sunny summer days

so summer has finally arrived and boy is it nice. i always forget how amazing a danish summer is -- blue blue sky, 17 hours of daylight, light breezes, and smiling faces. since morten and i know that this will be our last real danish summer for a while, we are doing our best to really enjoy it. knowing that your time is limited really lights a fire under your ass to get out there and do things. last weekend, we went to louisiana museum for modern art. this was a place i had been wanting to go for so long, but just kept putting it off. we went on the last day of the picasso exhibit, and i am so glad we made it for that! in between exhibition viewings, we took a nice little rest outside of the cafe to enjoy some elderflower juice and a cinnamon roll.

at louisiana, overlooking the øresund, sweden is in the distance

light exhibit at louisiana

this past week of work has been pretty lax. we had a public holiday that fell on a thursday, in the middle of a 5 day street festival throughout the city. so lets just say things weren't very productive! after three days of drinking in the sun every afternoon and evening, morten and i were ready for some "healthy time". i have always wanted to go up to dyrehaven, a large park that used to be royal hunting grounds, for a picnic. we decided saturday was the day, so we made some salads, pick up some paté, cheese, bread, fruit, and wine, and started our 12 km bike ride. well, it was totally worth it! within 10 minutes of stepping in the park, we saw a large flock of deer walking around on the paths. it was so cool to be so close to them. after our little feast, we jumped on our bikes and headed up to the royal hunting lodge and in the fields in front of it, there must have been hundreds of deer. again, it doesn't get much cooler than that :)

our picnic spread!

enjoying the sun in dyrehaven

eremitageslottet, the old royal hunting lodge

and to end a fantastic weekend, we spent all day today enjoying one of our wedding presents from a group of my friends from work. they were so sweet to get us this lovely package deal where we start with a delicious brunch and then head over to a spa to have massages and quality time in the spa. it was so wonderful! brunch was delicious with all kinds of treats and coffees and juices. nom nom nom! then we headed over to the spa to just relax before the massage. it was so fun to have our own little robes and slippers to walk around in. we almost had the place to ourselves, which made it even more special. and, yes, the massage was awesome. i was so sad when she said it was over. but at least we still had as much time as we wanted in the sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and pool :)

so now morten is out playing football with his guy friends before having their last mandate before we leave for the states. crazy to think that in less than two months, we will be in our new apartment in atlanta! time is flying by!