It’s been forever and a day since I updated this blog! Shame on me! Work has been really busy though, and things have been pretty busy after work too…I know, I know, excuses, excuses.
Anyway, today is Friday, things are quieter than they’ve been in ages, and I have plenty to say!
Things seem to be pretty on-track for the wedding. We finally secured a photographer, my dress is in (1month early!,) the bridesmaid’s dresses are in, and I have plenty of ideas for all the small details that we need to take care. I hope to make the invitations over the long Easter weekend, so those should be going our over the next few weeks.
Monday was my Birthday, that’s right, the big two-six! I can’t say that it really felt like my B-day though. P had to work all evening. We met for lunch, but there was no cake this year. He did, however, give me two wonderful presents. Present number 1: The Friends Box Set (all 10 seasons!) Very excited. I’ll get started on it just as soon as I finish up Sex and the City (which I got for Christmas.) These DVDs make for perfect entertainment while I’m working out on the exercise bike in the living room. :) I actually received present number two on Sunday (the day before my birthday,) although I don’t think it has quite sunken in yet…We’re going to China! In one month!
We were at the annual travel fair last Sunday (huge!) Tons of travel companies, airlines, hotels, and 90 countries were represented. We saw an add for a trip from Gothenburg to Beijing with Scandinavian Airlines (our preferred airline, actually.) The price was really good. I mean two tickets to Beijing were going to cost less than one ticket to Spokane. I mean really cheap. You could only purchase these tickets at the fair, so we decided to check it out (expecting them to be sold out.) Nope, we could get tickets on the dates we wanted at the cheap rate! So we impulsively bought tickets to China! Happy Birthday to me! Maybe it was a little nuts, what with the impulsiveness, the wedding being less than 3 months away, not to mention the expensive honeymoon in Thailand…but on the other hand, the tickets will never be this cheap again, we got time off from work, we have no kids and no mortgage, and we have an American friend in Beijing who speaks the language fluently! How could we pass this up?
So great wall of China, here we come! One last trip as singletons. The next few months should be very busy and exciting! China (first week in May.) Scotland (wedding 4th weekend in May.) Mom comes to Sweden (2 week in June.) Rest of family and guests start to arrive in Sweden soon after. Wedding on June 23, and a honeymoon in Thailand in July!
It’s nice to have things to look forward to!
Anyway, today is Friday, things are quieter than they’ve been in ages, and I have plenty to say!
Things seem to be pretty on-track for the wedding. We finally secured a photographer, my dress is in (1month early!,) the bridesmaid’s dresses are in, and I have plenty of ideas for all the small details that we need to take care. I hope to make the invitations over the long Easter weekend, so those should be going our over the next few weeks.
Monday was my Birthday, that’s right, the big two-six! I can’t say that it really felt like my B-day though. P had to work all evening. We met for lunch, but there was no cake this year. He did, however, give me two wonderful presents. Present number 1: The Friends Box Set (all 10 seasons!) Very excited. I’ll get started on it just as soon as I finish up Sex and the City (which I got for Christmas.) These DVDs make for perfect entertainment while I’m working out on the exercise bike in the living room. :) I actually received present number two on Sunday (the day before my birthday,) although I don’t think it has quite sunken in yet…We’re going to China! In one month!
We were at the annual travel fair last Sunday (huge!) Tons of travel companies, airlines, hotels, and 90 countries were represented. We saw an add for a trip from Gothenburg to Beijing with Scandinavian Airlines (our preferred airline, actually.) The price was really good. I mean two tickets to Beijing were going to cost less than one ticket to Spokane. I mean really cheap. You could only purchase these tickets at the fair, so we decided to check it out (expecting them to be sold out.) Nope, we could get tickets on the dates we wanted at the cheap rate! So we impulsively bought tickets to China! Happy Birthday to me! Maybe it was a little nuts, what with the impulsiveness, the wedding being less than 3 months away, not to mention the expensive honeymoon in Thailand…but on the other hand, the tickets will never be this cheap again, we got time off from work, we have no kids and no mortgage, and we have an American friend in Beijing who speaks the language fluently! How could we pass this up?
So great wall of China, here we come! One last trip as singletons. The next few months should be very busy and exciting! China (first week in May.) Scotland (wedding 4th weekend in May.) Mom comes to Sweden (2 week in June.) Rest of family and guests start to arrive in Sweden soon after. Wedding on June 23, and a honeymoon in Thailand in July!
It’s nice to have things to look forward to!
