A great Sunday
Haha, have a bit fun in my bed with my face mask! I just felt it was time to do one! Well, it was a week ago or something like that! And I haven't tried my new webcamera so had to do that too!
1. I'm evil/mad. 2. Oops, what's that! 3. Hey ya'll! 4. Buuh!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sorry, I think it's bedtime soon! I just need a shower and take this shit off! My day has been lovely. I walk all the way to Georgetown! I have sooooo burned those calories from the chocolate and chips from last night (unfortunately I ate the rest of the chocolate this evening! Damn!!!!) I had a great time with Julia at barns&nobels and also in Outlets or something like that! Saw the most beautiful dress but I need to loose before I buy it! Its a goal! NICE BAJS!
I was short on time and I had to bring Niina her Get well soon - card and a small present, so had to take the bus, but I went off two bus stops before so I could take a shortcut to Niina, but still, I've been walking for 1 hour and 20 min today! So super nice!
Well, my evening hasn't been to interesting. I was just bbs my kids :) Lovely Sunday!
The first Autumn Sunday
I'm not sure I like the autumn..? In Sweden it's always so grey and cold and rainy, brr. But here it feels a bit different, I like it. Unfortunately the leafs are falling before the beautiful colors like yellow, red, soft brown have come out. It's a bit sad.
Today I'm thinking to had down to Niina, she's sick. I wanna give her something so she feels better. Idk yet what I wanna bring to her, I have to go to CVS first. Julia asked for a cafe date to, so see when K needs me this evening. I like to walk, so perhaps it's gonna be a day I will enjoy the autumn color and fresh smell after the rain...
But before I do anything, I have to take a shower (haha, get up from bed first maybe...), eat brunch and head off!
See ya later!
3 a.m.
I felt very relieved after. I think I like to cry as much as I like to smile, but crying is not accepted in the same why. If you cry you have to be sad, right? But I like to cry in a relief way and cry cus' I'm so happy!
The day is over
I picked up Julia and Ulrika and we had dinner at my house. It was really nice. I do like both of them ^^ So I had a lovely time. We ate some pie and also two different types of cakes to dessert. Unfortunately couldn't they stay to long so the rest of the evening have I spend infront of the computer, watching the the two first episodes of Heroes and writing a bit, listen to music and relaxed with candles. It's been a great Saturday.
Sometimes you just need some time alone and have the quiet around you. After all my illness and sprained ankle I'm pretty exhausted or not just being well. But I can say I'm a bit bored and hope for action tmrw and next week! :)
I think I'm gonna swing by Niina tmrw. She's sick :( The doctor thinks she has got the swine flu!
Frida - A friend forever&ever!
I have a lot of friends and every single one are special to me, but I have to tell you about Frida! Frida is one of my dearest friend in Sweden. I have just known her for 18 months but it feels like we always has been friends and have shared our life together. It was a friend to both of us (then!) and she invited us both down to her in Lund for a weekend and after that weekend, Frida has been my dearest sister I never got! Even though we went to the same class for two years, we never really talked so I'm so happy for the weekend in May last year. One of the best!
It's hard being so far away from a friend you love so much and have spend so much time together and been through so much. We have the same dreams, and we have the same passion, oh no! I wasn't suppose to start cry, but yeah! I miss her and I wish I lived a bit closer! But I do hope some day, we can live pretty close to each other!
She spend three weeks here in Washington during the summer, and before she left she gave this to me: Friends are like stars. You can't always see them but You know they are there
Unfortunately I dont see the stars pretty often but I know they are there and so is she. Be careful with you friends, they are worth so much!
When you feel appreciated!
Yesterday when I was done with my bbs for mini a, A gave me a bouquet with sunflowers and I felt so appreciated! I got so super happy! (Sorry, I haven't translated that part yet! tmrw perhaps!).
Just a small thing can make you so happy, that's just believable. I think the most thing about is that you feel that you are important and that you do something that matters. When I find my love out there, I hope he will show me in small things, that I do am something special for him ^^
The Hills season 6
But wouldn't it be better if MTV just cut it of after that LC, Whitney and Audrina Patridge (or are she staying?) left the series?
So how are this series gonna be without LC? Wonderful, good, bad or awful? I'm not sure I will follow it cus' I'm not a really big fan of Speidi (Heidi and Spencer). And I don't know anything about this Bitch as they call her, Kristin Cavallari (she looks really nice to me, are she really that awful?). She was in Laguna Beach and LC and she was not a big fan of each other, that's what I heard. So how will this turn out? Are Speidi planning to have a baby and how are there marriage? Maybe I should see one or two episodes before I choose not to continue to see The Hills!
Are you gonna follow the next season of The Hills? That do thinks gonna happen?
September 29, 2009
Good afternoon (Saturday 12:52 pm)
Right now I'm babysitting (kind of), cus' K had to go and do some grocery shopping and the kids refused to join. There will be a bit boring weather today, autumn weather has finally find it way to Washington. A bit cold i believe and just grey and rain, hmm, not weird I feel a bit tired! So I don't know what to do today. Ulrika was wondering if I want to go to IKEA, but I do not know. I want to leave the house and do something, but where would I go? With whom would I like to do something with? What would I like to do? I would certainly eat cheesecake! I'm not in the best sense of humor, so feel for console myself with eating something really really good - CHEESECAKE :| NOT GOOD...............
Unfortunately (Friday 11:25)
I never mad it to the yoga today, but it doesn't matter. I gonna meet Sam tonight, six half-seven so I'm gonna for sure have my workout :) Let's just see when I'm done here.
I probably went down to Georgetown a bit later later than I had imagined, it still takes 30 40 min to get down to the embassy, but I went to AT&T today so now I can call and send text msg to all (except international calls) and everyone can call me (international) for free which is great (it's free for me)! This was a special offer from the guys from AT&T (that's not really out on the market yet)! Not only that, I even got ten U.S. dollars extra (They says its only during Sundays you get it, but Idk ;) !)
Now it will be a quick shower and fix myself and then head of down to Georgetown again to meet up with J and mini a. (I'm bbs today for mini a, which is nice nice!)
It's a wonderful Friday, I'm so superduperhappy ♥
In a hurry - yesterday 9:14
Now I'm thinking to get down to the Embassy to pick up one of the cars and head to a yoga class!
Hej Svejs!
updates
Goodnight America, good morning Sweden.
Kids and blood!
I know for sure, that is not meant for boys or men to bleed. It's not a good sign. Girls and woman, we can somehow manage it, mostly because we have our period. So I know for sure, next time blood, even from the smallest scratch, I will put on a bandage!
Congratulations Mama!
Today is your day, Mama!
Unfortunately, I can't celebrate it with you, but I do think about you over here, in America! I hope you have the best day, cus' you are so worth it! You know I send you two cards, so you can have one at your office and one at home, so you definitely know that I'm thinking of you and that I'm proud of you and all you done!
I LOVE YOU MOM
Happy Birthday
Tired
I should go up and make something to eat and DRINK, I'm so thirsty and give my mom a call. It's her birthday today! :)
Zumba...
Well, if you haven't tried it, and you have zumba close to you, try it out! It's a girls dream! Well, at least for me and I have a wonderful trainer! I dont know her name but she's great! Haha!
The dance? Well, you shake your butt like never before. And no defense, but dark people, they now how to shake that thing! For real...! I did my best and I'm gonna be so sour tmrw, I can tell you that for sure already tonight!
The thing with the whole thing tonight, was that Sam (gah!) just had to take a look. Not the best thing to do when CL is doing her thing. I got a bit mad and I'm sure gonna kick his ass on Friday, when we have our session again. Litterly - cus' we have kickboxing ;)
Well, time for shower, I do not smell good, but I feel good!
BTW - The other trainer wasn't there so I couldn't say anything, but I talked to Alex :] That did my whole night! Haha I like the guys at my gym! I go to the gym happy, I leave happy - I'm happy all the time (almost!)!
Stress stress stress!
Yes, all day has been with stress stress stress. Or no, that's a lie. I was so fretful this morning and I got an allergic reaction all over my body, so I had to take my allergy pills and went back to bed again. Slept until 11.30, so two more hours! Not entirely wrong with sleep!
Then was it lunch with Monica in Bethesda, like always, really nice, I must confess! We ate in a thai restaurant, but it will be removed from my body tonight, when I have my first Zumba, my first lesson! Really nervous but in a positive way, of course!
I'm gonna quickly change clothes and then set up the kitchen, run up to the school and let the kids play to five, then head of to Ulrika. We're invited to dinner there this evening. Yummy!!
Take care..
I have to send congratulations to my sister first! Have a wonderful day Alexandra (more will come later, as you know ... ... haha)
Where is the power?
So this is it for tonight, maybe I have some time to tmrw to write a few things that have happen, like kids with blood, the picnic, put up some pictures, and a few thoughts that I'm thinking of. Well, lets see what gonna happen tmrw. I feel already a bit busy...!
Goodnight America, good morning (soon) Sweden!
I'm in great pain!
Or not. Well, I'm in pain for sure. Every little muscle on me hurts. I have totally forgot how it felt after a session with Sam. Hmm, I didn't throw up afterwards, which is really a good thing.
As my plan is to workout every day feels now like a bit of a challenge, but I know I can do it. Of course I can. Positive thinking, as Vanessa always says ;) And I'm gonna keep up, until the day I die! Or at least until I leaves the States.
I went to yoga class to day, and never - NEVER EVER(!!) underestimate the power of yoga! I believe many guys particularly are laughing at it, but indeed, it makes our muscles hurt. I had the most awesome teacher as well. He was all dressed in white (and I came in black clothes, hehe!), a funny white beard and some kind of turban. I looked so holy to me...! I like it - a lot.
Well, everything is not perfect at the gym, if I might admit it. There is a awkward tension between a trainer and I. Hmm, what should I do? Vanessa thinks it's up to be to at least say Hi, so if I meet the trainer tmrw in the evening I'll def say something!
I got the courage to do it! I'm not a namby-pamby ;)
Good morning, good morning
I feel pretty good today, happy and shine like a sun! Well, this is me :) But I do feel a bit sore in my ankle but it fine though. Today the yoga starts pretty early, 9:15, so it's just to leave the kids by the school and then head to the gym. I hope I can make it :)
The gym!
Oh, the gym is so my second home in this land! I love it. I love the people there, I love the spirit, I love everything within it!
I was a bit unsure about it today. Well, I have to tell you that, under my 11 weeks of summer vacation, I went there three times - THREE TIMES! It's just so unbelievable stupid! And then I got sick and also sprained my ankle, wow, can it be any better? NO...!
But well, now I'm back in business and Sam, my PT (personal trainer), was a bit soft on me, hehe! It's good we can take it easy and we have to now with my foot, but when it feel better, it def gonna be harder, wie!
My week its gonna be like this:
* Monday - PF half an hour + an half an hour cardio
* Tuesday - Yoga + cardio
* Wednesday - Zomba + cardio ( can't really believe how I'm looking forward to this day!!)
* Thursday - ? don't know yet, a walk or doing cardio at the gym, maybe even spinning class!
* Friday - PT (kickboxing - me like) + half an hour cardio.
I think that my training week is gonna look like this the most. Which sounds awesome to me :) Now it's only the routine with food that has to change ;)
13 weeks to go!
Oh by the way, when I was back in Sweden I bought a birthday present to Sam and I asked him if I was aloud to give him something and of course the answer was - YES, give it to me ;) Sam Sam, what can I say? He didn't even read the card first...! Well is a guy.
I gave him a beer glass from a famous artist in Sweden - Lasse Aberg. I think he liked it :)
My relationship with Sam, haha, yes how can I say? It a bit weird :P
Time again!
I'm inlove
Yes I am indeed :)
Well, it's nothing serious but i find myself having thoughts on my idols! Everyone has some kind of Idol, right? Well, it's seems like I always has been fallowing some others Idols and never find which ones who are my true idols. Now I know!
It's for sure Rihanna, Angelina Jolie and Daughtry (I like the whole band, but Christ is just to damn looking!!!!). I've been thinking if I have the opportunity to meet my idols, how would I act? Well, if I met any of this three, I would freak out! Doing a song with Rihanna or a music video with Daughtry or do a movie with Angelina Jolie? I would so die!!!!
Who is your idol/s? What would you do if you met her/him/them?
A coffee by the river
I met Julia down in Georgetown and we went to Starbucks so buy some thing to eat and also to drink. Panini sandwich, yogurt with honing and cereals and of course my Soya Latte with caramel ;)
We went down to the river and sat down buy the water. It just the most lovely place in DC. You can't really believe you are in a big city. You don't really hear the traffic, you don't really see so much people and yes, I just love the spirit there!
The water is so beautiful, and the view over Arlington, and also the Kennedy center and so on. Well, it should be seen by everyone. I took some photos, maybe I can post someones tmrw :)
Julia, is a new girl from Austria and is really lovely. I really like her too. Well, I have to admit that I like all my girls here! I really do have the best time of my life! Being a Domestic Employee (Nanny, bbs, au pair) is a great opportunity to meet friends all over the world and even become the greatest friends. I still have contact with my friends from Switzerland, even to it wasn't the best time for me there.
It's not always the best friends from your home town that is gonna be in your life forever, but you do get to know the real friends when you are living your safe home and spread your wings to the unknown. I don't say that I don't like my friends back home in Sweden, I do indeed love them, but it turns out not being as many as I thought. It's true - True friends stays forever and friends comes and goes...!
English classes
Gah, the English classes? What can I say! IT WAS A DISASTER - Literally....! Even to I really just wanted to leave, I didn't really have to right to the teachers to do it! I know for sure, I ain't gonna go back there.
My host mom recommend to maybe take private lessons with Niina or just take does 8 weeks from 24 October cus' it's really nice to learn more English. Well, I'm writing in English now and I have indeed improved my English, which I love!
I'm proud and glad that I am Swedish but I just love speaking English more then Swedish, I don't really know why...
Tired
Makes me go nuts!
ABC Check (12:53)
My weekend plans! (12:48)
Now that I have weekend off and all I might just have a couple of weekends left in the States, I really need to do the most of them and not only remain relaxing in my bed - even though it's so amazingly nice...!
This weekend will be nothing special. Well, today I'll go to my first English course which starts at 2 pm. I'm going there with Niina, then I'm gonna meet Julia and head to a Cafe down in Georgetown and sit by the river. It is the most beautiful place here for me.
I thought that when my cold is gone and also the cough, it would be so nice to go out again and party with my friends, but no no! I'll have to take it a bit quiet. As many know, my foot is not the finest in the world (if it ever were, haha) My foot is really hard sprained and I can't really party with it, it's gonna be a calm evening with some movie. So when I can't go out, I can let some other have some fun - my host parents and also mini a's parents. Its after dark at the house of Sweden, the most lovely party thing here ever! (But well, next time it's my turn!) So on my evening night, I'm also gonna bbs, which is just fine for me :)
Tomorrow, it maybe will be picnic with the girls and I can't wait to it! Really believe it will be super fun.
Oh shiiit, the time has now run away from me - AGAIN! Need to jump in to the shower, then eat something fast since I'm going to go to LADO for English course.
Weekend! (12:45)
Many people think that I lie and sleep the whole day but the truth is that I just stays in my bed with my lap or read some book. I just love staying in my bed! I hear my host family on the first level, but I just hear their sounds and enjoy them. It's a really safe sound for me to hear them. Even though I don't listen to what they are doing or talking about, I let their sound join everything other sound around and just enjoy. The whole feeling is just : Yes, now it's weekend again.
However, I have a bad habit not get ready until twelve, even one two in the afternoon, but its the weekend - cus' the weekend is my time. It's so nice to not have any requirements on a weekend. You should just know how much I hate having to go up and do something early on a weekend, gah!
I just love the weekends!
Niina, lovely Niina!
Niina is going to NYC with her sisters in the end of October, so we were trying (well, I helped just a little in the beginning) to find motel, hotel, hostels, which they can stay at when day are there! It felt a bit impossible cus' one of her sisters are under 18. What kind of ages limit is that: 18 til 40??
But it's nice to have Niina over! It's always nice to spend time with her. She is special and I really like her a lot! A really true friend <3
Niina, I just love her hair! :)
Last episode of True Blood...
Yes now I've seen all the seasons of True Blood and it really sucks. I hope the third season is coming soon! Personally, I think probably the second season was slightly better then the first one! I've already been goggle after season 3 but without any results. I really hope that they will release the 3rd one soon, because I want to know what happens after the restaurant:O
I must admit that the funniest thing with the whole True Blood, is probably when they speak Swedish. Yes it's only Alexander (hmm, what should I call her?) friend (?) speaks Swedish and yeah, another - Alexander's creator too. So cute, but soooo short;)
It is a very special series, but I can't say that it's like any other series that I've seen ... It is similar to Twilight, but Twilight is of course entirely a saga for itself ...
Updating chess 2:03
Now is the time to go home with the kids, do something fun and then starts the weekend, yes!
A day without school 9:45
Today, I had the luxury to sleep in for an hour. I didn't begin until 9 o'clock! I dreamed a lot of strange things in the morning, totally weird actually!
When I started I noticed that perhaps it would be pretty good to leave the house so M could do some work in peace. So I took the kids and went to Ulrika and to Little a. It will be lunch and the whole thing - nice. It's a little bit easier to make the time pass by when the children can do things by them self. Also, I think it's a bit funny for them to come to an other house with other play things.
After seeing them be with Little a, I can def see them with a little sister o little brother. My A was so good with smaller kids!
Now it's time to play chess against Ulrika! I'm so gonna win ^ ^ Tell ya'll later
Good morning
Nothing particularly is happening today. I probably babysitting tonight here. It fine:)
Easy dinner plans - macaroni with meatballs ^ ^ yummy ...!
Bedtime!
Super happy!
My entire day has been wonderful:)
First of all my new computer, as I told before, met Niina at Starbucks but the thing that's has make me super happy today is that I talked with Sam! Sam, my personal trainer. I talk about my situation and my maybe sounded a little bit desperate, to start exercising again, but as I said, I should probably take it easy with my foot! But we decided to meet at the gym on Monday at half past seven :) We're gonna look at my foot, how to upload my training schedule and diet;) Ugh, I look like a pig, haha!
Barely four months left (although I actually believe I can stay until the summer ^^) and it's now time to workout like hell and the money will fly. It is now I can get a kick start and if I have to go home to Sweden, I'll certainly continue with my workout. I know my goal and how I can get it! Now I also have something to contend with also, my sister's wedding! So glad that she got engaged. I hope that they will choose a date for the wedding. I think Veronica is a bit religious and will get married within a year after the engagement, so say a year from now to become the second most beautiful in her wedding;)
What is the best available in life?
To smile - LARGE
(and of course music)
Bruises
You can say that my foot has it ^ ^ haha, my foot is so ugly that you can only laugh at it! It has probably different colors, blue to green to purple to black (which Niina said and I was totally surprised!). I do not feel so much pain anymore, but what can you expect with bruises all over your foot. I feel the bruises, for sure! The strangest thing of it all, is that I have bruising on both sides, hmm?!
On this side it 'should' be colorful!
(Can you see the faces on the leg?)
But this party I can not understand: S
My left foot is swollen ..!
Should I sleep with bandages or should I let the foot traveled through night?
My new Notebook
My Notebook is so small and comfortable :) Love it!
It is a white Toshiba
My new love <3
My little foot!
I may enjoy that I'm going to buy a computer tomorrow, and it will be a white one, wie!
Soon it will be bedtime!
True Blood
The "new" series, which everyone talks about, yes, more or less. It is a very special series, if I may say so. It is well, special. It's not like other series but pretty good. Since I have got used to not have subtitle, cus' you don't need it here so I'm used to just listen, but suddenly there is subtitles in the series and I was totally surprised. What language are they speak? Swedish! What ..! How fucking nice isn't that?
Here is a the series about vampires who tries to enter the society and you think they are going to talk something invented language or really old language that you do not understand anymore, but no. They speak Swedish. Haha, I am a proud Swedish:)
Something with the series that might disturb me somewhat - it's very sex fixated! Is it a Swedish producer perhaps? Haha .....
Do you see the series? What do you think about it?
Pain (Monday)
Well, soon its time to pick up the kids so it's time to change my cosy clothes to a bit nicer clothes;)
My foot!
This is how it looked like yesterday - pain!
Well we didn't have any bandages so theice cubes in a plastic bag and then a scarf hard twisted around my ankle. It was good enough for the night.
M bought bandages and this is how the foot looks like now!
Today it will be to lie in bed with the foot high up, reading a book or see the movie. It'll probably be several sections of True Blood :)
HOLY SHIT! (Sunday 8/12)
Yes now can I def use those ugly words! Everything is fucking with me, unbelievable! When I finally feeling better after my cold ( the cough is minimal) and what is the most stupidest thing to do?????
Well you walk on a foot when it is sleeping - COMPLETELY!!! What can happen? Well, sprain it of course. Gah, it hurts so fucking much. DAMN! My ankle is tree times bigger than it's use to be! Luckily, my BBS night had end and K and M had come home, when I almost knocked down the entire upper floor! K came o helped me. Thank God! Shit, I was so near to faint and throw up! Ugh, it was soooo horrible experience!
K told me to but ice around my ankle and tight something really tight and have it high position! Well, lets see how this will look tmrw! I thought I could train tmrw - FUCK ALL THIS SHIT!
I'm sorry
Hmm...
Yesterday evening 21:38
Right now I am BBS for "a model". It is always a nice to baby-sit, especially for other kids, I do not really know why. Here, in this house / apartment, I enjoy so much, so it makes it even better. It is terribly easy to put "a model" to bed. We played a lot, read a few books, then it was the paper and put the pajamas o diaper change. Finally, as he curl up in my arms and we sit down in his little reading corner in ice room and he drinks his nap while I was reading a bedtime story. (Oops, I forgot to say, of course, it is very important that his two special cuddly toys are with us when we are reading ..!) Then, just to put him to bed, say goodnight and turn off the light. You sit outside on the stairs for a minute and answer him if he Mumbles something. As I said, it was great, so I was just got one mumble question.
Now I sit down with some music on my computer and written little for my blog. I've prepared some "words of wisdom" pictures so now I am a bit before. You never know if something comes up so that you do not have time to do them, but I have promised myself that I should write them. In this way, I read them and get a little eye-opener!
I love Wednesdays
As usual, so I work in the morning and today I worked a little extra so that I was finished with the dinner. Then I was off for and hour or so and a little bit before 1 o'clock I headed to "a little". I asked the "Big A" today how old he is and he is 20 months. It's not a bad age. Immediately after the BBS I went to the school to fetch my kids and headed home to have a snack.
Half past five, the three of us, north, my A and I find ourselves at a music school in Bethesda (I'm really jealous about the kids teacher! They are so good!), Which means quiet time for myself for Half an hour plus one quarterback. M is usually home around five so he could fix the last things for dinner, which was, boil the pasta.
For some strange reason the children getcrazy on the Wednesday afternoon. Practically after music school, their musical side are more present than usual!
And the food was super yummy;)
Words Of Wisdom nr 6
We all do some mistakes sometimes. Just bite it and keep up with the good work!
Normally...
... I usually stay in bed until now, fully rested and a little cozy, but that's not possible when working during the week! I personally feel that jobs which starts early so you have to put your alarm clock before seven should to be forbidden! And before sex? Noway! I am indeed not a morning person and I really love to lie in bed looong in the morning and staying up later on the night!
This morning was an amazing morning in fact. Both children had hot lunch so it was so luxury for me. Just get a little snack o water for them and then drive them to school! We so should have it like this every day. The good thing is - its just the same tmrw too! I will really enjoy!
Since I will soon gonna head over to "large A" and bbs for "little a", I took the opportunity to prepare dinner for tonight. I'll baby-sit there tonight too and must be on my way at ten to seven, so it's good if you have some dinner in your belly. We usually eat dinner at six half-seven, depending on when K comes home. And Wednesdays are general a bit stressful, cus' the children has music school at half five in Bethesda and we not tend to be home before five forty-five... So instead of stress later I took the opportunity to buy a little bit of food (made a fool of myself again in the store - lol terrible!) and did Chicken in tomato sauce. It is just to boil the pasta when we get home o heat on chicken a bit.
Daily dish: Chicken in tomato sauce served with pasta salad o. Yum!
The beginning in english
Vilma was here before and I told her that I had prepared my homepage to my blog the whole day and I how proud I was over it. She told me that she sometimes try to read my swedish blog but it was pretty hard to keep up with it. Since I started my swedish blog (when I moved to the States), I also have had an english blog but has never taken me time to write in it. But now, not many weeks left until I might have to go back home to Sweden I think it's time to start.
It will be interesting to see if there are any english-speaking friends of mine who will read this blog. Perhaps there are a few swedish too ;)
Good morning Sweden, good night America!