Big Sister Bragging.

Oh wow - one whole day without a single blog post! That's so not like me. In my defence, I just got home after having a pretty great time! And maybe I did enough writing yesterday... phew, that was one long post.

Speaking of that, I can't thank you enough for all of the comments and e-mail I've received concerning The Best Revenge is a Good Life. I was extremely hesitant about uploading it, but all of your support and the fact that so many of you have shared your own experiences with me makes me 100% certain I was right to work up the courage to press that "publish" button.

I simply had to see my sister Amanda today - the whole family (well, except me) are going to Florida tomorrow, and there was no way I'd let her leave without admiring her brand new, bold hairstyle in person. And I must say it looks, if possible, even better in real life that in photos! Amanda asked me to give all of you a gigantic thank you-hug from her for all your wonderful comments - I don't think she's even able to get it into that platinum blonde little head that those incredibly kind words are meant for her.

We walked around looking at the new fall coats and jackets which have started to pop up everywhere, I bought a couple of novels at the book store, and then we sat down at a café to chat about nothing and everything.

I had a shrimp sandwhich. (If you've never tried Scandinavian shrimps, my fondness of eating them on bread with mayo might seem somewhat insane. But the shrimps here are so different from anywhere else in the world, and these sandwhiches are the most delicious things! True story.)

I know, taking photos (and posting them online!) of people eating is rude and mean - but come on, I'm sooo nice to my sister I should be allowed to post a thousand photos of her making awkward faces! Right, Amanda? Right?! Yeah, I thought so.

Here you can take a closer look at my orange juice, my glasses and my scalp. I know you've be yearning for the day when my scalp would be in close-up. Well, here you go! (And since some of you have asked: no, I don't color my hair. I used to, but that's all cut off by now. It's darker on top since that hair has not yet been exposed to as much sun and heat - it gets a little lighter and more red with time.)

Photos of this outfit will be posted, of course - I'm just way too tired to go through them at the moment. It's almost 3am and I have a loooong day ahead of me tomorrow. Actually, a lot of long days.

Oh, and I guess I should tell you: my sister will only be in Florida (where my brother Axel is studying, at University of Tampa) for five days. Then she'll be back here in Stockholm, just in time for her first class. Yes - she nailed her interview and in a little more than a week she'll be going to art school!

I'm not sure what I'm most excited about; the fact that she was accepted at the school of her choice (and was considered skilled enough to skip the basic first year and go straight to the second) as the youngest student in her class, or that she will finally be living in Stockholm again. My family moved to Spain when Amanda was twelve (she's now 18) and I can't stop smiling when I think of having her only an hour away! It's one of the greatest gifts a big sister could ask for.

Sorry if I'm bragging too much about my baby girl, I'm just so darn proud of her! It's not like she would ever brag about herself, and someone's got to tell the world how amazing this little lady is.