From Wed – Fri, we went on yet another Silja Line 36-hour cruise to Helsinki. Needless to say, the usual traditions were upheld; that is, have at least four sessions in the jacuzzi, party our pants off on and off the ship, have a huge meal at Chico’s (the best place for burgers in Helsinki, possibly in all of Scandinavia), and to go wild and crazy for a full 36 hours. Everything went according to plan!
Woo-Hoo … I’m finally truly mobile and connected! Having been confined to only to WiFi surfing on my pad previously, I have now “inherited” Alexander’s Samsung Galaxy Ace mobile phone. It does, of course, also feature WiFi access, but more importantly, I have a SIM card in it which allows me to do 3G data, regular calling and texting. I’m already getting the hang of things like WhatsApp, Android Market, and what not. I’m loving my cell phone already!
For my 12th birthday, the whole family went to Texas Longhorn on Kungsholmen to grab some serious burgers (and, of course, cake). We had onion rings, huge burgers, a lot of Fanta (though Mom and Dad had beers), and some yummy dessert. When we were done, we all went back to Mom’s place where Dad put my new smartphone (!) into working order. It was an awesome Friday and a nice family birthday party. On the 19th, it’s time for a second round when we hit the Go Kart circuit!
On Monday and Tuesday, we focused hard on the homework assignments, and got them all done on time. On Wednesday, we went for Aikido with Dad (two sessions); and we had no homework left to do there, so while Alexander was busy with his Aikido session, Filip could just watch and chill.
On Thursday, the whole school went for a day out on the ice. We all went to Kärrtorp’s ice rink. Those that didn’t have skates played in the snow. We all brought food with us. We had Pasta Pesto, Risifrutti and some of Dad’s awesome hot chocolate with us. Needless to say, there wasn’t much left of the chocolate when we got back.
On Friday we did some serious relaxing; playing the PS3.
On Saturday, Filip was supposed to go and play Table Tennis. But it was cancelled at the last minute. So we decided to go look for some new skates for Alexander. Sweden had been hit by a serious cold (which is supposed to be the case since it’s winter). After about an hour, we had managed to obtain a pair of skates, had them sharpened, and off we went. Mom came to join us, and we spent hours on the ice. It was the first time in a long time for Alexander, but he enjoyed it as much as the rest of us. After that, Mom and Filip stayed at Dad’s apartment to watch a few movies, while Dad and Alexander went for Football practice. We rounded off the evening with excellent Pizza.
Today, Dad had to drop some stuff off for some friends (JonJoFreyaZelda), so we relaxed, built some LEGO, etc. while he was gone. When he got back, we went ice skating again (!), and Mom joined us today too! When we were done, we went to Kafé Russin, which is one of our favorite hang-out places.
Spaghetti and Meatballs were on the menu this evening, and tomorrow another week of school begins. Alexander’s birthday is coming up on Friday, which will be cool!
May the Pesto be with you, always!
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