Going to Jørpeland to celebrate New Year!

view full image

"Taking the ferry out of #stavanger to meet up with @lanicantor , @smdv , @ivarelvik etc ;-) #tau #ferry"
(taken at Car Ferry Stavanger → Tau)

The Suzuki Swift has been driven 200.000km!

view full image

"The red lightning (aka my 1994 Suzuki Swift 1.0) just turned 200.000 km! Still rollin' #suzuki #swift #car "

Visiting mor

view full image

"Visiting my mum at work to wish her a happy new year celebration :-) @irmgard43 "
(taken at Alders Hvile)

Stavanger - an oil town

view full image

"A reminder in the middle of Stavanger that Norway is a nation that has a lot of oil industry ;-) #ullrigg #stavanger #norway #oil #drilling"
(taken at iPark)

making tiramisu

view full image

"Making some Tiramisu :-) so easy yet so tasty! #tiramisu #savoiardi #italian #dessert "

Squeezing in a new sofa

view full image

Jone bought a new sofa and it almost fits into his living room #moving #sofa #family "

Transporting Jone's new sofa in the rain

view full image

"Helping my brother Jone with his new sofa and it is pouring down! "

Postcard from Sasha and Ivar

view full image

"Thanks for the postcard from Tromsø @smdv and @ivarelvik ;-) I'm glad you got to see northern lights there :-) #tromsø #norway #northernlights #postcard #auroraborealis"

Freedom flask

view full image

"You can find all sort of great gifts at #TeknikMagasinet"- here is underwear from keeping your drinks at a festival!

Family dinner on Boxing day

view full image

"We served duck, chicken and creme brûlée and Malva pudding for dessert #cremebrulee #food #family #duck #jamieoliver #familydinner"

Family dinner on Boxing day

view full image

"Thanks to the family for coming over the enjoy dinner with us :-) @nikkimooki @miekarlsen @frlo92 @irmgard43 @emblalo @gydalo "

Making dessert

view full image

"Having family over so I'm making some sweet dessert :-) #food #dessert #cremebrulee"

Some of my Christmas gifts

view full image

"Some of the Christmas gifts I got this year. Thanks to @nikkimooki , @irmgard43 , @miekarlsen , @frlo92 , @emblalo and the rest of the family :-) #christmas #presents #family #cufflinks #loccitane #bunad"

Gard and Frøya

view full image

"And my lovely niece @frlo92 #christmas #family "

The Christmas dinner

view full image

"The Christmas dinner - ribbe or pork belly in English with crispy skin :-) well done @miekarlsen #ribbe #food #christmas "

Gard and Gyda

view full image

"And my lovely niece @gydalo #family #christmas - notice the nice Santa hats ;-)"

Christmas brunch

view full image

"The family is over for Christmas brunch ;-) #christmas #food #family "

Christmas party at Sasha and Ivar

view full image

"Another day, another party. Thanks to @smdv and @ivarelvik for inviting us over :-) #food #friends #christmas "

Nikki and Gard Christmas card 2012

view full image

"Merry Chistmas everyone! This is our Christmas card this year - photos taken on some of our trips in 2012. Don't you think @nikkimooki looks stunning in a sari? :-) #christmas #christmascard #travel #sari"

Christmas party at Karen Elisabeth and Sjur

view full image

"You know it is party time when a guy in a suit like this brings in large cans of beer! #beer #party "

Lutefisk

view full image

"Portion Lutefisk with mashed peas, mustard sauce and pancetta on top- and with a sprinkle of brown goat cheese #lutefisk #brunost "

Lutefisk

view full image

"It is important to try new stuff...soooo we will be making an attempt at making lutefisk in a deconstructed kinda way #lutefisk #fish"

My wine "cellar"

view full image

"I'm starting to get the wine fridge to live up to its full potential ;-) #beer #redwine #champagne "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Our new kitchen wizard

view full image

"We have a new "toy" in the kitchen : a Magimix food processor. I guess we have to test it out by baking some cakes ;-) #magimix #cooking "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Marzipan balls

view full image

"Time to make a X-mas classic: the marzipan chocolate "bombs" :-) - it is a carbohydrate overdose ball basically ;-) #marzipan #chocolate #daim #smarties"

The Christmas tree is up

view full image

"Our Christmas tree is up :-) Thanks to @nikkimooki for picking out a great tree :-) it is decorated with quite a few chocolate balls :-) #christmas #christmastree #juletre"
(taken at Grannestunet)

Christmas cards

view full image

"We have received a few Christmas cards but we are hoping for more ;-) (hint, hint) #julekort #christmascard #christmas #friends "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Happy birthday mum

view full image

"Happy birthday mum :-) we are celebrating it a couple of days in advance - hooe you will have a great evening - with @irmgard43 @nikkimooki @miekarlsen @gydalo "
(taken at Egon)

Embla got a job

view full image

"@emblalo got a job! It is good to make some money when you are a student #family"
(taken at Søstrene Grene)

Ribbe for dinner

view full image

"I made pork belly (ribbe) yesterday. This is a traditional Norwegian x-mas dish but this was with a twist: marinated in orange juice and with cloves in the skin :-) #ribbe #norwegian #food #christmas "

Having friends over

view full image

"Having a small party even if we don't have much furnitures ;-) #party #home"

Pepperkakehusbyen

view full image

"Pepperkakehusbyen - the city of ginger bread houses. Kids have been very creative :-) #pepperkakehus #gingerbread #stavanger "
(taken at Stavanger Aftenblad)

More snow!

view full image

"We got more snow last night - time to work out again"
(taken at Grannestunet)

Dude, where's my car?

view full image

"Dude, where's my car? :-) it has been snowing hard today and there is like 20cm of snow on the red lightning! #snow #winter #stavanger #car "

Snowing

view full image

"I guess I should have bought that snow shovel when I had the chance yesterday ;-) #snow #weather #stavanger "

Picking a Christmas tree

view full image

"Out and about to find the perfect Christmas tree with @nikkimooki #christmas #xmastree "
(taken at Plantasjen)

Quiz at Martinique

view full image

"These questions are hard! #quiz #stavanger "
(taken at Martinique)

It is cold outside

view full image

"Still a bit cold and it is not always that much fun to scrape of ice when returning to the car #car #ice #winter "

Oslo opera house

view full image

"Going for a tour at the Oslo opera with @nikkimooki #opera #oslo #travel #tour"
(taken at Operahuset)

Funny hats at the Christmas party

view full image

"My date for the night - and check out the hats ;-) #oslo "

All dressed up for the party

view full image

"Ready for the annual Christmas party in #oslo @nikkimooki #gardkarlsen "
(taken at The Mini Bottle Gallery)

The new "Mathallen" in Oslo

view full image

"At Mathallen in Oslo - great place for foodies :-) #oslo #food #mathallen @nikkimooki "
(taken at Mathallen Oslo)

Walking around Oslo

view full image

"The royal palace in Oslo #oslo @nikkimooki "

At Maaemo

At Maeemo with my old friend Henning and his wife Heidi. And what an amazing meal it was :-)

view full image

"At Maaemo ;-) @henningkrosby @nikkimooki "
(taken at Maaemo)

Cold at Stavanger airport

view full image

"Going to Oslo @nikkimooki "
(taken at Stavanger Lufthavn, Sola (SVG))

Cold outside today!

view full image

"It is a cold morning in #stavanger today! #weather "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Lighting the Christmas tree in town

view full image

Lots of people are here and the tree was lit by the mayor of Stavanger 

It is cold but we have hats and hot chocolate

view full image

In town for the lighting of the Christmas tree - and enjoying some hot chocolate with @nikkimooki 

My rabbit hat

view full image

Dressed to keep warm as it is -2 degrees today :-) That fur is soooo soft :-) 

Christmas countdown

view full image

Countdown to Christmas has begun :-)