Weekend Fun

Drawing done by Emelinn Heikkinen

What a weekend! We had an incredibly fun weekend here with our friends in Nassjo. On Saturday, Rob's team had a game against Sanda which they won 73-63. That evening the team and friends all got together at David's & Paulina's place.

No matter where you are, interactions between men and women are always the same. At the beginning of the party, the ladies started off in the kitchen and the guys were in the living room. Honestly I was a little nervous to hang out with the just the girls, since I don't know enough Swedish to converse but everyone was really sweet and would let me in on what was going on. We played a game where you had to guess the famous person that another person was describing. The girls decided that if the famous person was in Swedish they would describe in Swedish, since I would have no clue either way, and the others they would describe in English. I had a friend Carolin work with me and we kicked butt...just saying.

As the night went on, the guys made their way into the kitchen and then the ladies made their way in the living room. Two of my favorite highlights from the night were Rob breaking it down to 'Nsync, naturally, and dancing to Footloose with Paulina and the girls.

We all then proceeded to the "club" in Nassjo, which happens to be a part of the Hotel that Rob and I eat many lunches at. The transformed dining room became an extension of the club with its own dance floor. I noticed that the dining room area was where many of the older adults hung out and dance. Paulina and I found her mom there and were able to say hi before she left. The other area closer to the bar with another dance floor was were people closer to our age were. Rob was also thrilled that they had a black jack table with $3 bets! (Usually $5 is the minimum in the States).

It was a fantastic night with friends, and honestly no difference between how we hang out in the States and in Sweden that I noticed. Girls dance the night away and guys are loud and laughing.