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Time to celebrate – today it is Walpurgis night and we are going to celebrate it as we traditionally do – with a nice dinner here and then go and see the bonfire.

This photo was taken last year – maybe we can take a new one tonight!

Today it was 22 years since me and my husband got engaged. Time flies!

Our king celebrates his 70th birthday this weekend and Stockholm is filled with celebrations and tourists. I am going to try and see some of it that is shown on TV.
So much fun to see all the guests and what they are wearing – I love the fact that our crown princess Victoria is wearing H&M at these occasions and her outfit from the celebrations yesterday was just spot on. Her speech to her dad was also very moving. She will make a great successor one day.

Today it was time for all Swedish students to take part of the ceremonial dressing in a student’s cap. A special day for all our graduates (proud mommy).

The day started with some grey skies and rain but in a couple of hours the sun was shining from a clear blue sky.

Crashed in my corner now after a half a pizza for dinner. Going to look at the movie “Spy” – I love Melissa McCarthy. I am a big fan! Might even skip Le’ts Dance..

Thursday – a day filled of fun – first lunch with my BFF – she had some great news to share! I am glad things are looking better.

After work I went to see a movie with a friend – The Danish Girl. What an amazing movie – I loved it. Lately I have chosen to see more and more movies that are about a real event – this one was about supposebly the first man who went through surgery to become a woman. The movie was very touching and real. I can recommend it!

When I arrived in town this morning they had started decorating some of the streets due to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in a couple of weeks.

Since we won last year with “Heroes” / Måns Zelmerlöw we are hosting the grand finale this year. Stockholm is getting ready to greet all the contestants and tourists arriving for the event. Let the fun begin!

What a day – still freezing cold in the mornings but then it gets quite nice after a couple of hours. Managed to close something today that has taken up a lot of my time lately – great to put one thing behind me.

So many things on my mind – need to focus and make a plan so I don’t forget anything. Write lists so I can tic of things as they get completed. A way to keep track and also see the progress – a good carrot to keep me going.

April weather for sure. Snow – sunshine – rain – sunshine – hail. Degrees between -2C — +10C. Almost impossible to know what to wear.

Talking about what to wear – had to buy myself a new pair of jeans today. They sure don’t make them the same quality as they used to. The old pair didn’t even last half a year.

Saw this little description of an “auntie” this morning – I hope I am able to live up to it. I love my nieces to bits ( ??? ) .

Now we now what was in the clouds yesterday. Hail and snow. Fortunately we don’t have to go anywhere today. I just went to the store across the street to buy some milk and the sky decided to come down on me. Yeah yeah – I won’t leave the house again, promise.

My kids are studying for a bit today so I have made scones for afternoon tea as a treat. Freshly made scones with a nice spread of some sort – yum! Orange marmalade, ham or cheese.

My parents are leaving the country today for a trip to Iceland. I wish them the best time – Iceland is an amazing country to visit. Very different in many ways. Great scenery, great food.

We went to the mall to have a Saturday lunch together and the boys helped me make the final decision about my new glasses and sunglasses. Boy, new glasses are expensive. Have to dig deep into the wallet this time.

Not the greatest weather to go out walking in. A perfect afternoon to curl up in my corner and catch up on some recordings or some episodes of series that I don’t really follow but still like to watch from time to time.

Friday again and we were invited over to my parents for dinner! It is such a nice way to finish the week – to be able to sit down at a table and served great food cooked with a lot of love and care. My mom had made us a real treat dinner!

Their garden was absolutely covered with blue flowers. So pretty. It is still freezing cold in the mornings – but it warms up during the days. Spring seems to be getting here quite slowly since it is so cold still.