Ex-Expat Day 330

I celebrated my first “July 4th” in Sweden this last weekend, and we celebrated with some Swedish friends at their house further up the Scanian coast. It was amazing! The weather gods played along, and we had a full Southern BBQ party with everything.

There was pulled pork, beef ribs, pork ribs, sausages, chicken, potato salad, cornbread, biscuits, sweet potato pound cake, and apple pie. Pretty much the only adjustment we had to make was to use kale instead of collards. But we added extra smoked pork belly bits, so that turned out even better. There was enough food to feed an army!

What a weekend! Lots of food and drink and spending time with great friends!

And now it’s my first vacation day this summer. Yay! So, what’s the plan? Of course, there isn’t one … I’m just going to wing it and take the days as they come. The weather will, of course, help me decide what to do or even whether to do anything at all.

The theme for this week: just be! 😊