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In Stamford

Bike ride with Thor

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After lunch today, I decided that vacuum the apartment would be boring and it would be more fun to go for a bike ride with Thor. I grabbed the bike basket and put the leash on T. He barked at first because he got excited but after that he stayed quiet until we were back in the apartment about 50 minutes later. This is unusual!

When T sits in the basket his head is in line with the baskets edge, so if there is a bump in the road I’m afraid that he would hit his head on the basket, so to protect that (and spare his little toothies) I pad it up with a blanket and his dog pouch. He loves that pouch so he feels very comfortable which of course also is important. He just sat there in the basket smiling, very relaxed and enjoyed the ride.

It was suuuuuper duper hot outside though and no wind, so we were both so sweaty after this. I had to put our air conditioner on really cold and then take a cold shower. But it was a perfect little activity for me and Thor today. And I am so proud of him for just hanging out in the basket. He barked once when we were out because he saw two big German Shepherds that he wanted to protect me from, but other than that, he was awesome! Very fun!

In Connecticut

Greenwich and hiking with Thor

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We needed to get an oil change on our car, so we drove to Greenwich. They told us it would take 1-1.5 hour so we decided to go for lunch at the place we always go to when in that city, Elm Street Oyster House (took my parents there last year and my mom ate her first oyster). It’s small and cute. We always sit in the bar and usually just order oysters and old bay fries, a pretty easy lunch. 

When the car was done, we drove home to grab Thor to go hiking at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens (went there once last summer). It’s a smaller hike which is good for Thor when it’s this hot outside. It wasn’t actually that hot in the forest because of all the trees which was great. 

Our plans for the evening changed due to potential Thunderstorms. We ended up going to a sushi place on Summer Street instead. We’ve been there a few times before. They have nice sushi and the place is very popular. Not much more exciting happening for the rest of the evening. Today has been pretty relaxed. Gonna go to the rooftop of our building now and play pool for a little bit and then maybe watch Breaking Bad or something before we end this weekend.

In New York, Swedish in America

Soccer and Birthday Party

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Yesterday we walked to downtown Stamford to find a place to have brunch and watch the game. We had been to the gym before and ended up leaving home a little late, so every place was packed. But we actually found two seats and was able to kinda see the game. Too bad it was a crappy game though (but hey, Sweden made it this far, they should be proud). We had fun at least. We saw someone with a Swedish jersey at the place, but the whole area was mostly British people or people who were cheering for England (three bars next to each other streaming the game so everyone was at the same place which made it an exciting area). 

In the afternoon, we dropped Thor off with our neighbor and then walked to the train station. Train to Larchmont, NY, and then a 20 minute walk over to Mike’s house. Jim’s boss (Mike) and his twin brother are turning 50 today so they had a 100th Birthday Party yesterday. Very cute setup in their backyard with tables under a big tent. The food was really awesome too, just simple fried bbq stuff. There were plenty of kids there as well and they all ran around having fun and later some of them went kayaking out to the ocean (the water comes in by M’s house). A very relaxed birthday party outside in the sun. Some people J used to work with showed up and we had a really nice evening. 

In Connecticut, New York

35 degrees and boat day

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Sweaty days now. 35°c today and pretty humid. It’s good to know someone with a boat then. When you’re face is melting off it’s nice to just jump into the water. 
Jim’s boss has a boat and his family is away for a week so he asked us if we wanted to go out with his boat. We drove a bit up with the boat to Connecticut (he lives and has his boat in Larchmont, NY). And then we stopped to swim and relax. Lovely! I would never consider owning a boat of my own, but I do love to go out in the ocean, be surrounded by water. On the way back I sat in the front. So fast and bumpy. I had to really hold on. So much fun!
Anyway. We were out for a few hours and then we had to head back home to Thor. We were so tired after that. The sun really wears you out:) I’m doing laundry now and at the same time doing some stuff on my computer while eating “ballerina” cookies. Jim started to give me Swedish treats on Friday. I have got a kex chocolate, a bag with a licorice mix candy bag and I also accidentally found Kalles Kaviar (caviar) in the fridge on Thursday. Mmm, a real good b-day weekend:)
And tomorrow is my birthday!!