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Yesterday we spent the day at BarkFest 2015, a dog pawty in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 33 ºC degrees and sunny, puh, it was a very sweaty day. But they had bags of ice, water bottles and water baths so all the dogs could cool off. After a while we walked to the Brooklyn Brewery, that allows dogs inside, to cool down and when we had been there for a little bit there were more dogs and owners that came. We then walked back to the pawty, ate hot dogs, took photos in the photo booth, met some neighbors, looked around at the different stations they had there. 
When we came home our little pup fell asleep before he even had dinner and it was almost impossible to wake him up to go out one last time later at night. I hope he had a good day and a fun adventure.

Igar spenderade vi dagen pa BarkFest 2015, ett hund pawty i Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 33 ºC grader och sol, puh, det var en valdigt svettig dag. Men de hade pasar med is, vattenflaskor och vattenbad sa alla hundar kunde kyla av sig. Efter ett tag promenerade vi till Brooklyn Brewery, som tillater hundar inne, for att svalka oss och nar vi varit dar ett tag kom allt fler hundar och agare. Vi gick sedan tillbaka till the pawty, at hot dogs, tog foton i ett photo booth, traffade nagra grannar, kollade runt pa de olika stationerna som de hade dar. 
Nar vi kom hem somnade var lille valpis innan han ens hade atit middag och det var nastan omojligt att vacka honom for att ga ut en sista gang senare pa kvallen. Jag hoppas han hade en bra dag och ett roligt aventyr.

My awesome father and his band is making a comeback on stage after 20 years on Sunday! So cool! I am very proud of him, always have been. I love my father very much and I support him in any way possible. 
I wanted to go to Sweden this week but it was just not a good idea. First of all, the flight tickets were ridiculously expensive, but I have also been waiting for an important letter to come in the mail and when I finally got it last week it turns out I have an appointment next week (part of my residence process) and I don’t want to risk that for any reason not get back in time (you never know). So, I will not be there in person to show my support on Sunday. 
I have never seen my father on stage with his band. I came with him when they had rehearsals sometimes and I remember playing on the drums. But ya, I’ve never seen him perform and I am very sad to miss this. But, since they are awesome they might get booked for more performances, who knows 🙂

Min fantastiska pappa och hans band gor comeback pa scen efter 20 ar pa sondag! Sa coolt! Jag ar valdigt stolt over honom, alltid varit. Jag alskar min pappa valdigt mycket och jag stottar honom pa alla satt mojliga. 
Jag ville aka till Sverige den har veckan men det var inte riktigt en bra ide. Forst och framst sa var flygbiljetterna lojligt dyra, men jag har ocksa vantat pa att ett viktigt brev ska komma med posten och nar jag antligen fick det forra veckan visade det sig att jag har en tid bokad nasta vecka (en del av mitt residence process) och jag vill inte riskera att av nagon anledning inte komma tillbaka i tid (man vet aldrig). Sa, jag kommer tyvarr inte vara dar for att visa mitt stod pa sondag. 
Jag har aldrig sett min pappa pa scen med sitt band. Jag foljde med honom nar de repade ibland och jag kommer ihag att jag spelade pa trummorna. Men ne, jag har aldrig sett honom upptrada och jag ar valdigt ledsen over att missa detta. Men, eftersom de ar awesome kommer de kanske bli bokade pa fler spelningar, vem vet 🙂 

My dad (far left) with his band back in the 80’s
They were on the local radio yesterday. I can’t find the
interview online but I hope I get to hear it sometime

They organize different fun happenings outside of Brookfield Plaza during the summer. Last night there was a concert. O.A.R., a band that Jim likes, was the main band. J plays their music at home sometimes but I only recognized one or two songs. But it’s always fun to go to a concert. Halfway through the concert, we walked home to feed Thor and to take him out. We walked all the way back to the concert. 
It’s fun that they do these things in our neighborhood. They recently opened the Brookfield mall too, so there is definitely things happening down here. Battery Park south of us where the boat to Statue of Liberty goes from is getting ready too and it will be absolutely beautiful down here. I love this neighborhood and we feel like home here. 

De organiserar olika roliga handelser utanfor Brookfield Plaza under sommaren. Igar kvall var dar en konsert. O.A.R., ett band som Jim gillar, var huvudbandet. J spelar deras musik hemma ibland men jag kande bara igen en eller tva latar. Halvags genom konserten gick vi hem for att mata Thor och ta med honom ut. Vi gick hela vagen tillbaka till konserten. 
Det ar kul att de gor dessa sakerna i varat omrade. De har nyligen oppnat Brookfield kopcentrum ocksa, sa dar ar definitivt saker som hander har nere. Battery Park soder om oss dar baten till Frihetsgudinnan gar fran borjar bli klart ocksa och det kommer bli absolut vackert har nere. Jag alskar detta omradet och vi kanner oss hemma har. 

Our weekend turned out slightly different than we wanted, but we still had two wonderful days. Our little pup had an upset stomach again for some reason that we don’t know why plus he ate a piece of plastic that came out the other way along with blood on Saturday morning, so we skipped the parties we were invited to and made sure that T was ok, he’s more important than parties and bbqs. 
On Saturday we took the subway up to Union Square and walked east. Even if T’s belly wasn’t the best we still kept our appointment at the dog spa. He got a blueberry facial, nails cut, a bath and a new haircut. When we came back to get him he looked so handsome and he kinda looked like a little puppy again. We are very pleased with his new haircut. Waaaay better than the last time when we took him to a place nearby our apt. Thor was happy and he seemed to have loved it there so it was probably a good thing to let him go to the spa even when his stomach was upset. And I am very proud of him too. It was 86 degrees, he had to take the subway twice and walk a lot and spend two hours with strangers and he did not complain at all.

Var helg blev nagot annorlunda an vi ville, men vi hade anda tva underbara dagar. Var lille valpis hade en orolig mage igen av nagon anledning som vi inte vet varfor plus att han at en bit plast som kom ut den andra vagen tillsammans med blod pa lordag morgon, sa vi skippade festerna som vi var bjudna till och sag till att T var ok, han ar viktigare an fest och bbqs.
Pa lordagen tog vi tunnelbanan upp till Union Square och promenerade oster. Aven om T’s mage inte var den basta ville vi behalla hans tid pa hund spa. Han fick en blabars ansiktsmask, naglarna klippta, ett bad och en ny frisyr. Nar vi kom tillbaka for att hamta honom var han sa stilig och han sag ut som en liten valp igen. Vi ar valdigt nojda med hans nya frisyr. Myyyycket battre an forra gangen da vi tog honom till ett stalle nara var lagenhet. Thor var glad och han verkade alska att vara dar sa det var kanske en bra grej att lata honom ga pa spa aven nar hans mage var orolig. Och jag ar valdigt stolt over honom ocksa. Det var 30 grader, han behovde aka tunnelbanan tva ganger och ga mycket och spendera tva timmar med framlingar och han klagade inte alls. 

Exactly one year ago, my husband came home holding Thor in his arms. His phone ran out of battery so I had no contact with him. I knew when his flight was supposed to land but I didn’t know how much traffic it would be. I was nervous. I was excited. Earlier that day I had cried when Jim called me on skype and showed me this beautiful little fluffball. Happiness spread around my body. 
When J put him on the floor in our apartment we let him explore his new home. Almost immediately, he found his “house” (his crate) and seemed to love it and he understood that it was his. He ran around, gave us both kisses, discovered new things, gave more kisses and wanted to play with everything. I think he understood that he was home, that we were his new parents, that this was a safe place for him to grow up.
That night I slept on the floor next to his house. It was important that he didn’t feel alone. We wanted to make the best transition for him. He left his parents and litter mates, traveled in a car, met new people, flew from Chicago to New York, took a taxi to Battery Park and all of a sudden he had a new home. That is not easy for someone that small. 
Having a puppy is like having a baby, only that the puppy grows up a lot faster. It has been tough, there has been tears, there has been nights with no sleep, but it all is worth it. This little guy gives us so much love and we care so much about him. He is our family member ♥

For exakt ett ar sedan kom min man hem och holl Thor i hans armar. Hans telefon hade fatt slut pa batteri sa jag hade ingen kontakt med honom. Jag visste nar hans plan skulle landa men jag visste inte hur mycket trafik det skulle vara. Jag var nervos. Jag var exalterad. Tidigare den dagen hade jag gratit nar Jim ringde mig pa skype och visade mig denna vackra lilla fluffball. Lycka spred sig i min kropp.
Nar J satte ner honom pa golvet i var lagenhet lat vi honom utforska hans nya hem. Nastan direkt hittade han till sitt “hus” (hans bur) och verkade alska det och han forstod att det var hans. Han sprang runt, gav oss bada pussar, upptackte nya saker, gav mer pussar och ville leka med allt. Jag tror att han forstod att han var hemma, att vi var hans nya foraldrar, att detta var ett trygg stalle for honom att vaxa upp. 
Den natten sov jag pa golvet brevid hans hus. Det var viktigt att han inte kande sig ensam. Vi ville gora den basta overgangen for honom. Han lamnade sina foraldrar och syskon, akte bil, traffade nya manniskor, flog fran Chicago till New York, tog en taxi till Battery Park och plotsligt hade han ett nytt hem. Det ar inte latt for nagon sa liten. 
Att ha en valp ar som att ha en bebis, bara det att en valp vaxer upp mycket snabbare. Det har varit tufft, dar har varit tarar, dar har varit natter utan somn, men allt detta har varit vart det. Denna lille kille ger oss sa mycket karlek och vi bryr oss sa mycket om honom. Han ar var familje medlem ♥