We had a wonderful weekend. The celebration of America started, as you can see in previous post, with a huge brunch with french toast. In the afternoon we sat down on the grass outside our building (the Wagner park where they celebrate Swedish Midsummer every year). Very nice to sit there in the sun for a while.
At night we made hotdogs and then took T out for a walk. We stayed out for a long time. Together with all the families in this neighborhood we waited and waited for fireworks from New Jersey to come (actress Alyssa Milano was there with her family, starstrucked, hahah). When they finally started I picked up Thor, who by the way is very used to fireworks and other noises, and Jim had his arms around me. Perfect night!
Watching these fun creations in the sky holding my beautiful little puppy with the love of my life holding me, almost made me cry. A perfect moment like this has only been in my imagination. Like a lot of people I have been waiting for happiness, waiting for true love, waiting for good things to happen. I would be a fool not to appreciate all this every second of my life. I tell my husband every day how much he means to me, I try to let my family know that I care about them, I snuggle my puppy to make him feel safe and loved and I let my friends know that I’m there for them when they need me. For me, this is happiness. To love and feel loved, to give and receive. It took me long time to realize what’s important and it has been hard to let go of things and people that didn’t really make me happy. Life is a process and it changes all the time, but it’s our job to make the best we can and enjoy the journey.
Vi hade en underbar helg. Firandet av Amerika borjade, som ni kan se i tidigare inlagg, med en enorm brunch med french toast. Pa eftermiddagen sat vi pa graset utanfor var byggnad (the Wagner park dar de firar svensk midsommar varje ar). Valdigt trevligt att sitta dar i solen en stund.
Pa kvallen gjorde vi hotdogs och tog sen ut T pa en promenad. Vi stannade ut ett bra tag. Tillsammans med familjer i varat omrade vantade och vantade vi pa att fyrverkerier fran New Jersey skulle komma (skadespelaren Alyssa Milano var dar med sin familj, starstrucked, hahah). Nar det antligen borjade plockade jag upp Thor, som forresten ar valdigt van vid fyrverkerier och andra ljud, och Jim holl sina armar runt mig. Perfekt kvall!
Att se dessa roliga kreationer pa himlen med en vacker valp i min famn och mitt livs karlek som haller om mig, fick mig nastan att borja grata. Ett perfekt ogonblick som denna har bara funnits i min fantasi. Som manga andra har jag ocksa vantat pa lyckan, vantat pa true love, vantat pa att bra saker ska handa. Jag skulle vara en idiot om jag inte uppskattade detta varje sekund av mitt liv. Jag talar om for min man varje dag hur mycket han betyder for mig, jag forsoker visa min familj hur mycket jag bryr mig om dem, jag gosar med min valp for att han ska kanna sig trygg och alskad och jag later mina vanner veta att jag finns dar om de behover mig. For mig ar detta lycka. Att alska och bli alskad, att ge och ta emot. Det tog mig lang tid att inse vad som ar viktigt och det har varit svart att slappa det saker och personer som inte riktigt gjorde mig lycklig. Livet ar en process och det andras hela tiden, men varat jobb ar att gora det basta av det och njuta av resan.
I will try to make my birthday just as fabulous as I probably felt when this photo was taken
