2009 Summarized - last part

Okay, goodmorning!
I really didn´t want to get out of bed today, but I feel I have a lot to do so I just had to get up!
Anyway I´m going to give you the last part of my year thingie! Enjoy :)

Ok, last time I stopped right after the goodbye dinner with my American family and I was about the get on a two week trip in California. Just days before this Emma came to my house and we had a photoshoot! Got a lot of nice pics of her and this is a favorite :)


Those two weeks turned out to be so much more than I could ever imagine. I visited so many places and saw the most beautiful things. I met wonderful people that I hope I´ll know forever and I really felt like it was the perfect end of my year! Here some of my favorites from the trip!

Beautiful San Francisco

Monterey, it´s just amazing how blue the water is here

I and Spongebob at Walk of Fame in LA

Almost the whole tour group at Grand Canyon, sunset

Sunrise at Grand Canyon, some of you might now this was my header for a while

Sunrise at Grand Canyon, my favorite place

Trekking in Grand Canyon

I, Shani and Anna in Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas! Miss you girls

Shani, I, Anna, Lena and Gigi in Las Vegas

Death Valley

I in Death Valley, Badwater Basin

From Mono Lake, a saltwater lake
(this is not the lake though :P)

Golden Gate Bridge in SF, last day of the tour

Then I went back to Sweden and saying goodbye to my American family was the hardest thing I´ve ever done. I wasn´t sure when I was going to see them again, and it was hard thinking that the kids would grow older without me.

Back in Sweden I was happy to see my family and friends again, even though I was constantly thinking back at my time in the US. After a while I started working as a sub teacher sometimes. It gave me something to do and best of all, it gave me money! Here are some pics from what I´ve been doing!

From Visby harbour in October

I took a walk an afternoon while the leafs still had color

We went to see GGN in November

Got this photo one morning in November, just love the colors!!

What I and mom have been doing all December, play Kalaha and eating cookies and buns :P

We got a lot of snow this year

Got a nice sunrise with the snow

Christmas Eve lunch with the family

Christmas Eve

Recently I decided to move to Göteborg right after New Years and live together with one of my best friends, Alice. I finally got to see her this Christmas after almost one and a half year apart!

There was just no way I could have summarized this year any shorter, it has just contained so much that will be with me forever. Realizing I have done all this during one year feels incredible and I´m so thankful that I got the opportunity to get this experience!
I want to thank my parents for encouraging me all the time and always believe in me. Also want to thank my family in the states for being so wonderful and good to me. You are the best host family possible and I love and miss you every day! I´m longing for the day when I get to see and hug you again. One last thanks to my friends that have always been there!

Okay, I´m not going to get more emotional than I already am, haha :P This turned out to be very long and sometimes sad! But now I´m looking forward to a new year starting in Göteborg with Alice! Let´s see where it ends!