Sister love

After a quick we night out on Thursday, Silje arrived early in the morning on Friday. I have missed her tons and it was so good seeing her again. Dad and I picked her up at the airport and dropped us straight off at the local mall StorO. At StorO we bought new bikinis and had a great laugh before hurrying home for a family lunch. It was all of my uncle Reidar's children: Kaja, Celine, Christine, Torbjørn and Torbjørn's girlfriend Sara. It was so much fun and we got all the gossip from Celine and Cristine's concert experience from the night before (they had been to see Rihanna's Diamonds Tour). After work Reidar came over and joined us. Christine and I went for a nap and were woken up by Silje who decided that jumping up and down in bed was a great way of waking us up. Have I mentioned Silje is turning 25 this year? When I finally got out of bed Silje, Tobias, Mum and I put our swimwear on and drove up to Steinbruvann for a quick swim.

When we got home we all had a quick shower before getting ready for the pub. At Bohemen in Oslo they have a quiz night every Friday so this day Sara, Torbjørn, Silje, Mum, Dad and a friend of dad was on our team.We actually did quite well (for once).

On the way home we had a quick wander around Oslo

Right now I'm waiting for some neighbors coming over for lunch

Let's go to the beach

Dad woke me up today asking if I wanted to go to the beach. All I wanted to do was to stay at home and die, nurse my hangover and eat junk food. However a day at the beach sounded too good to miss out on. So we got in the car and drove to Ingierstrand beach. The beach was packed with people and the mood was as good as it gets! We went bathing and suddenly my brother and I turned 5 years old again, pushing each other underwater. It was so much fun and I laughed until my stomach hurt or Tobias pushed me under water again. It was one of those days that I could have gone on forever. I am truly happy when I'm with my family.

Watermelon ROCKS!

Father daughter day

Yesterday dad and I spent the day together. It was truly a father daughter date day. We started the day by walking down to Sofienberg, where we sat down at a restaurant and had dinner. Once again the hear was really intense and I was worried about vaporizing into nothing on the way down.

My amazing father!
After breakfast we went to the national gallery to look at the Edvard Munch exhibition. We were just in time for a guided tour that ended up being fantastic! The lady we had was so passionate about what she was talking about and had a good balance between talking about the meaning of the painting, the technique and how it fitted into art history.

After the exhibition we wandered over to Aker Brygge and sat down at Lektern for a few afternoon pints. The heat was actually bearable down by the sea so we ended up having about three beers each.

At around 4 we walked over to mums work and wandered up to a pub and sat down for another beer. When we were done with that we bough sushi (I bought a kebab) and took the bus home.
After chilling at home for a bit Sandra sent me a message asking me to come out clubbing with her and some friends. I got ready in a hurry and headed down to Blue Note where Sandra and her friends were waiting for me with beer and wine. It was such a good night!

Sporty family

On Tuesday, mum, dad and I went for a walk in Nordmarka forest. We walked from Frognerseteren to Ullevålseter to Sognavann. It was a lovely walk with mostly down hill (my favorite type of hill). The weather was lovely and luckily we escaped the frying heat in the forest.

Look at the stunning view. I truly love Oslo!

We met a viper in the forest! Luckily dad tipped it into some bushes with his shoe. My hero! 

Two sporty ladies if I may say so myself. The walk was 11 kilometers (6.8 miles).

Feel the heat

The weather has been so lovely while I have been home in Norway. On Monday it was actually too hot for me to lie outside to sunbathe. Just look at my tomato face. Sunbathing and hiding from the sun was what I was doing most of Monday morning.

 Monday afternoon I went down to Elkjøp and picked up my new tablet. I actually managed to convince Connor to let me buy one! Wohoo. I bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. So far I am very happy with it. After picking it up mum came down with her car to pick me up/use me as an excuse for looking through the shops. In one of the shops I met Ornella who was one of the exchange students I traveled to Scotland with when I moved there as an exchange student. It was so good seeing her again after all this time. I have not seen her since Christmas 2009. It's crazy how fast time flies! We managed to have a very quick catch up and hopefully we'll have time to meet up before I go home on the 31st. When mum and I got home I had a quick shower and then mum, dad and I got in the car and drove to my aunt Inger's house. Inger, her husband Tom and my cousin Hilde was there. I have not seen either of them for years, so it was so incredibly good seeing them all again! We had a lovely dinner at their veranda in the sun and spent forever talking about what has been going on over the last few years. It was simply perfect. Once again I completely forgot to take photos. Minus another two blogger points. When we got home I packed my bad and went down to Aurora's flat for a sleepover. Unfortunately I arrived quite late and we had to get up quite early, but the little time we spent together truly was quality time. Some quick catch up and gossip, some watermelon, some sweets and then bedtime. Having to get up at 9 because Aurora had plans really hurt deeply. I wanted to tell her to just go and never leave the bed. But, I had to go for a walk in the forest with mum and dad so I dragged my ass out of bed. I left my will to live in the bed though!

Family parties

On Saturday morning Connor and I went to The Nighthawk Diner for breakfast. But, before we got there we went by mums new office to have a look. It was so warm that we nearly died on the way down there. Luckily TND has rotating fans that cooled us down. It was a lovely breakfast date. I had the omelet and Connor the club sandwich. We were so full that we ended up NOT buying pancakes. I know, I'm still shocked as well.

After melting away on the way home we helped dad (though not all that much) getting ready for the family party that night. The party ended up being extremely lovely! We had shrimps and wine. Always a winner. My uncles Reidar and Marius was there; so was one of my great aunts Berit; my dad's cousin Ingrid was there; and both my grandparents. Reidar and gran spent the night. We had lovely weather, but unfortunately I forgot to take any photos that day. Minus two blogger points.
On Sunday, after Reidar and gran left Connor and I went down to meet Stine and Christer at their flat in Majorstua. Unfortunately Christer was unwell and Connor was leaving that day, so we didn't stay too long. However, we still has a great time! The heat was unbearable. Luckily we had plenty of ice cream. When we got home mum and I went to buy kebabs while Connor packed. We then followed him down to the bus station where the bus to the airport went from.

One step at a time

On Friday Connor and I went for a walk in Nordmarka forest. I was planning a relatively short walk, but it ended up being a lot longer than I anticipated. We took the metro up to Frongerseteren. From there we walked to Sognsvann via Tryvannstua, Blankvann, Nordmarkskapellet and Ullevållseter. By the time we got home we were exhausted and just gave up on life for the rest of the night. The trip is roughly 16 kilometers (or 10 miles for my British readers). We were supposed to meet dad at the pub, but I guess it is safe to say that that did not happen.

The frog that scared the crap out of me and Connor. Thanks for making us both scream like little girls.

Cast your troubles away - go fishing

On Wednesday Connor, Dad and I went out to my aunts camper-van. The sun was melting us away and life just seemed perfect. When we got there we instantly bought ice cream and Connor and I went down to the marina to fish, while dad disappeared into the forest to look for berries. Unfortunately we didn't get any fish, but the people next to us got some mackerel. I should probably have taught Connor how to throw first, cause he made quite a mess of things the first time. Luckily he's a fast learner, so there were no more mishaps after untangling the line and showing him the technique. After a few hours with no luck we ended up going back to the camping site and nearly evaporated in the heat. We had to stop for a shadow and ice-cream break on the 5 minute walk back. When we got back dad was already sitting there cleansing the berries he had found. Unfortunately most of the blueberries are not quite mature yet. I claimed the tanning bed and ended up falling asleep while dad and Connor read a book each. We had hotdogs for dinner and ended up playing different dice games for a while. Luckily the temperature dropped later that night, or else I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to sleep at all. My hay fever meds ran out half way through the night as well. I am so grateful mum and dad forced to go to the doctor and get some stronger pills, if not spending the night would have been a nightmare. 
Dad woke us up in the morning and we had fresh rolls and went for a walk in the area afterwards. When we were done cleaning up we went down and tried to fish some more, but once again without any luck. When we got back to Oslo we had kebabs for dinner and crashed in front of the TV. 

New family members

On Tuesday Connor, Tobias and I went out to my cousin Cathrine's flat to visit her, her kids and her new baby Cassandra. Her husband Henning was also there. It was really nice seeing her again after all this time. Her kids are so cute and it is so much fun seeing family resemblances! We were only there for about two hours, because they had to go and see their health visitor to get Cassandra weighed.

Cassandra's hand in mine <3
At night Tobias, Connor, Mum and I went to see The Internship and had a good time. The movie was not that great, but had some funny bits in it.

Boyfriend time

Sunday night at 1am (I guess that might even count as Monday morning) we went to pick up Connor from the bus terminal. It was so good seeing him again. I'm used to seeing him everyday, so suddenly spending a few days apart was almost like a shock to the system. On Monday I finally got around to taking him to the islands in Oslo fjorden. We went to Hovedøya. Hovedøya has some cool ruins that I remember playing hide and seek on as a kid. We used to go there with school a lot when I was in primary. It's good going back as an adult and feeling the memories flowing back.

We wandered around the island and had a good time. We got home just in time for dinner and we were both pretty hungry by that point. Later on we went up to my neighbors Siri and Alf and ended up sitting there chatting for a while. Such good times. We also bought Dama og Typen cola bottles (it's Norwegian slang for the girlfriend and the boyfriend), because you have to do these things when you're in a relationship =D

Nordmarka

Dad woke me up early today and I felt like just telling him to go where the sun don't shine. The only problem is that the sun shines everywhere in Oslo at the moment, and that makes me incredibly happy. So I got out of bed and joined mum and dad for a long walk in Nordmarka forest. We walked from Frognerseteren via Nordmarkskappelet, Kobberhaughytta, Ullevålseter and down to Sognsvann where we took the metro home. All in all 2 mil (12.5 english miles). It took us 5.5 hours. When we got home we jumped in the shower and then collapsed on the sofa. Luckily dad was sporty enough to get in the car and get us a kebab each. My dad rocks. After dying on the sofa for a bit I dragged my bum up to our neighbors and helped them set up their new computer. He had windows 8, which I've never used before, so it was educational for me as well. Now I'm crashed in the sofa with a bowl of ice-cream and sore feet watching TV with mum, dad and Tobias. Later on we're going to go and pick up Connor. But for now I'm not going to move at all!

We met a horse at Ullevålseter

Sognsvann

I didn't do much yesterday. I was outside tanning, had a few ice-lollies, tanned some more and then when mum came home we had a salad and went for a walk around Sognsvann. It was so lovely just walking and talking just the two of us. At the end we sat down and put our feet in the water and enjoyed the sun. I was supposed to go out with Sabine and some friends from high school, but I was just knocked out by my hay-fever. However I did go over to my neighbors with dad and had a few drinks.
Before we went out we saw that Gulla had claimed my neighbors new garden furniture. She is so spoiled.

How cute!

Today mum and I drove out to Vestby and went to a outlet mall there. I got two new tops and a pair of tights. It was great spending the day together just the two of us. When we got home we both fell asleep and woke up just in time to get ready and go down to the Kingdom Hall. It was great seeing everybody again. It's so nice going by there when I'm home. We had a salad when we got home. I was supposed to go out with Sandra but my hay-fever had a different idea. Right now I'm chilling at home and I'm mentally preparing for the walk in the forest with dad tomorrow. Even he said it was going to get tough. Connor's coming tomorrow, but not until late at night and I am well excited for that!

Another summer day

Yesterday dad woke me up "early" and took me and Tobias up to the forest. They jogged ahead while I walked. I am not a jogger/runner. Especially not up hill. I've been tortured by hay fever lately so I like to use that as an excuse as well. Dad and Tobias jogged up to Ullevålseter from Sognsvann and when I met them on their way down again we walked the rest of the way back. It was really nice. I really like the forest around Oslo.
Dad and Tobias jogging ahead

Sognsvann

See how swollen my eyes are from my allergies. Ugh. I'm going to my GP on Tuesday and hopefully he'll be able to provide me with some miracle drugs. 

We met a baby viper. How cute! (I still don't like snakes or snake like creatures, but it's OK when they are this small)

When we got home we collapsed on each our tanning bed and chilled in the sun for several hours. After a while dad went to the shop and bought me ice-lollies. I love that man! When mum came home from work we went over to StorO and bought her an Ipad and a pink cover for it. We were both very excited when we came home.

Later at night we went over to Veronica and Thomas' and had a few drinks. Thomas was eaten up by mosquitoes and retreated inside and mum and dad was  tired and went home quite early. However, Veronica and I stayed quite late having a few drinks. On my way home I popped by Wenche and Ted's house and I had a quick chat before I went home and collapsed in bed.