So first 3 months of a year is over. It feels strange and same time also good. Feels interesting to know, that now I have lived 5 months in Sweden with my boyfriend. Winter is passed and that means, time for spring :)
It feels nice when sun is warming and everywhere you are going you have opportunity to see how grass goes greener and snow is almost melted. Feels very warm and beautiful.
Near my school already first flowers are out and soon new ones are coming. Spring is one nicest time of a year since, you can see how easy all is changing. All happens very fast.
Last weekend also was time for turn the clock. Something what still not got used to. This takes time a little to get used to. This weekend will be Easter. Now I have opportunity to see, how is traditions for Easter here in Sweden. Are they similar to Estonian traditions or they are completely different from, what I am used to.
Happy Easter time to everyone! Hopefully everyone will have a nice Easter weekend :)

Life,

Everyday we hear or read, that someone dies. By the statistics we can find out that every minute is there someone who dies all around the world. And we do not know all those people who dies.
When someone around us is dies, when we can say, I knew that person. Person who dies is someones dad or mother, someones friend, colleague, training mate etc. That person is someones daughter or son or even a grandparent. When someone dies, where will be hole in heart or mind.
Usually they say, that how can it be hole if you did not stand very close to that person, or you did not talk with person everyday. That does not mean always, that there will be not remembered that person who had passed away.
For me, it was step-dad. The person who took over my real dad's responsibilities, what he did not do. Often when I or brother had questions and mom was work or hospital, it was him we turned with those questions, not to our real dad, since he had abandoned us. For him, we did exist. Our step-dad was there.
Yeas sure, which step- children usually start to love the step-parent right away or perhaps not at all. In the beginning I made his life as hell but he made also mine. But that did not stop him to support me or my brother when that was needed. That does not mean, that I hated him all my life, when he was in that! For me was also important how my mother felt, since after some years, I just left home and started abroad at school and stayed during a week to dormitory and went home for weekends. That meant, that he was home to support my mother when she was ill, but also held company to her when she felt better and they was home.
That means, that not all memories I have or my brother has, are not bad. There was good times, but of course there was also bad times. In some reason, all families has both good and bad times, upsides and down sides. That shows, that we all are alive.
In my mind, I hope that my step-dad rests in piece and who knows... Perhaps they are together with my mother. After mothers death, my step-dad wanted often to be with her. Now he has at least that possibility.
Rest in peace my dad. You was always here for me!

GI - Chocolate cake

There are so many people who likes to loose weight and thinks that it is end of the world if there is no desserts or cakes what can be done. We like also once in a while a cake and therefore this one is our one favourite.

Ingredients:
12 bites:

100 gr butter
300 gr dark chocolate ( over 70% cacao)
4 egg
½ dl fruit sugar
little salt
½ dl nuts

For serving:
2 dl whip cream
½ lime peel
2 table spoons chopped lemon melissa

Preparations:
Put oven to 175 degrees. Melt butter and after that include chocolate bites and mix it until all is melted and one mass. Divide egg whites and yellows. Whip egg whites separately and egg yellows with sugar and salt on other bowl. Mix whipped egg yellows with melted butter and chocolate and mix it through. Annex whipped egg whites and mix all so that it is mixed correctly thorough. Take around 23cm baking form and put all mix in. Roast nuts on dry pan and include them to cake and put all this form to oven for ca. 15 minutes. Let it cool down.
For serving whip whip-cream and if it is hard, put lime peel and lemon melissa inside and mix a little. Just cut piece of cake, and put spoon of cream next and ready to eat :)

Carrot gratin

Today I made something easy and low fat food for lunch and for my surprise it tasted very good, so I decided to share that also with other people.

Ingredients:
500 gr Carrots
200 gr Turkey ham
5 egg
100 gr Philadelphia cream cheese
Salt
Pepper

Preparation:
Bolts or chop raw carrots. Boil them a little time until they are semi-soft. Chop the ham and can then roast a little time, but not necessary. Mix egg and cheese together and mix bit with salt and pepper. Bake in oven on 180 degrees around 30-40 minutes.

01.01.2010

First day of a new year has been arrived for now. It feels nice and good to have a new year, what till bring us a lot new challenges in a life.
It came nicely with friends in Gothenburg. At midnight we had champagne and went out to look fireworks. Just spent a good time. Later in morning we started to drive back at home. Had small coffee stop at Borås. After arriving home was need to unpack and just relax. It felt good to be back at home. Could feel like a human, but tiredness is still inside, so that means, that it will be early night to bed, since tomorrow is a new day and a lot of other things what needs to be done :)
For me I have quite many things what I am waiting from this year. Also I hope that some will come true :) Do they come true, can say last day of a year and think how it has been, what has been good and what should have been different!
Happy new year.