Förberedelserna för flytten är i full gång och idag la vi ut en annons på Blocket för att försöka sälja vår soffa som tyvärr inte kommer kunna flytta med oss. Så känner du någon i Göteborgsområdet som är på jakt efter en superskön lädersoffa får du gärna tipsa om vår. Annonsen ligger uppe HÄR.

We’ve started to organise our move trying to figure out what stuff to keep and what to sell. With the things I want to keep there are of course some things that I would like to bring with me to give our home in Australia a little Swedish touch and there are things that have a sentimental value to me too that I would like to bring if I can.

So we’ve started to look into different shipping options since we have no idea on how much it would cost, whether sea or air freight would be the best option or what company to use. We’ve received some advice but mostly from people that have done it the other way around from Australia to Sweden. Maybe one of you readers have some good advice from own experiences, anything you can share with us on the subject would be highly appreciated.

Have a look at this really cool ad promoting the drink Absolut Greyhound from ABSOLUT, featuring new music from Swedish House Mafia.

I can’t really figure out if it’s a joke or the real thing. But it’s funny either way!

It has been an amazing weekend, at least for me. Simon ended up being really sick and missed our friends’ wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and it meant so much for me to be able to share the special day with Maria and Håkan. The weather could have been a lot better, especially during our little photo session. It was a windy, a bit chilly and it drizzled from the sky but overall it we were lucky, it could have been a lot worse. But it wouldn’t have hurt if the sun was out like it was on the yesterday though.

Now the wedding photos have to be edited. I had a quick look through them yesterday and it seems like I’ve managed to at least get a couple of good shoots. I’m sure I can give you a little sneak peak later but until then I’ll just share a photo of one of mum’s apple trees.

Last night we booked tickets for the Summerburst Festival in Göteborg in June.  Summerburst is a new electronic music festival first held in Stockholm last year. This year it’s back and expanding to Göteborg as well. Deadmouse, Axwell, Avicii and Calvin Harris are among the DJs confirmed to play at the festival. Red Bull will also have a Silent Disco at the festival, the first one ever held in Sweden. Sounds pretty cool to me! To make it even better we also have two friends coming down from Stockholm for the weekend to join us. In other words, something to really look forward to. 

I must be honest, we’ve been keeping a secret from you. A pretty big secret, a life changing secret actually.

We’re moving to Melbourne!

It has been so hard not being able to share my feelings and thoughts, to talk about it here but until it was all finalised I couldn’t tell anyone (except my closest family that is). I’ve been offered a great job with my Swedish company’s sister company in Melbourne that I’ve accepted and Simon is on the hunt for a job as well. My work will sponsor my Visa and if all goes according to plan we should make the move sometime in the end of the summer, Swedish summer that is.

My emotions have been running all over the place for a couple of months and I don’t think it will stop now. I’m thrilled, excited, happy, overwhelmed by everything that has to be organised and a little scared at the same time. It’s hard knowing that our decision will make some people extremely happy and others the total opposite. But hey, that’s our life. That’s what we got ourselves into being in a Swaussie relationship.

But right know I’m going to allow myself to focus on being happy and excited and try to wrap my head around the fact that we’ll be living down under in just a couple of months. A new exciting chapter in our life is about to start.

On request, after posting a post on Facebook showing the delicious Tex Mex pie I made this weekend, I’ll now share the recipe with you all.

It’s a Swedish recipe directly translated so you have to be careful when it comes to the measurements, a table spoon in Sweden and USA for example is 15 ml and in Australia it’s 20 ml. (I’ve  been frustrated about before – read HERE). I’m not sure you’ll be able to find créme fraiche and the taco seasoning mix for example either but maybe you know what to substitute it with. Sorry about the bad photo of the half eaten pie but I didn’t take a photo of it before we dug in so that’s all I got.

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