Working on my aim!

Today I played with the camera and took some pictures of the goldfish named Jan in my large aquarium! Sadly the picture quality here on the blog doesn't quite give the pictures justice. But oh well! Anyway, this is Jan, the goldfish that is named after Toines father. His mother and father bought me 2 goldfishes which I named after them. But the one named Cora (after Toines mother) didn't survive the move. It got too stressful.

Christmas update!

It's been some busy days for sure! I spent Tuesday and Wednesday at my parents place helping them with preparing the Christmas food. Then Christmas eve (Thursday) we were at my parents place as well. A nice Christmas as usual with loads of tasty food, and loads of presents to open! Grandmother was with us as well of course. I got my camera from Toine yay! A Nikon D3000 hehe. I love it. Now I can finally take the pictures I want to. I gave him a Nintendo Wii Black which he has been spending every free moment with ever since. I'm glad he is happy cause I sure am!

Yesterday and today we spent at my parents place as well with more Christmas food. We always make so much Christmas food for the buffé that we have to eat it for days to come. Tomorrow I'm gonna eat more Christmas food at my parents place, grandmother is coming too, but Toine has had enough now hehe.

Our Christmas tree with all the presents we got!

Me full from all the Christmas food, haha!

The Christmas tree at my parents place!

Toine playing a boxing game on his new Wii!

Almost Christmas!

Today Toine went out and got us a real Christmas tree. Just the way I wanted it (with a little help from my dad). So now the living room not only looks like Christmas, it smells like it too! I made the traditional Christmas ham today...and spent several hours fixing a top star for the tree. from a golden star on which I glued on some led lights. It looks awesome in my opinion!

Our Swedish Christmas tree with balls of all colors and lots of glitter!

Our mini Christmas tree made from plastic, here with all the cute nice dutch mini houses we got from Toine's parents. Sadly I forgot to turn the lights on in the houses before taking the picture.

Some of the Christmas presents. I spend a lot of time wrapping them up nicely this year!

Snow!

Yay it's snowing...Maybe there is a chance for a white Christmas after all! All the presents are bought and wrapped... only we still don't know what to send to Toines family in the Netherlands. Oh...and we have to find a tree and a top ornament for the tree. I want a star with lights, only they don't seem to make those anymore, I haven't found a single one!

I'm home sick today, got a cold. But it looks like it might be a quick cold. Oh well, I have to make the best of this time and study for the test I got tomorrow. Oh and maybe I'll have some time to build the gingerbread house this evening. Sadly I don't have the time to make one of my usual large and unbelievably cool houses this year so it's gonna have to be just a normal pre made one from the store.

Lucia

I haven't had much time to update the blog lately...being busy with school, working experience and Christmas preparations and all... I get up at 4.30am or so every week day, get home around 5pm, go to bed around 8pm and during those 3 hours I have to cook dinner, do schoolwork, Christmas things, and socialize with friends and family...well...atleast socialize with Toine...

This weekend I managed to cram in all the shopping so all the presents are fixed so thats one thing less on my mind...

Today we were invited to my uncle Tommi and his wife Hanne for some Christmas food, spanish style strange enough. But it was nice and quite tasty, a fun idea.

Today is also Lucia day in Sweden... a strange but beautiful tradition. If you like to watch it here is a link!

http://svtplay.se/t/123386/luciafirande_i_svt

The weekend in london

In order to go to London I had to sacrifice both a test, and a pratical educational lesson...but oh well, I had fun!

Wednesday
We got up early to get to the plane, it was some morning stress but we made it just in time for the boarding, and me and Toine also got the seats over the wings that has the most leg space yay! In the evening we went to see the musical "We will rock you" It was awesome!

Thursday
We made this the "shopping" day. We took quite a long tour around Harrod's and looked at all the snobb designer things there hehe...waaaay expensive! Later on that day we had tickets booked for a flight in the millenium eye (the big ferris wheel for those who does not know). It was nice and we got a great sight from there! We finished of the day with a walk to Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and a walk along half of Oxford street to see the Christmas lights. I don't think I have to mention that we were all feeling very tired and sore after that hehe.

Friday
We designated this day, the sightseeing day. We went to see the guards at buckingham palace, we went to the Towern, and Tower Bridge...Here we had some lunch... thats a funny story. The food was not very tasty, the chicken was so dry it felt like cement in the stomach and the service was rather...well...not the best. We had to wait 15 minutes before we even got the bill to pay so my dad waited alone inside at the table and everyone else went out... When me and Toine went back in my dad had just gotten the check... Toine took out the money and basicly threw it on the table, and we left in a hurry...laughin...why?! haha they gave the wrong check! hahaha we had 6 people eating and we only had to pay for one plate of food and one drink! It became cheap lunch and the joke of the whole weekend! We continued the day with a long walk to the millenium bridge (as seen on harry potter), St. Pauls Cathedral, from there we took the bus to oxford street and looked at some more christmas things! We got stuck on Primark for a little while also, waaaaay cheap clothes that also actually looked good! I found out there is also a Primark in Rotterdam in the Netherlands!

Saturday
The day we had to go home. We spent this day looking at the ancient egyptian mumies on the Brittish Museum, then took the bus to the airport, and went home! Home sweet home!