Stockholm

Here are just a few of the pictures that I took while in Stockholm over the weekend. The majority of them are on my Facebook page, but I thought I would post just a few of them here as well. Seems like I never post many pictures nowadays. Enjoy!

Helsinki at a distance from the harbor.

Statue behind the House of Nobility.

Lopsided picture of the King's palace.

Front of the House of Nobility.

Parliament

Behind the House of Nobility. I was really struck by this particular building.

Another side of the Parliament building. It sits next to the King's Palace.

olen kotona

Olen kotona: I am at home. Got back from Stockholm earlier today. Finished a book, took a little nap, now trying to get caught up on the computer. Have some pictures. Will post them later. Probably tomorrow. We had fun. Did shopping at H&M in Stockholm and it was the best. The ones there are so much better than the ones in the U.S. Even bought a pair of crocs on sale. Wouldn't have ever bought them but I need something to wear inside at the daycare and they seem to be the shoe of choice. Anything that is quick and readily available. I work with 2 years olds so I have to be ready at a moments notice. Bought some things on the boat to and from Stockholm. Gotta love tax-free shopping. We even enjoyed the bars and club on the boat. How so not Kai and Stacy but it was fun. No getting drunk for us though - the goal was to be not hungover so that we could be good tourists. It was so much fun. I now want to go back really bad. It was quite a cheap trip (and so nice). The entire thing cost us about what 1 ticket to the U.S. would cost and that included our cruise tickets, shopping, food, etc. Not a bad weekend at all I would say!!

ruotsi

Or in English: Sweden! That is where Kai is taking me this weekend. I can't wait to get on that boat Friday!!! I've been here for 3 years now and have been wanting to go to Stockholm from day one. Since we aren't going to be able to take the vacation that we hoped for, we are just going to visit the Swedes for the weekend! Now lets hope that I remember my camera!

read much?

Remember when I mentioned splurging on books? Well, this is a 'few' of the ones I ordered. Not all of them are in yet. And my hubby wonders why I am boring! At least I go out and enjoy them in the lovely Finnish Summer weather!

And the fact that I didn't pay tax or shipping and handling makes it that much better! 60 euros worth of books. When you buy a book in English here from the bookstore it is usually 10 euros for just 1. Play.com makes things too easy for me. That can't be good!

my boring life

The hubby pointed out that my blog is boring and that it is not updated enough, so I suppose that this week I will try to remedy this oversight on my part. Fact: I really don't go out and do a whole lot. I read a lot. If he wanted me to update you on everything I did I am sure my blog would simply be a book review. But I am going to try to do better. For his sake. Thanks, dear.

I suppose that the hubby's sister getting married in Hong Kong this past Thursday is exciting news. At least for us. Especially for him, he sorta has a "man" crush on his new bil! Congrats you crazy (older than me) kids!

splurge, splurging, splurged

I really like that word, splurge. Not the point though. A while ago the hubby and I were introduced to the website play.com by my bil. It is based out of the UK and makes buying books way too easy for me. They get delivered right to my door for free. That's right there is no shipping. Also most books I buy are something like 3.99 euros. Therefore I do not feel guilty when I purchase things from the site, although I usually do it in moderation. No more than 1 or 2 books at a time in a 2-3 week period. Until today that is. I just spent 40.94 euros on this FABULOUS website. I have money in the bank to cover my purchases, no worries there, but I feel sort of guilty for spending so much money at once. Of course my hubby spends WAY more money on Play than I do, but that is no excuse. Ha, my life sounds so difficult doesn't it!?

la, la, la

OK. So over here on my side of the pond it is 1:22 in the a.m. Why am I up at this time? The answer is simple, my hubby is working night shift for the next 4 days. And somehow I always end up on his schedule. During the Summer I don't mind so much. The rest of the year I find it intolerable! Why I am sharing this random bit of information with the internet at this particular moment in time? That is a simple answer too, I don't have anything else to do. Of course there is always sleep, but I am not tired. Urg.