http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com Stay connected Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:59:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the day approaches and we finished another project in anticipation for the little one. Thanks "Grandma" and "Grandpa" for the crib! Mir bought the rat because she knew how much I loved it. By the way, all the pillows and blankets are a bit premature for a newborn, we just wanted ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/07/19/yo-check-out-my-crib/   Last weekend Sam and I decided to go on a mini-vacation. We figure it might be a while before just the two of us get to go somewhere. Sam looked at the map and thought that Kalmar would be a good idea since he has never been there. At first ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/07/12/city-of-kalmar/ Not much time to blog today, but I thought I would post a pic of Mir. http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/07/03/10-weeks-left/ When the bus comes right when I do - so I don´t have to wait. The smell of newly fallen rain on the hot ground. The laughter of children streaming in from our open window. When I just sit down to relax, turn on the tv, and a show I really like just ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/06/26/10-things-that-make-me-happy-in-no-particular-order/ Last Saturday I took the bus about 1 hour away to the town where my sister lives. My nephew turned 4 last week and we were going to celebrate. My week had been stressful and I hadn´t had time to buy the birthday gift I was planning to give. Instead, my ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/06/17/nephew-turns-4/ We decided that I am too far into the pregnancy now for moving to a different apartment, though we are in need for at least one more bedroom. It is a bit small anyway and with a new little person and when people come to visit, it gets more than ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/06/15/getting-the-house-ready/   Last Tuesday I was packing my bags for a trip to Bulgaria the following morning. It was not easy trying to find clothes I still fit into that are "conference-worthy". It is hard to know what kind of dress code is acceptable in a different country. The criteria for packing ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/06/02/conference-in-bulgaria/ Since I was a kid I have wanted to go to one of these museums. I finally got my chance last month and thought I would share a few pics. Some of the figures looked pretty real...others...not so much.   This is for my fellow Minnesotans. Purple Rain is alive and well ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/05/26/madame-tussauds-wax-museum/ I am making a little time jump back to a week ago. This all took place in Lund last Saturday when our friend just came to Sweden. We had left Copenhagen on Friday, spent a night at a hotel and then we were in Lund all day Saturday. We started out ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/05/16/not-in-order-blogging-lund/ Hejsan.  A lot of the events that have happened are listed below by S. and M. .  It is neat finally visiting the great country of Sweden.  I am a little dissapointed though that all the tshirts have English or Spanish phrases on them and no Swedish.  I cannot complain though, ... http://swedenusa.megaweblog.com/2008/05/15/pilla-writes/