stockholm - a summary

i know i know, i need to just wrap up my whole trip so far.. but i have bits to tell about denmark, and i only have half an hour here in the stockholm central station on the internet (unless i buy more)(i might...), and i just want to yammer.

saw aaron off this morning to his flight in helsinki, and not a moment too soon. 
love him to death but he´s like a brother, so we fight and bicker and i want to kill him.
and three days with just him is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much.  like whoa.
so i was happy to be on my own again for today.  i totally prefer to travel alone. egads!

wandered over to gamla stan to a couple shops, thought i lost my phone at the hostel, finished up my shopping (not much to do about the phone at that point anyways), walked back to the hostel, found my phone in my inner pocket, felt like a dumbass, remembered that i had forgotten to get something in gamla stan, hauled my suitcase through the snow back over there, got what i needed, hit the train and came downtown.  did i mention the snow?  there is alot of it...

from there, i put my suitcase in a locker and went shopping!  like i need to... maybe i need help.  therapy!
im out of control.
bought a couple tops at h&m cause they were cheaper in sweden, got talked out of trying to scam h&m and the cheaper swedish prices by amalie (she is one smart cookie), and hit a shoe store.  i need to have new shoes.  shoes, not boots.  so what did i get?  boots.  and shoes.  and runners.  but all on sale! honest!
three pairs of shoes, two being leather, for 1000 sek, which works out to about 150 cdn, or about 750 dkr (is that the abbreviation for danish kronne?).  whatever.  a good deal!  go me!

now to see how it all fits in my suitcase and still remains under the weight restrictions.  i have a (strong) feeling that i will be paying extra on my luggage going home.  oh well!  you only live once right!?

after that, i went to a pizza hut for a yummy/greasy lunch, as i hadnt eaten all day long.  bleh.
i also needed to use a washroom as it costs 10 sek to use them in the train station.  and its not like they are nice or anything.  seriously...

and now i have about an hour and a half before my train leaves.  at least its direct to copenhagen, and i can try sleep.  hope i have a window seat.. i should check that... hmmm i *think* it is.. fingers crossed!

i do have pictures from yesterday on my camera, but not on this here public computer.
we went to the vasa museum to see a 300+ year old restore warship.  definitely cool!

but all that later.  when i do real update-type posts with pictures.  once i can have a good sleep and a good shower.
i am soooooo looking forward to being back at my danish home.  i sure my danish family is happy to have me back!  taking over the living room and such as i do... (sorry!) (only a little.. cause i do love it...)
and tomorrow sarah comes to join me in copenhagen for 5 days!  so exciting!!!!!

ok.  thats all i have.  for now...
i could nap right now... or have a morfar?  yes thats it... a morfar.... mmmmmm...
must... stay awake... til .. the train.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

van-boooo-ver

so im home. im not stoked.
well, i guess i kinda am. but not fully.

i do have lots of pictures and stuff to post about hawaii still, but at least ill keep you up to date as of now..

was up til 230 am on thursday night.
got up at 730 am to go for a surfing lesson. (nothing like last minute)
the waves were too crazy so i got to go kayaking instead which was super fun, however i used my poor shoulder and upper back muscles that i never do.
got tattooed.(pic later!!)
got on a plane at 10 pm
said muscles from earlier started cramping, making for a very uncomfortable and painful flight.
landed at 715 am (415 am hawaii time)
caught a cab home.
passed out for 4 ish hours.
moved all my crap from old apartment to new one.
visited kristin who was getting her back done by steve (its so hot!!)
talked to steve about my other arm (march 31!!!! ahhhh!!)
came home, organized, cleaned alot since my roomie steve cleaned to boy satisfaction, not real satisfaction.
got tired of all that and went and bought snacks
watched how to lose a guy in 10 days
passed out for 10 hours.

today i am up. its snowing and gross.
im going to meet deandra for breakfast and go to superstore to get some essentials for the home, like a garbage can for the kitchen (they had been using an open waste basket before. smelly)
and i have to call shaw to get internet hooked up in the new place.
so i dont have to sit here at the internet cafe.
though the music is nice and the hot chocolate is good.

ok, thats me. gotta get running!

cold!

in calgary now.
i think i forgot my usb cord so i cant get pictures off my cameras just yet.
dont worry, ill get one..
so far i think i only have pictures of frankie, kristins cat.

its been anywhere from -25 to -36 so far.
my aunts car froze last night so i couldnt drive it today.
delightful!

my flight here was only delayed about 30 min due to de-icing.
i hope my flight to boston will go well.

people are so stupid this time of year. i overheard one guy getting all upset when security told him he had to dump his coffee before going through. like, where have you been for the last two years?? you cant take liquids through security anywhere! honestly...

anywho. just got home from seeing the nutcracker ballet with my mom, and from my aunts where my aunt carol and uncle roger are visiting from ear falls, ontario. never heard of it? thats cause its a small as it sounds like it might be. my mom grew up there.

i dont have anything constructive to tell about right now, but i wanted to update.
so there.
i hope to shop a bit tomorrow, though ive already spent more money here than i came close to planning, so this trip through the states is going to cost me so much. yipes.

morning!

yep. still dumping.
nice and fluffy.
i soooo do not want to go and wait for the bus.
or walk down to the train.
i want to go back to bed.

kelowna pt 2?

so turns out having two cameras with you means two sets of pictures from the same place.
but different pictures.

so this is from my little canon SD300
the other was my canon G5

at the summit of the coquihalla highway
loads of snow!






































some shots from my grandmas window at night
for some reason im always up in the middle of the night. awesome.



















found this in the medicine cabinet.
crazy.
i cant even find this on the internet anywhere.
back in the good ol days when a pill could cure everything i guess..



















three years later and she still hasnt touched my grandpas drawer in the bathroom.
its very sad but at the same time, its oddly comforting to see his neat and tidy ways still around.



















and the trip back.














see me in the mirror?
no?
well you can see the camera anyways..

kelowna

so i did have a very nice weekend with my farmor.
its always too short, especially when you have to pack a drive in the snow in there.
that fact that daylight is so short doesnt help matters either.

ill have to get there some more in jan and feb...

anyways, it really was looking alot like alberta while i was there.

this was saturday, when it snowed all day.




























and on sunday, once it had stopped.














it actually got colder than this, but i wasnt into going out to take more pictures.



















we did alot of this.
standing in the window.



















watching people do this.














i heart my grandma!
and i miss her already.

merry christmas?

i took this picture at 830 am today. you cant really see them, but there are giant wet snowflakes falling rapidly.














oh wait. you can. one hour later. spot the difference?














its still snowing very quickly. if my ride doesnt come in half an hour, ill grace you with another photo...

and as promised... 1010 am














and its still coming down...
wonder how that highway is doing.... /sigh