Alive again, almost.

Yes, I have been really sick the past four days. Got a really high fever on Monday morning and after that I have been living on advil, soup and water. It has sucked! I hope it is over now, had a little bit of a fever last night but woke up in the middle of the night completely soaked of sweat so I'm hoping that was my fever that broke. We'll see, the day will tell.

I'm so looking forward till Monday when my mom will arrive. I miss her so much and can't wait to see her at the airport. :)

Got to go and tend to laundry now, I'm washing all things I have come in contact with.

sick it is...

Yes, my muscles are hurting (not from working out unfortunately) and I'm freeezing.. I don't mind getting sick, as long as I'm done with it by monday the 24th when my mother will be arriving. So all I'm doing at the moment is lying in the couch. Watching an "old" movie, "Runaway Bride". Gotta love Ms Roberts.

I did take some Advil (love you!) and the aching feels a little better. My hubby went to lunch with the in-laws but I just couldn't do it.

We'll see how the day turns out..

chocolate chip pancakes??

My favorite! And we're making them this morning. Usually we put in some walnuts too, probably to make it a little healthier, but who are we kidding? Yummy it is though.

Besides from that we don't have much going on. Just fixin' things.

Over and out.

creative?

Yes, I was creative today. It was not very hard or time consuming but it turned out pretty cute. I got the idea while in the fabric store when looking through a magazine, although I'm pretty sure I didn't do it the way they would have liked it. I just "eye-balled" it and did it the way I thought I should do it.

I just took regular canning jars with the double lid thing going on, then I cut some fabric out in a circle and stuffed it with some "stuffing". I sewed it together on the backside with some thread and then pulled it together. I then printed the labels on my computer and just glued them on with my handy glue gun.

Just a fun little project while my husband was slaving in the bathroom cleaning. :)

Pli pa karln!

That's Swedish and it basically means I trained my hubby well.. I came home after some errands and I found him scrubbing the bathrooms clean. Did I mention I love this guy??

He also cleaned our bedroom windows. We can actually see outside now.

Did I tell you?

I did go and buy that chair I wanted! So now the corner is not so empty anymore! I like it a loooot..

Saturday morning..

What will it bring? A cold? I'm not sure, but I did not sleep very well last night and we both woke up with a dull headache. And we did not have any wine last night. We stayed in, ordered Chinese food and snuggled up in the couch. It was just the kind of Friday night that I like. I'm really lame sometimes when it comes to staying in, I LOVE it! It's so cozy to watch a movie and just be together. it is fun to be around friends sometimes also of course. But there's just something about being just the two of us.. I hope my better half feels the same way.

I don't know what we'll do today. I think fix with stuff in the house for my mothers visit. I wish I had more money on my account to get some little things to make it perfect for her arrival. I'm thinking fresh flowers and candles and just coziness when she is here.. it does seem like I'm very into being cozy...? I'm totally fine with that. :)

We might also go and go ice skating later today. Which would be so much fun! We'll see if we can get it in, it suppose to be a sunny and cold day. Lovely!

I also have a new project that I'm itching to start. I'm going to start working on our dream. I'm tired of just dreaming of it and thinking about it and the fact that it may be too hard. I'm going to do it! I must! ;)

Putting up a picture of my count-down for my mother's arrival. :D 

Homemade goodies!

Yes, I did end up being somewhat creative today. Just finished up some homemade "mazariner". They are delicious! First you make a dough out of butter, flour and sugar and then when you have pressed the dough out in a muffin pan you make an almond paste cream thingy and put on top of the first dough. After they have been in the oven you put a glaze made out of powdered sugar on top of everything. Yum yum!

Besides from that, it has been a slow day.

where did my creativity go???

I lost it, that's for sure! I have looked, but can't find it. Trying to force myself to bake a little today. I have got my Swedish recipe book for delicious "small-cookies" and I'm thinking I have to have at least something in the freezer when my mom gets here in about 11 (!) days. No Swedish coffee breaks without something sweet. Yes, baking it is!

We're back at home by the way. Me and my babe is sitting in the couch in our pj's, he is working and I'm doing absolutely nothing. Facebook, gmail, reading blogs and looking for wedding dresses (I'll tell you about that at a later date..).. So absolutely nothing important.

What are you guys doing????

He is home!!

Yes, my baby is home! Now we're snowed in at the in-laws, but it's okay, I've got my baby back!

Snow?

Yes, a snowstorm is ruling the south at the moment. I don't think I've seen this much snow here before. It's probably about 5 inches, and it is not getting any warmer or better as the day goes. School is canceled today and tomorrow, as is everything else in this city. It's crazy how a little snow and ice can create chaos here. It is very scary though when no one has winter tires and there are not enough resources to keep the snow away from the roads. I use to think people were silly when rumors of a "blizzard" was coming to town started but it is a totally different from Sweden. The south is not built for snow, even 5 inches.

I'm stuck with the in-laws. Which is totally fine, I'm glad to not be alone. I have had no more fainting, but been feeling weak. I'm going to the doctor at the end of the week.

My baby is stuck in California when the whole airport is shut down basically. He is on a flight tomorrow at 11, but I do not want to get my hope up. He was suppose to be on a flight landing here 11 minutes ago, but no such luck. I miss him so so so much!

Have a great night!

passing out, drinking tea and hockey..

Yeah, this weekend sucked! I've been a mess, it's been so bad. Friday night my friend Jessi came over and we started by getting some pizza and then we watched a movie and had some wine. When we got out of the couch to go to bed, I literally passed out! It was so awful and I got so scared! I fell right into our desk and then on the floor. I'm so thankful Jessi was there, I don't know what I would have done without her. Yesterday I did nothing but sit in he couch being freaked out. I went to C's parents to hang out and they wont let me go home by myself. I'm glad to be here, when I still feel a little weird. I feel weak and light headed. Today is better, although I am very tired. My mother in law just got me some tea and I'm watching a hockey game.

Yeah, so it has been weird. And all i want is for my husband to come home. Now. He still wont be home for another few days. I miss you C.

And we're expecting a snowstorm coming in tonight/tomorrow morning. Schools are already closed for business and Ill be here until C is home. Did I say I miss him?

change of plans..

Yes, no sushi. Instead Jessi is coming over for some home cooking and a movie. Possibly a glass of wine too.

I did not go to the fabric store to make curtains. But I did go to the store and got some photo albums and worked on that for a while. I put in the picture from Paris and from our trip to San Fransisco from a few years back. It is so easy to just leave your photos on the computer and never develop them. But I really like the idea of pulling out albums and look at pictures instead of getting on the computer. So we are trying to be better at that.


I've also been watching some Swedish movies on youtube today. It is so much fun and brings back so many memories. Makes me also miss home terribly, but it's worth it.

Have a great night!

no blizzard..

That is right, no blizzard in the south today. So the flight took off without any problem. C should land in sunny California in about three hours. He took off early this morning while I was still in bed. I got up around 8 and I've been clued to the couch ever since. I was suppose to work today but the whole family had a stomach bug so I decided against it. Ugh!

I'm not sure what I will do today. I may have one of my girlfriends over tonight and we might go out for some sushi. There is also a hockey game tonight on TV that I'll have my eyes on. I should really try and be creative but somehow that itch has disappeared.. We'll see. I have to make some curtains for the kitchen, so maybe I'll take care of that.

Have a wonderful day. I'll spend it missing C.  

home alone..

Why do I feel like a little girl being left by mommy when my husband goes out of town. I hate it. It makes me anxious and sad. I hate not having the love of my life next to me, or at least a 20 minute drive away from me while at work. No he's flying across the country and there is no way I can get to him if I needed to. Why oh why am I such a lame wife? I wish I could just say good bye and see you later when he leaves, instead my breathing gets quicker and my heart start racing and the lump in my throat gets bigger. Something similar to an anxiety attack. Just because he is leaving me for a few days. I miss him already.

They say that it may snow sometime between midnight tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Let us all hope for a blizzard and canceled flights all over the south. Please. Pretty please with a cherry on top? For me. To ease my worries. Please.

"fika"

Yes, one of the most beautiful words out there is the Swedish word "fika". The way the word comes out of ones mouth may not be the most exciting sound but what it entails makes it my favorite word.

In Sweden we like to drink coffee. A LOT of coffee. Still, I don't think one Starbucks exist in the whole country. We make our coffee at home, from scratch. We usually don't just have coffee, we like to sweeten' it up a little with some baked goodies. So if you ever find yourself in Sweden one day and you walk into someones house, they are going to ask you if you want "fika". I encourage you to say YES to that question. You wont just have delicious coffee and baked goodies, but you will sit down for a few minutes out of your day and just exist. It is such a great way to spend a few moments of your day.

That is why my favorite word in the whole entire world is "fika"...

I enjoyed my "fika" today by myself and a cup of coffee and freshly baked 'sockerkaka" (vanilla cake).

Playdate

Yes, I'm heading north to see me friend Jessi today. One of the good things that came out of my fall semester, meeting a great friend. We have not seen each other in a long time now since (can't believe it) we have been off school for the last month. We are going to just hang out, talk and maybe go for a little hike. Some good ol' girl time.

Have a wonderful day, don't forget those New Years resolution! ;)

lazy days..

Yes, it's past lunch time and I'm still sitting in my cozy clothes in the couch surfing the internet for inspiration. I'm itching to change things in our house. I want to make things white, I love white. Right now it's our bedroom and dining room that I want to fix up. It is okay as it is, but it seems like I always want to change things up. I love decorating and fixing with our house, unfortunately my wallet is not big enough to do too much. I have my eye on a chair for our living room too. When we take away the Christmas tree one corner is going to look very empty. I want it so badly, we'll see if my husband gives in. Right now it does not look so promising.

Have a wonderful Sunday.

1/1/11!!

Yeah, a new year. New beginnings. New pillows? I sure hope I can keep it up. If not with pillows than with some other crafts. I have an idea in my head that I hope can turn into something.

So New Years resolutions. Well, I have already mention one thing; to create more. But I also want to write my journal more often. I do write on my blog but I have an actual journal that I write in every now and then and I hope to be better at it. I have written a journal since I was 5 and have a bunch of them and I love to go back and read what I thought and felt way back when. So I'm going to make an effort to write more about our lives and what we do.

Have a great Saturday. We're having C's brother and girlfriend over for some black-eyed peas and collard greens. Apparently that is what you should eat the day after new year for good luck.