Dates Galore.....

So our weeks holiday ended and Leah got sick.

She started to feel sick while getting ready for bed Sunday evening,  but thought she was just tired, and so quickly got into bed so she could fall asleep. A few hours later she was up vomiting and with diarrhea. I felt so sorry for her. She was soooo sick. We thought it would be a 24 hour bug but it lasted a whole week!! She had vomitting and diarrhea until Wednesday morning, then she stopped vomiting but still had diarrhea and nausea until the Saturday morning. By Saturday afternoon she was feeling a lot better but it sure took a lot out of her.

                                              An old photo of a younger Leah and me.

Over the last few weeks, once again, a lot has been happening. Here are some highlights.....

A night in Copenhagen at a Ladies night. It was a 2 hour talk about making peace with your body. My old neighbour had invited me along and I thought it would be fun. I met her after work and we had a quick bit to eat before heading to the talk. It was very interesting and it was really great to get to hang out with my old neighbour again.  

Wondeful, wonderful Copenhagen!!! 

There was a 40th Birthday party for my colleague. It was held in this cosy restaurant which I just adored. The food was also really great! We had a lovely afternoon lunch with her and her family.

Then we had a birthday here for our neighbour Mia. She turned 19. Since our dining area is bigger than our neighbours, we held the party here. We had a great evening together with her and her friends.

Her mum made all the food and the most delicious chocolate cake for dessert!

Then there was an evening out with a friend from work. We went out to dinner. It was great to have a few hours to chat together instead of just a few minutes during breaktime at work. We had such a great evening out. After dinner we went to the movies and saw La La Land. What a brilliant movie!! We both loved it.

  
The music was fantastic and the story too. If you love musicals go see it. I even had a wee cry at the end. As soon as I got to the car I had the music downloaded and I was listening to it all the way home. (I am driving Kristian crazy playing the music all the time! haha) I hope I can squeeze in another visit to see it  - and soon!

Kristian and I had a date night too. Since it was such a beautiful evening, we went for a quick walk, then headed to a restaurant we had never been to before. to try out their Buffet. It was absolutely delicious! Great food at a great price! It will not be the last time we go there.

  After dinner we saw the film  - A United Kingdom. We didn´t know too much about the storyline, just that it was based on a true story and that it was a love story. Oh my, what a story that was!! We just loved the film. 

I also used some time to decorate a mirror that hangs in our closet. I have been doing a Bible study about what God says about me. What is my identity in Jesus and so I thought I would write some of the things that God says about me on the mirror.

  

So many times we can believe the lies that Satan tells us instead of the truth that God tells us. It´s sooo important to know these truths. 

I saw this idea about putting them on a mirror and thought it was great! Instead of just seeing me in the morning, I can see, and remind myself of some of the truths that God says about me and about my life.

I put at the top of the mirror "MY DADDY SAYS..."  (then the truths) that He will never leave me...that I am not condemned... That I am the apple of his eye...That I should not worry about anything but talk to him about everything...That I am precious... That I am his child....That I am forgiven....That I can find refuge under his wings....That I am totally forgiven....That he loves me.... That nothing will seperate me from his love....That I belong to him. That I can come boldly before him....That I am his friend....and the list could go on.

My man came home........

.....last Monday afternoon my man came back home to me from Italy.

It had been a successful trip for him. He had gotten the go-karts that he needed for his customers and he had also had time to see some go-kart racing. So he was a happy man!!  He had driven through the night, so by the time he got home he was a wee bit exhausted. It was an early night for him - already at 8pm he was in the land of Nod. It was great to have him home again.

Wednesday I was up early even though I was starting work a little later that day. I decided to make the most of my morning and went for a short walk in the forest. It was a beautiful morning and I enjoyed the nature that surrounded me.  

Thursday afternoon we had a snow storm. I was loving it, it was just sooo cosy. After dinner Kristian and I headed out into the storm. (I know we were crazy!)  We were going to our local Library as they had a special evening planned - "Bedtime stories for Adults." I had been soooo looking forward to this, and I couldn´t believe that Kristian wanted to come along with me to hear a bedtime story read aloud! So no snow storm was going to keep me away from this! haha

We were 10 adults all seated on comfy chairs, with our pillows and blankets. The Library served coffee, tea and chocolate. At 7.30pm the reading began. There was time for 5 short stories, each about 15 - 20 minutes long. In between each story we could go get a little more tea, coffee or chocolate. There were different types of stories, some thought provoking, some funny, some a little scary and there was also a Fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson. It was a brilliant experience. Even Kristian loved it! We totally relaxed and by the end of the evening we were soooo ready for bed. 

My friend and I turned up in our PJs. 

The two women that took turns to read had fantastic voices. They had a real talent for reading and making the story come alive. 

We met some of our friends there so it was good to experience this with them. This will not be the last time we go to one of these evenings! 

When we came home we went straight to bed. 

Friday was a beautiful day. I enjoyed seeing the snow against a clear blue sky.

It wasn´t only beautiful outside, inside our school the children had painted mosaic windows and the colours were just fantastic, reflecting on the floor and walls. 

On Friday there was an incident at school that just made my day. 
It was Fastelavn - a bit like Halloween and all the kids were dressed up. I decided to put on a blonde wig and join in the fun. I looked awful, but that was the whole idea.

One of the little girls started talking to me about my real hair. She asked if my real hair had always been dark. I said "Yes - but now because I am so old my hair is all grey."  Well to this a little boy behind her said " Laura you are not old, I think you look 27!!"  That little boy made my day!! haha 


Friday evening we went to the local get-together in our village.Those from the village that are interested, gather together at the Farm and eat Gullasch. On Friday we were about 50 people. The food was delicious.

 We always have a sing along. Those that can play instruments make a band and the rest of us sing along. It was another cosy evening there.

The weekend also passed quickly. It was spent cleaning, reading, relaxing, and going on a date with hubby. He had invited me out to dinner on Saturday evening. Even though we had hung out during the week, we were never alone so we hadn´t had a chance to really talk, we got that chance on Saturday evening when we went to a cosy cafe and had a 3 course meal. Loads of time to talk. 

Another good week gone!

A lovely break......

I had a lovely break from work and every day life. 

On the Tuesday of my holiday week, Kristian had off too, so we decided to spend the day today. We had gotten a gift card for Brunch at one of our local cafes, so we decided to start the day by going to the cafe to use it.  We were not disappointed in what was served up for us!! It was delicious!

After getting our bellys filled, we went on a mini roadtrip and explored different areas. It was a beautiful day.

Late afternoon we headed home again. We picked up some food from one of the local restaurants and took it home. We sat on the sofa, ate our dinner and watched TV. The perfect ending to a great day!

On the Wednesday, Kristian was back at work again and I was home. I had to look after our neighbour´s cats while they were away on holiday. Well what a morning I had!! They have a door that is not the easiest to lock! You have to lift the handle up and turn the key - well I just could not get that door to lock. I opened and closed that door about 5 times and could just not get the key to turn. Finally on the 6th attempt the key turned and when I took it out of the lock I only had half a key!!!! HELP!!! What a disaster!!! The door was still unlocked! I couldn´t leave it - I was stressed!! haha After a few phone calls and a bit of waiting around, the whole thing got sorted. Our neighbour now had a new lock and a door that I could easily get in and out of  to feed the cats!! 

I had planned to go to Copenhagen that day but by the time I got everything sorted out it was after 11am and I was exhausted!!! hahaha SERIOUSLY!!!

I decided I was not in the mood for a trip to the big city and so just spent the rest of the day relaxing at home watching TV. I read too, started a drawing (which was a mess - still working on it) and got a few things sorted out in my painting room. 

 Above is the drawing I started of myself at about 15 years old. Hahaha hilarious - still needs a lot of work!! 

Then in the evening I had dinner with my friend Audry in one of our local cafes. It was good to see her again.

On the Thursday of my holiday week, I drove Leah to work and then went to visit Kristian´s mum. She still has trouble with her back and so I said I would come visit and clean for her. I told her to give me whatever job she wanted. She gave me the bathroom. She really wanted to start some Spring cleaning and so I cleaned that bathroom from top to toe!! I love doing things like that. A couple of hours later and I was finished. We ate lunch together and then I headed home again. 

Meanwhile Kristian was off work and getting ready for a long journey. He was driving to Italy to collect go-karts for his go-kart shop. He would be gone until Monday. 

Friday was spent getting my own house cleaned and then my friend Laura and I went to the movies. We saw the film LION. Oh my, what a film!! I cried my eyes out. By the time I got home from the movies I had such a sore head. Laura stayed the night here in our spare room. It´s fun with a spontaneous sleepover.

Saturday, early afternoon,  Leah, Lasse and I went out shopping in one of the towns close by. Leah and Lasse then headed for the cinema and I headed home to make some food for myself and enjoy some alone time. It was good!

Sunday was church then an afternoon spent reading. Sunday evening Laura came over and we watched a service sent LIVE from Whitewell Church in Ireland. It was their 60th anniversary and I enjoyed having church in my own wee norn iron accent. Laura had trouble understanding half of what they said. haha My friend from school - Alex was singing at the meeting so it was great to hear his powerful voice. Unfortunately we only saw half of it as our interenet started to play up - it kept freezing. We ended the evening by putting on a DVD with Bible teaching. It was good stuff! :-)

Monday it was back to porridge again! All in all though, it was a really good, relaxing holiday! 

I got to play Granny.....

So last weekend I got to play Granny. We had asked our friends Jette and Filip if we could borrow their kids for a few hours to take them a trip to Copenhagen for some fun. They were more than happy for us to look after them for a while.

So we left early Saturday morning and headed into Build a Bear in Copenhagen. What a blast we had in there! (Or maybe I should say I had a blast! haha) Well the kids enjoyed it too, Kristian was the only one who kept rolling his eyes at me! haha 

Josefine had been saving her pocket money for a Bear and so she was able to buy an Elsa Bear! She was over the moon. 

After that we headed to Toys R Us so Jonathan could look at some boy things.

Kristian and Jonathan headed to the boy`s section while Josefine and I went exploring in the girl`s section. I had promised to buy them each something from Toys R Us. However they couldn´t find anything they liked so I suggested (to Kristian´s disgust) that we head over to Ikea. 

Well it was sooo hilarious to see how the kids reacted - they got soooo excited. (Kristian on the other hand didn´t!) 

Kristian said he would go to the electronic store as he was not putting a foot in Ikea. (All the stores are situated in the same complex.) So away he went to his shop and I went with the two kids to mine.

As we walked over to Ikea Jonathan turned to me and said "Laura, why does Krisitan want to go to such a boring shop! Ikea is much more fun." He is my kinda kid!! haha

It was sooo much fun being in Ikea with those two, they literally got sooo excited to be there, and Jonathan was showing me loads of things that he thought was great. He kept saying "I love Ikea, don´t you Laura! " haha 

The highlight for them was going down into the plant section. So I ended up buying them not a toy each, but two plants and pot holders for them. They were soooo happy with their presents. 

Kristian was finished long before us so he came and joined us in Ikea and couldn´t believe how excited the kids were to be there! haha 

We had a blast! We ended the outing with a trip to McDonalds for lunch. It was then home to their mum and dad for dessert - apple crumble and cream. A perfect way to end the day.

It was such a fun day out and I enjoyed playing Granny sooo much. The kids were a pleasure to have and it was wonderful to have two chatterboxes in the car again!

On Wedensday we went to a concert - a Bryan Adam`s concert. We had bought tickets together with a couple of our friends Mette and Klaus. Mette works right in the centre of Copenhagen so we met up at her work before the concert and ordered pizzas for dinner. 

The concert was brilliant. Bryan never fails to deliver a fantastic concert!! 

There was a lot of snow that evening so we had to drive rather slowly the whole way home - but Copenhagen was sooo beautiful covered in a blanket of snow.

I got another drawing done during the week. My first attempt at drawing from a photo and not from a lesson on Youtube. It is mean´t to be me as a baby but the mouth isn´t totally right and the eyes too. Wish I knew what I was doing! haha

On Saturday Kristian and I had a date day planned. We got up early and headed out. It was such a beautiful day and so we went on a Roadtrip around places we hadn´t really explored before. We had such a lovely day out. 

I now have a week off work. Today was my first holiday day and I  just loved being able to do whatever I felt like!

 I decided to spoil myself today. I went to our local Butcher and bought myself one of his delcious sandwiches. Then I headed to the Bakery for a cream bun and a tin of coke! I came home and got ready for some true Danish Hygge (cosiness)!!

 I spent the morning reading, then I enjoyed my lovely lunch and finally I spent the afternoon drawing. 

This was my first attempt at drawing with colour pencils. It was sooo hard but sooo much fun. 

This evening Laura and I headed to the movies. We went to see Hidden Figures. What a great movie, I can totally recommend going to see it!