Availability and choices

One of the main reasons we wanted to move to Sweden, was so we could offer the proximity of family to our kids. Having lived without extended family around, our own little family have created pretty strong bonds. We have created our own family traditions and never really had to deal with others expectations. Which is both good and bad. Good part is, very few conflicts in the matter. Bad part is, sense of loneliness at times.


Our children have not really realized what they were missing out on until we went home last year in the spring for my niece's wedding. That's when they realized, "Hey, we've got cousins! We've got aunts and uncles!" And everywhere they went, they felt a sense of belonging and felt loved, even if these were in many cases people they had never met before.


Andreas and I saw the move coming already then, so we went to visit the school they are now in, just to have something to refer to in case the move would become reality. And good thing we did. Because here we are.


The house we are working on buying right now is situated on the plain of Skåne, wide open view of farms and fields. It is located exactly 10 miles from Landskrona and 10 miles from Lund. Right in between work/school and family. My sister and her family lives there, and since proximity to family was an important factor when we moved back, we might just as well be CLOSE. We love the country side, horses and plains.



When we had been here just a few weeks, my  dad suffered a minor stroke. My mother in law got on the train to watch the kids (Andreas was on a business trip) and my sister and I, niece and her baby, were able to go see him for the day. (4 hour drive). We since then have been with Andreas' parents one weekend, my parents one weekend, been able to attend two weddings and are getting ready for our next weekend trip next weekend! We love it here. And we have 14 years to catch up on.



We do realize that Christmas can be a stressful time when you have family in at least two different cities, and as we have never had to deal with that before in our married life, we have now announced that we are going to be staying put for Christmas. In our new house!!! YAY! Anyone who'd like to visit will be more than welcome to come stay with us!


Today is a beautiful autumn day, and we are getting ready to go for a photo shoot outside. Pics available later.

Kids "helping" to put the trampoline together