Hawaii Avenue

organic.

2012-02-11T09:49:00.000+01:00

If youre not all organic then please at least think about it when purchasing this:

weekend!

2012-02-11T09:05:00.000+01:00

checking out for the weekend. focusing on my love and our pup. today is date day which means spa day! and in the sign of Valentines since Ill be away on business this upcoming tuesday. have a lovely weekend y'all!

long *ss day!

2012-02-09T19:12:00.001+01:00

Phew. I sat at HQ until 6.30pm!!! and Im exhausted!!

Time for dinner and then work to prepare for tomorrow. Its tough being on top for sure!

Update!

Its 11.09 PM and Im finally done with the preperations for tomorrow. I had totally missed that its thursday and that two of my fav shows were airing at 8 & 9pm. Well the eight o clock show is the most important one - once upon a time. but the 2nd one which is revenge is good as well. So I watched both of them, had a really nice phonetalk with one of the other girls thats also selected for this sales excecutive thing (plus shes a real darling and I wish she didnt live as far away as Malmö) and then I dug into the preps. So now Im finally done and Im gonna crash into bed!

Nite nite!

stockholm bound.

2012-02-08T20:47:00.001+01:00

yes indeed I sure am. drove back from Växjö to Örebro, 4 hrs! Had some food, walked Melwin, cuddled with the man, left for stockholm and just arrived!

Our hotel is just opened and totally new and awesome. Its really fresh with many bright colours that I love! The rooms are beautiful decorated and bed super comfy! I am so satisfied with this!

2012-02-08T15:15:00.000+01:00

in case anyone missed it - this past sunday was superbowl sunday. its a major commercial event as well as a holy american football event and the halftime entertainment should be big grand and awesome and so should the commercials be. I believe I heard today that 30 seconds during the superbowl costs about 3.5 million dollars! so here are two of my fav ones;

2012-02-07T21:26:00.001+01:00

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

back in Växjö.

2012-02-06T18:27:00.001+01:00

Yep thats what Im doing and where I am. Left this morning, had a great time in my car during the drive down here, listened to music (all of the ones below, again and again and again ha ha) talked to Carolina on the phone and with Tara on voxer (so much better than heytell) It was a great trip with the lovely view of lake Vättern when passing Jönköping.

So Im watching some tv online and soon its dinnertime, then a pw with a vi-worker and well then its time for bed after a treatment of faux tan and teeth whitening. Plastic fantastic!

my addictions in the musicworld right now

2012-02-06T15:48:00.001+01:00

hot pink.

2012-02-04T19:37:00.002+01:00

Lets just say im all in tonite. see you on the dancefloor. Im the girl with the hot pink hair!

2012-02-03T21:37:00.001+01:00

"Many people will walk in and out of you life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."

R.I.P dear iphone

2012-02-03T09:17:00.000+01:00

yes it is true. my beloved sidekick, right hand, friend and assistant has drowned. at a gas station in Jönköping. I fell out of my coatpocket into the porcelain pool at the very same second as I pushed the flush button. I cried off and on for the entire drive back home (2hrs) I had so much stuff in there, photos, memos, numbers, you name it. I guess I learned my lesson when it comes to backing up in itunes.

so as of now Im only available via facebook or my man. and maybe I will move on with a white one instead now, like my iphone 3 was. whom knows, Im still in grief. and yes, my addiction to my iphone is pretty obvious at times like these.

laser guns.

2012-02-03T09:12:00.000+01:00

hola!

wednesday evening we all decided (my colleagues and me that is) to play lasertag. we divided into two teams with six people in each and went all in for 30 min. it was awesome. my boss gave us all names and I was the Panther, but the laser place named me Maverick. oh and our team name was Stealth Mode Ninjas. Yeah and with that bad ass name we wone both rounds of course. I got in third place out of everyone, two boys was better than me but I was the winner out of all the girls (we are six girls) and the other guys. loved it!

like silk in my soul.

2012-02-01T20:02:00.000+01:00

you must must must listen to this song, its driving me insane because it is so damn good. my absolutely favorite right now!!

its me and my car.

2012-01-31T21:35:00.001+01:00

I am one well travelled lady. I think I drove 30 swedish miles today. Thats 300k! Down south almost all the way to Halmstad, can you believe it, what a trip. And to visit two clients!! Two!! Ah well at least I get to see Sweden right? I would never travel around like this if it were not for my job so I guess its really a good thing.

Anyways lots of driving, meeting with the crew after work, dinner, work out at the hotel gym and now bed!

See ya tomorrow!

beauty hell.

2012-01-30T21:03:00.001+01:00

OMG. G for Goodness!

Look at everything I now a days need to bring to function while living in a hotel during the weeks. Its scary how many products I use and "need". Ah well thats life I guess!

Makeup, skin lotion, vitamins, faux tan, hairspray, facewash, nail polish, heat protection, perfume and my LAST deodorant with anti perspirant begore I toss that sh*t and never use it again!

Im in Växjö btw, and we had mixed the weeks up so I wont be going to Stockholm till next one!

2012-01-29T22:41:00.001+01:00

Some things are true wether you believe in them or not.

my everything.

2012-01-28T19:12:00.001+01:00

my first born. thats what I consider him to be. not by birth, but by care. I am his mother. he is my son. no one do I love the way I love him. he needs me, can not care for himself with out me, and believe me when I say that I need him.

all the things we have been thru, all the adventures we have had. for goodness sakes we lived in florida together. me and him did that journey, flew across the world, lived with Pokey, lived with Lauren, played with Adrian and Kira at the dog beach, walked along the poer and beachwalk every day, hung out on the porch at the 305 with everyone.

him and me are one, and with out him I would be lost. I dont know ehat your relation to your dog is, but this is ours.

mommy loves you Melwin!

parent daughter time.

2012-01-28T15:53:00.001+01:00

good afternoon.

its a little close to four pm, and I have spent the last 24 hrs with my parents. loved it!

they came into town yesterday afternoon and we went to the movies. mom and I saw the descendants, it was not so great. my dad saw mission impossible and said it was great! afterwards we walked Melwin and then had a late dinner of crawfish and chicken pie, delish!

this morning mom and I went for a 10 k walk during 2 hrs of time, then we all had lunch at walked around at the local market they hold once a year. now we just had some fika (coffe and cup cakes) and they left to go visit my sister in Lindesberg.

Boy I have the best parents anyone could wish for!

skiing in the mountains.

2012-01-27T12:06:00.001+01:00

Thats what my baby is up to. Ge left yesterday and is coming home sunday. I dont know whom misses him the most, me or melwin. Melwin has not eaten since he left and every time he hears someone in the hallway outside our apartment he gets up and goes to the door in hope that it will be him.

I almost couldnt fall asleep last night and this morning I sent him a message saying -come home my love so that we can get married and have a baby!!!

I am so ready.

a story everyone should read.

2012-01-27T08:30:00.000+01:00

I found this blog via the sceptical mother on facebook and feel like I need to share because it is such an amazingly beautiful and heart warming story. I shed many tears while reading and well, read it. Its kind of long and in english but I beg of you to be patient and read thru it all anyways, I promise that you will not regret it.

Click the link below to find Kelly Hamptons blog and her wonderful story about her second daughter entering this world of ours.

http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

two down one to go.

2012-01-26T20:12:00.001+01:00

So I have now finished my second bottle of the aloe vera and I am about to start drinking from my third one. you are suppose to try it for three months to see if it helps your body.

I have to admit I cant feel a thing yet, but tven again you should always complete the three months and then continue to really feel it and I can believe that, the body takes its time change, and everything that ir might do to help me is on the inside so Im not giving up yet thats for sure!

all mine. stars and stripes.

2012-01-26T11:44:00.000+01:00

Following in my recently found organic footsteps and just purchased this beautiful scarf designed by one of my favorite bloggers and she is sort of a role model to me. Miss Anine Bing. The collection is called stars and stripes because she used to live in LA and her baby girl was born there. Its made out of 100% organic cotton and can also be used as a baby blanket....ha ha Im not prego, but damn wish to be one day in the future!

gotta love yourself.

2012-01-26T10:15:00.000+01:00

the latest edition to our home. and I adore it. still waiting for some large photos to show up in the mail but until then they can hang empty on the wall, they are art in themselves in this combination of frames. Im so proud for creating this. sometimes the most simple things are the most beautiful.

it's a new day.

2012-01-25T08:46:00.001+01:00

yes indeed it surely is. and I feel like a new person. I feel like a rather ignorant person how ever. heres why;

we have decided to go organic as much as possible. I have never really consodered it before because I have not felt the need. I have thought that the groceries and things we use in our every day life does not threathen our health. but I was wrong. living in a country like sweden it is easy to believe that no harm can cath us here. we have a good working political system, we do not get any disasters caused by nature such as earthquakes etc. still, I have been ignorant.

paying more and more attention to being healthy, mixed with wanting to grow a baby inside of me sometime in the next few years has started me to really look into things such as vaccines for an example and while doing research on that I have stum led across alot of other horrible and terrifying facts. these facts has caused me, and us to decide to go organic as previously mentioned. I do not wish a bunch of chemicals and altered stuff in my body, in anyone I love bodies and for sure not in my future babys body.

tip of the day that I got my friend Lauren whom is a graduate in environmental science; do not use deoderant with antiperspirant in it!! it contains aluminium that spreads into your body and also prevents the sweat from coming out. yes that might sound great but what sweat is for is to rid the body of toxins, and if they cant get out, they stay and spread inside of you. does this has anything to do with breast cancer? nothing is proven but why risk it.

So do your research. Look up the swedish documentary Underkastelsen and then make healthy responsible decisions for you and your loved ones. Being organic is a more expensive choice, but what is the price of great health and a long life?

bling.

2012-01-24T09:49:00.000+01:00

here they finally are. the beauties Ive been promising for so long to show you. dont you just adore them?? well I do! usually I dont wear the dangly kind of earrings bc they will hurt my ears but these are super light and there for even better! worn often now a days!

creativity.

2012-01-23T20:01:00.001+01:00

when feeling a bit blue, and a walk to get fresh air in my lungs and to enpty my mind didnt help, I turned to my creative side instead and sat down with my scrapbooking gear. I now feel alot better. making pretty things and feeling proud of what Ive managed to create is a good feeling and exacly what I needed!

2012-01-23T09:35:00.003+01:00

Miss Lisa.

2012-01-23T08:18:00.000+01:00

Minelli no. Stunning? yes!

So this saturday night was planned for clubbing. This cutie took me with to meet her group of friends and the bubbly wine was sparkling and flowing all night. A group of guys having a bachelor party showed up and it became hell of a party but once we got to the club that was the total end for me. sat down at a table for like 2 seconds, and started feeling really sick. I guess being sick for almost three weeks doesnt go to well with alcohol. so I hoppedihopped home, called W on my way home and he hadnt made it out yet so we met up and went home together. so Lisa, Im gonna take a rain check on that party night!

like a little doll

2012-01-22T23:41:00.001+01:00

Today has bern spent cuddling with this little, thank you ever so much Sara for letting us get some babyloving from your precious daughter, she really is something!

freezy breezy

2012-01-21T10:11:00.001+01:00

guten morgen!

we spent last night at W parents house celebrating his mons birthday. tummy food and great company. we then spent the night and today we are going to my parents house to spent the afternoon begore we go back to the city. Im goin out clubbing and W havnt decided what to do yet.

So I woke up at eight which is a pretty good night of sleep considering I went to bed at ten since thats what my body has gotten used to now. I walked the dogs and well, soon we are on our way!

for those crazy summer nights.

2012-01-20T13:55:00.001+01:00

I totally think its time to prepare!

if I cant come to to america then america is gonna have to come to me

2012-01-19T16:02:00.002+01:00

Yeah you heard me! Meet miss Lana, our roommate or guest I should say for eleven days in match. holla! where is she from? Florida of course!!

Funny huh, some "friends" here cant even invite me to go out with them and then others like her, will travel across the world to be able to spend time with me. totally a heads up on whom I should let be in my life.

not a bad idea

2012-01-18T17:00:00.001+01:00

a consumers trick, or a really good idea? watch the video and decide for yourselves..

but if you do get interested this is the company that sells them http://axso.se/index.html and it seems like all babyproffsen amongs others sell them. If you live on the countryside and walk in the fields/forest or what ever I think its a good idea so that you can bring the stroller. hiss eller diss Carolina?

if facebook excisted back in the day..

2012-01-18T15:21:00.000+01:00

..click it, its real funny

http://lolbyte.com/lols/if-facebook-existed-years-ago-lol/

if you like it then you should put a ring on it

2012-01-18T13:02:00.002+01:00

I just realised I do not speak enough good, or often enough about the man in my life.

how amazing he is, how inlove I am, how blessed I am, what a great team we are, what a great future we have ahead and the things he does to keep me happy.

He is patient, understanding, comforting, loving, funny, handsome and a true gentleman that tries his very best to treat me like a princess.

My happiness is at the tip of his list, and his is at the top of mine. I love you kitten.

a beautiful rose to my bouquet

2012-01-17T16:19:00.001+01:00

a while back I got in touch with this pretty girl and we hit it off right from the start. you all know how picky I am about my friends but she sure makes the cut. smart, funny, positive, happy and with a great spirit. and she likes me lol, and thats a plus. she tells me I am very much not like the typical swedish girl lol, which I totally take as a compliment, and I think you all know what I mean with saying that right?

anyways you will surely see plenty of her here from now on or at least from when summer comes because then they are moving back! if you cant wait till then check out her lovely blog, all you have to do is click the photo above and it will take you there. and to top the name of this post off and for you all to understand it, her lovely last name is Rosén. As in the swedish spelling of rose, and with out the N at the end its the name of the delicious pink whine that flows around here every summer!

So miss thing Im sure youll be reading this -Im very happy I have found you!

a little son from God

2012-01-17T11:20:00.001+01:00

lately my dear friend Tara had gotten me thinking plenty and alot about the big man God. how I feel about him and how I use his name.

speaking of God and the reason of this post, is the little son I have been blessed to take some extra care of, my little Hilding.

The other week I was on the phone with his monmy and she was telling me he had now stepped up a size in pacifiers but had lost one of the two he had, and that it wasnt an easy task to located that single one at all times. So I did what I only felt right, I hurried down to the store, purchased two cute pacies, wrapped them like a present and sent them in the mail, and yesterday I recieved a photo of the little man with one in his mouth. Oh they joy!

if you wish to read more about him and his mommy, clickedyclick right here!

happy MLK, Jr day

2012-01-16T17:21:00.000+01:00

with age comes wisdom.

2012-01-16T16:20:00.001+01:00

The wisdom to take good care of my skin.

I have for many many years bern very picky about always protectibg my face, and neck with a high sunscreen when being in the sun. Of course also the rest of my body but not with the same high spf.

At the end of last year tho I decided that its time for me to start using anti ageing cream. You cant tell a wrinkle on my face that comes from age yet and Im planning on keeping it that way so you gotta start before its too late!

This day and night cream I can totally recommend! It feels like silk on my skin and well I cant tell you if its working since I prop would look the same if I were not using it but some day in a few yrs from now I think Im gonna be really happy that I started using it so early.

call me spoiled, call me loved.

2012-01-16T07:30:00.001+01:00

After having my parents to myself for an entire day and evening, Im sort of in a daze, a daze of love. Which I cant get enough of. I think Ive called my mom like five times today.

I truly have amazing wonderful parents. If I mention something we need or are planning on getting, it usually doesnt take more than a day or so and my mom has gotten it for me out of the blie. And that is so not why I tell her!

For example; the other day I told her that for my bday in april I wished for a kitchen machine (to do various things in), new knives to cut meat/veggies etc with and a new wookingpan. And today I am the owner of all the above. Youre crazy mom. Crazy beautiful and crazy great at loving me and my sisters! And dad, youre just as crazy, mr professor!

dinner and friends.

2012-01-15T21:10:00.001+01:00

So we have a couple of friends, whom is a couple, you know, they sre in a relationship lol. Anyways they are having a baby really soon and before the crazy infant lufe behind for them we wanted them over for dinner. A three course meal consisting of ceviche and garlic bread, chicken salad with warm potatoes from the oven and for dessert apple pie with home made vanilla icecream.

I must give myself some cred, I actually think Im a pretty good cook! We had a really good time and it was supernice to see them. Maria is tiny and has only gained what the belly and everything in it weighs, she truly looks amazing!

So they just left and I hopped right to bed and I am now watching the mobie old school before falling asleep and in the morning Ill drive to Gävle for a three night stay!

easy sunday.

2012-01-15T12:44:00.001+01:00

the cougar marathon. I think I used to watch this when it aired the first time. for some reason I just love dating shows like this. I prefer the bachelor or the bachelorette more but hey this works as well.

taking this photo I totally get annoyed as hell of the cords vanging down from the tv. I has tild W that its his job to finally hide then and soon enough I will if he doesnt and well it wont be pretty when I yell at him about it lol.

so Ive got some cleaning to do, need to take a shower and tonite a couple of friends are coming over for dinner!

See ya later!

family time.

2012-01-14T18:20:00.001+01:00

date day. W said its family time today, choose which side you want to spend time with and we will arrange it. I chose for my parents to come hang eith us for the entire day, from lunch till late this evening.

so here we are. mom and I took Melwin for a 2 hr walk while Andreas and dad went to the store to buy the groceries for dinner. this is how we decided what to eat;

I took the cookbook from halv åtta hos mig (swedish cooking show) and everyone got to choose an appetizer, a main course and a dessert and then we voted on them but you could to vote on any of your own.

alot of fun. appetizer ended up being the one mom chose, min course the one I chose amd dessert we chose both dads and W, apple pie and homemade vanilla icecream.

Better get to it!

a thousand people and me.

2012-01-14T07:25:00.001+01:00

good morning.
so yesterday the entire country of Eniro emoloyees gathered for a kick off kn frihamnen, stockholm. a conference during the day and dinner in the evening. you had the oppertunity to stay the night in a hotel but since Im still not feeling spick and spam I decided to drive home with some of the boys.

Heres how I was looking, with my new earrings that I absolutely adore. Ill show u a picture of them where you can see them better later on today.

So anyways here I am. A bit past seven on a saturday morning. gonna take a long walk with sara and the dogs and then its date day! Im curious what W has in store for us!

a must read.

2012-01-12T21:47:00.001+01:00

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/vaccine_sids.htm

now on facebook

2012-01-12T09:57:00.004+01:00

but dont forget thats its Hawaii Avenue you need to search for. or just click the link or picture below.

the old becomes new

2012-01-12T08:17:00.001+01:00

upon moving to our new apartment we decided that the interior design would be shabby/chic with old worn down white painted furniture, glass and silver, both old and new. since we needed a new table along with chairs to the kitchen we purchased this one (see photo above) for barely anothing second hand. the idea was to change the fabrics of the chairs and also the couch but it took me longer than expected to get there but last week I finally got it done. well the chairs that is, Im still looking for the perfect fabric for the sofa. I must say I am very proud of my handycraft.

The chairs below I have had for many many years and they have lived with me in numerous places. The fabric on them I love and adore but since it had gotten rather old and not so pretty looking any more I decided to change them into the same as the ones in the kitchen as well so that we would now have six matching chairs, even if the design of them are not completely the same. thats the charm of it to me. mix the old with the new. the cheap with the expensive. like fashion really.

luxurious wednesday.

2012-01-11T19:24:00.001+01:00

What a lovely evening I have had this far. After work I wasnt feeling well at all but after some rest on the couch my love came home and suggested a bath. They arnt my favorite but once and a while its nice so W poured a bunch of bubbles in there and also a glass for each of us of champagne. Down we went and had an amazing relaxing time together.

Then he took Melwin for a walk and then went off for a nite of talk and whiskey with a friend while Im at home, watching sitcom while snacking on carrots and ranch dressing. yum.

like silk in my soul

2012-01-11T09:59:00.002+01:00

on the go.

2012-01-10T21:01:00.002+01:00

Im proud of myself. Today I walk to and home from work, had an extra bottle of water, walked Melwin in the evening and had 6 smaller meals, ending on 7 with kiwi, apple and a glass of sparkling water. Drinking it out of a wine glass just makes it all so much more glamorous.

2012-01-10T09:26:00.000+01:00

"4 basic rules of health."
1. Move a Lot
2. Eat well and drink water
3. Get enough sleep and establish a daily routine
4. Be happy
I'm sure that these simple rules will make you much healthier! They are true for everybody everywhere. Just don't forget about them! It's not difficult to follow these rules, just develop a habit! And soon it will be difficult for you not to follow them!

Move a Lot
We all know that movement is extremely important for our health, so walk, run, dance, exercise, just move!

(this particularly caught my attention and stuck with me)

Why? Well, because, you’re an animal. Sorry, sweetness, but you weren’t designed to sit still, no matter how cushy the cushions, no matter how firm the foam. No matter how inwardly inward, bookish, and thoughtful you are. You were made to move. And so, if you value your health, you will move, as much as you can, for as long as you can.

We were never designed to sit still all day long. Instead, we were built to stay on our feet most of the day, wandering about, hunting down our food. (read the entire article about it here)

(this is so damn true, just because the ages have changed our bodies or the way they were designed have not!)

Eat Well and Drink Water
What else can I say? A lot of books have been written about healthy food and healthy eating, but I will repeat it again: we all know what is healthy and what is not.
Maybe there are some disputable products that cannot be considered healthy or not for sure. But who doesn't know that fruits and vegetables are healthy and alcohol is not healthy?

Get enough sleep and establish a daily routine

Sleep is considered to be the easiest of all beauty treatments, and it is also among the most effective.
Heard the term "beauty sleep"? Well it's not grandmotherly lore.
Try setting a "bedtime" for yourself and try to stick to it. Prescribed 7-8 hours of sound sleep is important for your health and beauty.
I should say that habits are important not only for sleep. Try to eat, exercise, work at the same time every day.
A good routine is a real gift to your body, this way it will always get ready for the next activity.

Be HAPPY

Avoid stress! Unmanaged stress does more to rob us of energy than anything else.
Stress generates negative emotions, disrupts sleep, fosters poor eating habits and interferes with exercise routines.
In addition, stress hormones can wreak havoc on our cardiovascular and immune systems.
The results can be disastrous for outsmarting the status quo. Learning proper ways to respond to stress is an essential life skill.
Yoga, deep breathing and meditation are all great options and should be incorporated into a daily routine.

Your good mood is the key to success!

Source

The things I took it the most, besides the fact that we are very much still animals, or at least humans whom were not designed to sit still an entire day!

That I need to get back on my sleeping schedual which is bedtime between 10pm-6am.

I need to start taking vitamins. In the mornings I will drink my aloe vera shot and possibly drink some multivitamin and in the evening take my vitamins (which ones I will consult someone at the pharmacy about)

Drink more water

Eat small meals or "healthy snacks" throught out the day and not just breakfast, lunch, dinner. When being in Spain this summer and fall I ate constantly but healthy and small portions and I really did look and feel awesome.

It's raining new years photos

2012-01-10T08:52:00.000+01:00

the year of health.

2012-01-09T22:01:00.001+01:00

that is what this year will be to me. it didnt exacly start of that way, and Im not all well yet, but the rest of this year I will do my very best to cleanse and purify this body of mine.

how? simple things like cutting back on sugar, not being lazy (stairs instead of elevator), gym/working out, vitamins, continuing with my forever aloe very shot on a daily basis. stuff like that.

Im not commiting to anything huge. I am only givibg myself what my body futuristicly need if its gonna stay as pretty and perky as it is!

good night world.

2012-01-08T23:47:00.001+01:00

was feeling better, started feeling worse. staying home from work tomorrow as well to get fully healthy. my asthma (sp) has gotten worse due to this cold, as it gets every darn time. sick of getting sick. this year will ne all about me. rebuilding my health, my well everything. before you can create another being you should be fully complete with in yourself.

photo is from new years, I absolutely love how barbie adorable I look.

nite nite.

couples dinner.

2012-01-08T16:11:00.002+01:00

walk. eat. clean christmas out of the apartment. shower. get dresses. watch some of the father of the bride on tv. make a batch for pancakes and wait for Linnea and Thomas to arrive for a nite of babytalk, boardgame playing, movie watching and all the comes with it.

Tomorrow its back to work. Im still not all well but almost. Driving to Gävle on tuesday. Kick off with work in stockholm on friday.

Have a great evening!

healthy.

2012-01-08T09:46:00.002+01:00

Dear ..... please make me all well. Im almost there. Only transparent stuff coming out of my nose (sorry for the yuckfactor) and last night I felt perky enough to go visit W brothers family to have swedish tacos and watch a movie. We chose planet of the apes - the 2011 edition and it was so goooood!

I sorta just woke up, gonna have some toast and then Im heading out for a nice long walk with my friend Linnea.

Ta ta!

date day.

2012-01-07T09:18:00.001+01:00

no not date night, date day. as in this whole day is for just me and him!

in case I havnt told you we are taking turns on saturdays to come up with a
ctivities to be/do together. either you do it to please yourself and the other person has do play along or you do something you know the other person really want to do. Or of course something the both of you will love doing and thats what Ive got planned for today!

2012-01-06T15:58:00.002+01:00

finally! my sisters boyfriend the computer genious helped me so that I now have a facebook like button on each post. so come on, since you such at commenting lol push it if you like the post you are reading. unfortunatly how ever I think its only gonna work when Im blogging from a computer and not when Im posting from my phone, which I almost always do, but we will try to figure that one out. till then, enjoy!

2012-01-06T15:40:00.002+01:00

shit girls say

2012-01-06T14:04:00.000+01:00

sooo funny ha ha. if you like then there is also a part two but it didnt really match with how I act lol.

blooper

2012-01-06T10:55:00.000+01:00

well this was suppose to be a new years eve post with tons of photos but this one was the only one that would load so I guess Ill make another post and try with the rest later on.

I am still sick. but I guess Im feeling better. my body is not as tired but the cold is still very much here and I blow my nose about ten times an hour.

I am on my way to take a brisk nice hopefully long walk with Melwin. I am sure that will tell me how well or sick I am once I get back. other than that I dont have much planned. we were all supposed to visit my parents to celebrate my moms birthday, which was yesterday and Im sorry I didnt make a post about it mommy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! but I did send her a home made birthdaycard made with love and almost an hr of thinking lol while being sick. anyways we were suppose to gather up at their house but both my mom and my older sister have gotten sick as well so we had to reschedual.

anyways happy friday!

Stop the suffering

2012-01-05T11:39:00.001+01:00

Look at my puppy. A happy, safe dog whom enjoys life every day. Besides during certain holidays. Why? Its called fireworks.

For the first years of his life he did not care but all of a sudden around the time he was three years old he got scared and it has stayed with him ever since.

He doesnt wanna be outside, his body is hunched and all he wants to do is run or hide. At home he wanders the house as soon as he hear anything that goes bang and his heart is pounding and he breathes heavily. And this is a mild version. He is not as terrified as many other dogs or other animals are. I know some dogs that cant leave the house, that has to do their business in door, or get medicated so that they wont stress themselves into a heart attack.

Is it worth it to you? Do tou put your own pleasure before our pets and wild animals that flee in horror in the woods because of the heavy sounds?

Even if Melwin were not afraid of it I would never doubt saying no to them, and thats why I have signed the petition. Please do so as well by clicking the link below

http://www.skrivunder.com/fyrverkeriuppror

shopping spree.

2012-01-04T16:54:00.000+01:00

since we got off 30 min early on monday I decided to browse thru some stores and yikes I found so many nice things!!

lucky girl.

2012-01-04T08:37:00.001+01:00

well I forgot to show you because I put it up on fb and well it slipped my mind.

upon arrival from work I got in the door, chatted with W in the kitchen and as I was walking to the bathroom I spotted something bright and barbiepink in the living room. A rose! Sitting in a vase already on the beautiful silver tray that W gave me for christmas. I shout out - baby did you buy me a flower today? Sure did he says. And well here it is. Isnt it precious!!?

I absolutely looove flowers. The beauty of them takes my breath away. How amazing it is, the colours nature can produce without any help. I am also so very proud of my beautiful red flower thats also on the photo. It grew in a pot but I cut some off to place one on the tray. Sheer beauty that grew because of my love and care.

sick kitten.

2012-01-04T06:23:00.001+01:00

A cold has dragged itself upon me. Bringing headaches and a soar throat.

I was sneezing like insane at work yesterday but was feeling well still but when coming home it hit me and I went to bed early. After eating whats left of the christmas chocolate lol.

Hoped it would have vanished by the time I woke up but nope, stuffy nose, hurting throat and annoyed head. Staying home from work today. Which of course stresses me out cuz in my line of work the time to be sick never excist.

america.

2012-01-03T09:04:00.000+01:00

I love our cigar room more for each day that pass. for christmas W got this cuddly blanket from my parents, and I got the beautiful throwpillows from his parents. none of them had we wished for but was sooo happy to get, its frickin perfect and gave the entire room a lift. thank you awesome parents of both of us!

welcome 2012

2012-01-01T09:29:00.001+01:00

well good morning. Its january first, around 9 am, and Im the only one in the house whos awake out of the 9 people that stayed over the night at our hosts house. this is very common. Me awake early and not hungover and everyone else passed out or asleep lol.

so my ten days off has come to an end. Did they pass way too fast? Yes! Did I get anything sensible done? No! Did I rest? No! Am I ok anyways? Yes!

Just gotta get back on the horse and make this year really good. Ive got all the tools for it. Just gotta focus on whats important and whos not. And whos definitly not.

So welcome 2012, lets see what mistakes Ill learn from this year ha ha

2012-01-01T00:15:00.001+01:00

last day of the year.

2011-12-31T08:55:00.001+01:00

Heres what I was doing exacly a year ago. I visited home. Cuz you know home is where the heart is. And my heart will always belong to St Petersburg Florida and no matter what, no matter how long it will take me I will live in America.

So yeah from dec 27th till jan 10th I believe it was we spent some amazing days in Florida. It was the firts time I brought W there to meet my "family" of friends and he loved and adoref them and the nation just as much as I do.

New Years day was spent on the beach Having drinks, drinking beer, getting a tan. The evening/night we spent at Push on the rooftop under the stars.

I have been awake for an hr or so. Thinking about 2011, what did it teach me. What will I bring into 2012. Wisdom is the answer. With age comes wisdom, thats a fact. You also gain it by experience. And mistakes. Ive gotten mine from all of the above. To me 2012 will be about taking care of myself, body and soul. And caring about the ones whom deserves my love and care. Out with the rest lol.

Going down for breakfast now, I can hear my mom in the kitchen. My amazing mom. See you later!

fruit sallad.

2011-12-30T23:00:00.001+01:00

Good Evening.

What are you up to this friday before a new year begins? The boyfriend and I are hanging out at my parents house with them and my sis and her boyfriend. We came here around six, had dinner, walked Melwin and then sat down in front of the tv. My family are huge tv people lol. Always watched alot of movies together when I was growing up.

So we started watching Braveheart but changed when it got too sad for me and now we are watching Con Air instead.

So back to the topic. Fruit sallad. This is another christmas gift we recieved. Four different bottles of shower cream from the body shop that Ive chosen to use as soap on the sink to wash my face and hands with.
We decided to start with mandarine, and it smells sooo lovely. So friends, next time you come over you can count on having lovely smelling hands after you have visited our bathroom!

2011-12-30T18:10:00.001+01:00

Making dessert for tomorrow. Chocolate/strawberry. Yum.

2011-12-30T08:21:00.001+01:00

dear friends. near and far. I apprechiate your love, support, kindness and guidance. you are handpicked by me and even tho I have alot and alot of friends, only some of you I consider close enough to trust. I believe you all know whom you are and how much you mean to me.

last night one of you came over for dinner and some chittery chat. It was Sara and her one year old daughter. what a fighter this girl is, and how genuinly awesome she is to stay positive in all situations. She even better than me at it lol and it brings me so much good energy.

Surround yourself with people whom helps you excell in who you are and what you can do. Leave the rest behind.

Good Morning!

rain.

2011-12-29T13:01:00.001+01:00

One hr powerwalk in heavy wind and rain -check.

Lovely jars from my mom and dad for christmas -check.

Home made thai chicken soup while watching Ellen Degeneres -up next.

let there be light.

2011-12-28T12:56:00.001+01:00

did I ever show you pur "adventstake"? each sunday starting in the beginning of december and ending before christmas you lit a candle and then the next sunday you also lit the second one and so on until they are all lit and christmas arrives.

we were kind of late buying the candles for it so all white ones were sold out and then W came up with the brilliamt idea to get them in silver since thats a part of our interior colour and look how great it turned out with a glittery ribbon that I won during the christmasgift game we had with W family. Its suppose to hand in the tree but snip snip and the thread was off.

Candle one has burnt to the bottom so we cant lit it anymore but the rest of them still glows everyday on our mantelpiece.

green fingers.

2011-12-28T08:38:00.001+01:00

good morning.

wowsa. I fell asleep at around ten last night and woke up at 2.30am, still on the couch and W was watching the end of movie nr three ha ha. This always happen. we both crawled into bed and I fell asleep asap and woke up at 7.15 this morning when W alarm went off. Couldnt fall back to sleep which is no wonder so Ive been in bed watching tv since then.

About a week before christmas I brought two beautiful flowers home from the store and now they are finally blooming and look how pretty. One of them blossomed a few days earlier but now they are both fully opened. I love seing when nature has its way, it just so magical.

Today Im taking a long walk with Sara, her baby and out dogs and then I think Im gonna walk around downtown for an hr or two to see if I can find something good on the sale thats going on. I never went into h&m yeaterday nor bik bok so those two are a must.

Ta ta!

cozy.

2011-12-27T20:05:00.001+01:00

how wonderful it is being at home, in the home we bith love so much. W walked Melwin while I wnt grocery shopping and now he is cooking dinner while Im on our kitchen couch chillaxing in my new hot pink robe that I purchased today. Its got ruffles and satin and looks delish on!

woops now dinner is ready got to go as we are gonna watch a history show about sweden then the comedy little man.

Toodles.

Sale.

2011-12-27T14:30:00.001+01:00

Its the big sale after christmas here in sweden. I would compare it to black friday to explain it in the best of ways. I hate running around with all the mad people trying to score a good deal yet I cant stay away. And for once neither could W. Im not really determinded to find something, so Im just browsing. If I find something I will of I dont thats fine too.

champagne showers

2011-12-26T11:58:00.000+01:00

morning birdies.

last night was a ball of fun. most precious Maria is home over christmas from Umeå where she goes to college so she and I went to a party at a very cute girl named Kajsas house along with like eight other girls Ive never met before but liked very very much. one of them is even living and going to College in Tampa right now, how weird and awesome is that??

so we had several bottles of champagne and then went out clubbing and whowsa there were so many people everywhere, all the kids coming home from college or where they have moved to. ran into some girls I havnt met in years and some Ive gotten to know but never met yet, but now did. Yes Rebecka if youre reading this its you Im talking about lol, sushi you me and the boys soooon!

My babysis spent the night so we are on the couch watching looks whos talking, love it!

ho ho ho.

2011-12-26T11:41:00.001+01:00

day theee of christmas. Photo from day one.

today at three we are velebrating at W parents house cuz one if his brothers and family was not with on christmas day so we are velebrating with them today instead. Which I dont mind at all since its alot more merry going around then lol.

2011-12-25T13:57:00.001+01:00

ho ho ho. At home, on the couch, popcorn made on the stove, a full twidt bad of chocolate just for us and hone alone on tv. awesome.

tonite we are going out. big time. the champagne will be flowing.

btw see the pretty tray with lights and vaseson the photo? Its one of W gifts for me. I adoooore it!

xmas delerious.

2011-12-25T08:56:00.001+01:00

ha ha, reading the post below I made on my way to my sis house yesterday makes me laugh at myself, so many typos. Its suppose to say that we are celebration at W brother in Kumla during the evening and that Im contributing with my PINK barbie style. Deff not punk style ha ha. Sorry.

Anyways Christmas was great, we got so many great things and everyone loved what we gave them!

merry pink christmas.

2011-12-24T12:38:00.001+01:00

today we sre celebrating at my sisters and her fiances house in Lindesberg during the day and at W brother and familys house in Kumla. A perfect mix! We sre contributing with cheesecake and cupcakes. And of course my punk barbie presence.

a very merry christmas

2011-12-23T15:46:00.000+01:00

light me on put me on top thats fa lalala lala lalalala

2011-12-22T09:23:00.000+01:00

last night we had our company christmas party. one of the girls hosted it at her beautiful home and we all brought food so you can say it was a julbord potlock.

I did the dessert, gingerbread cheesecake as you might remember and everyone loved it. of course lol.

I brought a bottle of bubbly wine of my own but the company had bought some as well. how ever only red so when I asked my boss for some white, and they didnt have any, he purchased a bottle of Bollinger champagne off of our host so that I would get what I asked for. he is so sweet my boss, taking care of me in the best of ways.

I stayed til around midnight and then I went downtown to meet up with friends with the newly opened Stora Örebro and then we continued on to Strömpis. Alot of people, some I havnt seen in months so that was great, did some dancing and catching up and then went home around 2.30am. and got up at 7.15 this morning to watch the christmas calendar on tv. A must!

Doing half a day at the office and then 10 days off, woho!!

My friends are my angels

2011-12-21T13:00:00.001+01:00

It begind with W calling me at work saying a huge package from Lauren awaits me at home.

I rush here and tear it open. And begin to cry. Inside is over a dozen items, all wrapped in christmas paper. I open them up one by one and Im bawling in the middle and then laughing out of joy at the end.

All my fav items when it comes to food, yellow rice, a huge bottle of ranch dressing!! and frosting frosting frosting!!! just as our last two jars are expiering and we need to bake with them for christmas, and now we have five new ones.

This is too much. So much love. I am so blessed. I wish we lived closer. But one day we will, on everything I am I swear I will live in thst country. But first we have Lauren and Marcs wedding to attend!

2011-12-20T13:05:00.001+01:00

seven months into living here and we still have some stuff we want done before we are satisfied. decirating the wall behind our couch is one of them. very white, very empty right now but that is all about to change. we have finally come to the point where we have decided which photos to use and what kind of frames we want.

Stay tuned for updates!

whats cookin

2011-12-19T22:31:00.001+01:00

This wednesday is our conpany christmas party and my task is to bring cheesecake for dessert. I made it witg gingerbread instead of digestive crckers, bet its gonna be yum um ummy!

After we were done with the baking we took the car out to Kumla to visit W brother and his family. They made dinner, delish home made pizza, then I read a story to the baby and put him to bed, then we helped them clean some since we are spending christmas there and now we are our way home. Im tired. Nite nite.

En bloggpost som innehåller nötkräm

2011-12-19T09:17:00.000+01:00

Det pågår en tyst katastrof. En katastrof som varje dag dödar 21 000 barn under fem års ålder. De flesta barnen dör av näringsbrist, diarré eller andra sjukdomar. De dör av orsaker som med enkla medel skulle kunna förebyggas. Det som saknas är vaccin, medicin, rent vatten och näringsriktig mat. Saker som UNICEF kan leverera. Saker som vi tillsammans kan leverera.

Den här bloggposten är mitt sätt bidra. För i och med att jag publicerar den här bloggposten blir inte bara fler uppmärksammade på den tysta katastrofen utan dessutom innebär det att re:member skänker sex påsar av den nötkräm som UNICEF använder vid behandling av undernärda barn. Tre påsar nötkräm om dagen är allt som krävs för att ett barn som lider av undernäring ska kunna överleva.
Har du också en blogg och vill göra något viktigt i jul? Hämta bloggmaterial här! Tillsammans räddar vi barns liv.

snowy.

2011-12-19T08:07:00.002+01:00

ho ho ho. is it santas little princess. well yes it is. lol. its snowing like mad outside and Ive got my parkas out. its so warm and not really nessercery when its only 32F (0C) outside but I need it anyways lol Im so frozen and the faux fur on the hood keeps the snow from falling in my face and ruin my makeup.

my nose looks quite huge due to the shading tho lol. maybe if it goes a little red I can ne rudolph instead.

so after many visits and stops we finally arrived at our very own home late last night and crashed into the couch and fell asleep together and didnt wake up until like 2am, then we moved our tired butts to the bed and fell fast asleep again. well at least I did, my wonderful boyfriend took Melwin out for a quickie to pee and then he crawled under the covers as well. I was sound asleep tho so I dont even remember that happen lol.

so Id like to give a big thanks to Kristin and Tobias, Linda and Mattias, Carolina and Johannes, my grandparents, Willes parents and mine which we ended up visiting at the very end of the trip for all their hospitality, good food, great laughs and comfy beds!

godson.

2011-12-17T18:21:00.001+01:00

Good evening.

Look at my little godson, already so big, just off of breastfeeding and a happy little man.
We have been here for a few hrs, we have played, had some snack, eaten gingerbread dough and now Carolina is in the making of dinner while Im playing with the baby.

The men and the other two kids are watching tv and waiting for the cristmas calendar to begin.

Have a great evening everyone!

2011-12-17T15:20:00.001+01:00

Now thats a cutie you can rely on. After having some glögg and gossip at my dear friend Lindas house in Vara we decided to get some alone time in Lidköping.

We drove here and sat down at a thaifood restaurant where I used to go when I lived down here and it was delish!

Next stop, back to Carolinas family in häggesled to spend the night.

Kids.

2011-12-17T08:18:00.001+01:00

I have two childhood friends that I am still really connected to and never will stop being so. We sre currently visiting one of them. We arrived at 7pm last night after making a pitstop for coffee at my other good childhood friends house lol. Which where we are going back to this evening.

Anyways back to this friend lol. Her name is Kristin and she is getting married. YAY!! To a wonderful man whom completes her and treats her like the princess she is.

Upon arrival she started a yummy dinner and he whipped some strawberry daiquiries together. He will deff get an extra golden star for that move since its one of my favorite drinks!!

We then continued on to eating the dinner, chatting away, then ended up watching a movie and not falling asleep till one thirty in the morning! This is very late for me on a friday since Im always exhausted on fridays after working all week. But it was so much fun. Totally wish they lived closer so that we got to hang out more!

roadtrip. go.

2011-12-16T13:01:00.001+01:00

hello lunch.

finished early at the office, went and got my dear Craig whos finally!! done at the carshop after what, a month?? well its back in my hands and in an hr we are taking off down south the man and I.

but first we stopped by Pitchers for lunch and purchased tickets to go out christmas day. all for you Maria <3

p.h.e.w.

2011-12-15T21:16:00.002+01:00

what a busy day. work, shipping for christmas gifts and food. wrap gifts, eat food. get my hair done and babysit. pack and finnaly I get to sit down.

pack for what you may ask? well baby and I are taking our annual rosdtrip down south in this country to visit friends and grandpsrents for christmas. Five places in two nites and two days. Whowsa. But its gonna be a whole alot of fun!

we are going to florida!

2011-12-13T14:04:00.001+01:00

or at least its decided that we will do our very best at saving to get us there next fall when one of these two best friends of mine are getting married!!

Of course its Lauren Im talking about! Hun if youre reading this, I havnt told you the great news about us coming yet but Ill give you a call later on today, I hope you will pick up!!

silent night

2011-12-13T09:51:00.001+01:00

my day starts with me waking up 20 minutes before our teammeeting with the boss starts. why? well my phone died during the night, I tought the iphone shut itself off at 2% so that it could start back up to set an alarm off?

well anyways thankfully enough I woke up by myself, got dressed and put my makeup on, hair in a ponytail and down to grab some breakfast. funny enough I was the first once there ha ha, at the meeting that is.

so after that I drove off to a meeting and now as Im back at the hotel to do some admin work before my next meeting I turn the tv off and there they are, the annual Lucia singing. I double check my calendar and damn right, its december 13th. I had totally missed this.

Im not sure if Im sad that I didnt keep track of it since it a swedish tradition, or if Im not since it doesnt really matter to me anyways. Once we have children it will be highly important but now, not so much I guess. If I would have a regular job in my city with every morning at home before work I am sure my life would be different and I would not miss such an important christmas day.

I remember Lucia mornings when I was a kid. Mom always got up early to turn the tv on so that their singing would be heard thru the house as we got up and got ready for a day at school. We watched it together over breakfast, usually with snow falling outside the window. such good times. perhaps thats why I didnt even think of it being today, since there are no snow which leads to barely any christmas spirit, and yet I am sooo happy the snow isnt here because I dont want to drive in it. mixed feelings indeed.

well happy Lucia everyone!

my heart melts

2011-12-12T18:31:00.003+01:00

hittade denna hos fina Sara, dessa älskade underbara djur, så rena i själ och hjärta.

(big) ass ring

2011-12-12T17:22:00.000+01:00

HA HA HA HA HA HA this is hilarious!! as Im looking thru the statsistics of the blog, whom has visited me, where they are from and so on I see that someone from Asia has made the google search for "ass ring" which I dont even know what it is ha ha but I can only imagine and my blog shows up as a resuls due to this photo and the text I had written with is which is big ass ring ha ha, but the hit was on ass ring. No this is not that kind of blog sorry ha ha ha.

finest

2011-12-12T16:53:00.002+01:00

small preview of saturday night, and perhaps the future.

Tredje advent.

2011-12-11T21:10:00.001+01:00

I cant seem to shake this illness off of me. Yet Im not sick. Its lile its lingering inside of me, not wanting to come out but still has to show itself on and off. My symptoms are;
headache
tiredness
irritated and my throat gets soar every evening.

It sucks!

Anyways its been a great sunday, gift wrapping for christmas, cleaning the apartment, packing my bags and the best part, mine and Andreas parents came for dinner.

Gotta go to bed and hope Im all well tomorrow!