ultra big mega post

I have many, many pictures today because yesterday was quite eventful.  Christian and I spent the entire day with Mats and Julia.  We drove around Östergotland, visiting a bird lake, looking at a rune stone, the ruins of the oldest nunnery in Sweden, the highest point in the county at Lake Vättern, and then made dinner together and played a game.  Also, Mats was awesome and let me drive his car, I can't believe how much I missed it.  I think if I had a car I would like Sweden much more!  It was the nicest Saturday I've had in a long time!

1. View from the bird watching house

2. inside

3. walkways around the bird watching house

4. Christian

5. freezing cold but gorgeous

6. Christian

7. view of windmills on the drive

8. stopping to see the oldest rune stone in Sweden (Mats and Julia)

9. church next to the rune stone

10. older windmill on the drive

11. ruins of the convent

12. dog running around at the convent

13. me at Lake Vättern

14. the lake

15. Mats and Christian taking in the view

16. a castle in Vadstena

17. another view of the castle

18. flowers in front of the pharmacy in Vadstena

19. self portrait

20. shrimp appetizer I made with garlic, parsley, and white wine

21. the boys getting dinner ready

22. main course, pork loin with potato gratin

23. Julia

24. rolls to eat with my appetizer

25. Christian

26.. Christian laughing

27. playing Med Andra Ord, a type of catchphrase-trivia game

28. hanging out

29. Mats and Julia <3

30. the boys again

31. me

32. happy Julia