A Southern Belle in the Making?

I'm not so sure, but at least I tried for my hubby tonight. I made fried chickin'! I started the process yesterday with marinating the chicken pieces in Buttermilk (which I think is just like Swedish "fil mjolk"!) and a bunch of delicious spices. Today we made homemade breadcrumbs mixed with the same spices as in the marinade and fried em' up in some peanut oil. Delicious! With it we boiled some corn on the cob and we also made a salad. So so so good, we were grinning from ear to ear! 

Now we may make some ice cream and crawl up in the couch. We still have one Daim bar left from the big bunch my hubby brought back for me from Amsterdam. Some vanilla ice cream and Daim pieces, mmmm... Tastes almost like the Daim strut from back home. Makes me happy!

Yes, I'm back home in our house again. Babysitting is over for this time. It was quite alright, they are great kids to deal with, but I'm so happy to be back home!

Sleep tight from the Blue's

trott, trott och mer trott....

That is the Swedish lesson for today and it means: "tired, tired and more tired". It's Friday night and I just came "home" from driving all over Atlanta. I'm working overnight tonight and tomorrow night and I spent the afternoon fighting traffic while driving the boy + his friend to the mall and back. The girl is spending the day and evening with a friend so I have not even seen her yet today. I did get to have dinner with my hubby while the boys where being teenage "cool" and walking around the mall. Funny.

Last night we went to the garden to water and check on it. Everything is growing so well! I took some pictures:

Boring post today, but sometimes life is just that. Quite boring or uneventful.
Sleep tight everybody!

My day today..

...ended up like this:

• I did not have to work overnight which equals joy!!
• I had a much needed facial with my brother-in-law's girlfriend
• I bought a new bikini for our anniversary trip to sunny Florida
• I almost ran over a mommy duck with her little ducklings
• Had a delicious chicken sandwich from Chic-fil-a. Yum! 

bikini from Old Navy

to think I almost ran the little family over!! Yikes!

 Over and out, Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite!

A Day In The Sun

So hot here in GA today. I probably should not say it, but it was almost too hot. Over 30 Celsius and it still is and it is almost 9pm. I spent the morning at the garden and I absolutely love being there. There something about seeing the seeds or seedlings you put down growing and doing well. Sometimes (this is going to sound so hippie, but oh well) when I'm done watering and pulling weeds I like to just sit there and watch it all and think or just relax and not think. I just love it. Today I picked a hand full of strawberries that I munched on while driving home. So sweet and delicious!

After that I spent some time at the pool and I managed to get some color without burning too much. Go Elin!

My hubby is at dinner with his work so I have been working on this project that I'll show you guys later if it turns out good. I have an idea for something, but I'll let ya'll know later on.

a little hint to what I'm fixin' with tonight... ;)

After today I will basically be working non-stop until Sunday at noon. I know it is good money and I should not complain but I'm kind of dreading it...

me and hubby at the Botanical Gardens

Mother's Day

Yesterday was, as you who live here in the US of A hopefully are aware of, Mother's Day and we spend all day at the in-laws celebrating my mother in law. It was a great day, we started it off with some breakfast, then church, then home for some snacks, then the Atlanta Botanical Gardens (LOVE LOVE LOVE their edible garden section)  before we ended the whole day with some turkey burgers (the most amazing ones ever!) and grilled veggies of all kind. A great day!

I made my mother in law a home made card which turned out pretty cute so I thought I show you guys.

Since I usually celebrate my mother on the Swedish Mother's Day I never sent anything to her, so this card is for you too if you read this. I really should have sent her something, my mother deserve to be treated to two Mother's Day's a year, really. :)

Have a great day!

pimp my frame?

Yes, that what was I did last night. We had Mexican and then I was fixin' with one of my old frames. I got this frame + picture from my Goddaughter when she was baptized last summer and when I changed the color of my bedroom walls I felt I had to paint the black frame into white. So I did that and then I put some homemade fabric flowers on it to make it more pimp. I turned out pretty cute.

this is after I painted it white with my plain old acrylic paint

my homemade fabric flowers, I basically just cut out "pedals" from white fabric and put a little button in the middle.

and then I glued them on the frame and this is how it turned out

Friday today!! Exciting. I usually start working at 10 on Fridays but I'm working late for the same family so we decided to bump up the time I started to 1, so I have the morning off. Feeling lazy of course and think I may just allow myself to be lazy...

Have a wonderful weekend. We're going garage sale hunting tomorrow. Can't wait!

growing garden

I'm off today which is nice after working so much lately. I had a lazy morning and then went to the garden for a visit. Our stuff is growing and it is so exciting. I took a bunch of pictures so here they all are:

Carrots in pretty rows....

A close-up of these sweet little veggies

One strawberry is turning red....

....but so many more is about to be. Yay!

Our straightneck squash is growing like crazy. So many on the way. The flowers are edible as well.

Tomatoes are on their way as well

The tomato and pepper plants

My potatoes are growing too.

My cucumber plant, parsley and mint + all the weeds that are growing around our beds..

Happy Cinco de Mayo by the way. Mexico's independence day I guess? (or just an American excuse to party?). We'll be having Mexican for dinner, YOU should too!

Have a great one!