This past Christmas was a great one for me. I got to see my wonderful friends back home in Sweden, try some new restaurants, spend time with my dear parents, celebrate Christmas the traditional way with the relatives and meet some newly arrived babies for the first time. And – this is the kicker – I had enough time to enjoy every moment.

Usually I feel like a hamster in a wheel spinning out of control when I go to Sweden for a longer trip. So much to do, so many people to see and never enough time to do it all. Sure, I still have a guilty conscience about not being able to see people as much as I (and hopefully they) would have liked, but I had a great time and had a lot of quality time with great people.

Thanks Christmas of 2013 – you were great!