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Coffee-free week

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IMG_4781_2IMG_4770_2 IMG_4777_2Three pictures from outside our building. Love this view. 

Mandag morgon. Jag borjade med frukost framfor eftersnacket av Golden Globe Awards som vi sag igar kvall. Jag har aldrig sett Golden Globe forut, det ar egentligen bara Oscars galan som intresserar mig:) Men, jag ville kolla just for att Tina Fey och Amy Poehler var vardinnor. Manga tv-serier och filmer som var nominerade har vi inte sett och en del ar sa populara att vi kanner att vi kanske borde se dem. Typ Orange is the new black och Fargo
Den har veckan kor jag kaffe-fritt. Kaffe ar ratt surt for magen sa ibland kanns det bra med ett break. Aven om jag dricker te med koffein idag sa vet jag att huvudvarken kommer. Det tar ungefar 1-2 dagar, sen mar huvudet bra. Jag tanker tackla det med traning och mycket vatten. Jag har traningsvark i vaderna sa jag kanske later bli lopbandet idag och kor mer pa styrka. 

Monday morning. I started today with breakfast with the after talk of Golden Globe Awards that we watched last night. I have never seen Golden Globe before, its really just the Oscars that interests me:) But, I wanted to watch it because that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler was hostesses. Many tv-shows and movies that was nominated have we not seen and some is so popular that we feel that we probably should watch them. Like Orange is the new black and Fargo
This week I’m going coffee-free. Coffee is so acid for the stomach so sometimes its good to take a break. Even if I drink tea with caffeine today, I know the headache will come. It takes about 1-2 days, then the head feels good. I will tackle it with workout and lots of water. I have workout pain in my calf muscles so I will probably skip the treadmill today and do more strength. 

Pier A Harbor House

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Som jag har namnt forut sa har de nu oppnat upp den nedre delen av Battery Park. De har aven oppnat en restaurang/bar i piren som ligger dar. Enda sedan jag forst kom till NY har jag undrat vad de har dar inne, och formodligen fanns det inget dar innan utan bara renovering. Sa nu har det blivit ett stort och trevligt stalla att hanga pa.
Vi satt i baren igar. Jag vill ga tillbaka nagon gang och sitta langre in och vid fonstret med utsikt over Hudson River och se solen ga ner bakom Frihetsgudinnan. Vi bestallde in ostron, pretzel och calamari vilket var valdigt gott. Det kom ratt mycket folk efter ett tag for att se football och ljudnivan steg rejalt, sa vi gick hem. 
Det var morkt nar vi gick hem sa jag gick forbi tidigt imorse och fotade. De har oppet 11am-4am, sa man kan ga dit nar som helst pa dagen eller natten for att njuta av utsikten. Ska ni pa semester i New York da rekommenderar jag garna Pier A Harbor House.

Like I have mentioned before, they have now opened the lower part of Battery Park. They have also opened a restaurant/bar inside the pier that is located there. Ever since I first came to NY I have been wondering what they have inside there, and most likely there was nothing before, just renovation. So now there is a big and nice place to hang out. 
We sat in the bar yesterday. I want to go back some time and sit farther in and by the window with the view over Hudson River and see the sun go down behind The Statue of Liberty. We ordered oysters, pretzel and calamari which was very good. A lot of people came after a while to watch the football and it got pretty loud, so we walked home. 
It was dark when we walked home so I walked by early this morning to take some pictures. They are open 11am-4am, so you can go there any time during the day or night to enjoy the view. Are you going on vacation in New York then I’m happy to recommend Pier A Harbor House

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Morning snuggle

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Underbar morgon! Efter att jag tagit Thor ut pa promenad lamnade jag honom med Jim hemma sa att jag kunde ga och kopa kaffe. Nu har jag myst med min alskade vovve. Thor har blivit extra gosig den senaste tiden. Snuggle time hela tiden. Han ar sa underbar var lille kille. Han ger sa mycket karlek ♥

Wonderful morning! After I had taken Thor for a walk I left him with Jim at home so that I could go and buy coffee. Now I’ve been cozy with my beloved puppy. Thor has been extra cuddly lately. Snuggle time all the time. He is so wonderful, our little guy. He gives so much love ♥

More sleep

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Sovmorgon idag! Wohoo! Thor behovde ga ut mitt i natten och sen sov han langre an vanligt. Jim tog med honom ut da och jag sov till 9:30! Underbart! Da kom min lille valp och gosade ner sig bredvid mig och snart kom min man och gjorde likadant. Family snuggle time 🙂 Nu har vi som vanligt pa en lordag druckit kaffe fran Dunkin. Vi vill hitta pa nagot kul idag men vet inte vad an. Hade varit underbart om vi kunde njuta av solen, men det ar superkallt, sa det far helst bli nagot man gor inomhus. Vi far se.

Slept in today! Wohoo! Thor needed to go out in the middle of the night and then he slept longer than usual. Jim took him out then and I slept until 9:30! Wonderful! Then my little puppy came and snuggled in next to me and soon came my husband and did the same thing. Family snuggle time 🙂 Now we have, like every Saturday, been drinking coffee from Dunkin. We want to do something fun today, but don’t know what yet. Would be wonderful if we could enjoy the sun, but its super cold, so we prefer something you can do inside. We’ll see. 

IMG_20140123_114937When its this cold outside I’m dreaming of this
(picture from Mexico January 2014)

Salty streets

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Vilken fin dag det blev. Stralande sol och snon smalter bort. Man kan inte tro att det varit en absolut fruktansvard snostorm tidigare idag. 
Det oroar mig dock att det saltas sa otroligt (onodigt) mycket pa gatorna har i NY. Vi tvattar rent Thor’s tassar nar vi kommer in, men det ar inte tillrakligt, vi maste kopa boots! Och det ar jattesvart att halla Thor borta fran att ata snon. Jag ska inte ga in pa detalj, men min eftermiddag har spenderats med att springa ut med T och sen ge honom ett rump-bad i handfatet. Det ar inte roligt. Vet inte om det ar pga vagsaltet eller av annan orsak, men oavsett sa ar inte salt bra for hundar. Har ni hund? Hur gor ni pa vintern? Beratta garna. 

What a nice day we got. Sunny and the snow melted. You can not see that there had been an absolute terrible snowstorm earlier today. 
What worries me though is that they put so incredibly (unnecessary) much salt on the streets here in NY. We clean Thor’s paws when we come inside, but it’s not enough, we have to buy boots! And it’s really hard to keep Thor away from eating the snow. I’m not gonna tell you details, but I spent my afternoon by running out with T and then give him a butt-bath in the sink. It is not fun. Don’t know if it’s because of the salt or for another reason, but either way, the salt is not good for dogs. Do you have a dog? How do you do in the winter? Tell me. 

IMAG5083_2 IMAG5109_2Cool sno som formar sig som en havsvag
Cool snow that shapes itself to an ocean wave