Summertime

Aloha! Summer is closing in, although today wasn't very warm. Had a huge meeting at work (also all our other offices around the world had the same meeting at the same time) about Responsible Drinking. Afterwards, everyone went outside to have a picture taken and jeeez it was cold! It does look pretty though with all the trees blossoming and blue skies and waters :-)

This is the view from one of the "kitchens" on the 5th floor, which is where ABSOLUT is.

Always a lot of people walking up and down the pier, or sunbathing, and sometimes swimming! Not a very uplifting sight when trying to work, I tell ya :p

Have had some busy weeks, and more busy weeks to come, attended training twice (PowerPoint and another training named "The 7 Habits - read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? AWESOME - if you haven't read it, you should!). This meaning I haven't had the energy for much else.

Went up north to Lingbo in Hälsingland on Sunday last week to visit my grand mother who is ill with cancer, and to visit dad at the memorial grove. It was a sunny day, stood there looking out over the meadow, thinking of dad, and then nearly laughed outloud between the tears as there were no cool cars passing by. Dad would've really liked some cool cars. Oh, I have to tell you: I was sooo shocked the other day - my dad loved Tina Turner, and as I walked for the subway after work I nearly crashed into a woman looking just like her (apart from the clothes of course, but who knows what she does behind closed doors?). I had the phone in my hand pushing the PIN code before realising I couldn't call..! Isn't it weird how your mind shuts down on difficult things like that? I had FORGOTTEN!

Spent this weekend in the good company of Mimmi and Stefan (who were secretly married in Thailand a couple of months back), we all went to Macoteket to welcome Mimmi to the dark side - she bought a MacBook Air 11"! Finally, I must say, we've been trying to lure her over for ages... ;-)

This is what we saw as we had dropped them off to go back home - first time I've ever seen a camel! I did have to google though as I wasn't sure if it's the camel or dromedary that has two humps - google is your friend.

Now - before I fall asleep, time to quickly look at some nice places to go this summer on our holiday! If you have some advice on where to go, do tell me!

Wishlist
Sunny
Nice beaches for swimming, sunbathing and snorkling

Can't say we're high maintenance, right? ;-)

Sleep well!
Love
L

Freeday

My double sided throat infection has now (hopefully) met it's match - went to the doctors for a diagnose as I could hardly eat or anything due to the pain, and was subscribed antibiotics. Now just waiting for it to disappear as this really is getting boring; not doing anything other than sleeping and reading, and now I'm all out of books :-( Have to get the following two books for my Trudi Canavan trilogy The Black Magician. Hopefully back to work on Monday, lots to do but not had any energy to work at all since falling ill. Really weird how a THROAT infection can also give you headaches and feeling sick, to the point where you want to throw up?!

Tonight will be a night of movies with my sweet Daniel, the cats will probably keep sleeping. Here's the not-so-little-man Morris, keeping the chair warm hehe.


Nooot quite comfortable with the camera yet, are we?


You can really tell he's tired, I'm sure it takes a lot of energy to watch over me lying in the sofa all day... :p


And so, before we part for the night, here are two movies to bring you inspiration for your Friday partying! Unless you are as lazy as us, staying at home ;-)



You think these could be Russians..? And would you think they are sober or not sober? ;-)



Take care!
Love,
L

Bleh

I'm in my bed, sore throat and fever :-( Double bleh! Mr Headache is also present - they're like the trio of fun! The cats came into the bedroom this morning to keep me company, but after getting some rosehip soup and water (all I can swallow) they left me to look at everyone passing by outside from the kitchen window. It's 6 degrees Celsius outside and greyish, and it was snowing yesterday. Apparently the warm weather will return this weekend though, let's just hope I feel better then.

Went to Forum Nacka (a big shopping mall about ten minutes from where we live) this weekend with Daniel to buy some books. I got two written by the author Trudi Canavan and Daniel got one by Dennis Lehane, the author behind Shutter Island. We were also looking for a good book about stretching but none of the ones they had were good enough. Will keep looking!

This little man just got back into the bedroom to see what the rattling was about, when he discovered it was only the boring computer he lay down to watch the birds outside instead.


Sweet little Diesel!


The view from our bedroom window (we're on the third floor). Very greyish weather indeed.

Alfred 8 years!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear Alfred,
Happy birthday to you!