Sweden --> England

Returning to England, I was greeted by some proper British rain, just as I remembered it when I left. Rain wasn't the only thing to greet me, as things had been growing at home since I left the house. Mainly in the kitchen and in the garden. Being on holiday back home (sweden-home) is busy, trying to find time to catch up with everybody, but then, I'm not sure it's that much busier than my average week in Bristol.

So what happened in Sweden? I'll try keep it short. I met up with some good old friends and family, drank tea, beer  and ate good food. Seafood was on the top, and home made Swedish meat balls were a big hit as well! I loved the sea and the lakes, and a lot of days were spent by the water. There was also time for beach volley, bbq's, baby-sitting and dog-sitting. I visited some lovely people in Örebro, and went to my cousin's wedding in Stockholm. Me and my dad took our Hobie Wahoo out for a two-day sailing trip and ended up almost drowning ourselves in the waves on our way home. Gale and Hobies aren't a good combination! I will miss our beautiful house and big garden, the sea, the forests and the lakes with their jetties. Speaking of which, the grande finale was an hour of skinny dipping with my lovely sisters from one of 'em jetties! I will miss home, no doubt!

Shrimps and crayfish night

From a jetty on a lake anywhere in Sweden

Saying that, I am not really one to keep looking back, I know England has its own charms. Summer isn't over yet, and with some luck, there will be sunshine in Bristol again! As I phoned Tony yesterday, I could hear the joy in his voice as he realised I was back. He feared I'd decided to stay in Sweden and he didn't know how to contact me. Bless him, I'll meet up with him tomorrow! One day back, and the week is fully booked. Oh yeah, hit me life!

All Love

Sticky Love

Me and my sister are on the bus home from our cousin's wedding. It's interesting how a wedding, where pretty much all you do is eating, singing and listening to speaches, can wear you out. I feel exhausted, but then I've had 3,5 hours of sleep the last couple of nights...

Weddings are pretty sweet. Not only because there's so much good food, but because someone you know well has been completely swept away by insane love for another person. And they are more than happy about it, and so is everyone else. And you know that things will not be the same any more, cause once again, love has turned things around...

Love, the power to change a person completely, to restore or to ruin. Now, there are different kinds of love, but let's stick to the romantic sticky one for once. I think everyone who's ever fallen in love can agree with me that it is like entering a different world. Laws of time does not apply anymore. One day is like a year, and a year is like a day. Being apart makes every minute seem like torture and being together is trying to hang on to every moment like life depended on it. It's not logical and not reasonable. You can never win an argument with a person in love because they do not listen to any other voice than the desire of their heart. Like metal to a magnet they seem inseparable, constantly attracted to each other. No matter when or where, a person in love will always carry the other person in the back or front of their mind all day and all night. It is crazy, completely madness, but once you've fallen - you're lost to this new world and there will be no escaping.

Sticky love is for good and bad. I guess when it all works out, like for my cousin, it is one of the sweetest things one can experience. But when things does not work out... you're in for a tough round.

Last day in Sweden now. An update about my holiday is to come shortly (I hope).

All Love