Ok, so I admit I'm a little late with this one, but don't they always say better late than never? Easter was a good time. We hung our pine tree with colored feather, painted eggs, made Easter ornaments and had a big lamb dinner with the grandparents. Oh, and of course, there was lots of candy. There was a candy trail left for both of the kids (the Easter bunny is quite enterprising isn't he?) And they were so excited! Kajsa most of all. Then off to the playground to work off some of the sugar before Easter dinner.
First, London. Love it! So much fun to be there with my anglophile husband and enjoy the sights without the mini Woodgers. For three days we caught up with the friendly Frews, enjoyed London Bridge and environs, soaked up beer and Indian food, and saw "The Ladykillers" a play at the Gielgud. We also spent an inordinate amount of time at the Stansted airport standing in various lines, but that's what you get for a 99 krone one way ticket.
Second L, Lukas! 10 years old now and full of fun. We had an extended party weekend with first presents in bed, cake with M+M, laser-tag with friend Nils (and swimming in Malmö with just us) capped off with an at-home party for 5 boys and 2 girls. Talk about lucky, the weather proved perfect for some obstacle course running in the back yard which was great for some sugar hopped up boys. It almost felt like spring. Lucky Lukas got lots of legos and a trip to Lego Land from proud parents to look forward to in April. Billund, Denmark here we come! Ten year old Luke, and sissy will love it!
I said three L's and the third is the greatest of all - love. Love my husband, our extended family, our kids, and friends for rallying around Lukas and inviting us to London. February is a lovely month indeed, and I don't mean Valentine's Day. :-)
Scandinavian's largest interior design fair was an amazing experience. Those more jaded refer to Milan and Frankfurt where they have over 4000 exhibitors but for my friend Christina and I 850 booths was plenty - thank you very much. The exhibitors had decorated their booths so you could step into their world of design and be inspired. Even if the booth was small, like my friend Kajsa's, it was laid out so well with thought to form, space, light that you wanted to stay. None of the chintsy giveaways common to US fairs but rather a chance to meet, greet, enjoy a glass of wine or candy and exhange business cards. I pulled off a pretty good impression of power broker and managed to get some excellent information on trends, prices and products. Am now in love with Swedish metal chandeliers and lambskins plus everthing from Lappland, which conjures up such a romantic vision of snow, sky, trees and natural furs. Trying to decide how to get involved professionally possibly merging my interest in Sweden with my skills in marketing and interest in design. I have brainstormed ideas for a while but seeing that there is such talent out there and a large untapped market in the US, helps me believe that this dream could come true. Here are some pictures of the exhibition that don't do it justice. One of my newest friend, Christina, helped make this trip happen. She arranged for us to stay at her sister's house which was a treat as her family is very welcoming and fun. Luckily I was also able to see one of my "oldest" friends too and meet up with her in Stockholm for a delicious diner of tiny mussels. Lena, it was wonderful to catch up with you!
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Likes: children, art, trees, badhytt, Swedish design, work, travel, reading a great book, deep discussions and a good laugh,coffee and wienebröd, red wine, painting and learning new things
Loves: one husband, two chilldren, mother, father, family and friends
Dislikes: brussel sprouts, bigots, not having enough hours in the day
Living in Sweden now and enjoying it immensely.