If anyone is still reading, yes I am still alive. Wow. As my friend and former creative director would say... this is EGREGIOUS!!
Has Swedish life become so normal that we have nothing left to talk about? Well. no. But, maybe just a little. However, we still have kept to our promise of spending at least one weekend day exploring something new. We found a great beach that hopefully we'll hit one last time before winter's grip is here. (Yes, the rug is going to be pulled out from under us at any moment.) A few weeks ago, we drove to Kalmar to see a huge castle and stopped by some glassmaking factories on the way home. No pics. And then last weekend, our uncle Dick and aunt Kristin from Geneva flew up. They officially beat the rest of you as our first guests. 
They brought great weather with them, and a lot of great times. I had to work Friday, but Lewis went down to Lund with them. And then the 4 of us went to Copenhagen all day Saturday. The icing on the cake was that after 9+ months of being here, I finally had my first real "snaps." (Like Schnapps in the U.S. but not sweet.) It is very Swedish, and I guess Danish as well. These snaps makers were giving away free samples. I told the woman I was a beginner, and she gave me something normal. They use herbs to infuse the snaps and then mix it with regular snaps so it's not so strong. You can see some of the herbs on the table, and all the different bottles are different infusions. I only had one and my eyesight went a bit blurry.
We should have some exciting blog reports in about 12 days. That's when we get back from a 4-day trip to Budapest. We're going to hang with my peeps (Figlar is Hungarian, and my great grandparents came to America in 1907.) I don't know of any family back there, but it will be great to learn more about the culture.
OK, on that note, I need to post a few pictures of my adorable little family members, Will and Samantha. I wish I could have packed them in my suitcase. (I'm pretty sure Lewis does, too.)
Hej då!
Ginny
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