This summer we took the opportunity to attend the Olympics in London being as we were this close to it. We were able to obtain tickets to 6 events, and we had a blast! A big congratulations and thank you to city of London, all of the UK, LOCOG and most of all the volunteers who went above and beyond to make the experience as wonderful as it could have been. There are a lot of memories to last a lifetime. In addition we went on a little repositioning cruise from Oslo back to Stockholm, and went to Manchester where the Stockholm Berserkers won their bracket at the 2012 Bingham Cup back in June. In addition I am starting to take Swedish lessons 2 days a week, and the baking business "Fantastisk Fika"started seeing some more business the past two weeks so all in all things are good.
You know there is a "but" here somewhere, and here it is. This summer in Sweden was really awful by all measures; only 5 days where the temperature was above 25 degrees, and the rain seemed to be at times never ending. Even though when the sun is out it is beautiful here, the rain can come and go at a moments notice. I am wary of the approaching autumn and winter where the days are short, and sunlight is scarce as it is generally overcast, and I find myself with endless hours to fill as winter is not the most exciting time in Sweden. Things tend to close down to truncated winter hours and there is not that much you can really go see and do. All of this has resulted in my dealing with a slight case of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), a mild form of seasonal depression. I think the weather of this summer has made me feel it sooner this year so I'm bracing for it. Time to get out my personal grow light! One thing I promise to do this winter is to post more often, and write about Sweden and our experience here. Thanks for reading!
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