"Put your hats on"
Hey! Finally the day has come and gone when all the graduating seniors gather up outside the school, listen to a speech and together - in unison - put our graduation hats on for the first time! Happy Valborg!
I'm graduating in a month with the best of the best friends :D
In addition I'd like to point out that tomorrow is May 1st. I started this blog in May 2008. It's been four years and I'm still keeping it up. impressive ;) This is me in May 2008:
Paris tu nous ouvre ton coeur
Five wonderful days in Paris with Louise. Yes. Happiness ^^
Back in Sweden - I just spent the morning making an unexpected snowman outside :P
Running in circles with you
Lamest excuse in history is bloggers saying "Hi, I'm sorry I haven't written in sooo long.. just been sooo busy..". So I won't do that, just tell you why last time I wrote I was anxiously awaiting my boyfriend's arrival the next day. For obvious reasons such as being in love, being happy, being a senior about to graduate, working two jobs as well as switching rooms with my little sister.... I have not blogged. I've barely checked my email or facebook lately. I am happy and very much alive thought, been to IKEA twice to get new stuff for the room, and been trying to puzzle together my days and still try to sleep at least a few hours every night. I have a weekend of awfulness ahead of me with the ACT (Swedish version), working ICA both nights and Funkykidz Sunday morning. I will be well-dead just in time for easter break to begin Monday. Won't see much of rainy Sweden though, since Louise and I are off Monday morning to PARIS!!! Staying for five whole days and then back home to eat eggs and study my brains to death. Week full of tests comes after that and further than that my calendar does not dare go yet. After that I will sleep. much. Now I'm off to work. Maybe I can grab something to eat before I go so I endure without food till 10 pm tonight. Wish me luck! :D
Hope you like the new look of the blog :)
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're only a day away
I've had an insane week.
Monday was nothing out of the ordinary... just being patient and me :)
Tuesday I work an extra shift at ICA.
Wednesday I got an email from the migration board in Sweden saying Trevor's residence permit was approved.
Thursday I get home from work and Trevor's ordered a ticket to Sweden!
Friday I go see the three musketeers-musical at the theater in town.
Saturday I work extra shift at Funkykidz, move out of my old, loved bedroom and into the guestroom for now, and then ICA.
Sunday (today) I work at Funkykidz + ICA all day.
^Me and the sweet sisters <3
And no one has any right to say I lack patience any more - least of all I do - because today a mom to four of the girls who are in my dance groups looked at me and said "You have the patience of an angel" :D
Bright bright bright Sunshine day
I think today is a happy day. Today is a perfect day. Today could very well be more amazing than I ever dared hope for.
For one thing - I got my Graduation Hat today and it looks more amazing than I imagined and graduation is in just 57 schooldays and I've caught every bus and train without having to wait today and I had tortellini and corn and olives for lunch and I wrote a nice email to the migration board after a nice lady on the phone helped me find the right email address and I managed to stay away from buying anything unhealthy at the cafeteria in school and I didn't have my first hour today because my teacher was sick so I got a nice sleepin and I had scrambled eggs for breakfast and I got around to finished unpacking my bags from skiing week and I had company all the way home from school twice today so didn't have to go alone and I feel less sore from the workout yesterday than I thought I would and it was sunny today. It was way sunny and I felt like sitting outside during lunch and soak up the sun. Today is a great day.
Hope to see some of these in the garden soon. Think the pic is taken by Elsa last spring :)
Up up and away
Sometimes I really wish I was brave. Because being brave looks like
SO MUCH FUN!
Let's just say 10 % of me is really excited about the idea to jump off a huge rock like that. The other 90 %'s freaking out. Understandable...
The laughter penetrates my silence
Finally got the report from SLC after Trevor's interview, and I've handed it in after my nice dad drove me to the migration board yesterday and it's now in the hands of the person handling our case. Now we wait and wait....
Photo taken in Grövelsjön by Soso
All the snow is now gone and it feels like spring. The air is still cold and when I woke up today the kitchen thermometer showed negative 9 degrees celsius. I definately encourage spring to arrive, since I am completely over winter by now and eager to run in the grass and feel the sun on my face. Today while waiting for the bus, heading to the gym after school, I stood for a few minutes and just let the sun warm me and I felt like if I closed my eyes I could almost imagine I wasn't wearing a big coat, or a scarf, or boots... Like it was summer. Somehow the nickname I have received from some people - Sunflower - makes so much sense. I really do turn towards the sun and just absorb it as much as I can. I have enjoyed winter but I am ready for spring to arrive!
This could possibly be one of the prettiest duets I know :) Like it a lot <3
Because it is beautiful together
Solveig, Sara, me and Elsa
Back from sportsbreak with the family up north. Not too cold at all, close to 0 degrees Celsius almost every day. Good an bad, since negative 25 is not too fun in the long run. Would have been nice with more powder and less ice though. Been skiing in the woods, on mountains and last day - according to tradition - we rented snowboards and now my knees are bruised blue.
Early bird catches the worm
"It's five o'clock in the morning. Conversation got boring. You said you're going to bed soon. So I snuck off to your bedroom."
Goodmorning Sportsbreak and hello getting up at 6 and not being able to fall back asleep after few hours of sleep lately and a need to sleep in. Ugh better just get up and start the day and make something good out of it :)
If I were a bird I'd be a parrot because they're astonishingly beautiful.
Jag går och fiskar, och tar en tyst minut
Oh what a day..
First off - Today I got my Math test back. Didn't do great, not as well as I wish I had done and not as great as I know I can do.. But alright. After that the day went on pretty well with a long lunch break, a short English class and a birthday party for my niece who turned 1. Then I came home and started packing my things for sports break which starts next week. Realised - I forgot all my physics books in school. Crap. Big test coming up after the break and was planning to study while up north.. yay for being the stupidest idiot on the planet right now..
More entertaining part of today was finding out my dad had bought SWEDISH FISH to bring on the trip!! O.O I had no idea Sweden had started selling Swedish fish!! I feel like the US is taking over hahah these aren't made in Canada like the American ones though! :P
Yum!
Turned the day in my favor and now the sun is out
Happy Fat Tuesday!
Today I woke up feeling like the weight of the world was on my shoulders. Chemistry test for 3 hours in the morning, dentist visit to get an acrylic splint (ok totally just looked up that word, no idea that's what it's called..), and hadn't figured out how to make work next week work out with my skiing trip... So much to worry about. But then I thought - HEY. Everything will work out and if it doesn't there is absolutely nothing I can do right now to force it to. I can just do what I am capable of and I need to stop thinking the world will end if I don't manage to have everything under control. Yes. So I went off and took my test, and it wasn't that awful. Didn't do amazingly great, but still feeling alright with it. And I went to the dentist and turns out I don't need that acrylic splint at the moment at least. And texted a friend at work who said he'll cover for me and I can take his shift the week after that. SEE? (Yes Trevor you're right I need to stop stressing about things..)
I think this quote belongs to Henry Ford, but I first learned it from Rich Hill :)
Also - today is Fat Tuesday and all Swedes have Fat Tuesday Buns (aka Semlor). Tradition at its best! <3
Monday can be the Best day of the week if you make it Happy
FINALLY I can speak again! It's still somewhat rusty and I've heard numerous times today that I sound like a teenage boy entering puberty.. Fun, but at least I'd rather be a teenage boy than mute :D
Today has been exciting enough with Swedish class, two hours of Chemistry which consisted of everyone being half panicking about the huge test tomorrow morning, Lunch during which Louise and I had an epiphany and went to her house to see an episode of the tv show we follow together, an apple muffin, physics class where we plugged in a nail and watched it catch on fire and melt, theater with a crazy wife armed with a golf club as well as guys putting on mascara, an apple cake and fat tuesday buns, then a quick stop at home for a tasty dinner and off to bellydance where we danced out superfast speed up dance and it went strangely well (=I didn't fall, I didn't die and I didn't break any bones). Now I am home and trying to make myself not pick up the chemistry book again because I KNOW I won't be able to study and actually LEARN anything else at this point. Oh well, I'm not too worried, this test will turn out as it pleases and I'll just have to face it right on when I sit there at 8 am tomorrow. Hence... I'm off to bed :)
Thanks for being here for me always sweet girl <3
Right now I can't even remember the basic alcohol molecules because my head is filled with the song from my last post. So pretty :)
You've got a fast car, maybe together we can get somewhere
Too cold outside for Angels to Fly
Everybody just have a good time
Soso - look at this photo and take me back there for a minute...
I am seriously having a "what am I doing" moment here.. I study, I sleep, I talk to Trevor, I work, I go to school, I study, I sleep, I eat, I work, I clean, I study, I work I talk to Trevor, I eat, and occasionally I hang out with friends inbetween all that. I'm having a "omg I want to get away from this and go have FUN"-realisation. Sure, I have fun with my friends in school. Sure I love talking to my bf over skype. Sure I enjoy my jobs and I learn a lot in school...
Someone come save me from habits and senioritis!!!
Quote from someone on fb... pretty good one though, worth reading!
"I am an exchange student. How do you know what is a dream if you never accomplished one. How do you know what is an adventure if you never took part in one. How do you know what is anguish if you never said goodbye to your family and friends with your eyes full of tears. How do you know what is being desperate, if you never arrived in a place alone and could not understand a word of what everyone else was saying. How do you know what is diversity if you never lived under the same roof with people from all over the world? How do you know what is tolerance, if you never had to get used to something different even if you didn’t like it. How do you know what is autonomy, if you never had the chance to decide something by yourself? How do you know what it means to grow up, if you never stopped being a child to start a new course? How do you know what is to be helpless, if you never wanted to hug someone and had a computer screen to prevent you from doing it. How do you know what is distance, if you never, looking at a map, said “ I am so far away”. How do you know what is a language, if you never had to learn one to make friends. How do you know what is patriotism, if you never shouted “ I love my country” holding a flag in your hands. How do you know what is the true reality, if you never had the chance to see a lot of them to make one. How do you know what is an opportunity, if you never caught one. How do you know what is pride, if you never experienced it for yourself at realizing how much you have accomplished. How do you know what is to seize the day, if you never saw the time running so fast. How do you know what is a friend, if the circumstances never showed you the true ones. How do you know what is a family, if you never had one that supported you unconditionally . How do you know what are borders, if you never crossed yours , to see what there was on the other side. How do you know what is imagination, if you never thought about the moment when you would go back home. How do you know the world, if you have never been an exchange student?"
Seriously - I can't even talk right now... But if I could I'd call someone and make them do something fun. All I can wish for right now I guess is for something EPIC to happen...
Someday that'll be us
I am weird enough to have friends who would actually do this typea crazy stuff with me, and believe me - we'd have a blast!
A Story about Love
Happy Valentine's Day!! Thanks love for making it my best Valentine's ever <3 Everything's wonderful with you. And thanks everyone who deserves a hug and a heart from me. Today is your day and I love you all <3
Happy Birthday Love
I'm so glad and thankful for every day that I wake up and you are there to say good morning and tell me I'm beautiful. I'm so happy every time I get a little message from you saying you miss me. I'm so thrilled every time I get to talk to you and we both laugh till we can't breath. I'm so comfortable in telling you everything. I'm so grateful for your patience as you never stop listening to me. I'm so curious what the future might hold, but right now I'm just happy for you, for us... and I'm so lucky <3
Love you always Sweetie. Thanks for another year in my life. Happy Birthday!
Love you always Sweetie. Thanks for another year in my life. Happy Birthday!
But it's home to me
Being home and being sick, I spend my time watching old episodes of tv shows that I used to follow. Recently I have caught up on Medium, which my mom and I used to watch together every Tuesday night when it was on TV at 9 pm. I miss that. However, in one of the episodes I came across this monologue by the oldest daughter of the show, given to her younger sister who acts as if she doesn't care her older sister is leaving for college in a few hours. I thought - with me being standing on the edge of high school looking at all the possibilities... it was an appropriate monologue to put in here. And besides - it is beautiful. Enjoy!
P.S. New design and new header... good?
Another piece of you that I don't wanna lose
Lately I have just had so much to do that there's been no time for anything really. At least it's winter for real, with snow and pretty flakes covering the sky and swirling through the air. I do love this part of winter, the pretty christmasy snowfall.. and I am way excited about sportsbreak coming up in just a few weeks.
How can I even enjoy February when I'm at home, in bed, sick and miserable? hopefully not an awful round of the notorious February Flu...
BUT I do have Valentine's Day coming up, as well as the 20th birthday of someone special :)
Sweetest song right now ^_^
