Corrie

Last time Andy was here he discovered that we can watch Coronation Street episodes on YouTube! Which is exactly what I'm doing now :)



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Great weekend with friends!!

I have had such a good weekend with my friends! On Friday I went to Jenny's house and we had a Persian BBQ, which was amazig!! It was really good to catch up with Jenny and it was so nice to see the kids again! Zeke and I played football and Loke did his Justin Bieber performance, that kid can dance!! It was such a nice night!

Warm day on Friday (this was like 6pm as well)!
Jenny and her youngest son Zeke
Loke is getting thrown in the pool
Persian BBQ  
Yesterday was also a great night! Me, Mikaela and Jenny went to town for a sushi dinner at Bauer. The food and wine were amazing as always! We stayed there pretty late and then ended up going to East after.


Me, Jenny and Mikaela
Mikaela and I

Sushi at Bauer

Cheers!
I'm trying to see as much if my friends as I possibly can before the move. I've got plans three nights next week as well! :)


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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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Flights booked for the move!!

I booked a one way ticket to London yesterday!! I'm moving on the 16th of August! Yayyy, can't wait!!

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My office

I realized I haven't blogged much about my new job that I have over the summer. So, here's my office :) I'll tell you more another time! I love it here though!!





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Planing the move to England

It is high time to seriously start planning for the move to England! I'm working till August 16th and the plan is to move as soon as possible after that. There are loads of things I have to look up and think about.

Here's the list:

1. Apply for teaching degree -This is done but there's a 1-2 month wait.
2. Apply for QTS-Qualified teacher status - I need to wait for my degree for this one.
3. Start applying for jobs - I've had a look and there aren't as many teaching jobs out there as there were a few months back. Most of the positions starting in September will have been filled. I will keep looking but I'll also look into other jobs. I've seen some customer service positions where they're looking for someone who speaks Swedish and Finnish so that could be something!  
4. Get a national insurance number - I think you need this to work in the UK. The application process seems easy enough, so I will do this once I've moved.
5. Look up rules for bringing pets to England - In case I want to bring my cat Bella over in the future. My mum has had Bella since I went to England last fall to study. When I came back me and Mikaela decided to share my (tiny) apartment which meant there was no room for a cat as well. Mum has another cat as well and I think Bella enjoys the company. So she's fine where she is for now and I don't know whether it's right to move her. My mum is not always happy about having to take care of two cats though so we'll have to think about this one. Another problem for moving Bella to England is that I don't think we're allowed pets where we live right now. Anyway, I actually had a quick look last night and what's needed is a microchip, rabies vaccine, EU-passport for pets and using an approved route & transport company. I would think the total cost is about 5000-6000 kr.

I think  that's the list for now. I'm sure it will grow though!

Unhealthy stuff for tonight

I'm usually pretty healthy and I try not to eat sweets and crisps too often. But something went seriously wrong when I went shopping today... Maybe I'm more hungover than I thought...

My plan for tonight? Watch loads of Hart of Dixie episodes and eat crap :)



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Parkhäng

Swedish summer is amazing! And when the weather turns warm something happens to the Swedes, they start living again! After a miserable winter everyone sort of comes back to life.

Hanging out in parks (parkhäng) is a big thing over here. People meet up and have wine, beer, snacks, BBQ and maybe play a game of kubb!

I've been to two different parks this week. Catrin had a bday thing in Tantolunden on Thursday so we had a mini BBQ and some wine. It was really good to see the girls again!
Yesterday I met up with some old uni friends (Mia, Annalisa and Therese) at Rålambshovsparken.
We don't see each other that much as we've all been living in different places. Therese lives in Australia but was visiting for the summer. It was really good to catch up with them!






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Music

I'm weird when it comes to music. Sometimes I don't listen to music at all for long periods of time. I sort of forget. Then one day I remember and I listen to something on my phone and remember what an amazing effect music can have on you!

Like today; Bruce just totally made my morning! I'm in the best mood ever! :)




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Beautiful Stockholm

Today was spent at the beach with my mum and sister. It is so warm in Stockholm at the moment!!

I will miss this beautiful city when I move! Here are some photos from my walk home:






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Crazy night!

I went to Frida's yesterday evening. We just sat out on her balcony all night and had wine and talked. It was a really good night!
I eventually fell asleep on Frida's bed and when I left at 9 am this morning Frida and Veronica were still sitting out on the balcony having wine! Lol, just one of those nights I guess!!




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Stockholm <3

On my way home from work, it's a beautiful day in Stockholm!



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England & Greece

Ok so I haven't been the best blogger lately. I've taken a well deserved three week break from everything. But I'm back now! Back in Stockholm and blogging!

It's been a great three weeks! We started off by celebrating my birthday in England. The day started with an amazing bday breakfast that Andy made and after that we got ready to go to London. We walked around and went to a few pubs and then Andy had booked a table at a Jamie Oliver restaurant for the evening, it was so nice! After that it was time for the Kings of Leon concert, which was amazing!

Bday breakfast

 

Kings of Leon

The following Saturday me, Andy, his dad and his brother went to the Bruce Springsteen concert at Wembley, it was such an awesome experience as well!! I remember my mum listening to Springsteen when I was a kid and apparently it's the only thing that made me sleep as a baby :) I haven't listened that much to him as an adult but I got the Greatest hits album a while ago and I just love him now. It was definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to!

Springsteen

 

A few days after that it was time to head to Rhodes for week's holiday! It's been so long since I could relax like that! We spent the days by the pool, reading books and having all inclusive food and drinks. Since the food  and drinks were included we spent most of our time at the resort but we did go into Rhodes Town twice, I really liked it there!
I've never done a package holiday before, never done the all inclusive thing. I usually want to do things and see things when on holiday. I think it was good because the purpose of our holiday was to relax and not do anything else. I still think I'd prefer to try new restaurants and bars out on a normal holiday though. Or pay more and go to a big resort with several a la carte restaurants instead of a buffet. Anyway, all in all: amazig holiday!

The view from our room

Andy

View in Rhodes town

The sea was amazingly clear

Me

Andy, me and the boot of beer

The view from the hotel by night

Anyway, that was a short recap of my three weeks. I'm back as of yesterday and just worked my first day at the school today. It's so nice to have a 8-5 job again! I will mostly be doing grading work this week but will get to meet some students next week and the week after that I'll be teaching SFI alone when the other teachers are on holiday. Should be fun! I think I'm going to like it there!