Thursday December 7th 2006

I miss my pets, so today Sophus the supercat will be the featured eyecandy of my blog. This is him doing what he's best at: taking a little nap in whichever small confined spot that presents itself. Such a fluffy sweetheart he is.
Today was nice and easy. We drove out to Järavallen and went for a walk in the forest and then we went out and did a bit of groceryshopping. So nothing too out of the ordinary happened. But that's what's nice at the time being. Everything is peaceful and the only worries I need to have are whether or not we'll be able to move me over here officially now or in another 10 months time. You see, there's a little issue called taxes when owning your own flat and moving to another country, so have a lot of practical stuff I need to sort out before I can apply for a Swedish socialsecurity number. Rather annoying to have to worry about but then again, I'll appriciate it all in a years time when we'll get the profit from selling the flat and thereby being able to afford a little house for ourselves. That's something to look forward to.
Well, hope everyone's well and feel free to comment my blogs. It's always nice with a little sign of someone reading my silly thoughts.
Rock on rockers <3
D.

Wednesday December 6th 2006

Being a Dane in Sweden there are a few things you always feel you either need or miss. Some things can be replaced with Swedish equivalents but in case of emergency: Thank heaven for... well Netto. The weather was so bad today that we had to stay in Lund in stead of going to Järavallen, so in stead we decided to pop by Netto which is about 3 kilometres from our flat. In the spirit of the mighty pedometer we walked there and back home again to reach the all important 10.000 steps. Was a great walk, but we were incredibly tired by the time we returned home. I bet we'll sleep like babies tonight.
Yet another little mouse decided to move in to our flat, under the stove to be exact, and for that it had to pay with it's life. Yes... it was killed and this time I didn't cry about it. Man I am tired of sharing this (very very very very) small flat with more than Johan. And it feels a bit like we might as well be living in a box on the street. Feels unclean somehow. Yuck! Can't wait to move to a bigger flat.
Well, not much else to tell about today. Tonight there's a couple of lovely television programmes we always see, but that's about it.
As yesterday I just want to send some thoughts to Marianne again for her second part of the phonetics exam tomorrow. You'll shine, I know it. <3>

Tuesday December 5th 2006

On this fine Tuesday Johan and me decided we felt like going to the cinema. You know the way it always feels like there are no films on when you want to go see one? Luckily it wasn't like that today. We went and saw Saw 3 and even though the films are quite horrible and disgusting I have to say I love the trilogy so far. They're disgusting, but they have a plot and a damn good one. Very psychologically twisted and scary, but in the good way. Makes you think. So it definitely gets a thumbs up from me.
Apart from the cinema nothing much has happened today. Johan had school and he presented a project which of course went well. Bless his 'ginormous' brain. And when he came home we went for a walk as to stimulate our pedometers. They got what they deserved today and Johan's a bit more, so am a little bitter over that, haha! I'll need to make up for it tomorrow so have begged him to take me to Järavallen for a walk around the forrest. Should be good, both with the exercise but also just with clean, lovely air out there. Am looking forward to that.
I've had some problems with my stomach for some days now, well since Saturday anyways, so am thinking about possible contacting a doctor if it won't stop one of these next days. It's doing my head in. Let's hope it's just a virus or something and not something that will stick with me forever and prevent me from devouring like a whole duck Christmas Eve.
Before I stop for today I am just sending all my best thoughts and wishes of good luck to Marianne who has her Phonetics exam tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. For those of you who read my blogs, please send her positive thoughts too, okay? She will do brilliantly, no doubt about it. Best of luck Marianne <3
Rock on people!
D <3

Monday December 4th 2006

Off to Helsingborg we went today for a small visit at the dentist's office. Johan needed his yearly check up - not something he was looking forward to at all. All went well though and before we knew it we were on our way back to Lund. The photo is from this summer when we spent a day in Helsingør. On our way back to Helsingborg I snapped this photo and I can asure that the blue sky and the overall warm feeling wasn't really the same in Helsingborg today. Time has really flown - it's mad. I sit here and think about it and can't even begin to believe that there's only 20 days left until Christmas Eve. Where has the last 2 months gone? Johan's second schoolperiod this year ends next week when the exam period starts again. I could have sworn he just did exams a few weeks back. But that's already almost 8 weeks ago.
Suddenly this summer feels like it was ages ago. So much has happened in so little time, but it's all for the better. In less than 2 months I'll officially be educated, I'll officially move to Sweden and I hope and pray that my jobhunting will be somewhat on a roll.
Today my thoughts go out to Marianne who's had a bit of a traumatic experience. I know that these next days are very important to you HP and I will always be here for you. Much love to you! Remember that you are my star forever and ever. :)
Blogging every day is turning out to be somewhat of a challenge. Some days there just isn't much to tell. But just know that every day I am happy and relaxed. Such a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and never again will guilt get me down. Rock on people!
D <3

Sunday December 3rd 2006

Today was sunday and we decided to drive out to Järavallen and go for a walk in the forrest. We've recently discovered that we walk too little and have gotten a hold of two of those little pedometer-thingies and try to walk the recommended 10.000 paces per day. That's if you want to loose a bit of weight. Normally you should do abut 6000 paces per day. So we try and do somewhere between 6000-10.000 every day. Today we did 8000 paces in the forrest alone. My pedometer is on 11.000 paces right now, so it was a good walk indeed.
Of course a walk like that isn't just all about how many paces we take and so. It was also about getting away together a bit. No computers, no tv, no music, no distractions. Just the two of us and a huge forrest with a hell of a lot of trees. Walking out there we both felt uplifted and free somehow. No clichees here or anything, it was just very quiet and peaceful except for us talking and having a genuinely nice time. I'm not much of a nature person myself, Johan has always been though. But I really enjoy these walks of ours. We talk and laugh and have such a great time just the two of us with nothing interferring. All the worries in the world couldn't bring me down when we're walking hand in hand through the green. Now there's a clichee for you all. Have a great sunday!
D <3

Saturday December 2nd 2006

In true holiday spirits I sat down and did my "Christmas meets rock and roll"-decoration for our coffeetable. I wanted a bit of an enchanted forrest feeling and with the little electric lights in the moss it turned out pretty darn well, if I'm to say so myself. I probably won't want to put it away after Christmas. Should be interesting to see if it'll be an all year decoration instead.

Today we went out to the local mall to see if we could find some Christmas presents. It's amazing how big a difference there is from when I was a little girl. Back then the lists of wishes went on and on and on. From games, to toys, to cds, to clothes.. where did the creativity go? Maybe it is in fact so that the older we get, the less the presents actually mean to us. It becomes more important to see how our loved ones appriciate and love what we buy them. I still remember back when I was little how sad I felt every year that my parents didn't get as many presents as us. I'd sometimes even feel a little guilty. But they were always happy no matter what - happy because we were happy I guess. That's the whole spirit of this time for me. I'm not a religious person, so this time of year is about celebrating family and love. A beautiful time indeed.

Time to turn on all the little lights in my tiny enchanted forrest and enjoy the peace and quiet of this Saturday. Have a great one everyone!

D <3

Friday December 1st 2006

Today is world AIDS day. 5500 lives are lost daily in Africa to AIDS - on world basis around 40 million people live with HIV. And so far there is nothing we can do to stop it - unless we take action. Wearing the red ribbon is one of the actions we can take. On December 1st we can also wear the 'virtual ribbon' to try and spread awareness. Here is mine:


Go to the official site and see how you can help. One day we might be able to live without the fear of HIV and AIDS. Lets try and push that day forward.

December 1st isn't just about how Christmas is knocking on the door. It's also a day for remembering how priviledged some of us are and for discovering what we can do for the ones less fortunate. Afterall it is a time for sharing and caring.

D <3>