I like white...but this may be too much.

Sweden is all about trends. White is very IN right now. All interiors are white...and people don't even like to put up pretty curtains in their living rooms. Not a huge fan of that, don't like living in a fish tank where anyone can peep in. But white walls can be pretty sometimes.

But it is so white outside too. It has snowed so very very much. It can be so beautiful. I love how the snow and ice collects on tree branches. But I hate how brown and mushy it gets in the city. Plus I slipped on the ice and banged up my knee.







I am ready for spring. I can't wait to be able to sit out side at a cute little cafe in the city, or go on long walks without a ton of winter gear on. Can't wait to see all the trees and flowers bloom. I bet it is going to smell amazing. And it is going to start getting lighter and lighter here so that there isn't hardly any night.

I took a free ballet class at the BalettAkademien the other day. It was fun to dance again, but I think it was a little too easy level for me, and I thought the teacher was too nice. I want to be yelled at and the such. Maybe next fall I will sign up for a class. I think I would really love that. It was the weirdest group of people though. Mostly young girls but a few older women and two goofy looking men. One was short and stout, and the other really long and lanky. haha it was perfect. And like in every class there always has to be that one bitch who asks too many questions about herself and has an annoying face. It is funny how people are the same no matter what country you are in.

Isn't this painting pretty? It was part of a mural in the entrance to a restaurant we went to. We ate really really Swedish food. All kinds of flavors of pickled, smoked, cured fish, with potatoes and bread with different kinds of cheeses. Fancy Shmancy too.

I am Legend Did Suck

That movie was horrible. I watched it with Stefan and the LP crew. Ya you fall in love with that sweet dog, and it is Will Smith's only friend, and then they kill it off and at the end he kills himself. whatever. I love how Keira Knightly always speaks with her mouth in a pout, at all times, it is amazing, as if she is always ready for a kiss. I haven't seen Atonement yet. I saw a strange Indian movie. These two couples are living together. The husbands are always out, banging other girls, or doing whatever guys do...so the two wives start fooling around. Then they of course get caught, and then decide to run away together. Freakin' weird...kind of romantic too.

My Easter was nice. The easter bunny left me a huge paper egg filled with candy and goodies. I had the whole house to myself. So I played loud music, and danced around, ate lunch for breakfast and breakfast for lunch, watched tons of crazy television and great movies...went out with the ladies got really really crunk, and could spend the whole next day doing nothing, being really hungover, no one new. hahaha. I was a domestic goddess too, when I felt like it. Plus I ate all the candy...don't want any for a long time.

It won't stop snowing here. As if it is winter all over again. It is pretty and all but I was more hoping for spring to start. I want to see pretty flowers and green grass and trees. I slipped on the ice, and bruised my knee up...I look abused. We went to Skansen, an outdoor museum of different time periods of swedish history. It was interesting to see. Their little houses were so cute. And it snowed the whole time, a beautiful winter wonderland, in a place that felt really really far away from the city. Plus the snow was the perfect kind to make snow balls with. It was fun. I took lots of wintery pictures. I'll try to put them up soon.

Easter Sunday 2008

Spent the weekend relaxing. Planed to go to the beach, but canceled because of rain. Saw Atonement. Pretty good movie. My boyfriend, James McAvoy plays along with the new favorite of mine Kiera Nightly.  I like the idea of a couple being in love for years over a brief affair. It's so hopeless romantic. Reminds me of me growing up. We also got I am Legend. Don't see it Krissy. They make you fall in love with an amazing dog and then kill her off. I cried my eyes out and forced Nathan to stop the movie. 

Today is Easter Sunday. I did nothing out of the ordinary. Spent time with sweet little children at my work. I also watched a cute Barbie movie. 

snow day...IN MARCH!

Jamie-O. I thought it was going to be spring from now on. The weather had been getting nicer and nicer. On sunday after a weekend of heavy partying, Kerstin and I decided we needed a long long walk in Djurgården....a huge park area in Stockholm. The weather was so perfect. But then it switched on Monday and today it was a snow storm. Craziness!!! What the flip. It is so hard to walk in snow and snowflakes kept getting stuck in my eyelashes and making my mascara run. I need to buy water proof.

I have little routines now too. Like the way I like to walk to work or walk home. Usually when I walk home I choose different routes to switch it up a bit. But my favorite is: walking from Glitnir through the Old Town on the woobly cooble stones past the castle, then over the bridge to Slussen where all the buses stop and meet, then up a ridiculously high stair case...that's my workout for the day, and then I walk through the cute plazas and neighborhoods in Söder, past this huge gorgeous yellow and white Church, and finally make it to my bus stop. I always come right after the bus came so I always have to wait forever. haha.

When both my cousins were in town last week we went out to dinner. I have a cute new family with big brothers. It is super fun. We went to a really fancy kind of pretentious place...their food was overly decorated and elaborate...but it tasted really good anyway. On the table was a mini diamond Cinderella's pumpkin horse carriage, when you opened it had a little message inside. I forget how it read...something like, all dreams do come true. It was cute. We laughed a whole lot.

It is strange having to take taxi's everywhere; kind of feel like some sort of important person. I hate it when I miss the last bus of the night at 2:50 and have to take a taxi home. It only costs 100kr or so which isn't much but I have to deal with some scummy driver asking me annoying personal questions, like why a hottie like me is going home alone....ewww or sitting on the bus I try to sit next to a nice looking old lady...but sometimes some nasty perv ends up sitting next to me. And of course trys to speak with me even though I look very uninterested. gosh, I can't go anywhere!!!

I miss my personal bodyguard Jamie!

I'm wide awake it morning

I decided to start waking up earlier to get more done in the morning. I made a pretty tasty smoothie (a new morning ritual) and started some much needed cleaning. I sweep up wads of dog hair everyday.

I hung up the map you sent me! It looks so nice in the living room.

I am very excited to make a dish from my new Ellie Krieger cookbook. She is an amazing dietitian from the food network. I recomend watching her show or looking at her lovely cookbook.

Well back to my domestic life of cleaning, cooking and dishes. And then off to work where I do the same exact thing.

I wish a could be a sweet waitress and cook like you!

Oh by the way you should start posting amazing swedish stories and things in your blog!

Miss you so

got my junk together

I have been neglecting you, Jamie-O. I am such a horrible person. But now I kind of have my junk together...which is super great. I uploaded a billion pictures onto flickr so you can see how I am living and what I am seeing. Everytime I go out, I seriously look for places that are "so Jamie" that I must take you too when you come....which I am too excited for. I need to take more photos...everything is so gorgeous. I love taking long walks home from work or to school.

Do you love the amazing wallpaper in the little dining room where I work at. I think it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

And we make such yummy meals here...it is such a nice environment. I'll give you a few meal plans we have enjoyed. hmmmmmmmmmm too bad i don't get enough hours.

tortelini pasta sallad with arugula, cherry tomatoes, squash and truffle oil dressing....amazing.

chili lime bulgar salad with mango and shrimp

potato leek soup with pesto rolls....yum

prune stuffed pork with cream sauce and potatoes....tastes like candy.

And school; that is even more fun. it is like being in kindergarden again except of course with out boogers and pee as main topics of discussion...for the most part haha. we get a new teacher nearly every class so we learn about the design world from every angle. and i am meeting lots of interesting people, and friends. I got plans all weekend...isn't that great.

I really miss you, and Nathan. It was super fun talking to the both of you. I will make sure to make that way more often. Give Truman a huge hug from me. And post cute photos of the progress of your new home...I can't wait to see it.

kiki