What I have been up to

On wednesday we went back to the library because one of my missions was to get a book (or books) in Swedish because..I want to learn and then be able to read. So he asked if I wanted to go to the bookstore but I said better to check at the library. Yay booksale! fill a bag with as many books as possible all for 20 kronor (exchange rate is 1 US to 8 kronor (rounded)). So...I got I think 16 or 18 books...do the math, good deal!

23 Thursday 2009

It was raining and Christina and Micke wanted to take us to the summer home, so we went it is about an hour and half drive out to the house that his grandfather built it has the main house and a little house up the way on a gorgeous lake. It rained for most the evening. We had salmon in foil with potatoes and spring onions (yummy) and of course coffee and schwarzwaldtårta (like a sweet cake with creme and merangie...a.mazing.

Friday

Rain still so we drove to Umeå and walked around, it is like a college town so it is a little bigger than Övik. David was sweet enough to walk around while I played the tourist role, not taking much mind to the shops. (I went with him to RPG and card game shop so all is good ;D) We met back up with them and went to Rhodes a pizza buffet where I had kebab pizza (yummy Bambi).

On Saturday we went back home and just chilled watched movies I played Kingdom Hearts...he helps me with the hard stuff, yay boyfriend!

On Sunday we went to Maria´s parents house for pizza and fun, we had four pizzas with a variety of toppings - tuna, blue mussels, shrimp, corn, mushroom, ham, pineapple, we are good chefs it was a lot of fun. They live on the ocean sound so we walked down and went for a dip...COLD! I did dunk under so I am not a whimp lol. It was refreshing and so much fun (yes I took the picture)

27 Måndag 2009

A movie day, we went to the store and bought muchies and watched LOTR.

Dun dun Duh...Tuesday

Yes me, Emily Anne, rode a bike and didnt do half bad. Not use to street bikes but it was fun and I think I picked it up kinda ok need to practice more, David is, as usual, a very patient and good teacher. My reward was movie! Yay movie!

Wednesday

He was so sweet we went on a picnic down by the harbor it was cool we packed fika (snacks) and just laid in the sun (because you can do that here it is cool enough)

Thursday we went to meet his dad for lunch and then down to the docks so much fun just laying in the sun with a nice cool breeze, I am getting a tan hahaha. Who would have thunk.

what I have eaten...dun dun duh

so since I have tried so many new foods I thought I would share it with the rest of the world.

There was:

MEAT

Elk, moose, bear, and horse sausage (moose and bear was my fav)
liver beef (not as bad as I thought I actually liked it)
Sill (pickled herring ...not too bad)
Tuna pizza (no at the restaurant - yes at his cousins house)
kebab pizza (lambs...yummy)

Reindeer pita

Surströmming...the devil of all foods.
Meat steaks with relish (yummmmmmy his farmor is a great cook)
Chicken pie (his mother is a good cook....see the trend?)
Chicken with rice and pepper sauce (swedes love their sauces)

BERRY

lingon berries jam
cloud berries jam
Nyponsoppa (yummy)
Blueberry Soup (I was in heaven)
Swedish blueberries
Lingon berries

DRINK

sugar soda
apple and grape soda (both yummy)
trocadero soda (apple and orange)
Loka (YAY carbonated yummy water)
water (yummy H2O)
spring water (straight from the mountain)
Saft (juice was black currant yummy)
Black Currant Te (yum yum yum)

Murphy´s Irish Red Beer (the best)

DESSERT

Swedish Dark Chocolate (buddy yeah)
Salt candy (....no)

Banana cake (yummy in my tummy)
Sour candy (....yes)
Digestive Crackers (like a graham cracker)
Pear Creamscicles (a. mazing)
VACUUMS...you can see my excitement
Polka (icecream...not my fav. peppermint)
Licorce icecream (yummers)
Schwarzwaldtårta (saweet)
Fin skorpor (like hard biscotti really good in coffee)
Pigglin Popscicle (about to try it...he loves feeding me food lol...verdict....tasty)

CHEESE

manor cheese
priest cheese
household cheese (yes Becky all good and all white)
Messmör (not sure but its good ....like...the by product of milk maybe?)
Västerbotten ost (sharp yummy)
Bacon Cream cheese (good)

Cavier in Cheese (yummy)

BREAD

hard bread (YES)

Tunnbröd (thin yummy better than a tortilla by 100%)
More types of thin bread (all good)

DAIRY
fil (no. not my cup of tea like a runny sour cream)

FOOD

Swedish pancakes (okay)
Reheated swedish pancakes with milk and sugar (yummy in my tummy) ....David is a good cook if you cant tell
Cabbage and Lingonberry salad (yum)
Cavier (yay tubed baby fishy eggs)
Coleslaw wraps (spicy fika goodness)
Mushroom pie (sooooo good like a quiche)

....more to come as i eat more haha