Gigino

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Nu ar det ett helt ar tills nasta gang jag fyller ar. Mycket jag kan njuta av under ett ars tid. 
Igar kvall var det varsta askvadret. Jag ar ju radd for blixtrar (eller egentligen for tanken pa att de kan ge brander) sa jag tyckte det var obehagligt. Det ar vackert salange de inte ar precis utanfor mitt fonster. 
Vi hade bokat bord ratt sent pa kvallen och tur var det, for det hade precis slutat regna nar vi kom till restaurangen, Gigino i Wagner Park som ligger har bredvid oss (dar midsommar firas varje ar). Det blixtrade fortfarande ute pa vattnet nar vi at. Det var mysigt att ga dit. Man har utsikt over Frihetsgudinnan och New Jersey och maten ar italiensk. Det var den basta maten, men vi har ju ocksa the real deal erfarenheten fran Amalfikusten, sa det var bra nog 😛 

Just nu tvattar jag for fullt. Maste hinna med en del saker innan jag sticker ivag och moter upp Jim vid lunchtid. 

Now it’s a whole year until next birthday. A lot to enjoy during that year. 
Last night we had the worst thunderstorm. I’m afraid of lightnings (or actually the thought of that they can cause fires) so I thought it was unpleasant. It’s pretty until it’s right outside my window.
We had a table booked kinda late at night and lucky us cause it had just stopped raining when we came to the restaurant, Gigino in Wagner Park here next to us (were the midsummer celebration is every year). There was still lightnings out on the water when we ate. It was cozy there. You have the view of Statue of Liberty and New Jersey and the food is Italian. Not the best food, but we also have the real deal experience from Amalfi Coast, so it was good enough 😛
Right now I’m doing laundry. Have to do a couple of things before I have to run off to meet Jim around lunch time. 

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Love cookies

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Jag ar ett kakmonster. Valjer hellre kakor an cupcakes. Sa nar Emma skulle komma hit gick jag saklart och kopte kakor 🙂 
Vi har haft en mysig eftermiddag. Sa varmt och soligt ute att vi holl oss inne, haha. Nu har det dock pa tva sekunder blivit helt svart ute och det blixtrar massor. Jim och jag ska ut och ata pa en restaurang som jag sag fram emot att sitta pa uteserveringen, men nu kanns inte det sa roligt. Ser anda fram emot god italiensk mat. 

I’m a cookie monster. I rather choose cookies than cupcakes. So when Emma was coming over, I of course went out to buy some cookies 🙂
We’ve had a cozy afternoon. So warm and sunny so hold us inside, haha. Now in like two seconds it suddenly got completely black outside with a lot of flashes. Jim and I will go out to eat at a restaurant that I was looking forward to the outdoor seating, but now it does not feel so fun. Still looking forward to good Italian food. 

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My Birthday

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Det ar min fodelsedag! Det ar underbart vader ute och det gor mig sa glad! Tack for kort och halsningar som jag har fatt hittills. 

Igar var jag och Jeanette forst pa Fika. Sen kom vi pa att matchen USA vs Belgien pagick, sa vi gick nagra meter bort till Stone St som var packat med folk. Vi hamnade tillslut inne pa en bar och sag andra halvlek och overtime. Vi hade en mycket trevlig kvall (trots att USA forlora).
Jag ar lite trott idag och kommer ta det lugnt nu pa formiddagen. Jim gick i somnen i natt och jag lag vaken ganska lange for att se att han var ok. Senare idag ska jag traffa Emma och sen middag med hubby. 

It’s my birthday! It is wonderful weather outside and it makes me so happy! Thank you for cards and greetings that I’ve got so far. 
Yesterday, me and Jeanette were first at Fika. Then we remembered that the game USA vs Belgium was on, so we walked a couple of meters to Stone St that was packed with people. We ended up at a bar and saw second half and overtime. We had a very nice evening (even if USA lost).
I’m very tired today and will take it easy now in the morning. Jim was sleepwalking last night and I was awake for a long time to make sure he was ok. Later today I will see Emma and after that go for dinner with my hubby.

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I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it

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Imorgon ar det min fodelsedag! Woop woopi doop! Att man fortfarande kan tycka att det ar sa roligt att fyllar ar:) Ska inte gora nagot speciellt imorgon, men kanslan av att vara fodelsedagsbarnet for dagen ar alltid kul 🙂
Ser aven fram emot resten av veckan. Pa torsdag flyger vi namligen ner till Colorado. Det ska bli sa roligt! 
Idag ar rehearsal installt sa jag ska istallet trana, njuta av solen, stada och fika med en van.

Tomorrow is my birthday! Woop woopi doop! That you can still think that it’s so fun to have birthday:) Will not do something special tomorrow, but the feeling of being the birthdaygirl for the day is always fun 🙂
Also looking forward to the rest of this week. On Thursday we’re flying down to Colorado. It will be so fun! 
Today, rehearsal is canceled so I will instead workout, enjoy the sun, clean and have coffee with a friend. 

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Being left alone…

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Vilken bra dag jag hade igar. Gjorde nagra arenden (blev tyvarr inga shorts eller skor dock), at lunch pa nya matdelen i Brookfield Place, tittade lite pa fotboll och sag filmen “The Hunter”.

Nagot annat vi gjorde igar var att vi satt uppe pa var rooftop och solade en stund. Det ar sa underbart att bara kunna ga upp dit och va ifran alla andra och lasa en bok utan att man blir stord av att nagon kommer och pratar med dig (for det hander ofta har).
I den har staden kan man fa allt, ja verkligen allt. Vill man prata med folk, sa kan man, alltid. Men man ar ocksa valdigt sallan ensam har. Att ha en rooftop, en bakgard eller kanske en balkong att spendera tid utomhus pa ar faktiskt inte helt fel for den som vill bo i en stor stad men aven vill njuta av en lugn stund (for man lar sig snabbt att uppskatta de ensamma stunderna har). Finns manga stallen i speciellt Brooklyn och Queens som har just en bakgard. Vill man ha familj men anda bo i den har staden kanske det ar ett bra alternativ att flytta ut dit. Manga koper hus i New Jersey eller upstate och pendlar in till city, men det kanns sa ovart att lagga sa mycket tid pa att aka fram och tillbaka, eller vad tycker ni?
Vi som inte planerar att ha familj har klarar oss bra pa Manhattan. Dessutom ar Battery Park som en bubbla med mindre trafik, fagelkvitter och grona omraden. Inte undra pa att de familjer som faktiskt vill bo pa Manhattan bor har nere. 

What a great day I had yesterday. Some errands (got no new shorts or shoes though), ate lunch at the new food-part in Brookfield Place, watched a little soccer and saw the movie “The Hunter”.
Something else we did yesterday was that we sat up on the rooftop to get a tan for a while. It is so wonderful to just be able to get up there and be away from all others and read a book without getting disturbed by that somebody comes and talks to you (cause it happens often here).
In this city you can get everything, yes indeed, everything. If you want to talk to people, you can, always. But you are also very rarely alone here. Having a rooftop, backyard or perhaps a balcony to spend time outdoors at is actually not a bad idea for anyone wanting to stay in a big city but also wants to enjoy a quiet moment (cause you quickly learn to appreciate the moments you’re alone here). There are many places especially in Brooklyn and Queens that has a backyard. If you want a family but still wants to live in the city, perhaps it’s a good option to move out there. Many buys a house in New Jersey or upstate and commute into the city, but it feels so not worth it to put so much time to travel back and forth, or what do you think? 
We, who do not plan to have a family here is doing well on Manhattan. Additionally, Battery Park is like a bubble with less traffic, singing birds and green spaces. No wonder that the families who actually want to live on Manhattan lives down here. 

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