Picture time
My room before:
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During the make-over:
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My room after:
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Now my mirror won't tip over and brake again. It has a little safety belt, cute right?.
This is how I live right now. I have a small room, my own bathroom and share a pretty big but dirty kitchen with ten other students. But I do feel at home here. Notice that I bought the same dresser from IKEA that I had in Wakefield. That how much I love that funiture!! Hehe
Love,
Kicki
Happy birthday Sam!
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Sam
Happy birthday to you!
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Happy birthday Sam!!! I hope you're birthday is gonna be awesome.
I'm sure you woke up this morning an inch taller. So today you need some more cake so you can grow even taller.
You have to tell me all about you're birthday party, I'm so curious. Can't wait to see the pictures!!!
Lots of love, Kicki
Birthdays...
The birthday cake season is coming up. It's a good thing you don't have to make a cake for me this year, just focus on the 4(?) other cakes. Hehe
I wish I lived in the States so I could see you all whenever I wanted. I want to be there when the kids grow up and see everything the do and achieve. I want to take them to jujitsu and have fun fridays. I even want to give them baths and snuggle!
Give all of my boys a hug for me!!!
Love, Kicki
Back in buisness
Miss you all!
Love,
Kicki
Fall is here...
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Kalmar castle
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Kalmar Castle on the inside...
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My favorite cheezy snack
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My favorite boys
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One of my orchides is ready to bloom.
Love,
Kicki
New favorite color
My new thing now is to buy everything that's purple. I have awesome purple curtains, and now a new pillow. I love purple. On October 5 they will re-do my room, and I'll have white walls instead of these old yelloish walls, and when it's all done I'm gonna take a picture and show you all all the purple things in my room =)
Love,
Kicki
Picture time
A walk in Kalmar:
At a beautiful Golf & Resort outside Kalmar:
The view from my window:
To be continued...
I'm waiting for new white walls in my little room, so I won't take a picture of my room until it looks good =)
Love, Kicki
The Castle
Isn't it unique with a castle in the city?! To answer your question, Sam, the castle was built (or at least the foundation of it) in the 1200th century. During many many years they added towers, walls and so on, so there's no specific year on when it was built.
It's been used by kings and gueens and as a prison a long time ago. Today it's being used for many different events here in Kalmar. I'm actually gonna work at one of the events (China Baltic Sea Buisness Forum) at the end of the week, and will be walking around in the castle. That's gonna be pretty cool.
As you can see, I'm in school now and won't just give you a simple answer =)
Love, Kicki
Now I'm online
I'm starting to settle down now. My room is not as much of a caos and I now have internet and a working tv. Today school starts for real, the first lecture and I'm really excited.
I'm gonna take my new camera out for a walk and take some pictures of this city. And of my room when it's nice and clean. Haha. I have a big picture of the boys in my bookshelf, so they are with me wherever I go since I also have pictures of them in my wallet.
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Just a pic of Kalmar that I found on the web.
I miss you guys!!!!
Love,
Kicki
I'm alive
It's been crazy since I got home from Boston. I've been trying to find an apartment and done all the things that I need to do before I move. Now it's just 8 more days untill I'm moving and I'm happy to say that I got a dorm room. I can finally enjoy the last days before school starts.
I miss Boston, already. So don't be surprised if I'm coming back for a visit next summer. Hehe.
I've orderd a SLR camera (canon) the other day, so pretty soon I'm gonna be a crazy swedish girl with a camera in a hand. You'll see a lot of beautiful pictures, if I'll manage to take beautiful pictures.
Love,
Kicki
MJ Forever
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Once a fan, always a fan! Hehe
Love,
Kicki
A photographer
I just realized that I need a photographer following me around. I'm really bad at taking pictures of everything here, and of what I'm doing. I promise I'm gonna get better at it, 'cause summer's here (even though it's in the 50's and raining outside) and I'll have a lot of things going on. This coming weekend it's Midsummer's Eve, and I'm so looking forward to it since I missed it the past two years.
So I have a little question for you boys. Do you want to play with me in August? 'Cause I'm coming for a visit and need a to have some fun. I can't wait to see you and give you all a big hug!!
Love,
Kicki
Ladies and Gentlemen
I just booked my flight to Boston. See you July 30 - August 12!
Love, Kicki
Pictures
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Me in the local newspaper. Kind of hard to miss, right?!
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An delicious appetizer.
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The beautiful city of Uppsala with the cathedral in the background.
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Enjoying spring in Uppsala.
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The streets are crowded in Uppsala for the celebrations of April 30th.
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Me as a geisha at a costume party. I'm actually wearing a robe that my parents got from a hotel, but it sure looks like a kimono. Hehe
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The neighbourhood yardsale. You can see a little bit of our table to the left.
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Ben & Jerry's, and cookie dough is the best combination.
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A Swedish mailbox.
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Outside a sportsbar in Falun. It looks like someone else in Falun is a big fan of Boston. (Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics way to the right).
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I'm trying on a pair of eyeglasses that I want, but can't afford.
Just a little update from me. Hehe
Love,
Kristin
My room
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Finnaly my room looks good enough to be photographed. As you can see the walls are still empty 'cause I really don't want to make to many holes. But I'm planing on hanging Steph's painting on another wall...soon. I'm especially proud of the pillows on my bed since I sew them all by myself. And then The paino stool got a little makeover aswell.
I'm so happy it's not blue anymore. But to be honest it's too white for my own taste. Since I'm planning on moving in August I decided to pick colors that I knew my family would like when I'm gone. My place is going to have more colors on the walls, more life.
Now you can see my beautiful, big, black paino.
Bob says hi!
Love,
Kicki
My summer
Summer is getting closer and I'm starting to get so excited.
In June I will finally celebrate Midsummer's eve with the old gang again. And right after that I will work for a swedish desginer who's having a big summer sale, which is really exciting. And then It's time for the Peace and Love music festival. It's been two years now, and it's suppose to get bigger and bigger for each year. So this year is going to be great!
In July I'm going to see Britney Spears (call me crazy) live in Stockholm, with my sisters. I have a feeling it's going to be a crazy concert with a lot of screaming people. Around that same time I'm gonna be sitting on needles waiting for a letter in mail saying I got into the program I applyed for. And If it's a Yes I will be looking for apartments like a crazy swedish girl.
Then my wish is to get on an airplane to Boston!
And then I will be flying back from Boston in August, hopefully knowing a have an apartment. Start packing everything I own and move within the next couple of days. School start.
That's my summer. Sounds pretty great, right?!
Love,
Kicki
Thank you!
Thank you for being a part of my life! Love you all!
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My new sneakers
Guess what the first thing a bought when I came home to Sweden?! A pair of sneakers. And now I happen to have 2 new pairs.
I must say I'm really proud of myself for not shopping more than I can afford!
Miss you guys!!!!
Love, Kicki
I'm in the newspaper
So for all the curious people out there, here's the link to the article.
Love,
Kicki
I'm still alive
I'm pretty sure Bob would love to show you guys the result.
Love,
Kicki