Day at the Beach

Yesterday, I had a fabulous day meeting up with a couple old roommates and our old boss (Bianca, Megan, and Ben).  Although I was bummed Megan left early, it was a lovely day.  We had no agenda, walked around Balboa Island, headed to the two piers in Newport Beach and finished our night by eating at Ruby's.  It was a gorgeous day and I snapped many beautiful pictures. It's so nice to be visiting my family and hometown California! 
Ben took these fun pics of me and Bianca underneath the pier


My beautiful Bianca

Meg, Ben, and Bianca (Bia)



cutest mailbox ever!





Ben snapped a pic of the girls' legs


Ben long-armed this shot



that's me in Ben's glasses









we enjoyed looking through the viewfinder



Bia took this cute pic of Ben laughing







Ben snapped this pic of me







I didn't know these kids, but they were having so much fun



I'm jealous of Bia's long hair

another pic of the three of us by Ben

it was our first time on the tiny Balboa ferry





mmmm, Ruby's for dinner

gorgeous sunset

Glad Påsk!

(For those of you non-Swedes, that would be "Happy Easter!")
Before I left for California, I took some time to appreciate the color finally coming back in Sweden.  Flowers are sprouting up, and the sun is no longer an infrequent visitor...actually, Christian, me, and his mom Charlotte ate lunch outside before I left.  It was very beautiful.
I also wanted to show you all some Swedish Easter decorations, which are a bit different than those at home, but I think they are charming and beautiful.
Also, I wanted to include some snapshots I took in Linköping before I left- just scenes from home.
Enjoy!

Christian's Parents' backyard












Easter Decorations










my cute kitty Lester





Lester bothering Christian's parents' cat, Scrollan


Scenes from my apartment