Last visit ever

So Andy was here for a visit from Friday to Monday. Can't believe it was the last visit before the big move!!

We had a great weekend. On the Friday I met him after work and we went for a couple of drinks. After that we headed home for dinner and then watched all the TOWIE episodes we had missed ;)

Andy at Mälarpaviljongen

On Saturday we went to town in the afternoon, we walked around for a bit and then had an amazing sushi dinner at Bauer! Best sushi I've ever had!


Andy at Bauer
Stockholm sunset

On Sunday we went to my mum's for fika in the afternoon. After that I wanted to show Andy where I grew up so we took the t-bana to Husby and walked around there for a bit. I was surprised about how much had changed since I used to live there, the area looked a lot better now! After Husby we headed back home and went for a walk around this lake that's close to where I live. Great weekend all in all!

Andy and Felix
Me and Bella
Husby - where I grew up
A glass of wine by the lake
Me by the lake
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Thankful

No matter how much I hate the goodbyes, it's still so worth it. Thanks for a brilliant weekend Andy! I'm so lucky to have you <3
















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Goodbyes

I hate saying goodbye...

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Goodbye

The worst part of being in a long distance relationship is having to say goodbye so often. I just came home after spending five nights in England. It is so great to visit Andy and I guess I should be grateful that we can actually see each other so often. It's just so hard to have to say goodbye each time. :(

Three weeks to go!

Only three weeks left until I move to London! This past year has been all about waiting, waiting for three or four weeks to then see Andy for a few days. Don't get me wrong, I do have a life here too and I do see my friends a lot but the waiting has still been present for almost a year now.

In three weeks, finally and for the first time, we won't have to wait anymore!! We can spend every weekend together, and we can spend time with each other during week nights too, just doing...nothing! Just seeing a movie or going for a walk. It'll be amazing to be able to have a normal relationship and do normal things, like a normal couple.

I'm not expecting it to be all sunshine though, i'm aware of the fact that when we've seen each other so far we've been on vacation mode. We've been going out, having fun and doing touristy things when we've visited each other. This time it will be more for real, we'll do normal boring stuff too and we'll have to deal with everyday life. But I'm just so looking forward to having a normal relationship, where everything isn't a vacation all the time! It will be AMAZING!

Thank you Whatsapp, thank you Skype, thank you Ryanair....

I sometimes complain about how hard it is to be in a long distance relationship. And it is hard, but it could be a lot harder!
I was talking to this girl at work, she met her boyfriend on a vacation and he eventually moved countries for her. They met about five years ago though and their relationship was a lot more old school than mine and Andy's. They didn't have all these means of communication that we have today so they mostly called each other and texted, which must've cost them a fortune! Also, they didn't have the opportunity to see each other as often and sometimes months could pass between visits.

All this got me thinking about how lucky we are. There are so many things that make this relationship easier and I'm so thankful for that! Here are a few things I have to be thankful for;

Whatsapp: This app has probably saved us a fortune! When Andy and I first met we used text messaging. After about a week I realized that if we continue the messaging it will cost us loads! Mia then recommended Whatsapp, which is an app that allows you to text, send photos and video clips free of charge. The best part is that it works with Iphone AND blackberry! We've been using this app constantly for almost a year now.

Skype: Aaaahh I have a love/hate relationship with Skype. It's not really Skypes fault though, it's just the fact that it requires a strong Internet connection and if you don't have that it can be a bit tricky. But if you do have a strong signal skyping is amazing! It's such an amazing feeling to be able to see and talk to your partner when you're hundreds of miles apart! It's almost as if you get to see them for a little while.

Ryanair: Here's another love/hate relationship. Waking up at 2.30 am to take a taxi to the central station, then a bus for 1h 20 min to Skavsta Airport and then having to deal with annoying people queuing up 2 hours before the flight and fighting over seats.... Is it a wonder you sometimes hate Ryanair? But the truth is; we couldn't have done this if it wasn't for Ryanair. There's no way we could've seen each other every three weeks if we had to pay regular air fares! So thank you Ryanair!

So, even though I often complain, it's still important to realize that it could've been so much harder than it has been, and for that I'm so very thankful!

The past year

I feel like I need to explain the past years events for anyone out there who might be curious.

In September last year I met Andy in Stockholm. We met in a bar and ended up spending a few days together as he was here on business. When he had to leave we talked about me visiting him in Milan (Andy is English but lived in Milan at the time). I think we both thought it was a bit crazy really but we did want to see each other again. After thinking about it for a few days I just thought -What the hell? You only live once, right? Plus if nothing else; It'll make a great story! Lol this is a good attitude to have about everything. Every failure and every embarrasing situation in life WILL someday make a great story.... Someday obviously being the key word here.
Well it didn't turn out to be a great story, at least in that sense. Since that trip to Milan last October we have been visiting each other about every three weeks.

So what do you do when you're in a long distance relationship trying to get to know each other with thousands of miles in between you?
Well in my case; you go to London to study.
I've still got a year of Uni left here in Stockholm and I've always thought it would be a great experience to go abroad and study for a semester. Earlier this spring Andy decided to move back to England and I decided to apply for an erasmus exhange in London. After a few weeks of waiting, an interview and a few more weeks of waiting I found out that I had been accepted!
So not only does that mean I get to go abroad and study English in an English speaking environment, it also means that Andy and I get to do this thing for real for a while. And I am so crazy happy about that! Cos let me let you guys in on a little secret; long distance relationships? They suck...