Spring tradition

On Saturday myself and F decided to head into town since the weather was so nice and we wanted to walk around for a bit. We found out that M & M also were going into town so we picked them up with the car to head in together. Earlier in the week, F's mam had told us that the trees were in full bloom in King's Garden (Kungsträdgården) and it has become a bit of a spring tradition to head in there to have an ice cream while watching people and the beautiful trees. So that was exactly what we did and it was so enjoyable :)

Earlier today I went out for my first run in over three months and I wasn't sure what it was going to be like. But I took it easy and I really enjoyed it, I'm feeling good now. Soon I'll have to start getting ready for this evening, we're having some people over for a barbeque. I have to prepare some food, clean up the place and get ready myself. Looking forward to seeing everybody and having a good time. Happy Valborg!

H&M News

H&M have filled their web shop with some news and I fell for a lovely maxi dress in blue. Would love to walk around in a dress like that this summer when it gets a bit warmer :) I'm waiting for spring to really kick off but not much is happening right now :(

Tomorrow is Friday and I'm really glad this week has come to an end, I need a couple of days off now. I'm still tired since my trip to Finland on Monday and Tuesday this week. On Saturday Kim, Lisa and my brother are coming over to us for dinner. I have figured out what I'll cook for them now, it's gonna be a three course dinner as always when they're over :) Can't wait to see them, it has been a while since I last saw Kim and Lisa at least!

Delivery

I'm currently waiting for a delivery from Royaldesign, I've ordered a new ring and a pair of earrings from Thomas Sabo :) There is so much jewellery I'd like to buy both from Thomas Sabo and other designers, can't seem to get enough. Hopefully I don't have to wait for too long before I get my order, wanna wear it now!

SYTYCD

So this Easter break has come to an end and I'm taking it easy in front of the telly. I'm watching So you think you can dance season 5 and all the beautiful dancers never stop to amaze me. I really wish I could dance like them ;) Earlier today myself and F went into town to the new Mood shopping centre. There were loads of people there and I quite liked the place. I'd say they're giving NK a bit of competition. F did a bit of clothes shopping in the Replay shop and I bought a new face cream. Tomorrow it's time for work again, I'm gonna try to go to bed early tonight to get some rest. Hope you've all had a lovely holiday!

Chilling

Sunday again and another week ahead, luckily we have Easter coming up and I'm only working 3 days this week. Looking forward to being off for 5 days, yay! This weekend flew by, feels like it ended before it even started. Yesterday myself and F went out to Gustavsberg and the Ittala outlet to buy some Rörstrand - Swedish Grace plates. In the evening my brother had invited us for dinner and he made us greek meetballs in a tomato sauce that were served with potato wedges and tzatsiki, it was yummie. We also watched The descendants with George Clooney and I quite liked the film and thought Mr Clooney did a great job. I was the one driving us home so no wine for me.. still it felt like I had been drinking a few glasses because I was really really tired.

This morning we stayed in bed until we felt like getting up and then we made ciabatta bread in the oven for breakfast. F met up with M to play squash and I went to the gym for the first time in ages. It felt great and this afternoon I had loads of energy to tidy up a bit which I know F will be happy about ;) Right now I'm watching a few episodes of Revenge while F is at the cinema. I'm getting tired again so I think I'm gonna head to bed soon. Hope you all have had a lovely weekend despite the snow!!

Wow

This place is amazing, I don’t think you can come much closer to paradise! We’ve been in the Maldives for almost a week now and we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves. We arrived here last Saturday morning after quite a long flight from home. When we landed in Male, the capital of the Maldives, we waited for about an hour before we hopped on a sea plane that was going to take us to Kuredu island where we had booked a beach bungalow for two weeks. Going by a sea plane was really cool and you could see the multiple islands from the sky, it was beautiful. We were greeted with smiles and a welcome drink, then we were shown our bungalow. It is right on the beach and has got everything you need. The bathroom and shower is outdoors on the back of the bungalow ☺

You can’t really complain about anything here; the white sand, the beach, the sea, the friendly people, the lovely food and the beautiful wheather is exactly what we have been dreaming of. On Tuesday night we decided to book an à la carte restaurant called the Beach where we both had lobster on the beach. Unfortunately it started raining that evening so we had to sit under the roof for the rest of the night but it was still an experience I for sure will remember. Fredrik has also gone for a couple of dives and when he went for his ”tune up” dive earlier this week he was lucky to see a huge turtle ☺ Yesterday he went for a longer dive while I was staying at the bungalow and he saw a big variety of fish. Today we had some visitors in the water near our bungalow, we saw a black tip shark and two sting rays!

On Saturday we’re going to a smaller island called Komandoo, we got a free upgrade (sometimes you’re lucky ;)) to a jacuzzi beach villa! We’re staying there for our second week and we’re really looking forward to it. It’s a smaller island, I think it is only about 5-10 mins walk around, compared to a 40 min walk where we are now. But it’s supposed to be really romantic and beautiful there as well. Before we’re heading off to Komandoo we’re gonna go for a snorkelling trip tomorrow morning and also a sunset cruise in the evening where we hope to take some pics of the sunset and get sight of the dolphins around. I can’t say anything bad about this trip, we’re enjoying every minute of being in paradise!

Reebok easytone

I don't know what has happened lately but I haven't been good at updating my blog. That'll have to change I think. Right now I'm lying in bed because I'm really tired even though it's only after 9pm. I've had a really good weekend but that is over now and I was thrown into a new week once again. It don't really mind since we're going to the Maldives in less than three weeks now. I'm longing for the sun and I can't wait to take off with my darling for two relaxing weeks in the sun.

On Friday last week F and I celebrated our first anniversary. I can't believe it has been a year already. We went on our first date a cold night in February last year and one year on we're happier than ever :) To celebrate this we went out for dinner in Old Town where we enjoyed a three course dinner together. We had a lovely time and talked about that night on the 17th of February 2011 when we first met @ Fashion café in Sundbyberg. My darling - I love you to bits!

On Saturday we went to the afters of a wedding, Lina and Hilton finally got married and they looked so happy together. The dress was absolutely gorgeous on Lina, she looked stunning. Congratulations again you guys!

Earlier on that day myself and F went to Solna Centrum and he bought me a pair of Reebok Easytone trainers that I've wanted for quite some time. They were on sale in Nilsons and now I'm really excited to try them out. I'm looking forward to when the snow is gone and it gets brighter, because then I can start going out for walks in the evenings again!

Essie nail varnish

Last weekend I bought a new nail varnish from Essie, the colour is turquoise & caicos. I love the nail varnishes from Essie, they have so many lovely colours and give a really nice finish to your nails. I think I will use this one when I go to the Maldives in..... less than five weeks! I can't wait, can't believe this trip is just around the corner :)

But before I head off there is quite a lot to do in work, but the fact that I'm going away keeps me highly motivated which is good. Right now I'm watching The big bang theory, I just love it. I was really sceptical when F asked me to watch an episode a while ago but now I really enjoy watching these ultimate nerds! ;) I hope you're having a good week, it's already Wednesday tomorrow :)

Dinner @ Aifur

In a few minutes I'm gonna jump in the shower to start getting ready for tonight. Myelf and F are heading out for dinner together and we're gonna try E-type's restaurant Aifur at Västerlånggatan in Gamla stan. I'm really excited about it and I'm looking forward to spending some time with M & M :)

Earlier on we went to Solna Centrum to get some things done. F bought some clothes and I bought a new Essie nail varnish and some other stuff. We ordered fresh smoothes from the juice bar and mine was with ginger, mango, orange and banana - it was yummie! I'm getting hungry again so I better go and get ready cause we're heading into town in about an hour!

Beautiful flats

Don't you just love these gorgeous Michael Kors ballet flats!? You can get them on Net-a-porter for €225!

I'm currently watching Sveriges Mästerkock on tv and dreaming about these shoes. I've just enjoyed a fresh mango and now I'm gonna make myself a cup of tea. Tomorrow is Thursday already, that means that there is only one more day before my baby's coming home. Can't wait for him! ♥

Different weekend

This weekend will soon come to an end and it feels like it hasn't even started. I think it's because of the lack of my darling. On Friday after work I went to a bodypump class before I headed home. I was really tired afterwards so I just made some dinner and headed for the couch where I watched The voice on telly. Yesterday morning I woke up at around 9 o'clock but stayed in bed for another hour. After that I made some breakfast and cleaned up in the apartment. My baby came home from Åre in the afternoon so I went to pick him up at his workplace. Later on last night we drove over to the Hellman's family in Vallentuna where we got to play with Benjamin and Elias again. Elias is getting bigger and stronger now and he's such a cutie. When we first came in he started crying when he saw me (I think it was the glasses) but after that we made a great connection :) Lisa & Kim had cooked lamb and it was very nice. They also served creme brulee for dessert, that's one of my favourites. We had a lovely time as always with a lot of laughter before it was time for us to head home again!

This morning myself and F got up at around 7:30 as he was meeting his colleagues at Arlanda around 9 (he's off to London this time). I gave him a lift out and had high hopes for the day but I was really tired afterwards so I've mostly watched TV today actually. I feel like doing some scrapbooking but I'll probably do that during the week instead. Below you can see a layout I created when myself and Emmeli were down in Enköping at a scrapbooking event last September. I used the material from the kit I received when I got down there and the photos are from last spring when F and I tried out the roller blades :)

Linguini

Tomorrow is Thursday and I'm going to work as usual, I'm giving F a lift to work as well since he's heading up to Åre tomorrow night and he's leaving the car at home. Luckily he's coming back on Saturday so I get to see him for a little while before he's heading off to London on Sunday again. Tomorrow night I'm meeting up with Maria and we're having dinner at restaurant Linguini. I'm so looking forward to it, both the Italian food and spending time with Maria. We haven't seen each other properly for a long time and we promised each other we'd go out for a proper Italian meal after we had finished the Italian course. Tomorrow is the night! :)

Catch of the day

Right now I'm lying on the couch exhausted from the 10 km run I did on the threadmill after work. I've just watched Sofias Änglar on TV and ended up crying, the things that some people and families have to go through is unbelievable. Had a great day today in work, I'm feeling energized and I'm quite excited about the year ahead.

I thought I'd show you a layout that I did when I was down in Enköping in September for a scrapbooking event. I love the photos that I used in this layout and I'm happy with the format of the layout, the colours and the material that I used. The photos are from Sicily last July when F and I ordered lobster, prawns and fresh fish for dinner. The head chef let us pick and point on what we wanted :) We had such a good time in Sicily, I'm longing for the heat and the sun right now. Luckily it's now less than 7 weeks until we're going to the Maldives!

Hair oil

A few months ago I decided to order a hair oil that I had read about in a magazine. It's called Orofluido oil and is a mixture of cyperus, argan and linseed oil. It smells of amber and vanilla and I just love the silky texture of it. It can be used on dry hair to reduce frizziness, add moisture and give your hair a shiny look. You can also use it on towel-dried hair and it will reduce the blow-drying time significantly. I could really notice since I've such thick hair that takes forever to blow dry normally. I can really recommend this hair oil, I love it!

Sleeveless shirts

I really like the sleeveless shirts that you can see out in the shops at the moment. These two come from Vero Moda and Topshop respectively. My favourite one is the white one to the left from Vero Moda. I just checked their website a moment ago and found out that it's sold out. I'm not surprised as it's really pretty I love the details like the beads on the collar, the hidden buttons and the assymetrical shape of it!

Chewy cranberry cookies

Yesterday I made the most gorgeous cranberry cookies. I never make cookies normally but I found this recipe in the blog Söta Saker and I just had to try it out :)

100 g butter
1 tablespoon of honey
1 / 2 cup of water
2 cups of oat flakes
2 cups of flour
1 cup of pumpkin seeds
1 cup of sesame seeds
1 cup of dried cranberries
2 cups of sugar
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 pinch of salt

Melt together honey, water and butter over medium heat in a saucepan and let it cool down. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl and then stir the mix into the butter mixture. Keep stirring until you have a sticky mixture and then shape into small balls. Put them on a baking tray with parchment paper. Bake in the oven at 175 degrees for fifteen minutes.

Food @ Byn

Last night we enjoyed such lovely food @ Byn, we were still full when we woke up this morning ;)

My love

Another layout I created last weekend was this one of a photo of me and F when we were out with the boat this spring. We went to Fjäderholmarna and sat out in the sun at restaurant Rökeriet. It's day I remember, there was nothing to complain about, absolutely nothing! :)

The cardstock paper was so nice in itself that I worked more with the decorations around the photo. I'm quite happy with it!

The girl with the dragon tattoo

Tonight myself and Fredrik are heading into town to go to the cinema, we want to see The girl with the dragon tattoo. We've talked about going to restaurant Byn for a long time and so we thought that we'd have dinner there first :) I'm excited about seeing Rooney Mara doing Lisbeth Salander, but I doubt she's as good as Noomi Rapace. Anyway, we'll see tonight!

Earlier on today we played badminton with Marcus and Maria in Sundbybergs rackethall. It's so much fun playing badminton. I'm not very good  (yet!) but I'm certainly trying and F is giving me a lot of tips which I appreciate!