summer holiday!

it is official! my european adventures begin this sunday!
destination one is to the south of sweden, malmö. a picnic in denmark is planned!
zurich, switzerland.
krakow, poland.
stockholm-island hopping with the mom and baby sister.
venice, italy.

my first half of the year has been unreal. i live with an amazing, welcoming swedish family, working with their two spunky children, helping with their english and my domestic skills.

i just had to steal this quote from spencers blog about his experience with me in stockholm a few months back,

"I was treated to a lovely meal, cooked with care by Colette! No disrespect to Colette, but I was quite surprised to find her cooking, and so well! She has never been very domestic, and she is the first to admit that! Looks like Sweden is teaching her some new skills!"


i cant wait to show off my cooking skills to mommy and baby sister!

travel photos to come.
xoxo.

trevlig midsommar!

[that is my place with the pickled herring.]


[and then siri taught the non-swedish girls how to make the midsommar crown!]

[but i still made everyone wear it!]




glad midsommar från sverige!
xoxo.

Marie Fredriksson + Per Gessle = Roxette.

[photo: www.andreas-anderegg.ch/]

these two people are held responsible for why i wanted to travel sweden.
and i dont even know their real names.

today while i was driving the boys to pingis [-mind you they are 10 years old] we run into the father in the driveway.
"GUESS WHO I WORKED OUT NEXT TO TODAY?" asked the swedish father.
i was a bit thrown off with the question, and didnt think it was directed towards me, until he askes, "guess!"

in all of sweden... ? i could only think of, "well, i know your wife!!"..but i didnt use it as a real guess...

then he says "PER GESSLE!"

which at this point in time means nothing to me... so i watch alexanders reaction, "NICE!" He seemed rather excited about it!

as we drove off, i was trying to think of who this person was.... so i asked alexander, "is that your pingis teacher?!" [i really cant stop laughing outloud thinking i asked him this question..]

with a loud sigh and a few, "whats?"
the boys in the car were very disappointed i didnt know who Per Gessle was.

alexander said, "i think everyone in the world knows who he is."

i went back to the house still not knowing until i was told. why did i not know this?

i am so ashamed of myself.

it is still dusk at 10pm.
and though it is the night now, there is still this blue hue outside;
as if its not really nightfall.



+

writing the date "month/day" will always throw me off.


xoxo.