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The Rural Alberta Advantage

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Oh holy moly, it’s cold outside!! Ingen Mexico-varme har inte. Igar kvall stod jag ute och vantade pa Jim som var forsenad. Jag trodde pa allvar att jag skulle forlora kroppsdelar pga kylan. Men, om nagra ar flyttar vi till varmen, sa vi far val helt enkelt sta ut nu:)

Vi var pa Mercury Lounge igar kvall och sag det Kanadensiska bandet The Rural Alberta Advantage. Vi har sett dem en gang forut. Det var faktiskt min och Jim’s forsta konsert ihop:) De har en hel del bra latar och vi lyssnar pa dem har hemma. Under live-spelningar andrar de tempo upponer hela tiden och det later inte sa proffsigt, men det ar fortfarande ett bra band! De ger publiken en bra stamning!

Oh holy moly, it’s cold outside! No Mexico-heat here. Yesterday evening, I stood outside and waited for Jim that was late. I seriously thought that I would lose body parts because of the cold. However, in a couple of years we will move to the heat, so we have to just simply stand it now:)
We were on Mercury Lounge last night and saw the Canadian band The Rural Alberta Advantage. We’ve seen them once before. It was actually our first concert together 🙂 They have a lot of good songs and we are listening to them at home. During live performances they change the tempo up and down all the time and it doesn’t sound so professional, but it’s still a great band! They give the audience a good time!

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Back in the cold

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Vi ar tillbaka i New York. Satt pa flygplatsen i Cancun otroligt lange igar. Flyget var forsenat 4 timmar pga mycket sno i NY. Nar vi val kom fram efter midnatt hade terminalen stangt, sa vi satt i flygplanet och vantade pa att en annan terminal skulle oppna. Eftersom jag inte har ett Amerikanskt pass fick vi aven sta i ko ett bra tag for att ta oss in i landet. Men, men, vi kom tillslut hem vid 2:30am. Stackars Jim som skulle till jobbet imorse. Sjalv tog jag sovmorgon:)

Vi har haft helt underbara dagar i Mexico! Stralande sol och 86°F (30°C) varje dag! Jag har aldrig varit pa ett resort som det forut sa det var nytt for mig. Vi akte dit for att ta det lugnt och njuta av solen, och med ett All Inclusive var det perfekt.
Jim har varit i Mexico tre ganger forut och han har varit pa all inclusives ett flertalet semestrar, sa det var inte mycket nytt for honom. Jag fick dock en massa nya upplevelser! Och alla dessa vackra palmer! Sa fantastiskt!

Bilder kommer senare. Jag har en del saker att ta tag i och ikvall ska vi pa konsert, sa vi far se hur mycket jag hinner uppdatera idag. Men mer kommer:)

We’re back in New York. Sat at the airport in Cancun for an incredibly long time yesterday. The flight was delayed 4 hours because much snow in NY. When we finally arrived after midnight had the terminal closed so we sat in the airplane and waited for another terminal to open. Since I don’t have an American passport, we also had to wait quite a while to get into the country. Well, well, we finally arrived home at 2:30am. Poor Jim had to work this morning. I got to sleep in:)
We’ve had an absolutely wonderful time in Mexico! Sunny and 86 °F (30°C) every day! I’ve never been on a resort like this before so it was new to me. We went there to take it easy and enjoying the sun, and with an All Inclusive it was perfect.
Jim has been in Mexico three times before and he has been on all inclusive’s on several vacations, so there was not much new for him. However, I got a lot of new experiences! And all these beautiful palm trees! So amazing!
Pictures will come later. I have some things to take care of and tonight we’re going to a concert, so we’ll see how much I have time to update today. But more will come:)

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In Mexico

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Hej hej!
Vi ar i Mexico! Vi har bara internet pa Jim’s mobil och det funkar inte jattebra. Sa det blir mer update nar vi kommer tillbaka till USA. Nu ska vi unna oss sol, palmer bad och god mat.

Hi hi!
We’re in Mexico! We only have internet on Jim’s phone and it doesn’t work that well. So more updates when we get back to USA. Now, we gonna enjoy the sun, palm trees, pool and great food.

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Robin Hood Rocks; The National

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Igar var vi pa ett valgorenhets event igen, Robin Hood Rocks. Det var i Sleep No More‘s lokaler, The McKittrick Hotel. Det var nagra musiker fran Sleep No More som spelade i pre-partyt. Jag har inte sjalv gatt pa teatern, men det star pa min lista over shows i New York.

Kvallen bestod sedan av en konsert med The National! Det var tredje gangen jag sett dem live (4e for Jim). Jag har aldrig varit sa nara scenen forut. Synd att jag inte hade med mig kameran. Har bara kassa mobilbilder. Men, da far man ju njuta mer av musiken och inte se konserten genom en kameralins. Sjukt bra var det som vanligt.
En mycket bra kvall!

Yesterday we went to a charity event again, Robin Hood Rocks. It was in Sleep No More’s space, The McKittrick Hotel. There were a few musicians from Sleep No More that played in the pre-party. I have not seen the theater myself, but it’s on my list of shows in New York.
The evening then consisted of a concert with The National! It was the third time I’ve seen them live (4th for Jim). I have never been so close to the stage before. Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me. I only have crappy phone pictures. However, the I get to enjoy the music more and not see the concert through a camera lens. It was really good as usual. 
A great evening!

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