Weekend Away
Mood:  not sure
Topic: Elisabeth's Entries

I realized I haven't blogged yet about last weekend's visit to see my parents in Vaxjo, Sweden.

All in all it was a very good trip, even though I only had Fri. night, Sat. & Sunday morning.

The travel was uneventful, barring a delayed train in Malmo, where I walked out of the train station and took a picture:

Once arrived at Alvesta, I met my parents & we walked through the quiet Fri. night downtown to a pizza palour, where they make combinations like curry, strawberry and pinneapple. You know, those crazy Swedes!

It was good to relax & chat, and then I tried driving the Saab home driving on the right side of the road. Funny feeling.

Saturday, the weather was beautiful. You can see the flawless sky in this picture of my parent's house.

We ate pancakes for breakfast & then my mother & I walked into town to shop at the market & got side tracked by a patio-cafe, and spend a good while chatting.

Once back, my mom made a Greek salad, and we ate out in the garden.

After lunch my father & I went for a cycle ride through the back streets and ample cycle-paths to reach a cafe/hotel situated on a lake. More coffee & Swedish confectionary, and we chatted for a good long while. Very ideal.

Once back at home, reading in the garden on a hammock. Then I chatted with my mom while she prepared dinner and my father worked in the garden.

Our fresh salmon from the market was delicious.

Sunday I went to church with my parents, saw a very sweet baptism, got all emotional in church singing an Irish folk tune, and then had more cake and coffee in the church basement, where I got to meet some of my parent's friends.

Zipped out a bit early to the train station to catch the 12:12. I got home around 9pm, where Stephen had dinner & a clean flat waiting.

In other news, we are stressed. Stressed because we have to be. We have so much to do, and many things we just won't be able to do before we leave 9th June. This Fri. we're having some friends over, Saturday I must get a hair cut, as it's been since early Feb. since the last one...then "sniff" my co-worker is going to collect my digital piano. "Sob" and I'll be without music for a while. Sunday I want to go to Hampstead Heath with Stephen if the weather's cooperative.

Otherwise, we have lots of things to ship and give away, as well as notice to give to the landlord, trips to plan, people to see, and plans to be made.

I find it impossible to contemplate ever moving away from Toronto once we're settled in. Moving sucks!