Swedish Christmas Traditions

Swedish Christmas Traditions
We thought you might enjoy learning about some of the Jul (Christmas) traditions in Sweden!

Glögg & pepparkakor

An oh so yummy holiday treat! Glögg is a hot mulled wine served with almonds, raisins, and cinnamon. Often it is served with pepparkakor (thin gingerbread cookies). Erica’s in love.

Julgran
(Christmas tree)

Swedes like their Christmas trees, but [...]

December 2006

12 JANUARY 2007

Gott Nytt År! (Happy New Year!)

Erica and I would like to welcome you back to www.ryherdfamily.com for our first update of 2007! The last month has been full of adventures, and we have plenty of stories and pictures to share.

Cyprus
Once Steve had finished up his finals and Erica her work for [...]

November 2006

by Erica
10 DECEMBER, 2006
The main highlights of November were our Thanksgiving trips to southern Sweden and Stockholm and experiencing the start of the Christmas season here in Göteborg. See some of the highlights from this month in our updated Photo Album— November Pics.

Thanksgiving
We spent a lot of time in Stockholm with Steve’s good friend [...]

October 2006

10 NOVEMBER, 2006
Hej allihop! (Hi everyone!)

We had several great events in October…including a much awaited trip from some of our family members! Winter has also arrived and we have been busy at school and work so that we can take a big vacation around the holidays. See some of the highlights from this month [...]

July 2006

29 JULY, 2006
Greetings
Hej från Sverige! Allow Erica and me to welcome you to our ‘official’ site documenting our life abroad. After a little over a month of explorations, we are finally feeling settled here in Göteborg. The last few weeks have been an exciting whirlwind of acclimation, cultural discovery, and even a little tourism. [...]

September 2006

10 OCTOBER, 2006
Hej allihop!
(Hi everyone!)
So far we have been managing to keep on top of our monthly updates! However, now that Steve has started classes and I am in the thick of research we have been traveling a bit less. Every day still seems to be an adventure that is filled with new challenges though! [...]

August 2006

31 AUGUST, 2006
Greetings

Välkommen tillbaka! Welcome back to our site. We hope you enjoyed your summer and that you are getting ready for school or fall or both. Erica and I have finished up our easygoing summer schedules and are preparing for fulltime research and classes respectively. The end of our summer was full of [...]