Oh Canada, Oh Canada!

So we have now arrived to Montreal. The trip so far has been really smooth and we have not gotten lost. We started the trip in Manchaster, New Hampshire which we flew into Saturday. We drove along the coast up to Portland, Maine where we spent the first night. It was such a scenic drive along 1-A. Posh eastcoast houses, cliffs and lots of lobster shacks. We did end up going to Old Orchard Beach on Saturday night. It was a Pier/Carneval set up on the beach. We had Coronas and Red Stripe beers and felt like we were somewhere in the carribean. Sunday we started the drive up the mountains to Canada. It was such a beautiful drive. We drove to Quebec city which we spend 2 full nights. If you have not been to Quebec city, you have to go. It is a beautiful old walled city and many of the hotels look like castles. I am a princess so I of course felt at home right away. It really felt like an old European city. We ate lots of good food, walked .. walked some more. I was really amazed by how "French" Quebec really is.. I was thinking that it wouldn't be such a big difference from US, but first of all everything is in French.. road signs, radio channels, tv etc.. so I feel a bit lost since I know about 2 words of French. Luckily everyone pretty much speaks English too. Bon soir!!!

Lobster hat

I found this fashionable hat in Boston. I think it brings out the color of my eyes!

Storms in Chicago

Det var riktigt daligt vader i Chicago igar. Regn, harda vindar och till och med tornados pa sondra sidan. sjalv var jag helt ovetandes i Boston. Men nar jag kom till flygplatsen for att flyga hem igar sa var ju sjalvklart allt installt. Jag fick stanna annu en natt i Boston.. trott, ofrash och utan rena klader akte jag fran hotellet redan klockan 5 imorse.. zzz.. men jag landade vid lunchtid och sa akte jag hem istallet for kontoret. Jag behovde aka hem och tvatta, packa om och bara ta det lite lugn. Imorgon bitti bar det av till Manchester, New Hampshire. Matt och jag ska pa varan "New England road trip". Vi ska till Main, Quebec city, Montreal, Vermont, Boston och sedan Cape Cod. Ska bli superkul!! I am so excited.

Working in Boston

I have been working in Boston for 3 days now and I have to say that this town has the nices taxi drivers. They have pretty much been our tour guides and good at it too. Even if I have been working a lot this trip, I had sometime to see the touristy places. We went to the harbor and had dinner. Sea food was so fresh it was just off the boat. Shopped around Quincy market and Newberry streat. I really like this town. The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane was the smell of Sea, since I was growing up in a place close to the sea this made me smile and feel at home right away. Yesterday, I did one of my typical "Blond" moves... We were at a hospital in downtown Boston working and I took out money from the ATM. 3 hours later I realized, when I was trying to pay for dinner that I must have forgotten my ATM card in the machine. Not a smart move. We called and the security actually had it at the front lobby!! Wow!! How is that lucky.. well, usually not me.

Reser till Boston

Om nagra timmar bar det ivag till flygplatsen for jag ska till Boston pa en "business trip". Det ska bli spannade att aka till en ny stad men jag tror att det kommer att vara full rulle nar jag ar dar. Det ar lite trist att vara sjalv ocksa. Det ar tva andra som ocksa kommer till Boston som ska hjalpa till med mitt projekt men dem har jag inte traffat forrut. Jag tog med mig bocker och nagra DVD-filmer om det blir for trakigt pa kvallarna.

Busy Weekend

This weekend was pretty busy. Friday night we were a typical
stereotype couple and went to IKEA to shop. We needed a new mattress and stuff for our bedroom. I of course love IKEA and made sure that I stocked up on candy, bread and salmon. Later that night we met up with my friend at a street festival: North side summerfest. There was a fun cover band (Hairbanger's ball) playing all of the favorite rocker songs. We had a beer and sang (my case more like screaming) words to Bon Jovi songs.
Saturday we drove to Iowa for a wedding. It was our friend Valerie's little sisters wedding. The picture to the right is from the wedding. Yes, it is scary how similar Matt's and my hairstyle is.. There was a bunch of dancing and fun times at this wedding. No accidents.

Sunday we drove back into town and we had tickets to go to the Chicago Cubs (baseball for those that do not know) vs St. Louise Cardinals. The game was a night game but the weather was not co-operating with us.. The picture to the right is of Sara and the soaking wet field behind her. They stopped the game after the 2nd inning due to rain and we stayed around for 1 1/2 hoping that the game would start again. .. but no, it was cancelled. But I have to say that it was nice to go home, get warm and dry and get to bed early so I wasn't too sad about it.

Cowboys i parken

I tisdagskvall sa tog jag, Matt och Carrie med oss stolar och filt och

gick till milleniumpark mitt i downtown Chicago efter jobbet for att titta pa utomhusbiofilm. De visade en gammal westernfilm "Buth Cassidy and Sundance Kid". Superbra film och det var verkligen mysigt att sitta utomhus i en park och se en film.. Plus annu battre var ju att det var gratis. Vi tog bara med oss varaegna stolar och bredde ut oss och vantade pa att filmen skulle starta. Vissa hade med sig bade stolar, bord, mat, vin, levande ljus...etc..etc.. Vi hade bara med oss stolar och kopte en macka pa 7-eleven.. men det dog minsann at oss. Jag har borjat kolla pa en massa klassiska filmer pa sistonde och denna film kommer jag verkligen att rekommendera.. aven till dem som inte tycker om gamla westernfilmer.. denna film kanns verkligen inte som en westernfilm.. plus den har ju snygga Robert Redford och Paul Newman nar de var unga!