A new year and a new decade, new opportunities and hopefullt happy endings.
2000:
Lived in Årsta, south of town in a 1 room apartment. Broke up with abusive boyfriend and tried to find myself again. Instead I lost myself to the party scene in Stockholm.
Travelled to Italy with friends for the first time and rented a house in Tuscany and had a wonderful time.
Left the invesment bank where I worked and started as a horribly under paid consultant.
2001:
Joined a internet net work and met some of my dearest friends. We dressed up like crazy, met in different hotelbars and drank champagne. Travelled to Spain and rented a villa with friends again.
Braided my hair for the first time and read Malcolm X that influenced my a great deal.
Met R and we dated for about 6 months. Broke up but stayed friends. I was there cheering him on when he met his present wife.
9/11
2002:
Still a consultant still badly paid. Spent more time and money than I want to think of partying with friends but we sure had a good time. Kept the braids and bought my first real designer
bag. Worked on my taste for champagne and fashion.
This year friends and me went to Malta. The trip included flat tires, 10 000 year old ruins and a lot of sun
2003:
Left my consultant job and Stockholm for school "Eventmanagement" and an apartment in Nyköping. Discovered the joys of finer wines and decided to become a sommelier.
Travelled to Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to.
Anna Lindh was murdered.
2004:
Back to school in Nyköping and did my sommelier degree at the same time. Spend every week end at sis' apartment in Solna, after that we didn't speak for a while.
Summer was spent in Portugal: both Lisbon and Porto. Met Mr M and travelled to Champagne together. Started working at Berns ant at Hufvudsta confrence center.
2005:
Finished school in June but started working in May already. Landed a cool project at an agency that hanles big events. Project ended after 6 months and I went back to working in the restaurant business and started working nights. Bought an apartment in Huvudsta and loved it. Repainted the kitchen green and the sleeping area orange.
Dated a huge number of different men and had some really great times (M - the model) and some really bad (K - the stalker). Met Dr C.
2006:
Kept working in the restaurant business and kept seeing Dr C, had an intense relationship that ended on a very friendly basis.Went to France and travelled on a boat on the Loire river. A wonderful trip I'd love to do again. Met Mr S, moved in together and got engaged after 3 months.
2007:
Started working at NH. Kept two jobs, planned a wedding - quite a stressful year.
Spent the summer driving around Greece. Bought a new aprtment
Got married!
2008:
Landed a huge power job at a big international company. 6 months of renovating our apartment, had to stay with mum and dad - not great.
Moved back to my place in June and went to Istanbul. Possibly one of the coolest towns ever.
Worked hard all fall. Went away for the first time ever during christmas: on a cruise in the Mediterranean. It was fun and possibly something I'd do again.
2009:
Kept working and living with my husband. Sis met her man and they are moving in together in Feb. Worked almost too hard, not really any time for anything else. Spent the summer with husband and husbands son driving around Italy, Germany and Austria - wonderful vacation.
We spent christmas in Spain and New Years with old friends.
That was my decade
How was yours?
Take care
Love/E
Song of the day: Hard - Rihanna
