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♥ Italy, August 18, 2013 ♥

Thor has his own instagram and you should follow him 😉
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Yesterday we went for shopping along Broadway. We are going to Sweden next week so, like always, we have a list of things to bring. It was over 35ºc (95ºF) and very very humid, so every time you walk out from an ice cold store you get hit by a wall of heat. I was extremely tired when we got home. And then, of course, in the evening while I was cooking, the AC started to leak and we had to unplug it. So guess if it has been sweaty here in the morning today (cause it’s just as warm today)? A guy came over around lunch and fixed it and cleaned our filters that was incredibly dusty. I love living in an apartment where others takes care of stuff:) 
It’s hard to be outside these days. I love the heat but you get very tired from it. I try to keep playtime in the dog park to a maximum of 10 minutes including forcing T to drink from the water fountain. But I prefer this instead of the cold snowy days. I grew up in Sweden but I don’t know how many more cold winters I can take. Good thing we are going on vacation in November;) 

Igar var vi ute pa en shoppingrunda langs Broadway. Vi aker till Sverige nasta vecka sa, som alltid, sa har vi en lista pa saker att ta med. Det var over 35ºc (95ºF) och valdigt valdigt fuktigt, so varje gang man kommer ut fran en butik mots man av en vagg av varme. Jag var extremt trott nar vi kom hem. Och sen, sjalvklart, pa kvallen medan jag lagade mat, borjade AC’n att lacka och vi drog ur den. Sa gissa om det har varit svettigt har under morgonen (for det ar lika varmt idag)? En man kom runt lunchtid och lagade det och gjorde rent vara filter som var valdigt dammiga. Jag alskar att bo i lagenhet dar andra tar hand om saker:)
Det ar svart att vara ute dessa dagar. Jag alskar varmen men man blir valdigt trott fran det. Jag forsoker halla var lektid i hundparken till maximum av 10 minuter inkluderat att tvinga T att dricka fran vattenfontanen. Men jag foredrar detta istallet for kalla snoiga dagar. Jag vaxte ju upp i Sverige men jag vet inte hur manga fler kalla vintrar jag klarar av. Sa, bra att vi ska pa semester i november;) 

So, today is National Relaxation Day. I wonder how many that actually celebrates that..?
I have done 45 minutes of yoga and then been sitting on the couch with a book zipping my coffee. What a great start of the day! Very relaxing:)
My two boys are sleeping. We went to bed pretty late last night. We went to the bar inside the Trump building with J’s work, went home quick to take T out and then off to a bbq place and came home kinda late. I was tired then but my hubby had energy and was playing music, talked about the lyrics and we had a good time, so it was ok to stay up a little longer than usual.
I have a lot of energy now though after both yoga and coffee. My body was tired in every move and pose I did, but it felt good to wake up the body and it gave me a fresh start of the day.
What are you gonna do (or maybe not do) today to be relaxed?

I have had some wonderful days since my last post here. I am really enjoying this lovely weather of 30 degrees and blue sky. Happy happy! 
On Thursday evening we had a visit from Lilja. We have not seen each other in months and it was so nice to catch up. Thor loved having her over and apparently he understands Icelandic words:) On Friday I left T at home and took the subway out to Brooklyn. Emma, Levy and I had a picnic in Bushwick. It was a shorter visit but it’s always nice to spend time with them. 
On Saturday we had a vet appointment for a yearly check up. T did very well and everything looked good. After the appointment, Jim and I brought Thor to a grass area nearby to finish some of the left over food from Thursday. That was the first time Thor really got to meet grass. Dogs are not allowed on the grass here but we thought that if we tried to keep him on the blanket they wouldn’t say anything. It was very hot outside though, so we didn’t stay long. The rest of our weekend has been pretty relaxed. We have spent a lot of time in the sun, been eating a lot of good food, enjoyed each others company and played with Thor. That’s what you do in the summer, being outside and spend time with people you like, right?:)

Jag har haft nagra underbara dagar sedan mitt senaste inlagg har. Jag verkligen njuter av detta underbara vader med 30 grader och bla himmel. Happy happy!
I torsdags kvall hade vi besok av Lilja. Vi har inte setts pa flera manader och det var verkligen trevligt att catch up. Thor alskade att ha henne har och tydligen sa forstar han Islandska ord:) I fredags lamnade jag T hemma och tog tunnelbanan ut till Brooklyn. Emma, Levy och jag hade picknick i Bushwick. Det var ett kortare besok men det ar alltid trevligt att spendera tid med dem. 
I lordags hade vi en bokad tid hos veterinaren for en arlig kontroll. T skotte sig bra och allt sag bra ut. Efter besoket tog Jim och jag med oss Thor till ett grasomrade i narheten for att ata upp resterna fran i torsdags. Det var forsta gangen som Thor verkligen fick mota gras. Hundar ar inte valkomna pa graset har men vi tankte att om vi forsoker ha honom pa filten sa kan de inte saga nagot. Det var valdigt varmt ute dock, sa vi stannade inte sa lange. Resten av helgen har varit ratt avslappnad. Vi har spenderat tid i solen, atit mycket god mat, njutit av varandras sallskap och lekt med Thor. Det ar vad man gor pa sommaren, vara utomhus och spendera tid med personer man tycker om, eller hur? 

Good morning! How are you today? I have not slept a lot, but I am in a good mood anyway. When hubby left for work I thought I could sleep in a little, but no, Mr T wanted to go out. It is absolutely wonderful outside so I didn’t mind getting up to enjoy the morning. 
It is so easy to make breakfast when you have already prepared it the day before. Today I had chia and oat pudding. Just mix 1 tbsp chia seeds, 1 tbsp oats and 1 dl unsweetned almond milk in a jar or a bowl and cover over night in the fridge. It takes less than a minute to pour it in to a serving bowl and add toppings, provided that you know what toppings you want to add for the day. I only added raisins, cranberries and coconut flakes today. After a few bites of my pudding I figured out what was missing. The cinnamon! I love cinnamon, especially in the morning with either oatmeal, yogurt or breakfast pudding. 

God morgon! Hur mar ni idag? Jag har inte sovit sa mycket, men jag ar pa bra humor iaf. Nar hubby gatt till jobbet tankte jag att jag kunde ta sovmorgon en stund, men nej, Mr T ville ga ut. Det ar absolut underbart ute sa det gjorde mig inget att kliva upp och njuta av morgonen. 
Det ar sa latt att gora frukost nar man redan har forberett det dagen innan. Idag hade jag chia och havre pudding. Bara mixa 1 msk chia fron, 1 msk havregryn och 1 dl osotad mandel mjolk i en burk eller skal och pa med lock over natten i kylen. Det tar mindre an en minute att halla upp det i en serveringsskal och lagga till toppings, forutsatt att du vet vilka topping du vill lagga till for dagen. Jag la bara till russin, tranbar och kokosflingor. Efter nagra tuggor av min pudding kom jag pa vad som saknades. Kanelen! Jag alskar kanel, speciellt pa morgonen med antingen havregrynsgrot, yogurt eller frukost pudding.