Busy week with some great news

Skrivet den 2012-11-27 kl 16:59:39 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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So It’s been a while since I blogged and I have had my hands full last week, with SWEA, Thanksgiving and my brother visiting. I had two Thanksgiving dinners, one on the actual day and one on Sunday for my brother. So there has been a lot of food eating but also food making. I have made so many different desserts that I think I am on break for a while. I made a daimcake, Leilas blueberry cheesecake, margängcake, two sweet potato casseroles, rimbo bullar, cockosbollar and bluberry crumble pie. The worst part is that my kitchen is pretty small and I had to clean all the stuff between so I could re-use it. So YES, I am taking a small break from baking. But my mom sent me some saffron so that I can make lussebullar before Christmas.

Anyway, I also have some great news and I am going to tell people here on the blog, since some don’t even know that I have been interviewing for some positions. I have got an offer for a job in marketing and I am starting this Monday with a Marketing team in the healthcare market. I am so happy, but don’t want to make a big deal about it, since last time didn’t go so well. I really want this one to work out, since I have always had a dream to work with marketing since I started collage. So, I’ll keep you updated how everything goes. But for now, I am just going to be happy. I feel proud of myself, never giving up when it comes to job hunting. I applied to maybe 300 jobs and only 2 companies heard back to me and I was lucky to nail the interview. But it was also a position I really wanted, so for once I felt like I found a position I really wanted to work with. But I am not going to say too much and see what happens.

So yeiii, great news…I have not told all people yet, just want to keep it low key for a while and pray it all works out. Thank you for all your support. I have been so incredibly blessed to have met so many many people to give me so much support. Thank you back home, but also thank you to all my new amazing friends here. Having great people around you makes me happy.






I organized a baking day for Swea's younger members.


Happy hour with my Libbo and co.


Thanksgiving is finally here and Redskins won the football game, so happy day :)






It only started here, I made a dajmcake.


Lots of games with all the amazing peeps.


This amazing girl came visiting from Houston, can't wait to have her back again. What a fun night, with lots of crazy dancing and games playing.

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I made Leilas Blueberry Cheesecake. A little too heave for me to be honest but I am not into cheesecakes, just like making them.


My bro is in town, heading to a wedding.


With my love <3


And my other love <3




Thanksgiving Sunday Funday 








What a few days and the holiday season just started :) 



 

 


Weekends are the best

Skrivet den 2012-11-19 kl 21:51:54 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Weekends go by fast, we all know that and somehow my hubby and me get less sleep on the weekends than we do on the weekdays. Last Thursday I went back to Raku (my favorite Sushi restaurant ever) for Joya’s birthday. We had missed her birthday party and decided to take her out and like me she is a huge sushi fan.  Friday ended up being bowling night until late 2 am in the morning but it was fun and at the end I lost my mojo went down quick, but it was lots of fun.

This weekend was my hubbys American Football Bengali Tournament, and as a supporting wife, me and all the other wife’s and girlfriends etc. went to see the game. Our team ended up doing very well and we stayed at the field the whole day. It was cold but a lot of fun cheering for our boys.  Our amazing team came to the final and won silver and we celebrated at a Korean restaurant called Honey pig and it was amazing food and the place felt very authentic. I really love Korean food so I will definitely go back there soon.

Speaking of food, this is where it begins, THANKSGIVING IS BAAACK! This week is Thanksgiving week and also now my favorite holiday. Thursday is actual thanksgiving and we are celebrating with a group of family friends. Thursday is another party at my brother in law’s house in celebration for my brother coming to the states (yayayayaya) and Sunday I am hosting a party for the younger generation at my in-laws house. SO I HAVE TO make sure my training is on top, cause there is one thing for sure, this food is NOT healthy but damn good and I love this type of food. I am also making a lot of stuff so I need to plan now.


Work out hard and eat well and that’s what I love about life. 




This does not look like anything special, but its a Crossant Pudding and it taste like heaven.


Christmas tree is up in Bethesda, the holiday is coming.




I was somehow named as J Lo hmm


I made homemade fruitcake for the dinner party we attended.


My little yellow flower.




Nr one fan!


The Amazing cheerleading team


We won silver, well done. 


Korean is fuuuun!





Time to come out

Skrivet den 2012-11-15 kl 19:39:02 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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So I have been hiding something from you for a while and I think its time to come out with it. So some of my friends already know about this and some don’t, but the truth is that I no longer work at my previous job as an accountant. I decided to leave that place and I will not share any comments about the employer what so ever, the decision has nothing to do with the company. However, the reason I decided to leave was very personal and I felt being miserable was not an option. I have been embarrassed to share this news cause I didn’t want to be matched up as a failure.

It was one of the hardest decisions I have made in my life and many tears were shared. Nobody wants to feel like a failure and that was what I felt like for the longest time. Sometimes, we can’t just adjust to everything. Moving to US was a big adjustment for me and that felt easy comparing to getting adjusted to this job. However, I decided that my happiness was more important then anything in this world and trust me, many times I went through all the facts over and over.

Am I stupid?

How hard was it to get a job?

Do I want to go back being a housewife again?

Well that and many many more questions went trough my head and then I decided that I was going to do what I thought was best for me and that’s something I rarely do.

Growing up most of my decisions were made by my parents and their beliefs and what was best for everyone else. Well, even though people may think I am crazy I did a decision I thought could make me happy in the long term.

So yes, I am back where I started a few months ago and looking back on these 1,5 years I can get confused with myself, what exactly have I accomplished? I am 29 years old and I am not sure if I have had a great career yet. When I was younger I for sure though I would be more established by now. But who knows, maybe when I am 50 years old I will look back and see someone who did something great and worried a lot of thing for nothing. You never know where you are going to end up at what age, I guess. Not everyone has his or her life made like the typical human success book (graduated by a certain age, married by an certain age, successful at 26 and kids by 30 etc).

I think my decision made me realize that I need to live for this moment right now, so everyday I try to be happy and do my best to find a job that I think I will like. That’s all I want, to wake up in the morning and go to work and be happy. Is that so wrong? Maybe I wont be the most successful person that I have always dreamt to be, or maybe I will. I don’t know, but I do know what I have and that’s an amazing supportive husband and old and new amazing friends.  I live in a nice cozy house and am blessed to be in a position in my life where I can look for a job at home. The holidays are coming up and everything will be just fine....wherever I end up. 


Vegas New Years

Skrivet den 2012-11-14 kl 02:18:00 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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So its all set, we are going to celebrate the new year coming in Vegas baby. Twice in one year, that’s amazing. We are going with two other couples and I am very very excited. We are going to see a show and spend one night in Grand Canyon, something I have wanted to see all my life. My goal is to see a sunset or a sunrise.  My only problem is to find a dress that I like. I don’t like anything, I have really pretty dress that I have not worn, but the other two girls think its not Vegas enough, so I have to find something soon. I want sequin but with arms….I have to keep looking.




This one from zara.com








 

An Active life

Skrivet den 2012-11-12 kl 18:47:44 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Two Sunday’s in a row I have had two pretty active days, first 10 km and this Sunday it was all about Zumba for Cancer. Me and my 3 girls signed up for a 2 hour zumba class and I have to say it was totally insane and fun. One hour went by really fast and I was jumping all the time. After 1,5 hour my arms and legs were pretty tired but somehow we made it through the whole thing. The money we paid went to breast cancer and most people wore pink. I didn’t have any pink, so maybe next year I’ll wear something pink too.

I love having girls around me who loves to be active, it’s a great way of working out. Get your girls together and go for a zumba class together. We all had a big Mexican dinner after the workout  and talk girly talk, what is better then that? Work out and eat good food, my philosophy in life, work hard eat a lot hihi. 




Lots of girl, it got really crowded at the end.


Me and my active partner <3


4 powergirls and the amazing instructors. 


Party animal

Skrivet den 2012-11-10 kl 03:46:49 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Its Friday night and what do you do to celebrate that weekend is coming party party party? Well, I am sitting in my bed and reading my two favorite magazines hihihi. I know....how boing am I, but the holidays are coming and everyday day of the weekend will be booked so I am just enjoying having a cozi moment by myself.

I don’t have any mayor plans this weekend, but tomorrow I am going to Munia to help her bake a Swedish toskakaka for her to bring to a party and on Sunday I am taking two lovely ladies to do Zumba with me for 2 hour. It’s some kind of Zumba special and I hope we have a great time, while we burn calories. The weather is going to be nice so I am hoping to do a late brunch outside somewhere...

I hope you all have a great weekend. Love 


Salmon in a giftbox

Skrivet den 2012-11-06 kl 14:50:21 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Yesterday I made Salmon, I need more Omega 3 in my life, so I decided to buy Salmon for dinner and make it Swedish style with lemon and dill but also bake it in a aluminum packet with some edamame beans.

It’s a very simple recipe that takes no time to make, I just put some frozen edamame on the bottom of the aluminum and then put the fish over with some salt and pepper. Pour some Olive oil and white whine (optional, I think it adds great flavor) and some dill and lemon and a small piece of butter. Seal the little box so it looks like a gift box and put it in a 400 degrees (200 degrees C) oven for 20 min.

You can basically put anything in there, sometimes I’ll put some garlic and potato’s and some chilly for the kick. Yesterday I made it more simple and clean. To the fish I served brown rice and warm lemon sauce. 


1. Put everything in a piece of Aluminum.


2. One for me and one for Hubbz.


2. Salmon giftboxes


4. Ready to eat mmmm




Hope Hope Hope

Skrivet den 2012-11-06 kl 14:27:32 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Let's look forward President Obama. Go Obama!

Did it again!!!

Skrivet den 2012-11-04 kl 21:36:07 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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I am sitting and having coffee and a salted caramel cakepops from Starbucks, two of my favorite things. I am soooo full from brunch, but I still wanted my reward as I am watching Sex and the City in a cozy bed. 

Today was my 10 km run and Munias first 5 km run and I am sooo proud over her. It was really cold outside and but somehow you run better in the cold, I just wish I wore my gloves cause my hands were freezing.

However, we did it and it felt so good finishing, I felt like this 10km race was harder then the last one, so many up and down hills, I kept a good paste and finished with 57 min. I am just happy I made it!

After a loooooong hot shower, we went to brunch at Chef Geoff’s and I had an amazing brunch. I always order the egg benedict or the egg Chesapeake and I am so full but had to buy my salted caramel pops, it’s heaven in a pop.  I am just going to lay in my bed an enjoy my pops until the football game is over and then make a blueberry “smul” paj for the dinner party I am going to tonight. Smulpaj is probably the easiest thing you can make, but ohhh so good :)


Before the run, super excited with Munia and Katie.


We all did it!!! LETS EAT!!!


Three eggs overload and I enjoyed every bite of it. 




Three amazing girls <3










Wish me luck

Skrivet den 2012-11-04 kl 05:26:49 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Tomorrow its Raceday, I don't feel prepared at all,however, wish me luck!!
My second 10 km race, here we go....

It's cold out so Hubby got me this shirt to keep me warm :)
 

Sexyback FAIL

Skrivet den 2012-10-31 kl 02:09:06 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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I just have to share this picture with you cause it made me laugh for a long time. I just can’t stop looking at this picture and how retarded I look and how in my mind I was thinking how romantic this was and how romantic we looked. WELL MISSION FAIL, and this is the evidence. I just had to share this disaster picture of me trying to be all sexyback. Don’t think so homie!!!!!!

Sexyback FAIL


I am walking like Phoebe runs in the series "Friends"!!!

Little bit everything weekend

Skrivet den 2012-10-30 kl 22:13:57 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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This has been a weekend of everything, it started with some Eid celebration to some Halloween horror to Sandy taking over our lives. Eid 2 as I like to call it was a great day, we literally were out for 12 house and jumping from house to house and ended the day with some friends and hooka.

It was also Halloween weekend, and personally I am not a big fan of Halloween, but in US its such a big event and I think I will like it more when I have kids, tomorrow is actually the real Halloween and all the kids will trick or treat everywhere.  Hubbz and me had an amazing brunch with the fab couple Malik and after we kind of cancelled the Halloween thing we had planned for the night. We weren’t really feeling it at all.  So we decided to go to Target and load up for all the things we needed for the Sandy storm that was coming. On the way home, we saw this Haunted house. For those people who know me, knows that I HATE ANYTHING that’s scary, I can never watch scary movies and I get very easily scared. So the haunted house was NO option for me.

However, Libby and her hubby were on their way to DC all dressed up as vampires and came to our house to chill before they left. Their plans got cancelled at the last minute and so did their trip to DC. So me and my hubby felt really sad, since they were all dressed up ready to leave and Hubby suggested the Haunted house. At first I was pretty sure that I was never ever going to put my foot in that house ever for pitty, but at the same time I felt bad and it was already late for them to make new plans, so I AGREED!

I have to say, I have been in Haunted house in Stockholm, Gröna Lund and I thought that was scary. THAT IS NOTHING, THIS WAS INSANE and I don’t think I saw much. American Haunted house are no jokes. I was so scared I had to bend down and close my eyes almost the whole thing. There were hundreds of Zombies and the walk was about 30 min. I didn’t see much, BUT I AM NEVER EVER going back!!

Sandy was horrible, but we were fine and had a lot of food and did loose power at the end of the night, however, it came back and I feel bad for all the family’s that has to suffer from power loss. Everything is back to normal and the holidays are coming and so is my brother yaiiiii….











Brunch date with the cutest twin and the food and the Mimosas were amazing, totally going back soon!





EId Mubarak 2 

Book Club Meeting 2

Skrivet den 2012-10-25 kl 16:07:23 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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So last night was the second meeting for our second book for our book club and Monica had chosen the book “The power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. I almost finished the book and the book was really interesting, but it felt like a book I would read for class in collage. However, the stories were really interesting and you do think about your own habits and how you can change all habits.

It’s my turn to choose book and I chose the third book, tell you next month. We went to my favorite Nandos in Chinatown and it almost felt like summer, after dinner no one wanted to go home and we ended up getting Gelato from this amazing Italian ice cream place and sat outside and talked for hours. Book is a great excuse it hang out and eat food and try new things. Love it and can’t wait for next one.



Second book of the club






I wish we had these amazing nights everyday :)

Back on track

Skrivet den 2012-10-25 kl 15:58:17 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Yesterday I took my step outside for my first run after my surgery and I could feel how strange it felt in my teeth in the beginning. But after a mile I was fine. I have to say it’s probably all in my head. So I removed all 4 of my wisdom teeth, but apparently one was complicated to take out and that was bothering me. And on top of that I got nasty blisters in my tongue and that was even more painful. BUT, I am finally better and yesterday I had my first meal yayayayayayay!! FOOD IS LOVE!

Hmm I need new running shoes....

Dress for Santa

Skrivet den 2012-10-23 kl 01:34:00 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Perfect dress for this year Chirstmasparty maybe?  With some chic black or gold jewlery.



Or maybe go black and chic with more colorful jewlery's

 

Professional but modern

Or why not go Gala crazy with some girly glam for the more fancy party.


Cute skirt that can be worn with any kind of top.


Perfect with a red or black skirt and no necklace needed.

From zara.com


Amazing Fall

Skrivet den 2012-10-22 kl 04:22:14 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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No matter what problem you have in life or whatever you are going through, sometimes you just have to stop and look up and see what going on around you and make sure you don't miss the important things in life.  Like these amazing fall colored threes can make you smile and just appreciate being alive. 

Live for these moments....

Red, Yellow and Orange

Skrivet den 2012-10-19 kl 03:39:17 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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So I have been looked in since Tuesday, mostly sleeping and resting. Some of you know that I removed 4 of my wisdom teeth and my face has been looking like Chipmunk, not a cute one, just BIGFACE.

Its much better today, however, I can’t wait for it go back to normal. Its funny how much you appreciate life as soon as you don’t do the things that are normal to you. I love running a couple of days a week and I take that for granted, and I can’t wait to be back on that again. Today I brushed my teeth again for the first time after the surgery and that’s something that so normal, and it felt so good to just brush my teeth. I look at my face and its so swollen, and I promise to appreciate the small stuff in life as soon as I get better.

Its Libby’s birthday party on Saturday and she has the theme Vegas, I have no idea what to wear. I’ll figure that out tomorrow, also I wanted to make Libby’s birthday cake and lasagna. Lasagna is easy to bring and not much hassle, I can just make a big batch.  I have to buy all that tomorrow and make the cake tomorrow and make the lasagna on Saturday. What else could I make to bring?

Since I cant work out, I went for a walk today, don’t you love the nice fall days….













I heart Thai food

Skrivet den 2012-10-19 kl 03:29:02 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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I have a goal when it comes to cooking and that is to be good at cooking Thai food, I know I am not good at cooking bengali food, so maybe I should concentrate on the Thai stuff for a while. I still can't eat normal food, cause of my teeth, but I wanted to make something special for Hubby. He said that he was craving Thai, so why not make a homecooked meal instead of ordering all the time. I decided to make Thai Green Curry Chicken. I didn't really use any specific recipe, mostly my head and the green paste had a small recipe on the back, so I used that for guidence. 

My Thai Green Curry Chicken


I needed:

Chicken breast
1 Green paprika
2 table spoon Green curry paste
1 can coconut milk
1/2 onion (or one if its a small one)
2 cloves garlic
piece of ginger
mushrooms
2 table spoon fish sauce
2 table spoon soy sauce
mini corn ( or use whatever veggie you like, like chestnut, pies)
Salt & Pepper

I started by frying some onion and garlic in a pan with some olive oil, add some salt to get some bring out the flavor of the onion. I added the minced ginger and the mushrooms and the paprika. I cut the paprika into thin pieces.
Add the coconut milk and the put in the chicken and add the two-table spoon of green curry. Add fish sauce and soya sauce and the rest of the veggies you like, I choose some mini corn that I sliced into half( add little salt and pepper). Let it boil and the chicken to cook.  I also added some cilantro and some red chili flakes, if you want spicier, add jalapenos after the onion and garlic, but I honestly thought it was spicy enough. Taste and add salt and pepper after taste.

I never make anything too spicy since my stomach can’t take it, but my husband like it that way and he always add siracha (chili and garlic sauce, very popular here) after hand to everything anyway. 



Tadaaaaaa!

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It goes well with any kind of rice but I bought some kind or Thai coconut rice from the store. 


I didnt get to taste the chicken but I ate the sauce as a soup and I have to say, It was really good and I never like my own cooking, I think I learning with time to cook stuff. Maybe in a couple of years I'll be better. 
I want to learn how to make thai noodles and Drunken noodles.



This is the paste I bought from the store :)

 



 

Movie weekend

Skrivet den 2012-10-15 kl 00:52:48 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Two movies in two days, and I really really liked Looper, my kind of movie. Taken 2 was ok, but I think I liked Taken 1 better, since this felt like an repeat. Go see Looper if you want to see something different :)



Driving + food + movies + Fall weather

Skrivet den 2012-10-15 kl 00:46:02 i kategorin LIVET av Jenira
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Road trip to Virginia with Hubbz.


Fall festival with music, Wine and Food!


I did not eat these Turkey legs, but they look scary to me. 


Enjoying the fall weather for sure


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Casual look - Tory Burch flats, Zara purse and sweather from Stadium (Sweden) soft blazer from H&M and scarf from Zara.


 I had such a great weekend, the weather has been amazing and it started by the family picking up my Mother in law from the airport and having a great family dinner. I also saw a movie with my sister that I really liked.

Yesterday, me and my hubby decided to take a little drive (2 hour) to Virginia and see the fall threes changing colors. However, I think the peak is within another 2 weeks in this area, but it was still very beautiful. There was a fall festival there and we went to the winetasting area, where they had really good wines from local wineries. 

On the back we decided to go and see another movie and I was craving Froyo (as always) so we picked up some Froyo and watched Tv until we crashed early into bed. I must say it was a great quality day with Hubbz.
 

 

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