Halloween

So as everyone knows today is Halloween, and with it being a Sunday, people have managed to make a whole weekend of it, we'll we have here in Göteborg anyway:)

We have had a YSA Halloween weekend and it has been so much fun. A lot of effort was put in by many people and it was all worth it. I had some good times with old friends and made new friends too.

As usual with these kinds of weekends I didn't have enough sleep, but as the saying goes " I can sleep when I'm dead"!

The weekend started with a dance on Friday, the cultural hall and hallways were decorated so well and people arrived when they could from all over, there were even people from Norway and Denmark there. I didn't get home until 3am (due to the fact we couldn't find the key to lock up!)

Then on Saturday we had a workshop at the Institute centre which was really good. It was about the church and symbols and how we fit into (or look to) the world, it was funny, spiritual and interesting all at the same time!

Saturday night was the fancy dress dance and it is so fun to see what people dress up as and try to figure out how some of their minds work! lol

There were all sorts of characters and "things" there, from the Spice Girls and Zombies to Chocolate bars and a Packet of crisps! Unfortunately I still don't have my camera cable, so you'll have to see if you can find pictures on Facebook!

Some of the YSA had practiced the Thriller dance and it was so fun to watch (as much as want to learn the moves, I didn't fancy performing in front of everyone!) they had musical chairs too, and a contest for best costume. Since I'm not a great dancer, I helped out in the kitchen with Kiosk,, which is also a good place to meet people, you can talk without the music being to high and I ended up buying a few people food or drink because they didn't have the money and I'm a big softie!

We had to have the chapel clean for church, so we had a major clean up afterwards - the cellar space that the chapel has, to keep all their "stuff" (all in seasonal order) is unbelievable, we need something like that in Poole, we could keep all the Roadshow stuff there! We aimed to leave the chapel at midnight, but it was more like 1am even with lots of helpers! I got home at around 2am, but when I changed the clock back, 1am didn't seem to bad and I was glad for the extra hour.

As it was Västra Frölunda's ward conference today we couldn't change the times of their meetings, so had to start the YSA meeting at 8am, which meant I had to catch a bus at 6:59am so I set my alarm for 5:30am!!!

It was well worth it though, the spirit was so strong and all the Testimonies were really good, some stick out more than others and you can learn a lot more about people from their testimonies, I'm glad I was there:)

I stayed for the ward conference afterwards, which was also really good and well worth staying for.

I got home just in time for pizza with family, then Per and Pernilla went out to a concert and I babysat the boys. They were really good and I managed to put them to bed with out any trouble, and now after catching up on Facebook and Hotmail and my Blog, it is my turn for bed:)

Autumn

I find it amazing how quickly things can change. When I first arrived in Göteborg the morning skies were bright blue, light pink and clear, but this morning when I woke it was pitch black! Autumn has arrived and it is beautiful. I went for a walking this week with Pernilla through the forest at the back of the house and to one of the lakes, and it was beautiful. The lake was still and quiet and the views were breath taking. The leaves on the trees are turning and the forest is full of amazing colours. The leaves are also falling and as it has been dry recently they are crisp and make a lovely sound when you walk through them. I am glad that Autumn is here, I love the season changes, they are each so beautiful in their own way.

It is getting colder too, yesterday there was frost on the grass in the early morning, and I have noticed the pavements have started to glisten in the night lights and I can also see my breath in the darkness as I walk home in the evenings. Today was the first day that the boys wore their hats and gloves to school because thy said they were cold yesterday!

I have been making an effort to be out and about while the weather is still nice (you never know how long it will last!) While it is getting colder, it has still been sunny and dry:)

I spent most of yesterday walking around town and getting to know the city. Göteborg is so beautiful. I can imagine it is at all times of the year, and I will see in its glory through all the seasons. But right now the rivers are quite still and calm with a few random ducks here and there, the leaves on the trees in that city are also turning all sorts of colours and falling, and people are starting to wrap up warmer because of the crisp freshness in the air. I am not a fan of all change, but I am enjoying the change in atmosphere at the moment. I have yet to see a lot of the more of the city and it's surroundings, but I am looking forward to it:) I have my camera with me, but forgot to bring my computer cable with me, so can't transfer any of them at the moment, but I will hopefully sort that out soon.