See I'm kinda a great girlfriend!

Ok so I might have spent more of this year away from my boyfriend than anywhere near him, but I definately feel confident that I am a great girlfriend at the moment. What am I judging myself against? To be honest I am not setting the bar that high, but I think you will all agree that I beat the chinese bride who was married for a grand total of 31days when she set the marital bed alight because her groom drunkedly (and obviously stupidly) got into bed with out cleaning his feet!! That's right kids... he didnt clean his feet - didnt even brush the dirt off them before getting into bed. When the husband woke to find himself alight, he started arguing with his bride (nope didnt think to put the fire out - either of them) she escaped into the living room and he was burnt to death in the bedroom!

So now tell me who thinks I'm a cow when I expect my boyfriend to take the rubbish out and do the dishes the two nights a week he is home (and when i'm home - so really that's been 4 times this year!)

Ok well now while i'm feeling very secure in my role of "great girlfriend" i'll leave you with some photos of the french alps... It was fantastic... we had a view of the highest mountain in europe (Mt Blonc) out the living room window. Approx 4inches of snow fell while I was there, it was perfect. Except of course for me taking my boss' 5year old daughter out when I came off my first ski lift!! Yep, kinda set a precident of me just falling on my face for the rest of the day. (one fall even saw the smashing of Håkans favourite vintage sunglasses whilst still on my face - even whilst wearing a helmet).

I later found a slope that had my name written all over it, I had a few runs (all my very unfit legs could handle) and I felt almost like I could call my self a snowboarder (Vs. I fall whilst riding a snowboard alot!). I almost stayed for another week, and to be honest I wish I had (see once again great girlfriend - I came home!) although I probably would have gotten a little too cocky and ended up breaking my arm again! So all things considered it was probably a good thing.

Today it was the swede's (aka silver's) turn to go away. I embarressingly dont know where he's gone other than to somewhere north of where we live in Sweden, and well all I know is that it has something to do with lighting - And I guess that he can lay safely in bed knowing that he fear not of me lighting him on fire tonight.... and not simply because I dont know where he is! (ok so not such a great girlfriend!)

anywhoo... the photos... unfortunately not to the standard of Fo's!

Packing again?????

That's right. Strange as it may seem. Well maybe not actually. Since Christmas I have either been living out of a suitcase or wishing I would unpack my suitcase or even repack my suitcase or SOMETHING. I'm off to Argentiere which is located in The Chamonix Valley in south eastern France later today (oh yes people life is tough!).

I am looking forward to this trip, while at the same time I am filled with dread and fear of the shere cost of spending time in France; the thought of breaking my arm snowboarding AGAIN; meeting with some of the most intelligent, successful and possibly intimidating (only caused by my own fear) women I may possibly ever meet!! This is a work trip, Heidi is presenting a workshop at The International Committee for The Red Cross in Geneva on Friday, and while I am very much looking forward to it, with an RSVP List including various heads of gender diversity and human resources etc of organizations I hope to be gainfully employed by one day in the future, the prospect is a little daunting!!! Because quite frankly we all know how loud and stupid I get while nervous.... so watch this space I will possibly have some hilarious post workshop stories for you!

Just a few more of my favourite pictures whilst at home!! Thanks once again to Fona...