One trip to Santa Monica today, Joseph in audition.

Det gikk fort unna med fotograferingen, og siden ble det en runde på "byen" - Santa Monica er en meget fin by, med mye folk i farta, og fine handlegater, vi spiste middag på en Italiensk restaurant, Bucca di Beppo. God mat og en kjempestor is, til dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

Busy days, even if it's the holidays! It is great with temp over 30 degrees!

We've had some nice days, it's as if summer has greeted us welcome to California. Apparently not so at this time, but that's it! I've been on some nice stuff - my interest in film and video, means that I get almost no leisure time! But it's just fun. Coming Tuesday is the exciting things to happen on American Film Institute. In two days we have been guests at the film-makers, the first was RED, where we saw the movie The Book of Eli, with D Washington afterward. Yesterday was the big show - Createasphere Expo, where we saw what the movie industry have to work with the equipment, and finally there was a panel discussion of the AFI, where Stephen was initiating and presenter. The sun has poured down upon us Scandinavians, and the bike will help us when we will be more fit - which we will! This weekend is another birthday, and we will of course be there! It is also time for some shopping, especially when it was so good that the Nordstrom in Glendale had a big sale for women and children - not men! There were a few dollars, but we hope to get more of them at the next payday!?


Vi har hatt noen fine dager, det er som om sommeren har ønsket oss velkommen til California. Angivelig ikke så på denne tiden, men det er det! Jeg har vært på noen fine ting - min interesse for film og video, betyr at jeg får nesten ingen fritid! Men det er bare gøy. Kommende tirsdag er det spennende ting som skjer på American Film Institute. I to dager har vi vært gjester hos filmskapere, den første var en presentasjon av RED camera, der vi også så filmen The Book of Eli, med D Washington etterpå. I går var det store showet - Createasphere Expo, der vi så hva filmindustrien har å jobbe med av utstyr, og til slutt var det en paneldebatt om AFI, der Stephen var å innleder og programleder. Solen har strømmet ned over oss skandinaver, og sykkelen vil hjelpe oss når vi blir sprekere - som vi også vil! Denne helgen er en annen bursdag, og vi vil selvfølgelig være der! Det er også tid til litt shopping, spesielt når det var så bra at Nordstrom i Glendale hadde et stort salg for kvinner og barn - ikke menn! Det gikk det noen få dollar, men vi håper å tjene dem ved neste lønning!?

 

 

 

Otelia was 5 years!! Great party today!

Today was Otelia 5 years, she celebrated the day with family and friends - many friends at home in the garden. She received many nice gifts, which were opened after the party was over, and in the meantime there was much ado and great fun with friends. Jumping castle was frequently used, and arts & crafts, as Veronica had designed, was very popular, everyone was making their own designed wooden bag, which they brought home. A lot of good food and drinks, hot dogs and cupcakes, chocolate cake, spsielt designed by Veronika, and grandmother. Grandmother had made the baked Birthday cake, it was great. The adults also enjoyed the summer heat, from 25 degrees in the morning to many more throughout the afternoon. Stephen's chili was great! Nora and Henry were guests all day. Finally, we had grilled salmon fillet for dinner - delicious!


I dag var Otelia 5 år, hun feiret dagen med familie og venner - mange venner hjemme i hagen. Hun fikk mange fine gaver, som ble åpnet etter at partyet var over, og i mellomtiden var det stor ståhei og mye moro sammen med venner. Hoppeslottet var flittig i bruk, og arts & Crafts, som Veronika hadde laget til var svært populært, alle fikk lage seg sin egen designet bag i tre, som de fikk med seg hjem. Mye god mat og drikke var det også, hotdogs og cupcakes, sjokoladekake, spsielt designet av Veronika, og mormor. Mormor hadde også bakt selve Birthdaykaken, den var kjempegod. De voksne trivdes også i sommervarmen, fra 25 grader på morgenen til mange fler utover ettermiddagen. Stephen's chili var topp! Nora og Henry var gjester hele dagen. Tilslutt hadde vi grillet laksefilet til middag - kjempegodt!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The holidays are here! California - great place in the winter.

We are finally here - the flight over from Europe went fine with Lufthansa, and it was a good choice to take a direct flight from Frankfurt. It went faster than expected, and when we arrived in Los Angeles, Veronica, Joseph and Otelia were greeting us at the airport  - we got us quickly back to Burbank. It's fun to be back here, and now we can celebrate Otelia's 5 year Birthday, and Haloween, we will travel to San Francisco and have some days with Liecel & Matt and his family. We have visited The school here in Burbank, and there has been many activities in connection with Haloween, the neighbors had a party last night, with the carving of pumpkins. Grandmother baking and make cakes, we'll fix the garden furniture, everything is ok in a summer vacation in the winter! Tomorrow Otelia turns 5, and it is going to be a great day!
Try this: http://articnet.no/halo2010

 

Lisa inviterte til party! Lisa invited to party - cupcakes, here!

Otelia på hennes fest i dag. Photo: Veronika