Shades of white....

It snowed again today... and will keep snowing into tomorrow.... ugh! Here are some of the shades of white that was in my Tuesday.... including our cat ;)

Boy Christmas

This is the perfect Christmas decoration for boys.... We've been checking out this display at Hewitt every year since Alexander was 2 years old :) What more can a boy ask for... trucks, Christmas lights and big presents! Always a big Christmas hit....

Christmas tree

Happy 2nd Advent!

We put our tree up today! There is absolutely nothing cosier than Christmas lights :) I am now having a beer and enjoying the evening.... until I have to get back to finishing the last of my final exams (which is due tomorrow- ugh!)... After all that, the students better appreciate my exam.... haha!

Hope you all have a great start to the week.... xox

Ten years!

Ten years ago today, Andreas and I were married. It was a very small and impromptu event, given that Alexander was only a few days old at the time. A close friend of Andreas', who conveniently is a Swedish judge, married us in Malmö (just over the Øresund from Copenhagen). It was a lovely day with a friend of mine and a friend of Andreas' acting as the witnesses. We also had a good friend of ours taking good care of Alexander, just a few feet away.
Ten years already! May there be many more xox

More snow...

Ugh! Winter is back again!

The boys liked their gifts day 2 (Lego mugs, perfect for hot chocolate) and day 3 (sports bands... looking very cool). This was my first non-teaching day and, I have to say, that I felt so FREE! I am sure that my smiles were as big as the students' ;) I am not really finished because I still have lots of grading to do but it really helps not to have to prepare classes/give classes/prepare classes/give classes... (you get the idea).

It is cold, snowy and wintery looking. On that note, I am looking forward to a hot bath and, hopefully, a few moments of calm.... who am I kidding? ;) Good night to all!

New mugs for hot chocolate... yum!

Snow!

December 1: gift success :)

Considering that this advent calendar (ie: pakke kalendar) is new, I am always a bit worried that the boys would change their mind and decide that this was a bad idea.... Anyway, day #1 and they LOVED it. Alexander and Nicklas got mini Christmas Lego sets and Oliver got a set of matching headband and wristbands (OK... I have NO idea why he loves these things so much but he always tries to steal Alexander's). Better still, they are a BATMAN headband and wristbands. So, after opening his present, he wanted to wear them all evening long... and bedtime...... and for daycare this morning ;)

I am just hoping that this "early success" lasts... ;)

Here is our fashion king, Oliver, sporting his new headband ;) Gotta love him!!! Andreas took this picture and I think that he peed himself laughing for at least an hour.....

Happy 1st Advent!

Just when I thought that things couldn't become crazier, they did.... but I'll save that story/stories for another time...

For now, I just want to wish everyone a very happy 1st advent! This year, we decided to follow a more Swedish tradition where small gifts are given every day (from December 1 - 24) and on Christmas (ie: December 24), a "special" gift is given. The gifts can be a new book, small toy, gift card for small amount, fun school supplies, candy.... I thought that it could be fun to do something new and introduce the boys to a bit more of their family traditions and culture. Anyway, flash forward to last night when I was up to 1:30 in the morning, wrapping 24 small gifts for each boy. Just to save you the math: THAT WAS 72 FREAKING GIFTS TO WRAP!!! I started off wrapping each gift with a bow, tag and careful/thoughtful presentation. By the time I hit December 18, the wrapping consisted mostly of tape and tissue paper ;) Andreas deserted me somewhere around, hmmmm, maybe DECEMBER 2???!!!! The rest of the evening was me, the cats trying to undo any sort of wrapping that I did, a bottle of beer (OK... multiple bottles of beer) and 72 small packets.

Would I do it again? Actually, yes :) The boys, hesitant at first because they weren't sure if this "new" tradition was a rip off or a good thing, really appreciated seeing all the small gifts. It makes the house a bit more festive. Andreas bought the boys a small tree for their room so we will be decorating it this afternoon. The big tree is next weekend...

Hope you all have a great day xox

That was a lot of wrapping!!!

Nicka's part of the table top

I didn't notice it before but there is even a little Alexander peaking out :)

The plant is left over from our usual home decor and not a really crappy kid present ;)