Rainy, windy and extremely grey

Looking out through the window you wouldn't have thought I've even left England,  7 degrees, windy, rainy and so grey it looks dark at 2pm! Even if the weather isn't what I had hoped for, yes I did do a snow dance but it didn't work, I'm having a fantastic time! This first week has flown by. Started off with a few nights in Gothenburg to catch up with friends and have some quality time with my brothee before the Christmas madness starts. Did some shopping and continued my travels to my parents on Wednesday. Since then I've managed to work from home for two days, catch with friends I haven't seen for years, finish off the Christmas shopping, visit relatives and obviously spend time loads of time mith my mum & dad💕.
The fun continues today with a trip to town, 'fika' with my old friends and picking up Costa at the airport. Let the 2013 Christmas begin!

 

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Eat, drink and be merry!

Christmas is coming closer and the festive celebrations have started. I've already covered off two Christmas lunches and one Christmas party and tonight it's time for the main event, the Swenglish Christmas dinner! Most of our dearest are coming around for an evening filled with food, games and drinks!

Christmas lunch at All Bar One

Christmas party at the Royal Pavilion ice rink

 Christmas lunch at Chilli Pickle



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1st of December

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Weekend. Time off work. Call it what you want but it's three days of quality time, time to do what you want, what you live for. Unfortunately, a nasty cold took the better out of me during the week so Friday night was spent on the sofa with 'The Bridge' and a Hove Tandoori take away. We woke up to a sunny but cold Saturday and

treated ourselves to lunch at The Giggling Squid with dear friends. The day passed, some shopping, started on the advent decorations, enjoyed mulled wine and played an, according to me, extremely difficult version of Trivial Pursuit. Sunday arrived in style and we spent the morning preparing for the upcoming Swenglish Christmas dinner, place cards, ticked! We continued our Christmas shopping, like everyone else and finished off the evening by making a Sunday roast and putting our new bed together. Oh lovely weekend, I can't belive it's over already?

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The countdown has begun...

...17 days left to Sweden and three weeks with the most amazing family!



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A return ticket to 2007 please!

Thirty something excited students from various parts of Sweden started to arrive to Brighton in the end of August 2007. Everyone from different backgrounds and with a different history but all in Brighton for the same reason, to study English at Sussex University. The term started and everyone started to get to know each other, events were arranged by the Uni as well as weekend trips and opportunities to be a part of different societies  at the campus. I was one of these young, excited, scared, students who left my safe home for the first time to venture out in the world and stand on my own legs. Well, nearly on my own, I did have my best friend with me. Together we experienced Brighton, we lived, we laughed, we learnt new things and we meet many amazing people. Some of them are still a part of our lives and those very special four months we spent here together in 2007 will always keep us together.

A lot has happened since this care free, young, fun filled part of my life, however, on this particular November day when my friends from the past, yet again returned to Brighton I felt exactly the same as I did in 2007, as if nothing had changed. We laughed, we remembered, we ate, we drank, we created more memories, we talked and we shared stories.

Thank you for a fantastic weekend gorgeous ladies.

 

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