halloween ... wallowing ...

... not depressed thoughts, though! just reminiscing the good things that has happened to us as a family. and believe me, there had been plenty. life's merry-go-round kept us on our toes. we pretty much have our own activities to concentrate to - leaving our free days to really enjoy each other's company, like today!

it's mid-term holidays for most schools and i took the option to be free from work myself, just to be with my son and hubby. our day's itinerary is to stroll around Gothenburg Centrum - just get lazy and idle.

we walked the stretch of Avenyn, back and forth - window shopping, people watching, sitting by the bench on a warm autumn day in Gothenburg, which by the way is quite rare. it was pretty obvious to us that on a weekday as this, the city was all abuzz ... we're not the only ones enjoying the generous warmth of the sun and the light breeze.

now and then, i just couldn't help darting in and out of the shops - always ending up with a bag or two as i stepped out of the shop ... and as many of you would guess, my father-and-son-tandem would roll up their eyes in amazement.

towards the end of the day, we ended up in the National Library. soon enough, my hubby disappeared in the motor and car section of the library. alexander could not contain his excitement to go to the children's section. he loved coming to the library as it has a lot of things to offer - there is, of course, the computer and game section, the activity corner (for cartoon drawings, painting, button-making, origami, etc), the reading section where children have their own space - decorated and designed according to their favourite swedish characters and motifs. even parents have their own reading corner with their children - among the clutter of big and small bean bags and wide couches. the library staff are wonderful and very accommodating. and it is rather amazing how they can really get the children abide by the library's sacred rule of "silence". kids would even hush and remind each other to be silent.

yup, that's how we spent our halloween together ... each of us wallowed in our own thoughts and personal need as we enjoyed our own space to do something all on our own, yet still together as a family. we summed up our day together as one great family day ... simply having each other.