Vacation Plans!

One of my favorite tv shows is Friday Night Lights. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it so much if I didn't live abroad. But since I'm terribly homesick, I cling to this show like nothing else. I love everything about it. The scenery, the music, the football, the accents. It reminds me of home.

We watched all four seasons last year obsessively and now we've started on Season 5. We watched eight episodes yesterday.

From watching Friday Night Lights I also started listening to Explosions in the Sky and that is one amazing band. 

Last night, after our tv watching marathon I looked up the tour dates for Explosions in the Sky and found out that they were doing a European Tour this spring! Unfortunately they're not coming to Sweden or Denmark but they will be playing in Berlin. G and I have never taken advantage of living in Europe by taking small trips to other countries, mainly because of limited student funds. But things are changing here and it's well time to take advantage.

So we bought tickets to the show! It's not until May so we have awhile to figure out how we're getting there and where we're going to stay. But oh wow! I'm so, so excited! I've never been to Berlin and I can't wait to see Explosions in the Sky play.

Sunset (Explosions In The Sky - Your Hand In Mine) from Derek Flagge on Vimeo.

time goes on

I know, I promised I'd write every day. But all of a sudden I got really busy and time flew by. It does that now. Time just goes by so fast the older and older you get. It's a bit scary.

I'll explain why I was so busy sometime next week, but until then... cross your finger (or hold your thumbs) for me!

In other news, my grandmother is doing better. They have figured out what has been ailing her and it seems like it's nothing that some strong medicine and rest can't fix. It was just really scary when they had no idea what was causing her to be in so much pain!
Thank you for the prayers and the good vibes.

And in other, other news... have I mentioned that we are going to New York at the end of September? I don't think so. But we are! And we are so excited!
My step-brother is getting married and they live in New York so my parents and family members will be there too!
New York is where G and I "re-met." We both met in Texas at college but then G had to go back to Sweden and we kept in touch for a year. And then finally we decided it'd be smart to re-meet to see if you know, if we'd work together. So we picked a week in July, hopped on our respective planes and met in New York.
It was a crazy, sweaty, humid, hot, dirty weekend. I had blisters on my feet after the very first day and it was too hot to wear make up or fix my hair. But for some reason G still liked me.
Looking back on it, it was a terribly crazy thing to do- to "re-meet" someone you haven't seen in a year in a city you barely know. But it worked for us and it was really special.
I'm excited about visiting New York in the fall, seeing my family again!, and being with G in the city where everything really really started.