Grandma visited
We had another visit from Sweden this year, grandma Gunilla. She arrived in time for our finalsweek, which meant we were pretty busy studying...but once the week was over we got some more time for other things! Here are some pics:
New puzzle from grandma!
Making yummy cookies
Aunt Aster sent some fun ducks to play with! Thank you!
Walking in the mud....no fun, I don't like getting dirty.....
A new pair of pants and I'm on the go again!
Flirting with grandma, while playing on the new guitar she got me!
A walk to the park!
Higher!!
In the car on our way to Dallas, Texas
We were really surprised when the driver came out....it was an old man, probably in his late 80s or maybe even in his 90s....
The Texas border.
Making a funny face.
Downtown Dallas
Waiting to go up in the tower.....but once it opened we got to know that Aron couldn't go up so the two of us waited downstairs instead.
The view from up there.
The tower from below
Aron and mommy
At the hotel pool, a little hesitant to begin with....
...but then we had fun!!
Daddy and Aron
Aron with grandma in the bubble pool
Then before the trip home, a visit to IKEA ofcourse!
New puzzle from grandma!
Making yummy cookies
Aunt Aster sent some fun ducks to play with! Thank you!
Walking in the mud....no fun, I don't like getting dirty.....
A new pair of pants and I'm on the go again!
Flirting with grandma, while playing on the new guitar she got me!
A walk to the park!
Higher!!
In the car on our way to Dallas, Texas
We were really surprised when the driver came out....it was an old man, probably in his late 80s or maybe even in his 90s....
The Texas border.
Making a funny face.
Downtown Dallas
Waiting to go up in the tower.....but once it opened we got to know that Aron couldn't go up so the two of us waited downstairs instead.
The view from up there.
The tower from below
Aron and mommy
At the hotel pool, a little hesitant to begin with....
...but then we had fun!!
Daddy and Aron
Aron with grandma in the bubble pool
Then before the trip home, a visit to IKEA ofcourse!
Graduation!
Graduation is a big deal over here! We went to Johan's graduation Friday and yesterday. There were two ceremonies, the first on Friday, called Hooding. This ceremony was by schools, so the School of Theology and Missions were in Christ's Chapel. The ceremony included a procession of the teachers and graduates. It also included speaches and songs. At the end there was the Hooding ceremony which meant that the graduate was called to stage where the dean and the graduate's advisor awaited him or her. If the graduate has a GPA over 3.8 he/she is considered honors, and if the graduate has a 4.0 he/she has high honors. This is then indicated by a colored ribbon or something like that. Purple for honors and gold for high honors. This he/she receives before entering the stage. On the stage the people mentioned above then took the hood that the graduate had on his arm and placed it as a hood on his back. Then the photo and the graduate can leave the stage and the next graduate comes up.
Here is Johan after his Hooding:
With Dean Mathew and Dr. Hart
Notice his gold around the neck, High honors!!
The big graduation ceremony is the commencement and that took place in the Maybee Center on Saturday! All graduates were present from all schools, both graduate and undergraduate departments. The ceremony was close to the hooding cermony in what it contained, but instead of the hooding the graduates received their diplomas. The speaker was Bill Hybels from Chicago. He held the commencement address to the graduates before the graduates were presented on stage. This ceremony took about three hours, we however, left after Johan had been called up. Aron did really well, but after Johan he started to be a little restless. And since pictures say more than words here are some:
This is going to be us next year....if all works out as it should!
Then there was party time in the evening celebrating with Johan!
Congratulations Johan! You made it!! =)
Here is Johan after his Hooding:
With Dean Mathew and Dr. Hart
Notice his gold around the neck, High honors!!
The big graduation ceremony is the commencement and that took place in the Maybee Center on Saturday! All graduates were present from all schools, both graduate and undergraduate departments. The ceremony was close to the hooding cermony in what it contained, but instead of the hooding the graduates received their diplomas. The speaker was Bill Hybels from Chicago. He held the commencement address to the graduates before the graduates were presented on stage. This ceremony took about three hours, we however, left after Johan had been called up. Aron did really well, but after Johan he started to be a little restless. And since pictures say more than words here are some:
This is going to be us next year....if all works out as it should!
Then there was party time in the evening celebrating with Johan!
Congratulations Johan! You made it!! =)
Girls night out!!
I was invited by Karolina to a girls night out ! It was the two of us and two of Karolina's friends; Jennifer and Cheryl!
We went to the Jenks Riverwalk, I cannot believe I have not been there at all, even though we live a walkingdistance from it and have been here for two years! It was so nice! It was right by the river (well, it is called riverwalk so...) and there were some stores and restaurants with outside eating as well as inside! We ended up at the Mexican place, and we sat outside! Great! The feeling of Sweden almost with the outside terrass! I had nachos, which tasted great. An appetizer was more than enough! Our waitress must have had a bad day or something. She didn't remember what we had ordered to drink for example, and when she came with our checks she had lost her pen and went on a hunt for a new one, I don't remember what number but it wasn't the first pen she had lost that evening. We had fun, girltalk and relaxing! It was especially nice to know that I had had my last final that morning so I didn't have to worry about school!
Here are two pics from the event!
Jennifer and Cheryl
Me and Karolina ( at least Karolina looks good, don't look at me! )
We went to the Jenks Riverwalk, I cannot believe I have not been there at all, even though we live a walkingdistance from it and have been here for two years! It was so nice! It was right by the river (well, it is called riverwalk so...) and there were some stores and restaurants with outside eating as well as inside! We ended up at the Mexican place, and we sat outside! Great! The feeling of Sweden almost with the outside terrass! I had nachos, which tasted great. An appetizer was more than enough! Our waitress must have had a bad day or something. She didn't remember what we had ordered to drink for example, and when she came with our checks she had lost her pen and went on a hunt for a new one, I don't remember what number but it wasn't the first pen she had lost that evening. We had fun, girltalk and relaxing! It was especially nice to know that I had had my last final that morning so I didn't have to worry about school!
Here are two pics from the event!
Jennifer and Cheryl
Me and Karolina ( at least Karolina looks good, don't look at me! )
