Back Home Again in Sweden

We visted IKEA today. It was so crowded that there were lines waiting to just enter the parking lots. There was the typical huge ground one and two garages. We got a little nervous, but happened upon a lucky break and got a spot. Strolled through and then decided we'd get the yummy, cheap IKEA dinner. I will say the choices here were much yummier than those at the Cincinnati location. Since we eat dinner at 6ish there was absolutely no lines for the cafe. I'm sure we were pegged as Americans just by our dinnertime. :)

Yesterday we visited a local mall-very American like. Celia and Dean especially liked it because there was a kid game room. Celia mostly enjoyed the bumper cars, but has no interest in bumping-only racing. I really think that might be her extracurricular of choice as she gets older. She's quite good at it. Dean enjoyed the kid rides and tried the bumper cars, but I got scared and switched him to something else. The cars had no shoulder straps and the kids just run up to a car and put their coin in. No one standing watch. Cars can stop, go whenever they want. A bit like the ol' school game Frogger.

Still enjoying the pool here at the hotel and Dean now swims (with floaties) by himself!! The pool is actually part of a fitness center and I'm pretty sure that we are swiming during swim lessons (like in the actual lane they are being conducted). I just speak English a little louder so they know I have no clue what the rules are ---no one has kicked us out yet. :)

Today was our first fully sunny (most mornings there is a thick fog) and clear day. Such a beautiful town. You can see the Dolomite Mountains from where we are. Celia and Dean (and we) are excited to visit the mountains soon; every time we drive through this long tunnel under one of the local hills they get really excited! We think it'll be the weekend after next.

Celia starts school tomorrow and Dean's head and cold are...well...not getting worse. We get to move into our house on Wednesday and our shipment from the U.S. is supposed to arrive then. We are all excited to have our own place to live.