Happy New (KitKat) Year

Happy New Year to everyone! No resolutions for this year (either). Many resolve to eat more healthy in the new year, our daughter seems to be planning the opposite... Below was her contribution on this year's first trip to the grocery store. Needless to say, none of these crispy delights made their way past the checkout, but one does what one has to do to keep a little tired and bored person happy while waiting in line...

Lilla fröken drar sitt strå till stacken när vi är och handlar mat. Inte en enda fick följa med hem, men hon var sysselsatt en god stund med att lasta domhär i kärran, medan jag och mannen plockade bort dom... Gott Nytt År allihopa! Ta nu en bit choklad, det har (väl) aldrig skadat någon!

 

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An almost empty nest

 

It has been quiet here on the blog while I have been busy elsewhere. I had the pleasure of having my family over for the past few weeks. We had a great time with lots of laughs, good food and some adventure to boot!

 

I have just waived my brother off, seems like it was only yesterday that he landed on Saudi soil. His visits are never long because of work, but something is always better than nothing!

 

I'm sitting here in the candlelight trying to get used to a house that all of a sudden is so empty and quiet. Until next time!

 

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Time out

No, I'm not talking about toddler discipline. I am talking about a time out from the daily grind. 

Last week me and the young one decided to turn our backs at the dishes in the sink, the laundry towering out of the baskets, the toys spread around the floor... Instead we spent a whole morning in enjoy the gardens of our compound. Drinking coffee, eating crackers and raisins, playing on the slides... Good fun! Note to self: must do this more often.

1 1/2 today

 

Exactly a year ago I wrote this post. Today I am sitting here trying to write this post with a very squirmy toddler in my lap. Explaining that the paper is for drawing, the book is for reading and that pens and books don't mix all that well. Oh and I am trying to keep her hands out of the coffee cup as well :)

It is also roughly a year since we started the whole husband living away part time arrangement. All I can say about that is that it still sucks... Especially when I fall sick, or even worse, when both me and the young one fall sick. At the moment the little one is suffering from a cold paired with and ear infection, two weeks ago it was a stomach flu... I do realise we are not the only ones living this reality, I have friends who are pulling of the same, except that they have two kids (or more). I feel bad for my husband who is missing out on so much time with our daughter while she is young. He gets to follow her milestones and achievements vi e-mails and iMessages; first steps, first solids, first drawing... I don't even know how many photos and videos I have taken of our bundle of energy, but it is in the thousands.

Now back to reality, time for some outdoor time. Got to love winters in Saudi, sun is shining and it is around 20 degrees.

 

Oh, by the way, she still sleeps the same way.

 

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Homebody

With five trips in less than two months I am REALLY happy to be able to spend the coming few months at home. Preferably curled up on the sofa or playing with our daughter that is just such a little bunch of giggles!

Or why not enjoying a cup of coffee with a cupcake on the side?! Happy Sunday everyone!

Adios Spain, Merhaba Turkey

A week in Spain is over, it's time to head back east. But before we land back home we have a 24 hour stopover in beautiful Istanbul.

Granada, Spain

The answer to the question in my previous post. The last four days we have spent in beautiful Granada in Spain. So much history and ao much to see, Alhambra being the highlight of it all.