Errands in the sunshine

Spent a lovely day outside as I was running lots of errands both for myself and others, but as the sun was shining the whole day, I didn’t mind at all. Now I am going to watch some missed episodes of One Tree Hill and the Vampire Diaries. I have to catch up now when I have summer break and all! Haha. ^^

So good night!

I waaaant :(

Five days have passed since I saw a pair of heels on sale at Din Sko for SEK 299, but I simply can’t get them out of my mind! Every day my mind is wrestling with questions like “is my size sold out by now?“ and “ ey Sandra, maybe you should go there and buy them?“ Now you might wonder, “then why don’t you buy them if you can’t stop thinking of them?” Well, my answer to that question is firstly that I have no money since I‘ve shopped to much already, and secondly, I am already in debt to mami and sis for shopping and dining out too much lately. :O

Buhu…I don’t like being poor. ;(

Looking at them makes me want to cry even more inside...

Evening walk

Since the weather was nice and sunny I decided to by myself go out for a small walk after dinner. And as I was walking, it struck me that Sweden can be pretty beautiful at some times. It’s not that I normally hate Sweden, but it’s just that I’ve always preferred places that are more crowded and where people are louder and more alive than they are here. However, tonight was different. I actually felt some kind of coziness walking there in the sunset…^^

I thought my sunset was beautiful tonight…until I saw this one

A pattern

Amazing as it is, it has been raining every Sunday since the Sunday we moved in to the barrack (due to the renovation of our apartment) 4 weeks ago. :O So if this isn’t a sign of the angels crying on our behalf for having to live in this stupid barrack, I really don’t know how a pattern like this could have developed…However, there is only 2 more weeks and then I’m out of here. I can’t wait.

Finally she got her prince

I don’t know with you all, especially the ones not living in Sweden, reading this, but since 2.30 this afternoon I’ve been glued in front of our current 18" TV watching Sweden’s crown princess, Victoria, get her gym owner Daniel Westling. (Or now his title is prince Daniel to be correct, hehe.) Nevertheless, it’s still not over. There is still the final dance and the cake left in the wedding program…

I must admit though that I’ve never really liked that Daniel, although he hasn‘t really done anything to make me think of him like that. So why I don’t like him, I’m not sure of, but maybe a part of it comes out of the fact that he looks like he’s a part of the Italian mafia ^^…However, now when I’ve seen the wedding and all, I think I’ve actually changed my opinion slightly. He seems to really love her, and by seeing how happy she is (and I mean really happy) with him, they should be together and I am very happy for them.

She's getting married :O

Wow. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, time really flies when you are having fun. It’s midnight now (again) and tomorrow (or today) the crown princess of Sweden, Victoria, is getting married. :O I’m not that engaged in the whole wedding thingy, but my mum is (!), so I’ll guess I’ll just tag along with her and her celebration tomorrow, haha.

Tonight’s little appetizer was vanilla ice-cream with warm blackberries and a glass of wild strawberry-kiwi cider.

My oh my...^^

Ooops, I did it again. I went to H&M and came home with…

Breakfast

Just had a lovely, but very sinful breakfast if we are discussing carbohydrates and fat. But since I promised mami to help her clean the barrack today, I am worth it already. Because cleaning with my mum is a TOUGH JOB. ^^

My ciabatta with brie cheese. Yum-mo.

H&M makes me a shopoholic

I don’t like referring to myself as a shopoholic, but maybe that is what I am turning into every time I visit H&M. And I am serious, H&M is like a drug to me. They have everything I want, and everything I need when it comes to clothes and accessories, and on top of this, good prices and adorable staff. How can I not shop?

Today I bought this adorable black pencil skirt, which I know will always be timeless (therefore I bought it ok!)

And this übercute dress, that I see myself wearing in Paris or whatever (it even came with a golden belt matching my gold jewelry(!) - so had to buy it)

I know my current habits of almost always leaving H&M with something can't go on forever, but for now...it's cool. - Meaning that I haven't calculated the amount of money I've spent yet...(but the question is: do I really want to? ^^)

In the jungle...

I just wanted to show you a picture of yesterday’s jungle trekking in the rainforest…

Naah, not really actually. It’s a picture from when Shilan and I was in the “rainforest greenhouse” in Botaniska trädgården (the Botanic Garden) here in Uppsala. But it almost looks like this is from a real jungle doesn’t it? ^^
(If you ignore the glass walls turning it into a greenhouse, hehe.)

Living stones, which a big sign was saying DO NOT TOUCH :O

Many tourists visit Botaniska trädgården when they come to Uppsala, but for me it was the first time actually. Therefore I think it was extra fun. :P

Morning reading ^^

Good morning readers! ♥

I’ve decided that this morning I am going to do some lovely reading (with books of my own choice, not schools‘), but there is only one little problem…

Hmm, what should I begin with?

Another rainy day

Uurgh. It’s really difficult believing that it’s summer break when all I see looking out the window is rain. My plans of going to the gym are totally vanished at the moment, unless the sun chooses to pay a visit sooner or later. However, my expectations aren’t that high to be honest…

I guess I just have to stay in looking for flight tickets this afternoon. ^^ But where I am going, I am not telling you yet. Hihi.

Bed + Ugly Betty

After a long day out, there is nothing better than to cuddle oneself into bed and watch some episodes of your favorite show. So that is exactly what I am going to do right now.

Just a warm bed and Ugly Betty is exactly what I need right now. Goodnight folks!

Tornado?

My gosh. I am starting to freak out about the storm that is taking place outside the window. It sounds like a freaking tornado is on its way, and to worsen things, I am going to Ben’s (or Benno as we usually call him) second birthday party in about an hour.

If I have time, I will blog when I get home. But for now: ciao!

So cool, yet so dangerous :O

Summer break

The day could have started better if the weather God would have allowed at least SOME sunshine to pass through the thick, grey clouds that formed the sky this morning. The fact that it also was raining didn’t make things better. But, as it was the final day of school, I simply had to go. So, I skipped dressing up (the first time for me ^^) and quickly biked down to meet my cute and dressed up friends for half an hour of the traditional principal talk, where she wishes us a great summer etc.

I can’t believe it has already been a year since I graduated from year 1 in the IB…It feels like this year has gone by too quickly almost, and even though I am happy and proud of myself for being done with year 2, I’m still a bit scared of what will come next. I mean, next year it's for real! And to spice it up some extra, I will freaking graduate for real next year!

But to keep grounded for now, I will try to just melt the fact that I have 9 weeks of total (not really though) freedom from school.

I didn’t take many photos today, but here are some: Frida, Karolina, Ebba

Annie and Karolina out in the rain with their pretty umbrellas ;P

The blueberry cake that we had for desert just now.
And the graduation presents (!!!) that mami sweet enough had bought me. ♥

Dinner at Koh Phangan

Yesterday it was sushi at East City with the volunteers I’ve been working together with at Minnas kvällscafé this spring, and today it was the early birthday celebration of my dear friend Sabina at the new Thai restaurant, Koh Phangan. Usually, I don’t eat out like this two days in a row, but what is there to complain about when the food is yummi and the company is lovely? In other words, a great way to spend an evening in. ;D

Here are some (or a lot of) pictures from tonight at Koh Phangan.

Arriving too early made Lewar snap a picture of Shilan and me in the park outside the restaurant.

But then we went inside and saw that the reputation holds true, the interior design is aswesome.


Our main thought was to surprise the B-day girl, and happily - we succeeded!


A part from the menu…I chose the Gai Met Mamoang which was rice, chicken and cashews. It was really good actually.

Lewar had Kao Pat Gai


And the rest of the ladies ordered the duck dish, Ped Pat Krapow.






Then (after like two hours) it was time for desert. As in Kanomcake.

Banana Pancake

And Husets sorbéer

Overall, I thought the food was really good, and so was the service, and the interior design. However, the prices weren’t too ”student-friendly”, but I would still advice people to give it a go as it is definitely worth a visit if you’re into cool places.

Sisterhood

This weekend has been a very sisterly weekend I must say. For the last three days, me and sis have done a bunch of things together including tanning, shopping, gone out for late night walks, and ice-cream eating. It has been really nice actually.

Something that all sisters (and brothers!) should do more often is to spend more time together. ♥

Me today, walking home from town with my pineapple ice-cream

A nice day

Had a very nice day as I went “tanning” with sis in the nature, or she was tanning while I finished one of the last school assignments that I have left for this semester. With exactly 2000 words, I managed not to exceed the word limit (of 2000 words), which I must admit, I am very proud of. Haha. :D

Then as we got home, we decided to barbecue for the first time with one of those one-time grills. And mmm…it was so good. I love barbecued food. ♥

One more year...

It’s hard to imagine that in about one year’s time I will be one of those white dressed girls with champagne in their hands, dancing on a “studentflak” in 12 cm heels shouting “vi har tagit studenten!” But that’s true. Next year I will be the one graduating.

My gosh.

Today’s messy bun was done pretty awesomely so I just had to show you today’s hairstyle. ^^

Dinner solution

As mami is currently away on a trip, sis and I have to come up with our own way of filling our tummies - and for that reason, there is no better solution than takeaways. ^^

Savior of tonight: Thai food