Strawberries and Swimming

Alright I really wish I had my camera working. Unfortunately I don't, but I can tell you that today was super beautiful and pretty warm as well. I may end up stealing Filip's iPhone to take some pictures even if they aren't high quality it's still something to look at.

So the other day we went "swimming" at the beach but I chickened out when I got in the water about halfway up my shin. It was really cold (Swedes say "refreshing") and while I was braving the arctic waters something brushed my toe. I don't care what it was, it was game over, I was done in the water. But today was really really warm so not only did I get in the water I jumped in and even swam around underwater. But only after Filip and his family teased me with "aren't you a swim teacher?" and Filip threatened to throw me in. It was still freezing, but a tolerable kind of freezing.

After that we went for a hike and ate blueberries on the hike. Blueberries grow wild all over the place we hiked at. I was really excited to pick and eat blueberries except all the fat, juicy berries are guarded by giant spiders. So yeah needless to say, that was not happening.

When we got back from the hike, Filip and I were supposed to make dinner, but I found a big container of freshly picked strawberries on the counter. So while Filip cooked dinner, I observed him while I stuffed my face with strawberries. Let me tell you those strawberries were the best I have ever eaten, perfectly red, juicy and sweet all the way through. All my fingers are stained pink now. It was totally worth it though.

It was a very summery day. Tomorrow is Filip's 20th Birthday! Family will be here tomorrow so I better brush up on my Svenska.

Lazy day

Today there is really not much to write about. Filip and I woke up late after being out all night watching the World Cup match. We actually slept in quite a bit and then had to rush around to get our stuff together for spending the weekend at his parent's house.

It's raining here in Sweden and that apparently makes the summer feel like late fall or very early spring. As I type this I have on a sweatshirt and jeans. It doesn't seem to bother the Swedes any though as I still see people in shorts and tank tops. I think they are a little crazy.

Other than that I went running finally. Only a mile and a half but it is really super hilly here so it was a lot of work. Tomorrow I am going to run 5k though. Well the ice cream truck is here and Filip wants me to go out there and look for some treats.

I Made It!

Okay so I officially made it to Sweden. It is super beautiful here. If SOMEONE remembered to charge my camera I could show you... The trip was super boring and long. when I finally arrived at baggage claim people laughed at me because I had so many bags I could barely control the baggage trolley.

Filip and I had to take a bus with all my bags back to the apartment. That was quite a task with people having to get on and off the bus and we were right in the middle of the aisle. It was annoying. Then we get to the bus station and had to walk to the apartment. The walk to the apartment without 5 million bags is fine, the walk with them however feels about 100 miles long and your hand are going to fall off from pulling 100 lbs of luggage behind you.

After we got back to the apartment Filip made me delicious pasta for lunch and started to help me unpack until he counted out 18 pairs of shoes... There wasn't any lecturing just a great deal of shaking his head in disbelief. Well I have about 1000 more things to unpack so I will update later okay I need to call my Mommy and Daddy anyway.

I Leave Tomorrow!

I seriously can't believe that I leave tomorrow. This is my last night in my house. Needless to say I've been crying a lot in the past few days. It's so sad having to say goodbye to all your friends. It got so bad that when people left the room I was in I would melt into a puddle of tears.

I had a great going away party from SPY. I will miss everyone. I already want December to be here. I know I will have fun but I will just miss everyone a ton.

I know I said I wanted to update at least once a day... Well let's just say "want to" and "able to" are two very different things. Never mind that the past few days have been all water works, all I do is pack. It would have been even more boring than this post. lol.

I know this is not exciting yet but hopefully when I get my camera back I can put up pictures and video clips. I will also have more exciting stories to tell and cool places to describe. I promise I will be more interesting.

That's really all that's going on right now because I still have more packing to do... Almost done!

The First of (hopefully) Many.

Alrighty then, I want to start off first by saying again that this is mostly intended for my family and friends but anyone is more than welcome to read these. Especially if you are trying to move to Sweden too :) and i might as well put in a disclaimer now about any poor grammar or misspellings. I know I suck, but it's whatever.

I haven't officially left yet but I figured you all might be interested in the actual process as well, so I might as well start the blog now.I plan to do a daily update, but we'll see how that goes. I did however officially start packing. I managed to shove about 1/2 of my wardrobe and not nearly enough shoes into two bags. After that I had to stop packing long enough to do another load of laundry and I promptly lost interest while waiting on my clothes... So I am currently waiting for inspiration to strike or for my mother to force me to finish packing. Probably the latter of the two.

I truly apologize if this blog bores you to tears. I don't exactly write too often so yeah, plus I'm super boring... Anyway, I for those of you who don't know how I decided to move to Sweden, Sit back and enjoy...

My boyfriend, Filip and I have been dating for 5 years. We met in high school and have pretty much dated ever since. He and his family are From Sweden and they all moved back after Filip graduated high school. Since then we have visited back and forth and he stayed here for almost a year with me. But now it's my turn. So back in October 2009 We filed an application for a residential visa so that I could move to Sweden to stay with him. We had originally planned to live in the USA but honestly, he is a lot happier in Sweden and I am totally okay with moving there. I love traveling and trying new things so this can be my great Swedish adventure.

The only down sides to this whole moving thing that I might not be able to bring all my shoes. Oh and I'll be leaving my family and friends here, And my jobs... Okay so sue me, I like having money. The one thing that scares me the most is the possibility of not finding a job since I can't speak Swedish.

Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that actually. I DON'T SPEAK SWEDISH. Houston, we have a problem.