Wednesday
Work. That says it all for me right now. Luckily work is fun.
House. That is the second thing in my life right now. We are looking. And looking. We want to buy something but of course we both need a job first. That is possible in a near future I think. Yesterday we went to see an apartment in the same street as we live in, nice but not just like we would like it to be, luckily, since we anyway cannot get a mortgage at this very moment. It is scary to spend 250 000 euros on something. I even think it will be scary to buy a car for 15000 euro. I have to get used to it, everyone else is doing it anyway.
I have got my first "D"-piece-of-clothing, Yes! It is a perfect cool top. I just got to get a few pairs of jeans now...
House. That is the second thing in my life right now. We are looking. And looking. We want to buy something but of course we both need a job first. That is possible in a near future I think. Yesterday we went to see an apartment in the same street as we live in, nice but not just like we would like it to be, luckily, since we anyway cannot get a mortgage at this very moment. It is scary to spend 250 000 euros on something. I even think it will be scary to buy a car for 15000 euro. I have to get used to it, everyone else is doing it anyway.
I have got my first "D"-piece-of-clothing, Yes! It is a perfect cool top. I just got to get a few pairs of jeans now...
My weekend
Here is my weekend in pictures. Except for the first one which is from 2 weeks ago. This is my cousin Anneli.
The second picture is from the "fika" after my other cousins "konfirmation".Everything was homemade and absolutely wonderful (even the peaches in the pie was home grown!)
The third picture is my surprised cousin Madeleine that gets a great gift...
The last one speaks for itself :) Kräftskiva!! Crayfish party... too bad I don't have any pics of the small animals...
Eliza, have a great vacation!
Thursday
Me and the strawberry daquiri, unfortunately I didn't get the picture with Anneli and me.I have really nothing new to tell anyone today (Karin, the answer is no)... However I just want to let you know that I am part of the baby bet over here. Priya a boy and John a boy too (however I wish you both get a princess in pink).
Wedding (no, not mine)
Me, Ralph, Elin and Robert (very late in the evening...)
Another occasion to wear my Mexx-dress!! This weekend we went to Elin and Ralph's beautiful wedding in Yxtaholm (1,5 hour from Stockholm). The couple and the ceremony was perfect and we got inspired... Luckily the weather was also very good! Yesterday we were very tired though and I had to sleep a few hours during the day...
Today Monday was a hectic day at work but this evening Robert had cooked really nice salmon with lime/chili sause which made me very happy - and we had Robert's cousin Erik over for dinner which was also very nice. Tomorrow I will have lunch with Robert and I will leave work early for a visit at the bank. Wednesday I will get a tour and introduction to THE shop - and after that I can really go shopping :) Thursday is quiet and then on Friday I will surprise Robert with something since it is his birthday!! Saturday is my cousin's baptism (dop) and then a crayfish party in the evening. I love to be busy, I really get energy from it and I am not that tired anymore as I used to be. Moving to Sweden was an energy pill! The only black cloud is the "living", should we rent or buy? The only thing people, papers and tv news are talking about right now is the rising house prices. Will it continue or will the bubble burst. In the neighbourhood where we live now and still want to live it is quite expensive even though it is not in the city center, so it is a question ringing constantly in our ears right now. Robert's job search seem to be successful, you will hear more about it soon. For the ones I haven't seen in some time I just want to say that I miss you, but I love the updates that I get! Soon I will get a visit from Dorine also, hope to hear about all the details about everyone (at my ex-work) then! :)
Weekendje!!
Soon weekend, not just yet... It has been a hectic week but a bit more organized than last week. I can see the light at work, so to speak :) Today we got 30 min massage by a professional, next time is in two weeks. Life is great sometimes! Yesterday I went to Farsta where Elin's parents live (she is the one getting married this weekend) while Robert was on the bachelor party. We had real fresh nasi goreng made by Elin's mother in law (soon) - delicious! Tomorrow night mom and dad is coming so I will miss my first after work (seem to be really special) but it starts already at 16 so I will get a preview for next time! This week it is the fashion week here in Stockholm so we have been invited for the big final party - but then I will be in Yxtaholm on a wedding party so I don't mind missing it. Tomorrow morning we have a breakfast meeting (I have heard that the breakfast is great!) - I am starting to get so spoiled! Today Sara came and picked me up after work and we went out for a drink in the sun. Amsterdam life is great but this is also very good!!!
Måndag
Hey ho, I just love the ongoing discussion :) Mostly because I haven't got my first grey hairs yet. Hehe. I would really like to see your gray hair Karin, you are lucky that you are blond which makes it harder to see... Or maybe our dear friends are just making it up - it is hard for me to judge, knowing them. By the way, I think that you will have a boy, Priya.
This weekend was pretty quiet. It has been so hot here and the humidity has been over 90%, it is getting dryer know however. On Saturdy night I went out with my cousin Anneli and her girl friends and had dinner at a teras (Debaser) and we had lovely, gorgeous Strawberry Daquiris. My camera stopped working but I hope I can put a picture here soon from Anneli's camera. After the dinner Robert and Anneli's David joined for some drinks. It was very nice.
Right now I am looking forward to the weekend. On Friday mom and dad is coming to stay the weekend in Stockholm - unfortunataly we will not be here though since we are going one hour southwest to attend Elin&Ralph's wedding!!! It will be amazing and it seems like the weather will be too!
Today I got my first "D"-thing from work - a toilet bag that I am not understanding (gotta start somewhere...)
This weekend was pretty quiet. It has been so hot here and the humidity has been over 90%, it is getting dryer know however. On Saturdy night I went out with my cousin Anneli and her girl friends and had dinner at a teras (Debaser) and we had lovely, gorgeous Strawberry Daquiris. My camera stopped working but I hope I can put a picture here soon from Anneli's camera. After the dinner Robert and Anneli's David joined for some drinks. It was very nice.
Right now I am looking forward to the weekend. On Friday mom and dad is coming to stay the weekend in Stockholm - unfortunataly we will not be here though since we are going one hour southwest to attend Elin&Ralph's wedding!!! It will be amazing and it seems like the weather will be too!
Today I got my first "D"-thing from work - a toilet bag that I am not understanding (gotta start somewhere...)
The office
Thanks for being a regular visitor Priya :)
Here is a picture of me at my desk, nothing too revealing though. Robert came by today and got a tour. It is not ready yet so there are some things missing, e,g, a cupboard/desk where the very exclusive coffee machine will be (behind and not next to my desk). Today was a good day - it actually felt like I am getting to know stuff now!
We walked home after work and saw some hot air balloons, which is a very common sight here in Stockholm. It is beautiful to see sometimes 20 balloons at the same time.
Almost weekend
First of all, sorry everyone for not emailing more... There is so many things to do when I get off work and I am a bit tired so... I hope I will get better at it, this will have to do for now.
It is so busy at work, but also a lot of fun. I am still amazed that everyone are so friendly! Sara came by the office and got a tour today. It has been very quiet since all sales persons and the marketing dept. is at a fashion fair in Copenhagen - it gave me and my team mate a chance to catch up. It is a strange feeling not to know everything at work, I know what to do but not how in the system... and it is far more complicated version of AS400 than I am used to. Everything we do also have a very informal and intimate feeling, have to get used to that. (and that everyone is extremely cool - and I am not)
Still no apartment in sight, R is working hard though. It is very practical to have a house man, I can tell you. I am just afraid that he will get bored so I hope he finds something he likes to do soon. There has been an ex-colleague from NL in town for a few days so he has had some company.
Dorine, when are you coming? (fun!) Send me an email if you don't want to write about it here. I can't say anything I miss yet, I am still amazed about all the new products that have come up the last 5 years. R doesn't like to go grocery shopping with me now because I have to study all the things on the shelves. There are like 6 different flavoured creme fraiche and 200 different cheeses (just for on the sandwich) and 100 different kinds of bread!! In time I will miss the kroketten, bami blok and stroop waffels, I am sure, but for now I am fine.
Gotta go now, one more day and then some rest...
It is so busy at work, but also a lot of fun. I am still amazed that everyone are so friendly! Sara came by the office and got a tour today. It has been very quiet since all sales persons and the marketing dept. is at a fashion fair in Copenhagen - it gave me and my team mate a chance to catch up. It is a strange feeling not to know everything at work, I know what to do but not how in the system... and it is far more complicated version of AS400 than I am used to. Everything we do also have a very informal and intimate feeling, have to get used to that. (and that everyone is extremely cool - and I am not)
Still no apartment in sight, R is working hard though. It is very practical to have a house man, I can tell you. I am just afraid that he will get bored so I hope he finds something he likes to do soon. There has been an ex-colleague from NL in town for a few days so he has had some company.
Dorine, when are you coming? (fun!) Send me an email if you don't want to write about it here. I can't say anything I miss yet, I am still amazed about all the new products that have come up the last 5 years. R doesn't like to go grocery shopping with me now because I have to study all the things on the shelves. There are like 6 different flavoured creme fraiche and 200 different cheeses (just for on the sandwich) and 100 different kinds of bread!! In time I will miss the kroketten, bami blok and stroop waffels, I am sure, but for now I am fine.
Gotta go now, one more day and then some rest...
First day at work
Work is not vacation I realized today. I was welcomed with beautiful flowers on my desk! The office is big and cool, of course :) The girl that is in my team is a fun girl in my age, it will be great working with her. I am however expected to perform miracles in a short time I have noticed, haha. No problem, right. They are working with AS400 which will be replaced within the coming months. I am going to Italy for training in the new system in the end of September. The Christmas party is already planned in end of November in Denmark. Not bad, not bad at all. Almost the first thing the customer meets when they enter the office is my desk so I am not sure yet where I can put the fantastic calender I got from my dear ex-colleagues (you can never be replaced by the way)...
Now I am off to the movies... See ya.
Now I am off to the movies... See ya.
the surroundings
Marinstaden, NackaThursday I got a visit from my friend Anneli that lives in Gävle, very nice. Yesterday and today we have checked out the surroundings and we have just fallen in love with the neighbour hood. Absolutely amazing nature and still so close to the city center. On the picture I am in the future Marinstaden 2 km away from here. They are about to clean up and build apartments along the water which will be ready in 2009, for a bargain price of 800 000 euros.
The weather was good so we are now a bit tanned, better be more tanned for Elin and Ralph's wedding or I will look extremely pale in the dress.
Now I will go for a hot bath to prepare for the big day tomorrow - Eliza's birthday! Haha just kidding, for my first working day of course. Happy birthday Eliza, have a great day!
Wednesday
Robert with a BIG meal in Germany, on the way to Sweden.Today was a nice day! I met Sara and Anna for lunch and when Sara had to leave for work Anna and I went to do some shoe shopping and to have coffee and cookie in Kulturhuset. When Anna went to the train to go back to Gävle (1.5 hours away) I met up with Robert and Magnus that is in town for work. Coffee again and some grocery shopping. Dinner was pizza and then we took care of the laundry. I love to have a tvättstuga (laundry room) again! There are two huge quick laundry machines and drying rooms and everything is dry, done and over with in a few hours. Until R gets a job he will be the house man that does the cooking and laundry (I am jealous since I am getting a bit nervous to start a new job on Monday...).
R will soon start to look for a job. There are a lot of new complicated rules to get used to here regarding the unemployment benefit etc. At least we found out yesterday that he doesn't need to go to the unemployment office anymore since there is anyway no benefit to be paid.
This evening we went out for a walk. Just a hundred meters away from our apartment building there are areas with houses gardens (villa områden) and it is so beautiful with lakes in the surroundings. We saw a mother deer and two baby deers cross the street in front of us to have apples in one of the gardens. Such a beautiful sight.
