New Years-

At the moment I am sittning in a pub listening to Noah playing some great music with his friends.
This is exactly they way I spent last New Years and I'm happy to have the chance to see Noah play.
I'm always so busy with work and school that I usually miss out.
They are playing a set after midnight as well, so it looks like we will be spending the whole night here.

I completely forgot to write about The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug yesterday.
To be honest both me and Noah were so tired when we came home.
We pretty much passed out in our bed!
As a quick review I would like to say that this movie lived up to my expectations.
It felt more serious and it was also more thrilling than the first.
Now I can't until next December when part three is coming out.

I wish you all a happy new year! <3

Back Home-

I apologise for not updating my blog over the past few days.
As mentioned in my last post we spent Christmas in Lüneburg.
Just as I suspected there was no Internet at the house we stayed in,
but it was actually nice to be disconnected over the holidays.
I really got time to spend every minute with my family (:

During our staying I took tons of pictures, which I will post as soon as possible.
Tomorrow I'm returning to work, so today I took the opportunity to do some schoolwork and watch tv.
One of the things I watched was The Hobbit - an unexpected journey, since me and Noah are going to the cinema tomorrow night to see the second movie.
I must say I liked the movie better this time for some reason.
Maybe because it wasn't all new and I could focus more on the actual plot.

Hope you all had a great time during the holidays!

Going Away-

Tomorrow morning we are heading out early to get to the airport.

We are going to Lüneburg where we are celebrating Christmas this year.

My mom is born in this cute little town and this will be my first time visiting in wintertime.

This weekend I have been busy and feeling a bit unwell,

so therefor the blog has suffered some inactivity!

Today I have mostly just packed my bags, wrapped the last gift and cuddled with Miso.

We have to leave him for four whole days! :(

I think Miso might know we are going away, because he spent all afternoon sleeping in my coat;

Sending a bit of love-

My uncles favourite book is The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
and I am so happy I managed to find a beautiful edition of this book.
I've just sent it away and I hope he will love this gift (:

It never ends-

Even though I got all the Christmas gifts, I'm still not done with my shopping!
There are so many little details when it comes to creating the perfect holiday.
Today I got cards, gift tags, ribbon, bags and paper.
Christmas is just around the corner (:

Homework at Caffe Nero-

Our Internet have been off a weekend for some reason.
Sometimes it stops working for a couple of days...
Luckily we have a Caffe Nero on our street with free wifi,
so I took my computer and sipped on a hazelnut moo (soya milk) and finished this weeks assignment :)
Sometimes being out of the house can help getting things done.
There are unbelievably less distractions in a busy café!

Christmas Shopping-

Been out all day getting the last gifts for Christmas!
I can proudly say me and Noah did it :D
We went to Camden, our favourite place in London, and walked around in the market.
Besides shopping we had a lovely breakfast at Inspiral and a hazelnut chocolate cake at Cakes n' Treats.
The best thing about Camden is all the amazing vegan and raw food everywhere <3

Extra Day-

I am just about to start work now!
Usually I'm off on Fridays, but I am happy to do some extra hours before Christmas.
Lets just say that Christmas never turns out cheap..

I don't have any new photos today, but here is one of my cat Miso (:

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes-

The reason I said I was "baking" earlier is because I was making raw cupcakes.
When you make food or treats that are raw, you actually don't cook them.
The only time you use heat is when you de-hydrate things, like if you're making kale chips.
I started learning the art of raw food in the summer and raw desserts are my absolute favourite!
In order to make yourself a raw treat, you just need a bit of patience and the will to improvise.
Today I had to use different nuts than the recipe said and add water to get the right consistency.

In the end, it paid off ;) Have a look for yourselves;

Yummy-

Right now I am "baking" some delicious treats for later ;)

Tired-

At the moment I am enjoying a big cup of black tea,
which seems to be the only thing keeping me up these days!
I find it really difficult to wake up in the morning when it is cold & dark.
Also, I'm not quite used to getting up before the sun.
Last winter I only did some babysitting which didn't require early mornings
and the year before that I worked late shifts at a pub.

So I can say with confidence that I need some getting used to this,
but at least I am treated with some beautiful sunrises and frost on my walk to work (:

Here are some photos I took this morning;

Mini Monin-

Noah has a thing for coffees from different coffee shops
and one of the reasons for this is because you can get flavoured syrup in your drink.
Luckily I have a good friend (Rachel) working in a cafe, so she gave us some mini Monin bottles (:
They are really cute and some of the flavours sounds interesting.
My personal favourite is hazelnut, but I can't wait to try chocolate cookie. yumyum!

Foggy Morning-

Today the fog is so thick you can't see any further than a meter around you.
Walking to work felt like being in a Tim Burton movie.

See for yourselves;

Winter Treats-

I was just heading out to pick something up,
but it seems like that has to wait until tomorrow.

Last night I walked by a Swedish cafe around the corner from us,
so I picked up some julmust and pepparkakor.
To try to explain these Swedish treats, I would say that julmust is like a spicy coca cola (it foams) and pepparkakor is like ginger bread but crunchy and tastes more like cinnamon (doesn't taste like ginger at all)
If you ever go to Sweden in wintertime or happen to live near a Swedish shop,
I highly recommend you try these out!

Lazy Evening-

Instead of doing far more important things,
I have decided to fall victim for the sweet combination of tv-shows and kale chips <3

Stressful Morning-

My day did not start out so good.
I am trying to sort out some different tickets for planned trips,
but it just seems impossible at the moment.
I am sitting on the train now, listening to Alphaville.
Hopefully leaving the house for a few hours will take off the stress.
I'm going to have another try at sorting my tickets when I get back (:

Första Frosten-

Walking to work this morning I got so happy when I saw frost on the cars and the ground.
It might sound a bit crazy since this means it is freezing, but I love the winter.
When I lived in Scandinavia I used to dread the long and cold winters,
but since I moved to London I miss the fresh, sparkly snow and breathing smoke.
As I kept walking the sunrise came and it painted the sky in the most amazing peachy pink!

I love this weather and I love that Christmas is just around the corner (:

#frost #winter #cold