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Today I had an appointment for biometrics, which is finger prints, photo and signature. Online it said that the subway had delays because of an earlier accident so I left home early. The train came right away and I got there a half hour before my time. They let me in, I filled out a paper and after few minutes of waiting I got to do my three things. I was ready in 10 min and I was down in Battery Park again before my scheduled time. So once again I am very happy with the service we have here. I saw the photo today and it looks ok, except a dumb pimple under my nose that will be the only thing you see on the photo, hahahah. So, now you have to help me cross your fingers that we don’t have to do a new interview. 

Idag hade jag en tid bokad for biometrics, vilket ar fingeravtryck, foto och namnteckning. Online stod det att tunnelbanan hade forseningar pga en tidigare olycka sa jag gick hemifran tidigt. Taget kom direkt och jag kom dit en halvtimme fore min tid. De slappte in mig, jag fyllde i ett papper och efter nagon minuts vantan fick jag gora mina tre saker. Jag var klar pa 10 min och jag var nere i Battery Park igen innan min bokade tid. Sa aterigen ar jag valdigt nojd med den service vi har har. Jag fick se fotot idag och det ser ok ut, forutom en dum finne under nasan som kommer va det enda man ser pa fotot, hahahah. Sa, nu far ni hjalpa mig att halla tummarna for att vi slipper en ny intervju. 

My view right now. Kinda freaky that one eye is open, hahah, cutie
Min utsikt just nu. Lite freaky att ett oga ar oppet, hahah, sotis

Yesterday we spent the day at BarkFest 2015, a dog pawty in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 33 ºC degrees and sunny, puh, it was a very sweaty day. But they had bags of ice, water bottles and water baths so all the dogs could cool off. After a while we walked to the Brooklyn Brewery, that allows dogs inside, to cool down and when we had been there for a little bit there were more dogs and owners that came. We then walked back to the pawty, ate hot dogs, took photos in the photo booth, met some neighbors, looked around at the different stations they had there. 
When we came home our little pup fell asleep before he even had dinner and it was almost impossible to wake him up to go out one last time later at night. I hope he had a good day and a fun adventure.

Igar spenderade vi dagen pa BarkFest 2015, ett hund pawty i Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 33 ºC grader och sol, puh, det var en valdigt svettig dag. Men de hade pasar med is, vattenflaskor och vattenbad sa alla hundar kunde kyla av sig. Efter ett tag promenerade vi till Brooklyn Brewery, som tillater hundar inne, for att svalka oss och nar vi varit dar ett tag kom allt fler hundar och agare. Vi gick sedan tillbaka till the pawty, at hot dogs, tog foton i ett photo booth, traffade nagra grannar, kollade runt pa de olika stationerna som de hade dar. 
Nar vi kom hem somnade var lille valpis innan han ens hade atit middag och det var nastan omojligt att vacka honom for att ga ut en sista gang senare pa kvallen. Jag hoppas han hade en bra dag och ett roligt aventyr.

My awesome father and his band is making a comeback on stage after 20 years on Sunday! So cool! I am very proud of him, always have been. I love my father very much and I support him in any way possible. 
I wanted to go to Sweden this week but it was just not a good idea. First of all, the flight tickets were ridiculously expensive, but I have also been waiting for an important letter to come in the mail and when I finally got it last week it turns out I have an appointment next week (part of my residence process) and I don’t want to risk that for any reason not get back in time (you never know). So, I will not be there in person to show my support on Sunday. 
I have never seen my father on stage with his band. I came with him when they had rehearsals sometimes and I remember playing on the drums. But ya, I’ve never seen him perform and I am very sad to miss this. But, since they are awesome they might get booked for more performances, who knows 🙂

Min fantastiska pappa och hans band gor comeback pa scen efter 20 ar pa sondag! Sa coolt! Jag ar valdigt stolt over honom, alltid varit. Jag alskar min pappa valdigt mycket och jag stottar honom pa alla satt mojliga. 
Jag ville aka till Sverige den har veckan men det var inte riktigt en bra ide. Forst och framst sa var flygbiljetterna lojligt dyra, men jag har ocksa vantat pa att ett viktigt brev ska komma med posten och nar jag antligen fick det forra veckan visade det sig att jag har en tid bokad nasta vecka (en del av mitt residence process) och jag vill inte riskera att av nagon anledning inte komma tillbaka i tid (man vet aldrig). Sa, jag kommer tyvarr inte vara dar for att visa mitt stod pa sondag. 
Jag har aldrig sett min pappa pa scen med sitt band. Jag foljde med honom nar de repade ibland och jag kommer ihag att jag spelade pa trummorna. Men ne, jag har aldrig sett honom upptrada och jag ar valdigt ledsen over att missa detta. Men, eftersom de ar awesome kommer de kanske bli bokade pa fler spelningar, vem vet 🙂 

My dad (far left) with his band back in the 80’s
They were on the local radio yesterday. I can’t find the
interview online but I hope I get to hear it sometime

They organize different fun happenings outside of Brookfield Plaza during the summer. Last night there was a concert. O.A.R., a band that Jim likes, was the main band. J plays their music at home sometimes but I only recognized one or two songs. But it’s always fun to go to a concert. Halfway through the concert, we walked home to feed Thor and to take him out. We walked all the way back to the concert. 
It’s fun that they do these things in our neighborhood. They recently opened the Brookfield mall too, so there is definitely things happening down here. Battery Park south of us where the boat to Statue of Liberty goes from is getting ready too and it will be absolutely beautiful down here. I love this neighborhood and we feel like home here. 

De organiserar olika roliga handelser utanfor Brookfield Plaza under sommaren. Igar kvall var dar en konsert. O.A.R., ett band som Jim gillar, var huvudbandet. J spelar deras musik hemma ibland men jag kande bara igen en eller tva latar. Halvags genom konserten gick vi hem for att mata Thor och ta med honom ut. Vi gick hela vagen tillbaka till konserten. 
Det ar kul att de gor dessa sakerna i varat omrade. De har nyligen oppnat Brookfield kopcentrum ocksa, sa dar ar definitivt saker som hander har nere. Battery Park soder om oss dar baten till Frihetsgudinnan gar fran borjar bli klart ocksa och det kommer bli absolut vackert har nere. Jag alskar detta omradet och vi kanner oss hemma har. 

Our weekend turned out slightly different than we wanted, but we still had two wonderful days. Our little pup had an upset stomach again for some reason that we don’t know why plus he ate a piece of plastic that came out the other way along with blood on Saturday morning, so we skipped the parties we were invited to and made sure that T was ok, he’s more important than parties and bbqs. 
On Saturday we took the subway up to Union Square and walked east. Even if T’s belly wasn’t the best we still kept our appointment at the dog spa. He got a blueberry facial, nails cut, a bath and a new haircut. When we came back to get him he looked so handsome and he kinda looked like a little puppy again. We are very pleased with his new haircut. Waaaay better than the last time when we took him to a place nearby our apt. Thor was happy and he seemed to have loved it there so it was probably a good thing to let him go to the spa even when his stomach was upset. And I am very proud of him too. It was 86 degrees, he had to take the subway twice and walk a lot and spend two hours with strangers and he did not complain at all.

Var helg blev nagot annorlunda an vi ville, men vi hade anda tva underbara dagar. Var lille valpis hade en orolig mage igen av nagon anledning som vi inte vet varfor plus att han at en bit plast som kom ut den andra vagen tillsammans med blod pa lordag morgon, sa vi skippade festerna som vi var bjudna till och sag till att T var ok, han ar viktigare an fest och bbqs.
Pa lordagen tog vi tunnelbanan upp till Union Square och promenerade oster. Aven om T’s mage inte var den basta ville vi behalla hans tid pa hund spa. Han fick en blabars ansiktsmask, naglarna klippta, ett bad och en ny frisyr. Nar vi kom tillbaka for att hamta honom var han sa stilig och han sag ut som en liten valp igen. Vi ar valdigt nojda med hans nya frisyr. Myyyycket battre an forra gangen da vi tog honom till ett stalle nara var lagenhet. Thor var glad och han verkade alska att vara dar sa det var kanske en bra grej att lata honom ga pa spa aven nar hans mage var orolig. Och jag ar valdigt stolt over honom ocksa. Det var 30 grader, han behovde aka tunnelbanan tva ganger och ga mycket och spendera tva timmar med framlingar och han klagade inte alls.