I want to feel the wind in my hair

Going to Italy, and spend the day on Paolo's boat is one of my favourite things to do.

On Monday it's only two months left until I go to Italy and I can't wait.

15 meters of pure pleasure.

Seeing everybodys holiday photos on blogs, email,facebook at the moment made me look through some of our holiday snaps.

These are from Italy August 2009.

Tuesday 21st June

The Italian also bought Get him to the Greek the other day. He watched it while he was off on Sunday and I watched it today. Definitely not my cup of tea. It was far too much drug use for my likings. I'm now trying to watch the A-team from lovefilm, but it's already broken on me once so we'll see how this turns out.
I can't wait for my hair appointment next week. My fringe is too long so I feel like a man with a comb-over. I'm combing my fringe to one side to make it look like it's supposed to be like that.
And the roots needs to be done as well. I can't believe that we are going to Sweden in less than three weeks.
And mother in law called the other day to say that it is 60 days left until we come to Italy. So it must be about 55 days left now:)
Spoke to a friend in Fez this morning and I'd love to get a weekend in there this summer as well. And I want to visit Carolina in Barcelona. And when Carin's baby arrives I'm planning a trip to Oslo as well. I wish there were more weeks in the year. And especially more weeks in the summer:)
The DVD broke again. Let's try it in the laptop instead. Otherwise it's the third film in a row that I'm sending back that I wasn't able to watch. All other films work fine in the player. Tiring.

Mangiare

As promised here is the feast that apparently is the norm on an Italian wedding.

It all started with a buffet at 3pm

All sorts of things like meat, fish, seafood, cheese etc

A whole pig...

By the time everyone at our table (eleven people) had stocked up from the buffet we had to build towers to make it all fit on the table, by that time I was so caught up in all the food that I forgot to take a picture, but here are some of the food for a couple of us.

After that had been cleared we received a basket of fried vegetables, and some calamari

Skewers with meat

After that we moved inside for the actual dinner(!!)

Lobster starter

Paccheri with baby octopus (my favourite)

Mille fuille of pasta and vegetables

Sea bream with mussels and vegetables

Back outside for the dessert buffet

All the sweet confetti that we later got to bring home with us

And off course, the wedding cake

Wedding presents

I don't know what it's like where you come from, but where I come from the couple that is getting married is the one that gets presents. This wedding was completely different, I, as a guest, was completely spoiled with presents.
It started the day before when I had this sent up to me.

I only just opened it now when we got back home, and found the most amazing chocolates inside

And then at the wedding we got some confetti sweets to take home with us, as well as us girls got a goody bag from the bride.

Cute bottles to put perfume in.

And on top o that we got some other chocolates and a whole bag of confettis to bring home.

Very different indeed from the weddings I am used to.

Not that I am complaining, I am more than happy to get some presents, I just felt a bit guilty excepting them since I am not used to that.

Italian wedding

I am just sorting through all the photos now, and there are many to share. I am also trying to email them to the groom and it takes forever because I am doing 52000 other things on the computer at the same time so I though I'd let the computer rest for a bit and concentrate on that while I read for a bit and have some chocolate.

All I can say about the wedding so far though is that you haven't seen food until you've been to an Italian wedding, my god, I am surprised that I am able to move today - three days after the wedding.

More about that later though, i give you a picture of the place, it was gorgeous with a beautiful view of the sea and of the whole town. Super pretty. Might post something else later if the computer lets me other wise I'll keep battling with it tomorrow.

Haha actually looking at the photo now, you can't actually see the place at all, just me. But you can see the view of the sea in the background though. More pictures are coming.

What I am looking forward to right now

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I love having things to look forward to and this spring time is no exception.

The week after I come back from Sweden I am only working for two days before heading off to Stamford Bridge for the Chelsea - Man U game. I haven't been to a match for a long time and I am hoping that all us "oldies" that used to go all the time before can have a bit of a reunion catch up at this one.

The week after my lovely friend C is coming from Oslo with her nephew and they are staying for almost a week.

A couple of weeks after that my sister is coming for a couple of days:)

The week after that we're off to Italy for a long weekend for The Italians cousins wedding ( my first Italian wedding - should be interesting)

The week after that gorgeous A is coming over for a couple of days. 

This has brought us in to June already and after that I am planning to find a week in the summer to go home. 

I will try and stay in one place (Halmstad) on that whole trip and just hang out with friends and family.

All these things makes me happy and keep me going on the not so happy days that you sometimes come across.

I hope you all have lots to look forward to as well.

Sweden Trip

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Ever since Monday morning my mind has already been in Sweden. I booked this trip quite a while back, but a lot of other things have been going on so it's only just this week that the butterflies in my stomach has appeared and the excitement is tickling my bones.

It will be a busy week, but it is filled with so much fun that it will just fly by.

I am starting in Norrköping for the weekend with great friends from school, one of the girls I haven't seen for about 10 years, and the others I've only seen a couple of times in the last 10 years.

I can't wait, it is going to be so much fun.

And then Sunday afternoon/evening I will arrive in Stockholm and stay there until Tuesday morning.

I am staying with a girl that I used to work with here in London about eight years ago, I am so glad that we are keeping in contact after all these years.

On Monday I am going for lunch with someone I know from where I work now.

In the evening I will have dinner with K and E, and the next morning the train will take me to Halmstad.

I will then spend a day and a half there before going down to Malmö and cuddle the newborn baby and hang out with my two beautiful girls T and P and their men and babies as well off course.

Friday morning - train over to Copenhagen to pick up the Italian from the airport and then train up to Halmstad again where we will stay until we leave from Copenhagen on Sunday night.

Once again I am flying all over the country to try and fit in all the people that are spread out all over the place.

I am glad that I manage to see so many of them.

Unfortunately I had to cancel a coffee date in Göteborg on Tuesday because otherwise I won't make it home to Halmstad in time for my coffee date with my sister and niece before meeting up with A after she finishes work.

I will probably need a holiday when I get back as well but it is so worth it, there is nothing like catching up with old friends.

Remembering Madrid

Not much happening in London this week. Mostly work and gym and preparing for my Sweden trip on Saturday :)

So instead of a picture of me in my pyjamas, lounging around I give you some pictures from Madrid. 

Lunch al fresco;) 

All the shopping streets were really cute

And then we accidentally came to the Swedish sweet shop. 

All pick and mix Swedish style and Swedish chocolate etc. I was in heaven 

Off course I had to go inside and buy some...

The birthday girl got a cake

And so did I

Happy birthday our Princess:)

Dinner al fresco:)

Tapas mmmmm

Possibly the smallest bar ever, I mean really, this is it, I was standing by the entrance when I took this picture

We went to a club where C's friend J worked. 

Spot my new favourite earrings that I bought earlier that day. Black feathers.

Breakfast the morning after, sun glasses were a must, indoors, outdoors, everywhere

The last lunch before going back. A really cool place with amazing Paella

And some dangerous ritual drinks...

So to sum up, we ate, and we ate, and we ate....

I had an amazing time and I can't wait to go back.