focus and strength if someone plays the Hammarby theme-song for them.. 😉
Well.. 6-0 speaks for itself. We’re done – over and out..
Midweek
A half day with a full days work. I am completely whacked. Can’t even gather my thoughts straight. Took a very slow walk back from the subway to clear my head. It is so beautiful outside right now – all the fruit trees in bloom and even the lilacs are starting to show off their glory.
Met a dear friend of mine for lunch. Just what we both needed I think. Tried one of those new cold brew coffees with lemonade. Now I know what they taste like. And I will most likely never have another one.. lol
Important game
The ice hockey tournament has come to the last game in the
group play. After tonight it is time for the quarter finals. If we manage to defeat Russia we will avoid having to face Finland or Canada. Our chances are quite slim though.
Hubby treated us a box from the Delicato outlet yesterday. The goodies didn’t quite survive the trip in his backpack bicycling home.. they still taste delicious but they have looked better. Lol.
Back
It’s a bit ironic – the music left the city and so did the sunshine. Lol. The city was so empty this morning when I arrived. No Come Together flags decorating the streets. No x-ing crossings playing previous winner songs. No tourists. Just chilly, windy and rainy. Blä.
Managed to get a lot done this afternoon. Now I am going to reward myself with the very last episode of “Good Wife”. I will miss Alicia and the rest.
Rain rain rain
Today the weather changed completely. It’s
been very windy and cold all day and raining off and on. Good for the garden with some rain – and today I am not going anywhere so let it rain all day! Next week I would like the nice sunshine to return though.
Vacuumed and mopped downstairs and ran a load of wash. That’s it for today. Time to get dinner on the table – we bought everything yesterday so it’s easily done. Then I will watch another hockey-game. Soon the first round is done – then time for the extremely scary quarter finals. The most nerv wrecking game of them all.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST – GRAND FINAL
The day has come for the grand finale! It’s been a great week in Stockholm. Lovely weather. Tons of tourists. Lot’s of ESC-activities to enjoy.
Tonight we are going to watch the finale together with our friends. All 13 of us are going to be there – yeah! Great that everyone could join!
And the contestants are;
Belgium
Czech Republic
The Netherlands
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Italy
Israel
Bulgaria
Sweden
Germany
France
Poland
Australia
Cyprus
Serbia
Lithuania
Croatia
Russia
Spain
Latvia
Ukraine
Malta
Georgia
Austria
United Kingdom
Armenia
And the winner is: Ukraine
Second: Australia
Third: RussiaSweden managed to get in place 5 – amazing. That was extremely well and much better than anyone would have dared to hope for. The whole event was very well produced and I think Sweden made a very positive impression and did us proud. Last year the show had almost 200 million viewers all over the world. I wonder how many it was this year.
Fredagsmys
Where did this week go? It feels like ages ago since it was Monday but at the same time I can’t really say where the rest of the week went.
Today it was extremely busy at work and wh
en it calmed down and I was able to step out for lunch I walked over to Kungsträdgården – my new favorite place – to feel the ESC-atmosphere. Lol. I know. I am a bit crazy but I just love all the tourists, the performances, the activities. Bought a little surprise for tomorrow.. 😉
A fun weekend ahead with a lot to look forward to. Have a great one everyone!
ESC – part II
Time for part II in the song contest. Stockholm is really getting into the Eurovision mood – you can enjoy Måns’ voice in the speakers in the subway announcing where to get off in order to get to different ESC-attraction
s. They have changed the ticking sound when you wait to cross the x-ings – Loreens winning song while it’s still red – then Måns winning song when it turns green. Lol. Who comes up with all these ideas?
Tonight I went with a friend to try a body balance class. She got me a free pass to see if I liked it and it was quite fun. I have stretched all my muscles to new lengths – we’ll see if I can get out of bed tomorrow.
The countries participating in the second part are; Latvia,
Poland, Switzerland, Israel, Belarus, Serbia, Ireland, Macedonia, Lithuania, Australia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Georgia, Albania and Belgium
Now or never
Another gorgeous day but slightly chilly. Very busy morning but a great afternoon. Got off early and took a long walk through the city instead of walking back from the subway. Wanted a change of scenery and also visit a couple of stores when I had the time.
Been a busy bee at home taking care of house chores. Now some corner time watching the now-or-never ice hockey game tonight – a game we have to win if we want to get somewhere in this tournament. Facing Kazakhstan. Our group is very even with a lot of wins for all teams. No clear winner or looser yet. The other group is more spread out. (PS – we won 7-3 .. )