running pete!

even though he didn't win (and my cousin didn't run this year, so he didn't win either. he normally does, though), he FELT like a winner. 10 km in 51:01, more than ten minutes less than his 10 km run in august. way to go, hubby!

sunday

this weekend has been less than full of things to do. or rather, we were supposed to have started going through our basement storage, but instead we have slept in, hung out on the couch, taken baths (me), cuddled with kitties, done the dishes, watched crappy movies and simply focused on doing nothing.

today we did a bit more. peter ran a 10 km race today, Hässelbyloppet. You'll get more info on that later. more importantly, I med up with Ylwa and Stefan to cheer on him. And they brought friends, namely these two über cute miniature schnauzers.

boogie

soya didn't really want to stand still, i.e. i had a really hard time getting focus on her.

they were quite a cuddly bunch.

boogie on the other hand - she can pose like no other dog. 

there are more pictures from peter running, but i'll tend to them later. for now you'll have to make due with some dogs, aiight?

christmas plans

We are spending this christmas in our new home country and have planned to find a suiting beach resort. And today I think I've found it. 

so, between christmas and new years eve, it looks like we'll be hanging out at Big Milly's, just 30 km from accra. I'm sure it'll be a blast.

paus picture

went to a ghana lecture today. the lady looked like 35 in the picture, but in reality was a 50+ woman, in Swedish often called a "kulturtant". all the pictures, and i mean ALL, were blurred. seriously. although it was quite nice to get more of a picture of the country we're going to live in. 

no pictures taken by me today. instead you'll get an old one of ella:

september 2010

walking from the office

pre party before peter went off to run "midnattsloppet"

sandra and maria dancing!

celebrating our new jobs in ghana (since 10 minutes when this photo was taken) with champagne and cake

peter's god son and i spent an afternoon blowing bubbles

chinese food at my mum and dad's

home made spring rolls. awfully good

fall is here. 

molly's always a bit careful where she puts her paws. 

minor party at home. elin

fredrik

nina

after diner drinks

and here's the rest of the photos from saturday.

stefan (and ylwa)

the evening was dotted with awesome lamps!

cosmo!

and ylwa just HAD to eat the lemon. 

and me. buh bye!

ethiopian memories

I'll never forget the massive amounts of rainfall in Ethiopia. And I'll specially never forget when this picture was taken. Our taxi got stuck in the water on the high way, and the driver took his shoes off, rolled up his pants and pushed the car. I love the country to death, but I've seldom felt so cold as I did after the rains in Addis.

saturday night diner and bowling.

this weekend has been crazy, and it's still not over. moving from the country means you need to hang out with friends and family ALOT more. it's taking its toll on me a bit, but nevertheless; SO MUCH FUN.

here's some snapshots from yesterday. we went out with friends for dinner (at a diner), bowling and a few drinks. then i got too tired.

 strawberry daquiri - sooo lovely.

above our table was a small skylight with a few balloons, awfully cute.

ylwa and stefan

they had the most amazing lamps

for dessert: milkshake!

peter and emma going crazy with their milkshakes.

after that - bowling!

emma

ylwa and peter

emma

ylwa again

after that we went for drinks at kgb. haven't had the time to fix those pics yet. and now we're off to the other side of town for sunday dinner at a friends house. buh bye.

and the blog turned into something else

This was supposed to be a photo blog. Me and Peter wanted an incentive to take more pictures. For a short period of time we did, and still do, but I still haven't shaken that akward feeling I get when I get out my camera. Especially when I'm out walking alone.

But now this blog will begin another journey. Because on the evening of December 12th this year, we will drastically change our life;

We're moving to Ghana.

This blog will still contain pictures (of course!) but it will also be about preparing our move and, most of all, our life in Ghana's capital, Accra.

So far we have:
- Landed ourselves new jobs.
- Booked flight tickets
- Started rummaging through our things.

Now we only have about a trillion things left on our todo list...

Ethiopia, july 2010