Bye 2011! Greetings 2012!!

So, 2012 has begun! But I'd like to say one final goodbye to 2011 on this final day of Christmas. I want to post some photos from some lovely times (^___^) I like to take pictures but I'm bad at getting the camera out of my bag... So now that I actually took some I'd like to share a few :) This post is very picture heavy!

In January this little guy was brought to me in huge box :D

Cloud on the Hardy-Daytona! My baby <3

OkashiiCon! Lots of nice people and lots of fun.

And forever-alone-pony XD

Then there was the "flash-mob" dance at Gustav Adolfs torg. Before it began everyone was doing Caramelldansen.

Doing origami was fun and I really like how this picture turned out (^__^)

Internet shopping! The last Harry Potter and FMA in Japanese, Arashi's PV collection and their at the time latest single <3

I tried making "choko korune" for KodachiCon but ended up only making one batch. I didn't quite like the chocolate custard so it I ever make them again I'll try some other filling.

Cosplay at KodachiCon! Yuna seriously impressed me. I've seen that FMV in the game tons of times and she did the movements perfectly ^^d

 

 Mr. Game&Watch was awesome! X3

 

 KodachiCon!!!!!

We got Diana to do a cutesy cosplay! yeah :D

 I took World history this spring and found this on the way to the building. It looks a lot like the things in the background of the final battle of  Final Fantasy X.

The History institute had some extra money left over so they sent us on a little tour of castles and such close to Lund. Sorry, don't remember the name of this place... I thought we were going to get to  see inside but no. Just the garden, pretty though.

Apparently Linné came here and there's a description of the garden and the natural fountain in his book.

They had cannons!

Pretty parkway :D leading up to a monastery. (In Dalby I think)

They were keeping... some kind of lama...?

Can't you just picture all the mediaeval people crossing the yard, going about their errands?

Painted on... windows? O_o Why?

We got to go inside! So much stuff.

I wouldn't want to clean this place.

 ~more of the blue room~

On to the pink room!

 Lots of china specially ordered from China, some with faulty pictures :P

 Paintings everywhere. There were more rooms, I think the bedchamber was green.

 Huge gardens too.

The last place we went to was Svaneholms Slott and this guy was sitting outside.

His friend.

Svaneholms slott. I have been here once before, in high school.

Lovely pick-nick <3 I remember throwing something around, trying to hit each other's cleavage X3

~Perfect sky~

The trip to Ullared and GeKås <3 Some people are just camera shy.

I coloured my hair red. First time dyeing all of my hair.

Trip to the northern west cost. Looking at ancient monuments.

Five star beds :D

Rock carvings, lots of them.

 We walked to the top and sat down to look at the view.

We also went to an aquarium with fish from the west cost only.

The trip to Kivik! Martial arts fighting on top of an ancient grave before moving on to Kivik's brewery.

Foteviken viking market (Photo by Viktor Gustafsson)

Sweden from above. Going to my Aunt's house.

Lovely house, complete with rock surface and everying.

Their cat, Ville.

We also went to Sala silver mine and they just happened to have medieval days when we were there.

My aunt took us to an auction not far away and this is what me and my mum came home with (most of it is mine :P)

I also got this one <3 I don't care what anyone else says or how badly it might fit in in the apartment, I will still love this rug. I got it for only 400 kr :D A China rug bought from some shop in Stockholm.

There was lingonberrys growing outside the house. I know I tried one but I don't remember the taste ^^''

Matilda going off to Japan and her farewell-party. Lots of lovely wigs <3

They started the construction outside our window. There was half a hole like forever and then they finally dug the rest and started construction.

Kodachikun is here!

More lovely people <3

And with the construction moving along we finally got our balcony.

I went to some Christmas markets with my dad. This is Jakri borg in Hjärup. I went one more time with my mum an bought a pretty little Christmas decoration. The medieval-carollers was a nice touch and the on the second weekend of the market the handmade linen-shop from Foteviken was there. Apparently they have a shop in Staffanstorp :D

The photo from Jakri and all the statues were taken by my dad.

Then we went to Tirups Örtgård in Uppåkra(?) and this little guy was guarding the entrance.

They had like twenty of these and some were actually for sale.

So if you have a few extra thousand (kr) you can have your very own garden gargoyle.

~reach~

It looks so sad D:

They have a neat little gift shop and nice café. I had the most wonderful saffron cheesecake :D

And so it was Christmas. I had a wonderful time (^-^)

I actually didn't make this until after Christmas eve ^^'' It's supposed to be Midgar from Final Fantasy VII. I know it's not exactly accurate but with some imagination I think you can find some resemblance.

Then at last there was New Year's :D I had a wonderful time at Isis' place with lots of friends, getting me responsibly drunk for the first time.

 To me 2011 has been a good but messy year, like I've been fumbling around but I'm now beginning to find my way.

It feels like 2012 will be a great year!