American in Norway

We have made it...  finally "home" after almst 23 hours traveling.. We were met at the airport by these cuties.. All of the kids friends showed up at the airport at 10:30 at night to welcome Dane & Eva home.. We are so blessed... So vacation has finally started for us. It is so nice to be home..  

While most of y'all are almost finished with your first month of summer... ours is just beginning... Kiddos just got out of school.... we bought a "new" boat... & we are on our way to the states for a few weeks of quality time with family & friends.... Just thought I would post a few pictures of our summer thus far...

I am a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Blogger.  I miss my dear blog I really do.... Every once in a while I will pop by...(with the intention of writing something)  & read a couple of old posts... or look at some pictures of the kids... Makes me sad I don't have the time to blog on a regular basis... STOCKHOLM was AMAZING-.... I could TOTALLY live in that city...  I have been to Stockholm before but never with a bunch of SWEDES.. Even MORE fun... During my 2 days in Stockholm... I went to the Corporate Office.... I met the CEO.  I had lunch with the Nordic director... I went to our "concept store" .... was invited to the company SUMMER Party...  with the most amazing VIEW...  (Managed to pull a few outfits together... - thank you for all of your help.!) MY FABULOUS COUNTERPART  <----     from Bergen... I went on a tour of the factory... where they make most of the bath products... HEAVEN... Love the expression on the guy opening the vat.... So proud...

I am in a PANIC....  I receive an email on Friday.. that I will be attending a conference & a "party"  .. while in Stockholm... Oh, and by the way... I will be going a day early.     What kind of a party I am not sure... Cocktail...Garden?  Who the hell knows... I SHOULD have emailed my boss back  immediately & asked ... but I didn't want to seem clueless... HELLO C L U E L E S S I don't have a single day to shop before I take off... so now.. I need to make do with what I find in my closet... Question...  I have a Navy Blue shortsleeved suit.  It fits cute.. no really. I have an AWESOME pair of shoes.. However a girlfriend told me that short sleeved suites are OUT/dated. She has about as much fashion sense as moi..  so I am taking her opinion with a grain of salt. I checked online.. they don't seem out.. are they? Tell me the truth.. really before I show up in Stockholm looking like a frump. Can I wear a pair of pearls without looking like Sarah Palin?