The Roof

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We have had a perfect weekend. On Saturday after a nice workout, we went to a rooftop bar at The Viceroy Hotel/Kingside bar, called The Roof in Midtown. Very nice but of course a lot of people and first come first served, so hard to get a seat there. But, we had a really great time with mojito’s and a hummus platter. At night we went to Adrienne’s pizza before the Blackhawks game started. Sunday started like Saturday, breakfast in bed:) My husband took Thor out for a walk and then he went out again to get coffee. He is so wonderful, I’m very lucky! After breakfast we went up on our rooftop to get some sun before it was too hot. In the afternoon we went for a walk and bought ice coffee and sat down on a bench by the Hudson River and later we had dinner at Shorty’s. 
We had around 86°F all weekend but not too humid so it was absolutely perfect! We did a lot of stuff this weekend but most of it was relaxing and we could really enjoy being together. I love weekends like that! 

Vi har haft en helt perfekt helg. I lordags efter en harlig workout akte vi upp till en rooftop bar pa The Viceroy Hotel/Kingside bar, som kallas The Roof i Midtown. Valdigt trevligt men saklart mycket folk och first come first served, sa det var svart att fa sittplats. Men, we hade riktigt harligt med mojito’s och en hummus tallrik. Pa kvallen gick vi till Adrienne’s pizza innan Blackhawks matchen borjade. Sondag borjade som lordag, frukost pa sangen:) Min make tog Thor ut pa promenad och gick sen ut igen for att kopa kaffe. Han ar sa underbar, jag ar lyckligt lottad! Efter frukost gick vi upp pa taket for lite sol innan det blev for varmt. Pa eftermiddagen gick vi pa promenad och kopte iskaffe och satte oss pa en bank vid Hudson River och senare blev det middag pa Shorty’s.
Vi hade runt 30°C hela helgen men inte sa fuktigt sa det var helt perfekt! Vi har gjort massor med saker den har helgen men det mesta var avkopplande och vi kunde verkligen njuta av att vara tillsammans. Jag alskar helger som denna!

Coffee in bed

image I just woke up with fresh coffee in my hand. My wonderful husband has been taking care of Thor this morning and let me sleep in. I was not tired when we went to bed last night so I stayed up writing down things for a piece.
Last night we brought Thor to a bar and grill place nearby that had outdoor seating. Really nice food. I ate a salmon burger with avocado, yum! It was nice to sit there cause we actually got some wind, which is good for Thor. On the way home we got super sweaty again. It was still 30°c outside at 9:30pm. So wonderful!!

Vaknade nyss med nybryggt kaffe i handen. Min underbara man har tagit hand om Thor under morgonen och lat mig ta sovmorgon. Jag var inte trott nar vi gick och la oss igarkvall, sa jag stannade uppe och skrev ner saker till ett verk.
Igar kvall tog vi med oss Thor till en bar and grill stalle I narheten som hade uteservering. Riktigt god mat. Jag at en laxburgare med avbokado, mums! Det var trevligt att sitta dar just for att vi faktiskjt fick lite vind, vilket at bra for Thor. Pavag hem blev vi super svettiga igen. Det var fortfarande 30°c ute klockan 9:30pm. Sa underbart!

10 år sedan studenten

Om jag minns ratt sa var det den 10 juni 2005 som jag tog studenten. Det ar 10 ar sedan jag sprang ut i vita klader, vit mossa med betyg i handen och sa tack och hej till skolan i Falkenberg. 
Att ta studenten var en big deal, nu skulle man ut och forsoka bli vuxen. Jag gjorde mina forsta auditions, jobbade hela sommaren, flog upp till Stockholm pa intervju, fick jobbet, flyttade, jobbade som barnflicka hos en underbar familj samtidigt som jag tog dansklasser nastan varje dag, hade distansforhallande med mitt ex, hittade nya vanner, foralskade mig i staden, mer auditions och sa vidare. 
Min klass hade atertraff i april. Tyvarr ar det en valdigt dum tid pa aret. Hade det varit under sommaren hade jag kanske funderat pa att aka dit, det hade varit kul att traffa dem igen, men nu kande jag inte for att aka sa langt till ett kallt Sverige under en helg. Vi var ju bara 13 tjejer i min klass (estetiska programmet, dans och teater) och de flesta av dem bor kvar i eller i narheten av Falkenberg, tror jag, sa det ar lite enklare for dem att traffas. Aja, jag far val narvara nar det ar 20 ar istallet:) 

If I remember correctly, it was June 10, 2005 that I graduated the Swedish high school (in Sweden called “studenten”). It is 10 years since I ran out wearing white clothes, white hat with my grades in my had and said than you and goodbye to the school in Falkenberg. 
To graduate high school was a big deal, now you should try to become an adult. I did my first auditions, worked all summer, flew up to Stockholm for an interview, got the job, moved, worked as a nanny with a wonderful family and at the same time I took dance classes almost every day, had a long distance relationship with my ex, found new friends, fell in love with the city, more auditions and so on. 
My class had a reunion in April. Unfortunately that is a very bad time of the year. If it had been in the summer, I may have thought of going, it would be fun to see them again, but now I didn’t feel like travel so far to a cold Sweden for a weekend. We were only 13 girls in my class (art program, dance and theater) and most of them still lives in or nearby Falkenberg, I think, so it’s easier for them to see each other. Oh well, I have to attend when it’s been 20 years instead:)

fanny-studenten-2005This is the only picture I have on my computer from “studenten”

Nationaldagen

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Today is National Day of Sweden. My Swedish friend and her baby is coming over later today. Of course we will “fika” and speak Swedish, and that’s how much I’m gonna celebrate today.
My husband is on his way to the airport right now. He’s gonna spend the weekend in Chicago, so I have four days alone. It’s good to miss each other sometimes, I think. These days you don’t really get a chance to miss each other. You can always call, text or email each other and it’s very easy to send pictures so it feels like you’re right there with the other person. But, I will miss him a lot ♥ My days will not be much different than other days, but it always feel different somehow. 

Idag ar det Sveriges Nationaldag. Min svenska van och hennes bebis kommer hit senare idag. Sjalvklart ska vi fika och prata pa svenska, och det ar sa mycket jag kommer att fira dagen. 
Min make ar pavag till flygplatsen nu. Han ska spendera helgen i Chicao, so jag har fyra dagar ensam. Det ar bra att sakna varandra ibland tror jag. Nu for tiden far man inte riktigt chans att sakna varandra. Du kan alltid ringa, smsa eller mejla varandra och det ar valdigt latt att skicka bilder sa det kanns som att du ar dar tillsammans med den andra personen. Men, jag kommer att sakna honom mycket ♥ Mina dagar kommer inte bli sa annorlunda mot andra dagar, men det kanns alltid lite annat pa nat vis.