HI HELLO,
Seb here, not too much has happened since last post. We got up the next day and went to see the sunrise in viksberg which was nice. Didnt see too much cause the cliff face faced the wrong way kinda. Then we came back home before grandad even knew we had been out. then we did something, cant quite remember what until 1700 and then we went to my uncle Per's house. Nice newly built place with a really nice view out in the more rural bit of town where we used to live. Had dinner with him and his family, baked salmon (my grandma's old recipe). Then we went for a walk because oskar said he would show us where there neighbours had some horses. Then he asked me to pick a road so i picked one thinking they both went to the horses... but no, the one we chose took us to their mailboxes which were ofcourse very interesting. As we then walked back to where the horses were he remembered that the horses go to sleep at 6(now 8).Came back and had dessert which was yum icecream with cream and berries or swedish cheesecake with cream and jam. Then we played some table tennis with oskar and then watched a home movie he had made about their trip to switzerland and slovenia(i think). It was really funny humour even spanned the language barrier and lachy was laughing quite a bit. Their cats didnt like me i tried to pick them up so that they would sit in my lap as i patted them but the second i did they looked for a way to get out. then we published all those photos that are now up. WHICH TOOK HOURS! Then we went home.

Next day we went to centrum to get some presents for christmas. Lachy realised his debit mastercard wasnt working which is a bit weird. Bought some stuff then went to pick up my sister. Then we went to my aunts place to see my cousins anton and linda. driving there wasnt as big a problem as i thought it would be cause they live a bit further out, but it was pretty easy to find. Got there and had a bit of dinner. Anton my youngest cousin whos 11 i think, in the middle of a conversation burst out ''damn you've gotten old!'' Which was funny. Then we played with their 7 cats and a laser pointer. so funny seeing cats run straight into doors. Then we played with their two dogs mimmi and dimma and played fetch with lumps of ice. Then we played with a glow in the dark boomerang that we gave anton. After a while we went to say goodnight to the horse which they have. Such a nice horse. it would lift its hoof which meant ''please give me carrots'' just like pepsi does when he lifts his paw to get us to give him food. Just a heavier kind of dog. then we went home.

Next day we went to stockholm to see my friend jesper perform at the castle as part of a military parade. We thought it was at 1300 but it was actually at 1200 so when we got there he had already packed up and were getting onto the bus, but we'll see it some other day. Then we walked back through gamla stan to a shop where we had lunch. And hedda and lachy did some souvenier shopping. Then we went to what we thought was södermalm but it ended up beign the wrong way and we got to kungsträdgården(north of gamla stan instead of south) before we realised. Since we were there we decided to go look at the shopping centers that are there. Didnt buy anything cause everything was really expensive. We looked at stuff thought cause we are gonna buy some brightly coloured björn borg boxers cause they are really popular here. then we decided not to go to the night club in södermalm which is the place which we got free tickets too from the train conductor going to åre. We were too tired and had spent the whole day in stockholm so decided to go home soon after dinner. We saw a sign with dinner prices for a restaurant called SOFT KÖK AND BAR..... just letting it sink in..... get it... soft cock HAHAHAHAHA anyway we decided that was as good a name as any so we went there for dinner. Had Plank steak which is (yet another) swedish meal where a steak is prepared on an oak plank with potato and bearnaise sauce so that it tasted like oak. Pretty nice and pretty cheap. Also me and lachy had cider which is really good. more alcoholic than beer(not that that matters-mum) and tastes better cause its fruity. Lachy thinks it might even be nicer than beer. Then we went home.

Next day was christmas eve. 24th dec is the big celebrated day in sweden. So we started the day by going to my mums dad and saying merry christmas. funny Odd little man but probably the nicest person you can ever meet. Then we left to go to my mums mum (they're divorced) for the festivities. Got there and had problems finding a spot to park. then finally got one and went inside to watch donald duck on tv which is a disney christmas episode which is rerun every year as a traditional symbol to start celebrating christmas. Lachy and hedda had more glögg(traditional swedish christmas spiced wine). Then we had christmas dinner. Lots of traditional swedish food. Herring, gravad salmon, boiled potatoes, mushroom sauce, christmas ham, meatballs, garlic cloves?(not so traditional), janssons temptation(name of potatoe dish), ribs, grandmas salmon, bread etc. Ate till i was about to explode. Then there was dessert. first christmas porridge then fruit punch(which was awesome), chocolate cake, etc. So nice. Oh this time hedda had cider and now shes hooked. Then we talked for a while and mingled. Lachy looked bewildered as my grandma's man friend Erik asked lachy in and aggressive tone ''WHAT is your name?'' uhh lachlan ''YES WHY IS IT SO?'' ..... uhh same reason you are called erik... ''oh yes''
Then came the part where everyone tried to pronounce eachothers names. Soon came time to open the presents. Lachy went away and got dressed up as santa. He appeared decked out in santa gear with a pillow shoved under the jacket and a belt held on with a bit of tape. So funny seeing him do the santa thing with just a few lines of swedish and then as he switched over to french every now and then as most of my relatives didnt even realise. He was a lazy santa cause he sat down half way through the job and i had to keep on doing his job as he opened the presents for himself. But my aunt lena thought he was very cute. Everyone got heaps of presents which was fun. I got a viking coin pendant for a necklace, some sweden socks, a book about tomtar, a cd about swedish history, a tshirt, two funny dvds, some glögg, and a little wooden christmas tree, oh and a lot of money. Thankyou everyone for everything. Not sure what hedda and lachy got really. oh but lachy got some moose slippers which were very cool. and a rapper type bling bling necklace with an S on it for södertälje, but its funny cause people in australia will be like ''S is for Lachlan?''. Hedda got a teddy bear which kept stripping and doing a sexy dance for her which was awkward. After the opening of presents we decided to play a boardgame. game was called 20th century and hedda joked that it took 100 years to finish it. So yeah that took until the time to go home. Just me and my cousin niklas translating the questions into english and everyone swearing when they had to answer a question about sweden. I did pretty well considering im near retarded, maybe just luck. Lachy had a funny question where the answer was orgasm... insert your own question and imagine how red lachy's face can get. Hilarious. Again were surprised as to how good niklas's english is. Then got home and lachy and hedda finished planning their trip to denmark. so in bed at 3am probably

Next morning nothing much happened. got up late had bacon and eggs for lunch then started defrosting yabbies. Watched one of my movies from my presents. Lachy and hedda did more planning for denmark and future scandinavia trip. Then had yabbies. They were nice. Lachy and hedda thought so too but they think its too much work for so little food as you have to shell the yabbies. and they looked pretty disgusted and shocked as grandad ate the stuff in their heads. the yabbies heads that is... not lachy and hedda's(just calrifying so we dont get any angry calls). Then planning continued and we watched lord of the rings the two towers on tv until 2345.

Lachy and Hedda woke me up at 0630 this morning and got me to drive them to the train station. Hedda almost forgot her credit card at home but remembered before we left. They left and i heard they got to denmark later today when they smsd me to send them the list of things they were meant to do in denmark which they forgot to take with them. As for me i spent most of the day at my uncle Per's place. Went to see what the place looks like when you can actually see outside with daylight. Very nice views of a golfcourse, lake, and forested cliff. Had some lunch and watched some home movies of me flying and of our travels so far. then we went for a walk to see the area which is really nice even this time of year. apparently they have problems with wild boars(odd kind of pest). Anyway very nice house, then me and grandad went shopping and now we are home. got home just in time to see top gun on tv. AWESOMEST MOVIE... must be the 300th time ive seen it but still cool since it was like 2 years since last time. I have a jacket like him now so obviously that means i am as cool if not better than him. i think better cause i dont jump on couches.....on public television. so yeah i should get his money and the planes he flies in that movie. has anyone else noticed the trend in stories in tom cruise movies. they all start with him being an awesome .......(bartender/fighterpilot/spy etc) then he falls in love, then someone dies, he cracks and cant be a good...(bartender/fighterpilot/spy etc) then his lover person teaches him to once again BELIEVE and so once again he becomes a good.....(bartender/fighterpilot/spy/lawyer? etc)and somehow he saves the day. STORY OF SUCCESS. anyway now im getting hungry and i better go make some dinner. Goodbye