April......

April has come and gone soooo quickly with loads of things happening.

At the start of April I took my friend Rhona out for brunch. She had a birthday way back in December and as part of her gift I had made a gift card for brunch with me, at one of my favourite cafes. I thought it was about time we used that gift card, plus I was dying to see her and catch up on life with her . We had a great day together.

Then I had a visit to Ikea with my friend Audry. We didn´t buy anything but just had fun walking around dreaming and planning. We ended our evening in McDonalds, like we always do. When we had finished eating she said "OH I can´t wait any longer, here you have to open this." She gave me a bag with a small box inside. It was an early birthday present. When I opened it I coudn´t believe my eyes. She had gotten me a beautiful bracelet that I had admired a few months back. I was soooo touched by this. I love my bracelet and it hasn´t been off my arm since I got it. Thanks Audry!

The highlight of the month of April was our trip to London. Leah has always wanted to see London so her Christmas present from us was a ticket to the big smoke for a girlie few days away. Just me and her.  She then had a few months to save up her own money to help pay for some of the entertainment we would have while there. 

We had a brilliant time. We arrived Sunday lunch time and went home Wednesday evening. It was the week up to Easter so we both were off school and work! 

Sunday afternoon I met up with an "old" friend from Ireland. She lives in London and I haven´t seen her for about 16 years. We had a wonderful afternoon together with her and her two boys. It was like we had never been apart. It just all ended too quickly!

The rest of the time in London was spent walking! We walked, walked and walked. We saw all the sights...Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, St. Pauls Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and Covet Gardens. We also vistied the British Museum and The National Gallery. The rest of the time we spent shopping, mostly in Primark!! :-)  

The highlight of the trip was going to see the musical Wicked. It was absolutely fantastic. We loved it so much and ended up buying the CD which I haven´t stopped playing in the car! It was a really great trip, one we will remember for a long time! :-)

Thursday before Good Friday is a holy day here and so Kristian was asked to go and play at a Gospel service in a church about an hour from here, along with two of our friends. They would be playing and singing along with Kristian. I went along too and it was a really lovely service. We were invited to join the congregation afterwards for lamb and potatoes. We then headed home to us for coffee and cake. We had such a great evening with them. (Press the link below if you want a taste of Kristian playing his sax...)

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Since Easter the weather has been fantastic. Easter Sunday Camilla (Andrew´s girlfriend) came to lunch and we sat outside and ate a delicious meal together, then we all headed into church in Copenhagen to celebrate the resurrection. It was a lovely Sunday. 

April has also allowed us to work a little in the garden but we have also had time to go exploring in the area. We are finding new roads and paths about the place that lead to some fantastic places. The other evening a few of the us got together for a bread, cheese and wine dinner down by the lake. It was absolutely beautiful.

Across from us is an old quarry which has been made into a nature spot. We call it The Big Moutain. While we were out walking we were trying to find our house from the top of the hill. We managed to find it! Kristian is making sure everyone knows where it is! :-)

We really do feel blessed to live in such a beautiful part of Denmark with fields, lakes and forest right on our doorstep. The last few evenings as we have been out walking Kristian and I have talked about how much my dad would have loved this place. He would have been out with his camera and we wouldn´t have seen him for hours. I really wish he would have had the chance to visit, even just one time, to experience it. We still miss him. <3 font="">

March 2014

Once again it has been a while. Maybe this time I am back in the land of  blogging for good!! Time will tell.:-)

I have missed blogging. I have also missed being able to go back and read about the things that have filled my days - the memories Kristian and I  have created together, the memories we have created together as a family and I have also missed a place to be able to just write down my thoughts on things. So here I go again...... starting with things that happened in March.

At the start of March Sara and Christian came for a visit - in fact they came twice. The first weekend was to attend a special event. All the grandchildren had planned a day out with Kristian´s mum. So Sara and Christian came over to be a part of that.  

The day started with brunch, then a visit to Granddad Rasmussen´s grave with some flowers. Then it was of to the Zoo. 

 Sara and her cousin Sigrid

 All the grandkids and Kristian´s mum. Group hug! 

It was then home to one of the grandkids apartment to make dinner and just hang out and be cosy. 

 Sara and Emma making pizzas. Andrew having fun playing table tennis...

They had a great day together.

The weekend after this Sara and Christian were over here again, this time they had Sara´s friend Louisa with them. Sara and Louisa were going to a Backstreet boys concert in Copenhagen on the Saturday evening and so they came to spend the weekend together in Copenhagen. While the girls had fun shopping and seeing the sights of the city. Christian hung out here at home with Kristian and me. It was a lovely weekend.

That weekend my old lady friend was not doing so well so I went to visit her. She was really feeling poorly and had not been out of bed in two days. Monday 17th March the old peoples home rang me at work to say that she was being admitted to hospital. I went after work to see her but there was no contact with her. I stayed with her till early evening. I then headed home but told the hospital to contact me, even in the middle of the night, if they thought she wouldn´t make it. 

The pictures above and below are from Christmas Eve. We bought her a coffee machine that made cappuccino or hot chocolate. She was over the moon! 

Just after 10pm on the Monday evening the phone rang and it was the hospital. She had passed away peacefully in her sleep. I was so sad. I had known her for nearly 11 years. I had visited her every Tuesday for the last 6-7 years and we always celebrated her Birthday and Christmas together. I felt the lost. Just the week before we had sat and talked, laughed and ate cream buns together. She had cancer, so in a way it was good that she went quickly without suffering too much. She passed away on St Patricks day. 

The next week before the funeral was very emotional for me. I was fine one minute and crying the next.  We held a lovely funeral service for her and after the service Kristian´s mum came to visit. I bought one of Gerda´s (my old lady friend) favourite cakes and we ate that, drank coffee and Krisitan and I shared stories with his mum about her. We ended it by going a walk. I miss her. It is so strange not going to see her on a Tuesday. 

Near the end of March I had a date night with my crazy friend Anne. We went out for dinner at our favourite Italian restaurant where the waiter sang to us every time he came to serve us some food! Such fun! We talked for 8 hours solid without stopping!!! We always have sooo much to talk about. I am so blessed to have so many great friends in my life. Anne is one of them.

My other friend Laura had a birthday at the end of March. I was invited to a girly lunch along with a few of her other friends. We had a great afternoon celebrating her. Lots of chatter and laughter.

So that was March!! Where has the time gone?! I will save April for another evening and then hopefully update from week to week or day to day.:-)