To Caroline

You’re sure to have had another busy day and I hope it was as fun as yesterday…would have loved to have seen the killing of the lamp….it sound so funny, I can just imagine this being performed by your group on stage :)
Of course you must be with the theatre group on Wednesday, apart from keeping your commitment to your friends, it’s not for me to just turn up and disrupt your plans…I’m the one who has to fit in. Any way I’m looking forward to see you perform with the group, and wouldn’t dare read a book, how rude would that be!
Great if you can fix a ride to the airport, so I catch my plane.

I missed you so much last night and today. I went out with Josip and his friend Elis and two other guys. We had quite a night and ended up in a club and dancing till 4 in the morning! But I wanted to dance with you…not the other people on the dance floor...I wanted my girl by me, close to me, and there to kiss when the slow dance came along at the end.
Today I was a bit hung-over and tired. I went for a walk in the park and could only think of you. It was so beautiful, the trees turning yellow and gold in the sun…and again I wanted to be next to you and seeing this together with you. I feel I’m wanting you more and more…Call me soon

Family visitors

My sister and her family have been here in Sweden staying with me from Saturday to Wednesday this week. It was a long time since she was last here in Sweden and it’s been good having them here. Three of their children were with them, so the flat was very full, but we all get on so it wasn’t a problem. It’s nice to see my girls getting on so well with their cousins, despite the fact that they don’t see so much of them. It’s as if they’ve lived next door all the time. They have similar interests and chat about music, ipods, xbox games and school…no problems at all. We’ve been to Skansen with them and they visited several museums and have managed to get around town on their own. Had the chance to talk to my sister about lots of stuff and it seems we are still getting on well, us two…and that feels good. She was happy to hear I have a new girl friend and is looking forward to meeting Caro if we go to England. Now I’ve dropped them all off at the bus station, for their connection to the airport, and when I get home it seems quiet in the flat for the first time in a week and even the girls notice that too.

Thursday - Good and Bad

Hmmm…some good and some bad thoughts at the end of this Thursday

Bad - My boss has been asked to leave the company and that makes me feel sad and unsure about the future at TagVille. I get on very well with him and will miss working together with him.

Good - It’s Thursday and that means its Friday tomorrow, and after a very busy stressy week, I need the weekend to arrive soon.

Bad – The day was full of difficult meetings with staff and customer contacts and I’m getting behind with my work load, especially with all this company politics to deal with.

Good - I had a relaxing evening playing some pool with my friend Aaron and we had a good chat about girls, life and stuff, and I won the most games.

Bad – I don’t have my girl lying in my bed waiting for me to come to bed and satisfy her desires.

Good - Caro has updated her Blog and sent me a lovely e-mail, and now I have sweet thoughts of her in my mind when I go to bed…and I know she’s thinking of me too and that makes the distance between us seem less :)

Now 3 months

Caro reminded me today that’s its now 3 months to-the-day since we met in Greece…its hard to believe that we’ve been able to do so much together in such a short space of time. And get to know each other so well…despite the fact that we actually live in different countries!

We’ve just got to the end of 10 fantastic days together here in Stockholm, the first time we’ve been together for longer than a long weekend, and it was great. This girl is lovely in so many ways and I love her being in my life and being part of hers too. The week has been filled with so many great moments and experiences together, some big and some small, I’m not sure I can remember them all for my blog…I shall try to put some of them into writing…as I know we both benefit from this blog. And I know that just writing them down makes me feel closer to her…and as I’m missing her already and she only flew back to Köln on Sunday evening and now it’s Monday, I know this will help.

Sandhamn

In the first few days that Caro is staying with me, she has the chance to meet my two daughters H&E for the first time. They are so grown up and the first evening together look as if it’s easy for them to manage. I can see Caro working hard to understand their English at times and get used to their quick chatting at the dinner table. On Saturday we all go to IKEA and do some shopping for stuff for my flat. It seems to work out quite well and we help prepare dinner together and then play a game of Yatzi afterwards. I think we have been able to clear this hurdle without any big problems.

On the Sunday morning, Caro and I set off for the trip I have planned to the archipelago off the coast of Stockholm. Caro looks great and excited to be getting away on my surprise trip. We take the car to Stavsnäs and then a ferry out to Sandön and Sandhamn, the island that we are to stay on. We’re lucky with the weather and the skys clear on this autumn day as the ferry stops at some small islands on the way. Sandhamn is very beautiful and we admire the view as the ferry docks in this cosy little harbour. We walk over to the hotel where I have booked our room for the night on this little island, dump our bags and take a walk in the sun. The island is small and mainly covered in woods, which are filled with all the Swedish treasures, such as lingonberry’s and mushrooms of every size and type. We reach the small beach at the end of the island and sit in the sun and just enjoy the beauty of this place and our own warm embraces.

When we get back to the hotel, we’re pleased with our room and the view of the harbour. We take advantage of everything the hotel has to offer…
the large indoor pool and hot tub, the restaurant, the room, the bed…

This was a fantastic weekend trip in every way…and one we will both surly remember for ever.

3 days to go

During the past week I have had some really good e-mail and msm exchanges with Caro and we Skyped for some time on Sunday. It’s so good to hear her voice and it makes me feel much closer to her.

We’ve been discussing several topics, including her visit to Stockholm, which is now only 3 days away. She’s coming for 10 days, so we will have lots of time to relax and be our selves. This will be the first time she meets my two girls, H&E, and I’ve been trying to anticipate her reaction to this first meeting. We’ve discussed this during the week and when I was last in Köln. I’m sure they will like her and they are very social and easy to get along with. Caro is also working with children, so this situation shouldn’t be too unusual for her. Anyway I’m planning some casual everyday things for us to do together, so I hope we are all able to relax and they can get to know each other.

I have also planned a small surprise trip for me and Caro at the weekend. I think I need to do things like this, as Caro is obviously a planning and organising person. I want our relationship to be balanced in some way, so it’s not always her that’s fixings things. I’ve perhaps been a bit lazy with this sort of thing in my last relationship and know girls appreciate it when their men also fix things.

Now I only have to count down the days….3 to go… cant wait to have her by my side again…. to let her meet some of my friends and relax together in our own time.

Welcome to Stockholm Caroline :)