First work day in 2011,

Today is first official work day in Sweden. Just it was when we had New Years Eve and Day and now we are already on 3 January. It makes feel like time flies. On the other hand, it feels good, because as one new year promise I gave, was that we will grow more. Last year we had nice growth and we liked it. It made us feel happy. Every new costumer we got, brought us closer to our goal.

Today morning I looked after our cleaning cloths. I think, that I have rats in the house, since I can't find them :D I had them on my hand in new years eve, when I cleaned home and now... They just have disappeared :D

Happy New Year 2011,

 Happy new year 2011 to all my friends, my family and to all other my blog readers!! Hopefully that new year will bring you as much happiness and pleasure as you expect and have wished.
In the evening of New Years Eve, we got guests over to our new home, what we had bought just 4 months ago. We gathered together, to put a dot for this old year and was ready to walk against new year.
Together we had a nice good dinner with turkey, potatoes, vegetables and gravy.

Just needs to be bit more in the own to get better taste:

Now it is ready to cut and to be eaten:

Someone just was so hungry that, she tried, does all this big turkey can fit into her mouth, but unfortunately this time the winner was turkey :) 

 

Dessert was needed as well for a nice evening. This time it was white and dark chocolate mousse.  Tasted sweet, but good :)

Since I am coming from Estonia and living here in Sweden, when we celebrated this year new year twice, because we had not only swedes in our small new years party. We had also other Estonians and we decided, that we need to celebrate new year twice.

For Estonia, this year change was bring along quite big changes. From 00:00 1st January 2011 has Estonia got new currency to use. Our official currency is now Euro.

For me, it is second time, when Estonia has currency exchange. After we got free under occupation, when instead Russian ruble we got our own nice and beautiful Estonian crown:

One way it feels actually sad, that Estonia went over to Euro, because Estonian crown had been became also quite strong currency and even thought they say, that Estonia will be more attractive now to foreign investors, we can say, that it has been already attractive to foreign investors. Even when came economical recession, we must admit, that Estonia was not hit so hard as some other countries, especially our southern neighbors. But now we have to wait and see, what will happen with this new time and new currency.

After Estonian New Year had been celebrated, we made us ready for to receive New Year here in Sweden. For me it has been now third time I received new year here with my dearest and with friends. Around 12 o'clock, we went outside to fire bit fireworks and drink champagne. And new year arrived :D

As for me, the new year will bring and give some new things. And as they usually say, in every new year people will give a new year promises to themselves. As for me, I usually don't do it, but I thought, why not to try and see, what will be come out of it :)

So, here is my new year promises:
- our company will grow bigger
- our home will look more as our home and has a nice garden
- I will be happier and less moodier (Hard to keep probably, but never don't know what might happen)

So, Happy new year to all of you :)

The last day of a year,

So, here we are. This long waited day has finally arrived. Last day of a year 2010. In some hours we will have nice dinner and talk. We will listen good music and spend time with friends and family.
It is also time to look back what has been happen during 2010. For me, it has been bit bumpy year, but most things there is what I would never ever regret, some things on the other hand...
Most interesting I must admit is, that I and my friend started our own company. Something, what I never thought I would do, because, I have often thought, that I am not made of that material, what need to have to start the company. Now, by the end of a year, our company has grown so much and we have grown together with our company. That is incredible. It feels actually very good.
During this year has happened also some sad things, but life is like that. Good and bad walks hand-by-hand together and we can't change any of that much.

If I take all my year together, when I must say, it is like most others have had it. Bumpy, but would not change any part out of it. As they say, what does not kill us, makes us stronger and wiser.

A Dummy ;P

 In Monday after I had been at work and wanted to take shower I was for a short moment by the sink in bathroom. Suddenly I got the surprise and a company there. Someone needed to wash himself as well there :) 

Christmas sponge cake,

 For the christmas day for lunch I made a sponge cake. For at give christmas taste, I was put again cinnamon and cardamom and also bit ground cloves. It made the sponge cake to taste and smell as christmas. I wanted to add also spice for ginger bread, but they had sold it out, so I had to stay with the spices I got. I also added a little marzipan to dough and it left a soft taste. Since I wanted to get some colours into the cake I used a pieces of candied fruit. Result was actually very good and best was it together with ice-cream. in the top before I was put it to oven I was put bit pearl sugar and chopped almond.