29.06.2007 - Summer break
This will probably be my last blog before Summer vacation that starts after today. You bet it feels good. This weekend we will transport one of our horses to B's sister as it will be slaughter later on. Thank god for that I have never met more dangerous horse than this one. I am usually never afraid of any horse while this one I had respect for. You new knew what he had in his crazy mind.

It might be due to planet earth conditions because we have never had such a nice weather for such a long time here in Iceland. Last 1,5 week it has been over 20 degrees and sunshine. Today is loverly weather and B and I have decided to have lunch togheter. There is a nice restaurant - Cafe Flora - in a great park downtown. I have been there several times and my favourite is the chicken salat. I will have one of these also today.

On Tuesday we are heading for Sweden and I will not be back until 22:nd. So that's all for now - I guess I will be back with a new weight plan. I will try to not put on too much though I will not count any calories during my break.

Have a nice Summer all my readers. Take care!

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28.06.2007
I didn't find any time to update until now. And I haven't lost any weight neither put any on. I guess it is ok after weekends birthday and everything.

Today sales stared in our great galleria. I went for some shopping and guess what - I did find what I was looking for. I have been searching for a white pair of shoes and the one I liked was too expensive. Today it was sold out ith 50% sale. Me like :) I also bought a top and blue leggins. Nice.

It is not many days left for vacation now and I will manage to do the things I had planed to finish. Today we installed one of the two systems we are setting up at a customer in Gothenburg. I was working on their server through VPN and when thinking about it is quite amazing that you can sit in Reykjavik working on a server in Gothenburg... cool.

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25.06.2007
I have got a bad cold. My head is heavy and my nose is constantly running. B started it all for some days ago. I hope all is gone next week when we are finally heading for Sweden.

Anyway, yesterday we celebrated my little sweetie. 3 years old and she has really grown lately. We started with going to the swimming pool and she loved it. Both girls were so tired after and fell asleep in the car on our way home. Grandpa, auntie, cousins showed up and we had hot dogs and cakes.

Monday and this is last week before summer vacation. Nice.

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22.06.2007

It's midsummer and I am far from celebration as here in Iceland there is no tradition. Yes, it is called "jónsmess" like the Danish calls it "Johannes day" and searching for stories it has same magic and heathen rites like "getting stronger health by rolling around in the wet grass very early in the morning" While Icelanders has no traditoin of celebrating it.

And it is nothing strange with it - we all among to the once upon a time vikings though Icelanders are Norwegian vikings. Story tells it is vikings hiding from "King Harald Hårfagre" and by sailing west hoping for new land. On the boat it was brought 2 ravens and when Eric let them go 1 of them flew back home to Norway while the other one flew forward and came back telling land was in front. When finding land he saw a green nice bay with lots of steam (smoke as he called it) coming up from the ground and that's why Reykjavik (=rökviken, smoke bay) got it's name. However intepretitiors wanted the place for himself so instead of telling about all the green landscape he told everyone about the cold Iceland. Why the country today is called Iceland though we haven't got much ice.

Later on story tells Vikings weren't first inhabitants on Iceland. It was Irish Papes. And the papes had women as slaves working for them and when returing back to Ireland the women were left behind. That's why so many Icelanders have the typical irish read hair ...

There is a great movie "When the Raven flies" I would like to recomend.

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20.06.2007
Alright! -1 kg this week and I have only 3 kg left. Feels good.

And it is only 13 days left for my trip to Sweden. I am really looking forward and am at the moment definately tired of Iceland. Though we have pretty good weather it's still a bit cold and definately no bikini weather. Friday it is "Midsommer" or "Jonsmess" as it is called here and it's no tradition and no celebration at all. I haven't had a Swedish midsommer since I moved here though Swedish association has made some attempt to adapting. Last year was cancelled due to too less interests and it looks like this year will be cancelled too. :(

More important is on Sunday my oldest is getting 3 years old. Time flies.

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14.06.2007
Later today we will start our journey. It will be 4-8 hours ride pr day and I guess someone will be a bit tired on Sunday :) It also feels good to get rid of the stable obligations later on. It is so nice when the seasons starts in January while it is just as nice when seasons is over in June. Though I am planning to bring my stallion inside in August. We will see...

Yesterday evening we were planning Midsummer eve. The Swedish assosiasion is always having celebration with dancing around the midsummer tree and having Swedish dinner. This year we will be in Hafnafjördur and I wish for good weather.

Have a nice time - I will not be here until Monday :)

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13.06.2007
-1,5 this week. And I did not go for Nupo all week. I know. I broke my plan going for Nupo alla week. But you see yesterday was lovely weather and instead of Nupo I went lunching at Cafe Flora with one of my friends. I had a light chicken salat and we had a real nice chat sitting outside in the sun. She recently came back from the US and a visit to Greeceland. Imagine that Elvis still is that BIG and I was amazed of her story.

Tomorrow evening we are heading for our 4 days horse trip. We did this part 2 years ago, see some pics here This year we are 10 people and about 27 horses. The girls are going with us and will follow the group by car. I have plenty of cd-stories while I guess the favorite Pete and the Wolf will dominate.

Mondays my favourite tv-show started again. Ernst is definatley one of the best and I get lots of influences from his creations. B like him too and we both were watching. This Summer it is 11 Mondays from now. Great!

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11.06.2007
The little one woke up 4.30 and found it was morning. I did not. While she was reading and crawling all over the bed I tried to sleep a little bit longer without any success. At 6 she fell asleep again.

And it is Monday.

Weekend in Borganes went well and yesterday we watched "a joke footballs game" that was extremely funny. I haven't laughed that much for long. It was the farmers and they were wearing with rubber boots and were kicking a giant red ball. And I don't even like football.

I have been doing great all weekend though no Nupo. I had normal breakfast while I will replace today's lunch with Nupo. I will continue with Nupo until Thursday when we are heading for a 4 days long horse trip. I guess I need more energy then to be able to go riding 8 hours a day.

B is coming home from Norway today. The girls and me are looking forward to get "dad" back.

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08.06.2007
After being having rain and storm for several days came finally some better weather. Yesterday evening brought calm and sunshine and today it is really warm and sunny outside. There is one thing I have definately found out about my temperament and I am really getting blue and tired when weather condition is down. Last days I found it difficult to wake up and found no inspiration to anything. Today I am full of energy and in a happy mood. Just because of the sun. No wonder we have the expression; "After rain comes sunshines"

Day 2 with Nupo and I feel ok. Before I ever had tried Nupo before I thought I would starve of hunger. I am not. Though for me I think it is very important that I eat properly food in the evening. Not that it is necessary fysically - it psycially important. I love food too much to be without it. My peasoup and dinkel pancakes tasted delicious! Tonight I am planning to do a GI-pizza. I read on the internet while this is not new neither for me or the stores in Iceland. In my local store you can buy ready made dinkel pizza doug.

Friday and B is still in Norway. He will not return until Monday. I had in mind to go to the movie and see the new Pirates of the Carebean while with this weather I assume I will prefer a horse back ride instead. Later will tell what I chose.

Have a good weekend all my readers.

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07.06.2007
I have set a new goal. Before my vacation I will lose 5 kg! My last 5 kg shall be gone before I am travelling to Sweden. Cross fingers for a Good Plan!

I have bought Nupo and will replace breakfast and lunch. I will eat a healthy evening meal. As it is Thursday it will be Swedish yellow peasoup and dinkel pancakes.

We went to the Nordic House and it was lots of people showing up. Our new Ambassador Madeleine has definately made this to a sucess. Good for her! She is very diplomatic and nice person and on Sunday she will probably go horse back riding with me.

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06.06.2007
CONGRATULATION SWEDEN!! Today is 6 of June and National Day! HIPP HIPP HURRAY!

Post office called just before I went home yesterday and I got my package. It was a horse treatment I have been waiting for since March and I had totally forgotten it. I am thinking of selling it on our webshop while I have to talk to K about it first.

-0,5 this week and I should be satisfied with it. Though it feels like my last kg is hopelessly stock on me :(

I have started to count down for my Summer vacation and trip to Sweden. :)

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05.06.2007
Yesterday I got a notice in my mailbox I had recieved a package. I wasn't expecting any so you bet I was curious! I have just arrived from the post office. SOMEONE HAS TAKEN MY PACKAGE!! Yep, we delivered it to you at 13:15 yeserday. No, you can't because I did not sign any package. Yes, it is delivered, the young boy answered me. No it is impossible. I live in a flat and I was working and no one at home (well, S and KI were at home while I knew I haven't recieved any package) The young boy started to search for a signed note. When showing it to me I saw it didn't have my name neither right adress. Moran, you have delievered it to wrong person. Yup, right, ehh, we still have that package left.

So who has my package? And what has this person done with it? And what was it? The young boy took my number while I barely can imagine I will see any package. Future will tell...

Tomorrow is weight day.

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04.06.2007
Monday. A new fresh week and new opportunities for getting even more healthy and get rid of those extra kg I am still fighting. Morning started well and too did lunch. Tonight it will be chicken curry with coco-milk. Good Plan.

B woke up at 4 and was heading for Norway. He will not be back until Friday and due to day nannies vacation we have a cusine to the children here taking care of KI. I called home for some while ago and it all seems to get a long very well. However this week will work as a pregnancy protector for her many year ahead later will tell. The cusine is 16 years old. I barly can remember when I was 16... All I remember I did not like children and I would never ever get the thought of baby sitting. It wasn't really my thing. Life changes.

When I got the news about B planning to be away and getting a babysitter I made huge plans of my week. Horseback riding daily, to get a pedicure and face treatment and... today it is raining cats and dogs and storming like never before. I wonder if that horse ride is that tempting as it was in my thought some days ago. I should though call Maya for foot and face... 

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01.06.2007 – Part 2
I have been tagged by Caroline:

THINGS PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME:
> Name 3 work I have had in my life:
1. Work at the local Grocery Store (charkuteri dep)
2. Butcher in a ham producing industry.
3. Area Manger at an Iceland Software supplier.

>  Name 3 places I have lived:
1. Hultsfred
2. Helsingborg
3. Reykjavik

>  Name 3 TV-shows
1. Sommartorpet (swedish design)
2. BBC-food (english tv-show about cooking)
3. Spaugstofan (icelandic humor)

>  Name 3 Places I have been on Vacation to
1. Ljubljana (Slovenia)
2. St. Petersburg (Russia)
3. Orlando (US)

> Name 3 of my favourite dishes
1. Surströmming (sour herring - Swedish tradition
2. Icelandic Lamb
3. Monkfish

> Name 3 places I would like to be at right now:
1. Somewhere on a horse back
2. In my summerhouse in Sweden
3. On a fancy restaurant with B

> Name 3 persons you think would answer: Jennie, Leann and Helga 

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01.06.2007
First of June - unbelievable Summer is already here. Or it should be here. When hearing 18 m/s blowing and raining outside it feels like summer is far away. Well, I should not be that pessimistic as last days with 20 degrees should be a shame of complaining now. And we need the rain so grass and growth can grow better. It has been really dry for long now.

Friday and djisus it feels good. Tonight I will head for Borganes - the village 40 km from Reykjvik - were I will bring in all the horses. I need to castrate last years foal as I don't want any surprices next summer ;) As we got 2 years ago. Djisus! My best mare I had been competing on all winter suddenly got a damage on her leg. Nothing more to do than giving her some break and she will be in good shape soon... A month later she was so fat I could never imagine how she manage to put on so much weight. B's mare was also very fat... A friend of mine asked me why we had pregnant mares in the stable and I said; they are not pregnant. No?!? And by putting my hand on the mares I could feel something kicking. The farmer, who was keeping our mares last summer, denied and said he was completely innocent. Yeah, right! Anyway, he went to see his mares and 2 weeks later first foal was born. It happens to be last years foal that had manage to make 5 pregnancies...

Unlucky us while this foals happens to be quite nice so good ending of a bad story. This is a new born "Isabella frá Karastödum" 

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