Delayed

Som vanligt, flyget ar forsenat. Hander ju oss varje gang vi ska flyga. Hoppas de inte staller in det. Ovader ar pa ingang.
As usual, the plane is delayed. Happens to us every time we’re gonna fly. Hope they are not gonna cancel it. Bad weather heading our way.

Update: We got on the plane. Lets hope we can leave the airport.
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Update: We have landed in Denver. Puh, happy happy we made it 🙂
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Svensk i New York

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Midsommar i Battery Park / Midsummer in Battery Park

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JoAnna’s bild pa mig i mitt gulliga forklade / JoAnna’s picture of me in my cute apron

I fredags var jag hemma hos JoAnna och hjalpte till att laga svensk mat till den fundraising dinner som holls i fredags kvall for projektet i Sverige i sommar. Jag var dar i 5 timmar och hackade gronsaker och gjorde Svenska pannkakor. 
Pa kvallen motte jag upp Emma har i Battery Park, trangdes med midsommarfirande svenskar och icke svenskar, at kottbullar och horde folk som sjong “sma grodorna” och sag dem dansa runt midsommar stangen. Efter ett tag gick vi till var lagehet och snart kom Marie, Adam och deras van Maria. Vi satt uppe pa var rooftop och sag solnedgangen och nar det blev for blasigt gick vi ner och hangde i var lagenhet. Perfekt midsommar. 

On Friday I was at JoAnna’s home and helped making Swedish food for the fundraising dinner that was on Friday night for the project in Sweden this summer. I was there for 5 hours and chop vegetables and made Swedish pancakes. 
In the evening I met up with Emma here in Battery Park, thronged with Swedes and non Swedes midsummer celebrants, ate meatballs and heard people sing “sma grodorna” and saw them dance around the maypole. After a while we went to our apartment and soon came Marie, Adam and their friend Maria. We sat on our rooftop and saw the sunset and when it got too windy we went down and hung out in our apartment. Perfect midsummer. 

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Glad Midsommar

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Foto fran Midsommarfirandet i Battery Park 2011
Photo from Midsummer celebration in Battery Park 2011

Idag ar det fjarde aret som jag firar Midsommar i New York. Vi bor ju i Battery Park dar firande halls varje ar, sa vi har det nara och bra for att kunna umgas med svenskar. Forra aret var det sa mycket folk, inte bara svenskar, sa det gick inte att ta sig fram i parken. 
Jag ska jobba fram till firandet startar, men sen blir det troligtvis mys med vanner och picknick. Vadret ar helt underbart ocksa, det ar fordelen med att fira har i ar:)

Today is the fourth year that I celebrate Midsummer in New York. We live in Battery Park where the celebration is every year, so we are close to get to hang out with Swedish people. Last year it was so much people, not just Swedish, so you could not come through in the park.
I will work until the celebration starts, but later it will probably be a cozy picnic with friends. The weather is wonderful too, that’s the advantage to celebrate here this year:)

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Sill

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Pa fredag ar det midsommar och det blir fjarde aret i rad som jag ar i USA, och nar jag var i Falkenberg ville min moster ge mig en liten svensk midsommar lunch. Hade en mycket trevlig eftermiddag. Ovade pa att sta pa hander i graset ihop med min kusin, at sill och potatis, fick mer rabarber i magen och drack hembryggd ol. 

On Friday it’s midsummer and it’s the forth year in a row that I will be in USA, and when I was in Falkenberg my aunt wanted to give me a little Swedish midsummer lunch. Had a great afternoon. Practiced on handstands on the grass together with my cousin, ate herring and potatoes, got more rhubarb in my stomach and drank home brewed beer. 

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Glommen

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I fredags akte mina foraldrar, min mormor och jag ut till Glommen som ligger i utkanten av Falkenberg. De har en enda restaurang (Kottkrogen) och den ligger med utsikt over vattnet. Oh, sa mysigt det var! Helt otroligt god mat och till efterratt blev det rabarberkram som var amazing! Harligt att fa tid att umgas med min alskade mormor ocksa. Det ar ju darfor jag aker till Sverige, for att fa tid att umgas med nara och kara. 
Idag blir det varmt ute. Maste dricka massor med vatten sa att jag inte svimmar ute pa gatan nar jag gor mina arenden. Har en del att fixa innan fredag och eftersom kompaniet har horsetime utanfor stan for att forbereda sig infor Sverige sa passar jag pa att gora saker under den tiden vi egentligen skulle repat i studion. 

On Friday, my parents, my grandma and I went out to Glommen that is located outskirt of Falkenberg. They have only one restaurant (Kottkrogen) and has a view over the water. Oh, so cozy! Incredible food and for dessert we had some rhubarb cream that was amazing! Wonderful to get time to spend with my dear grandma too. That’s why I go to Sweden, to spend time with close ones.
Today will be hot. Have to drink a lot of water so that I won’t faint out on the street when I do my errands. Have some stuff to fix before Friday and since the company has horsetime outside of the city to prepare for Sweden, I get to do stuff during the time we were supposed to have rehearsal in the studio. 

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