My Father

Today is Fathers-day in Sweden so I thought I'd write down a few lines about mine.
When I tell people about my dad I always say that I am his favorite daughter. He has never said that and I don't think he ever will but I feel like his favorite in the way he treats me.
I love how when I have a problem and comes to him for council that he doesn't tell me what to do, but guides me in how to know what to do.
I love that even thought he sits in an important meeting he takes the time to leave it in order to give me a hug and help me with something that is important to me.
I love how he calls me when one of my brothers or sisters is not feeling ok, and asks me to call them, because i feel needed
I love our deep gospel discussions, I can always come to him when I have a question about the scriptures or service in the church.
I love how he always puts my mom first in the family.
I love how he puts the Lord first in his life.
I love the fact that if I am out one night he always makes sure I am home safely.
I love it when someone comes to pick me up to take me somewhere he tells the driver to drive safely because there is precious cargo.
I love how people come up to me and ask if I am my fathers daughter.
I love that I am his daughter. I am so grateful for everything he does for me, I could not have asked for a better father. Now you know.

dobodobido

It is kind of bitter-sweet, but now I have finished my final exam, I have lots more to do but none of it is an exam...ok...its mostly sweet, all I have left now is my dissertation and then internship...oh life is good sometimes...

Shout-out to Ewan, who faithfully follows the blog, this update was for you! so HERE is one of the best songs in the world...it will be played on my funeral...k.bye

hej.

Alrightie...So I know it has happened again...it has taken way too long since I updated my blog but there are legitimate reasons for it.
First of all, I have been to the US of A for three weeks... I mean I could write a whole novel on my experiences there, but I wont. I will just tell you that when you feel you should do something, DO IT. I felt I should go to the States with my very best friends and I did and we had such a great time, I got to know so many wonderful people and got to deepen my friendship to more wonderful people. I learned things about myself and I made decisions that I hope can bless my life.
One of those decisions is to go back... I have been offered an internship with Federal Judge Benson and I am now in the process of my visa application..so the plan is 5 months in the States in the Spring...yeah.. that takes a lot of my thinking energy.
secondly, when you have been away from school for three weeks it is a lot of work when you get back. that is the case with me, but I know I can handle it. I am actually suppose to write on my home-exam now, but everyone needs a break, or two....or three... whatever...
thirdly...I can't think of a third reason for me not writing here...so let me instead write:
Life is wonderful! seriously, I have so much to be grateful for. I am grateful I have so much to do because it means that I can get an education, I have many friends, I have opportunities to go places. I am grateful I get distracted from writing my exam because it means I have many fun things to do. I am grateful I can get up at 6 in the morning because it means I have something to get up to. I am grateful for my phone bill, it means I have many friends I talk to. I am grateful I gained a little bit of weight in the states, it means I ate alot of good food....(ok maybe Im not grateful for the weight-gain but I am grateful for the food) I am grateful I am loosing that weight now that I am home, it means that I have a healthy body that gets rid of the extra fat when I exercise. I am grateful for my heavy bag, because it means I have books to read.
Most of all, I am grateful that I know that this life is a testing time, that I know who I am, and my destiny. That helps me know what is really important in life and helps me to prioritize that.
lovelovelovelove
k.bye.

like in a book...

You know those books you read about a little cozy shop with a eccentric shop owner who knows her customers and affect their lives. Well, last Saturday I found a shop just like that. I was in town with my sister Becca to find a bag that would fit my computer. When it comes to bags I am very picky...bags and shoes! Anyways.. so I
found this bag, it was a Lacoste bag and was leaning quite heavily towards the expensive side...but so far it was the best and I kind of had decided to buy it. Then all of a sudden I saw the most beautiful coat in a window and decided to go in there and try it on. As we walked in I realized it was somewhat an older ladies store...The shop owner came up to us and told us to let us to let her know when we needed help and that it was a discount on all the bags. I looked at bags and I found a perfect one..well.. it would have been more perfect if it was black but never mind. The Shop owner praised the bag and said it was a good choice, she called my sister madame (in Swedish no one says that unless the very refined people) I told her I wanted to try on the coat as well and as I tried it on she came out and exclaimed: That is adorable! you look like a doll! That color is perfect on you..I told her it is my favorite color and she said we were kindred spirits because it was her favorite too.Anyways I decided to buy the coat...partly because the lady was so sweet..and because I loved it! As I tried on the coat and as I was waiting to pay I heard how Sivan was giving complements to her customers and how some customers asked for her opinion and her way was so..what word should I use...Delightful! When I had signed the receipt with a pink pen she said: I want to give you this pen, its not every day that you meet a kindred spirit and perhaps you will be like me when you are old. I told her I would look forward to be like her. As I walked out of the shop I was so happy, it was joy.. I could almost cry. I will probably not go back there to buy clothes...but I will definitely go back there to soak in the atmosphere!

Dreamy

As some of you may or may not know I am a woman of dreams and when I say dreams it is both the dreams of the future as well as actual dreams when I sleep. At the beginning of my career as a blogger I told you about the dream I had about the Swedish crown princess (see september 2009) and I have had many experiences like that. However, lately I have had two profound experiences related to my dreaming which I will now relate to you, here we go:

Dream #1
I dreamed that I was a princess and responsible for a big community. Then a herd of black dragons came across the sky with the aim of killing me and destroying my people, they were very evil. I remember standing on the pavement with my father, the king, watching the dragons, first small black dots that as they came closer turned in to ferocious beasts. I felt real worry. but then all of a sudden a prince came and took a lamppost and threw it in the eye of the Chief dragon and everything was good again.

yeah, that was the dream...I don't really know how to interpret this dream, maybe that one day a prince will come and take all my worries away:)

Dream #2 partly a dream and partly reality...
Ok so this one is even weirder... brace yourselves!
I don't know if I can make any sense of this dream and I don't really think it has anything to teach me other than sleeping with my mouth shut.
To be honest, I don't remember what the dream was about, all I remember is that I had all this stuff in my mouth. A wooden toy turtle, a goldfish and lots of other things. ( yes, I know, this is really weird) Then I spitted out the goldfish in a glass of water but I still had all the other stuff in my mouth and then I accidentally swallowed....At this point I wake up from having trouble swallowing and I feel that I have actually swallowed something!!! This is 3am and I freak out! what have I swallowed?!?! Anyways.. my imagination keeps me awake for a good hour or so, thinking about the possibilities. Thankfully there is facebook and youtube to distract me and eventually I fall asleep...with my mouth shut.
By now you are probably wondering how I am feeling...I feel ok so far.. but I rather not think about what I have swallowed...:S

Im a busy girl

yo,yo yo.. so people have come to me and complained.. actually I have received my own weight in letters of complaints that I do not update my blog enough often... to all my loyal readers: I do apologize but you do need to understand I am a very busy girl. I am busy with painting my fingernails in a new genius pink nail polish, actually called "I'm Genius". Oh, how I love happy nail polishes:)
I am also very busy with coming up with a dance for our music-video. Everyone of importance in my life should know by now that I am going to USA and well, to put it frankly, we (my friends and I) have been asked to do a music-video because we are such hot Swedish girls...(I think that is why...oh and I might have lied about the part where we are asked to do it.. its more like we want to do it and have come up with the idea on our own....)
I am also very busy with doing make-overs on my sister Hanna...I don't know what it is but every time I go home we end up doing an amazing make-over on one of us. We are very talented in the sense that very little props. are used.
Ok, some seriousness...I am very busy with thinking about studying... School started Friday again and ever since then I have planned to study really hard...the "planning to study" part is going just swell...however, its the actual study part that is the tough nut to crack...
anyways.. as you can understand, I am a very busy person.. I am also very busy with updating my statuses on facebook and commenting on other peoples stuff going on...but it will now come to the point where none of this will stop me from updating my blog more frequently. You deserve better and I will make sure you get what you deserve!
-yours truly

Summer's End

Its August in Sweden, I guess in the rest of the world as well, I think August is a great month.. a month to finish of stuff from the summer and a month to start new things. I finished working at the Nursing-Home and now work at a school in Landskrona, Skåne. Its nice to work with kids again. Uni starts again in September and I have decided to be very diligent and hard working this fall.
One thing I am very excited about is that Mirri, Hanna, Alex and Najje are going to USA in September!! We are so excited, there are so many people I am so glad I will meet again that have meant and still means so much to me. Since I have been working all summer I think it is a well deserved break from school, although I will have to do some studying whilst being there.
One of my goals for the summer was to learn how to sew. I wouldn't say I have mastered the technique fully yet here you can see two of my creations:)