so, when i was in high school, my mom always told me to read the op-ed section of the NYtimes so that i would fare better on the SATs.. well, I should have listened.. my mom always says that she is lucky to be married to the only carpenter who reads the times from cover to cover.. haha. I am kind of the blonde of the family, who secretly loves the times.. I have been trained to bring the times and starbucks to my mom whenever i visit.. but i sneak all the headlines before i hand it over.. and anyway.. the point is that i glanced at the travel section today, and what do you know.. a swedish city that jenny and i are traveling to was profiled, i'm not one for signs, etc.. i mean, i appreciate the sun rising through a cloudy day, and love a beautiful rainbow.. but don't really relate them to a certain moment, or a make it an association that this was meant to be.. i just enjoy them for what they are, and hope that the sun keeps shining!!
so.. to the point.. Goteborg was founded by King Adolf in 1621, and was built in part to get the Danes off of the west coast of Sweden.... Dutch architects were hired to build and given incentive to stay.. then came the East India co., followed by the an influx of Scots, and British.. okay, so treasures washed ashore.. but the cool part is that the article says that if you are Swedish-American, it is a good chance that your ancestors spent their last night in Sweden there! This was a massive departure point for the half million Swedes that headed to America!!!
okay.. yes, excuse the rambling, but i have a little bit of the family history bug-
other than that, there is supposed to be a lot of neat art and apsiration in this city, which just makes me even more excited to experience! so.. yes.. I can't wait!!!!!!!!
cheers to our swedish Opa.
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Opa died when I was pregnant with you. I wish he could have seen my beautiful little twin stars! He would have adored you and AJ!
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