søndag den 25. december 2022

En meget lang dag / A very long day

Den 23. tog jeg efter arbejde toget til Aarhus. Det gik forbløffende nemt! For en gangs skyld kom jeg fra arbejde til tiden, jeg nåede at spise aftensmad på stationen, og togturen var skøn. Jeg nåede både at høre musik, strikke og sove lidt og var endda ikke alt for sent fremme. 

On te 23rd, I took the train to Aarhus after work. It went really smooth! For once, I left my job on time, and I even had time for dinner at the central station. The trainride was nice. I had time to listen to music, knit and sleep a bit, and I didn't arrive too late. 
I går fik jeg så lov at komme i tanker om HVOR lang en dag det er den 24., når man bare venter på at få gaver! Vi startede med at gå i kirke, og eftersom begge forældre skulle lave noget praktisk, fik jeg lov at holde øje med specielt ham her. Det var virkelig hyggeligt! Og heldigvis havde han nogenlunde glemt hvor meget han skreg da han så mig om morgenen.....

So yesterday, I got to remember just HOW long a day can be on the 24th, when all you are waiting for is gifts! We started the day by going to church, and since both parents had practical jobs, I got to watch especially this little guy. It was so nice! And fortunately, he forgot just how much he screamed when he saw me in the morning that day.......
Der var et kæmpe juletræ! Her står pigerne og viser et smukt hjerte på træet. Jeg havde virkelig gjort mig bedste for at sætte hår på dem, men det er så fint og glat at der ikke gik mange minutter inden håret strittede overalt. 
De her to piger var mægtigt spændte. Hele dagen!

There was a giant Christmas tree! Here the girls are, showing a beautiful heart on the tree. I did my very best to fix their hair, but it's so thin and smooth that within minutes, the hair was a complete mess again. 
These two girls were mighty excited. All day!
Da vi kom hjem igen, var der pludselig to pakker under træet. Hundehvalpe! 

Once we were back home, there were suddenly two gifts under the tree. Puppies!
Det var en virkelig dejlig juleaften med dejlig gåsesteg, alt for meget risalamande, børn som næsten ikke kunne være i sig selv af spænding og derfor måtte åbne et par gaver tidligt, og andre voksne som faktisk også gav og fik gaver. Aldrig har jeg set så mange gaver under et juletræ!
Så - tak for en dejlig aften, Ann Sophie! Det var så hyggeligt at være sammen med jer!

Christmas Eve was just perfect with a lovely roast goose, too much dessert, kids who just couldn't contain themselves due to the excitement and had to open a few gifts early, and other adults who actually also gave and had presents. I've never seen that many gifts under a tree before!
So - thank you for a wonderful evening, Ann Sophie! I just loved spending the evening with you!

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