Nervous...

So...on Tuesday I have my interview at the Swedish Consulate.  I keep having flashbacks to the early 90's movie Green Card with Andie MacDowell and  Gérard Depardieu.  They had to interview with immigration officers to prove they were a couple and were in love.  They asked some ridiculous questions and I'm not sure I'd know the answers!  It's kind of freaking me out.  Last night Hannes explained to me how he got all of the scars on his body...just in case they ask.  He did a lot of DUMB things, like riding his bike with his eyes closed.  Who does that?!  This afternoon while making chili I was trying to remember the story of how he became a Liverpool fan and what soccer teams his Dad and brother like.  I'm starting to feel the pressure!  Hopefully, everything goes well and I have some good news to report soon.  Fingers crossed!!

Application Update

Today I woke up to an email from the Swedish Migration Board saying that I needed to call and schedule an appointment at a consulate!  Hannes also received an email from them saying that if we can prove we've lived together for two years then our application will automatically be approved!  Unfortunately, we cannot prove that because even though Hannes has been living here for a LONG time, because of his scholarship at Lindenwood he had to live on campus and had an address there until last May.  I don't know what happens now, I'm still waiting to hear back from the consulate so I can schedule an appointment.  I'm also not sure what documents we could possibly have to prove that we've been living together.  At least this process is much easier than it would have been if we tried to get him a residency visa here.

Fingers crossed!!

Current Obsessions

I have a few new things I am currently obsessed with:

1. Halls Lemon and Honey Cough Drops, but hopefully not for too long.  I just want to feel better.  Being sick stinks!

2. Baking, I don't know what it is lately, but all I want to do is bake.  Last weekend I made delicious snickerdoodles.  They were so warm and cinnamony.  I want to make homemade flour tortillas this weekend.  I like all of the measuring and mixing and flour.  I feel so accomplished when I'm finished!

3. Crocheting, I am feeling very Suzy Homemaker looking at this list!  I recently just finished making a slouchy hat, you're welcome Caitlin!  It might be the first pattern that I've followed where what I made actually ended up looking like what I was trying to make!

Hittin' the Spot

I was finally able to satisfy my soft, yeasty, hot roll craving!  I found these great frozen rolls that heat up in five minutes in the oven...so much better than the hour and a half I spent on the batch last weekend!

Hannes and I watched this documentary, Forks Over Knives, on my snow day a few weeks ago.  We got really freaked out and have pretty much given up meat and dairy products.  We still eat cheese, sometimes, but we have successfully replaced most of our meat with beans!  Which is good for our health, but maybe not our gastrointestinal tracts....or mostly mine (sorry baby!).

I've also found a new blog that I love to waste spend time reading.
http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com

If I keep finding blogs to read, pretty soon I won't have time for anything else!

So Close...

A lot of very exciting things happened today.  I almost made homemade rolls.  I had this weird craving for soft, yeasty, hot rolls.  Hannes and I whipped up some crusty, yeasty, hot rolls.  Two of three ain't bad....right?  I'm still craving some soft rolls though.  Maybe tomorrow.

I also filed my application with the Swedish Migration Board for our residency permit!  Now we just have to wait about four months to find out!!  I hope it gets approved because that application was overwhelming!  I don't know how to write 5,000 characters about my relationship or how we keep in touch or how my kids have lived so far in their lives.  What does maintenance mean?  Or upkeep?  I don't think I ever got anywhere near the 5,000 word mark, but we'll see what happens.  This application may mean a trip to DC is in our future too.  I need to give a special thanks to Hannes for paying for the application because US Bank is stupid and put a hold on my credit because I'm trying to flee the country (which I didn't find out about until I tried to pay for pizza later...annoying!).

Current Obsessions

So, right now I'm obsessed with a few things:

1. Pinterest, I know I will never do/make/cook most of the things I "pin" on there, but it somehow makes me feel to better to believe that I could sew that bag/skirt/bapron.

2. Blogs, two of my favorites to spend hours reading/looking at are:
    http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/
    http://www.thedaybookblog.com/
   Is it weird that both of the women who write these blogs are Mormon and live in DC?  I wonder if they know each other?

3. Kladdkaka, Hannes and I have been working out hard the last few days (I know!  It's a lot for us though) and all I have wanted to eat is kladdkaka, Hannes wouldn't let me.  Lucky for me he's at class two nights a week so the first chance I had I made some!

4. http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com, I have always had an obsession with Mexican food, minus the cilantro, and this blog has tons of great recipes!  I'm hoping to own her cookbook one day (wink, wink).  I think the first thing I'm going to try is homemade chorizo!

Svensk Fashion (and Design)

So, I have started preparing for the upcoming move.  By that, I mean that I have glanced at the residency application requirements.  Thought about gathering my documents and getting everything ready.  Dreaded nearly emptying my bank account to pay for the application.  I have, however, been spending hours looking at fashion and design blogs in Sweden.  This is the important part right?  Trying to figure out what clothes to bring and what I can wear and not look like an American wandering the streets of Gothenburg on vacation.  Hannes and I have also been spending our fair share of Saturdays looking at apartments for rent or houses for sale, knowing they will not still be around when we need them, but what else do we have to do?!  This has made me want to think about furniture and design, we have never really decorated anything together or picked out furniture.  So, I was elated when I found this little blog:

http://emmas.blogg.se/

Bonus - she writes in English!  I've spent many hours looking at gorgeously decorated Swedish rooms!  I think I just might get this part figured out.  Now I just need to worry about the embassy...maybe another day!