berlin in daylight

we spent the afternoon/evening strolling around in berlin. did the important sightseeing. been to berlin before but never seen the "must-sees".

we went to the brandenburg gate




then walked over to the monuments. the memorial of the jews.


next stop was the berlin wall, the wall that seperated east from west. terrible times. the wall was standing strong from the 60's until as late as 1989.


it was superhot walking around to watch these historical pieces. the sun is still shining like never before and the temperature is way above 30degrees. walking around and the hot weather made us both thirsty and hungry so we found our way to a steakhouse with the name Block House. best garlic bread ive EVER tasted. the steak was amazing and I cant remember last time I was too full for dessert. so delicious. finally found a decent place to eat on!

metro back home to the hotel took us about 10-15mins.

took a bath so I started sweating again and then a cold shower to cool down. now ready to get some sleep.

two events = no medals

last european championship we had two medals after one event. this year we have zero medals in two events. and YES we feel just as frustrated as all of you watching. it is hard out there. the scores are not very high and we know can do much better than we have. all of us! and we will. cause I believe in us girls. we are fighters. we have the will, the capability and we are gonna do all we can on the lanes. we have put our hearts and souls into this sport and now its time to fight for it.

tomorrow is the first day of trios.
me, jenny and joline are first out at 9am and then squad two is isabelle, ida and rebecka is on. we need all of you to keep your fingers crossed.


come on girls!! lets do this!

iWorkout

today has been one of the worst days in a very long time for a little girl like me that HATES when it gets too warm.
today the temperature was 36degrees and sunny. it was painful being outdoor AND indoors. it was so humid, from the early morning when we were gonna bowl until the evening. started to clear up a bit now later in the evening. the sweat was pooring down my back and between my boobs (fyi). a little disgusting! haha hate that kind of weather. sun - sure. heat - sure. humid - fuck no.

the air in the bowl was so bad I couldnt even stay there the whole afternoon to watch, I started to feel bad so I went back to the hotel and decided to check out the fitness area.
worst
thing
everrrr
so small and nothing to do..




used my imagination to put together a 30-40workout session for back, abs and shoulders. perfect, I have slept so bad the last couple of days so im hoping this is the solution.

Talking about sleep, im ready for some. gnite babes. x

doubles

ida: 1141
me: 1241

it was pretty similar to yesterday but it was easier to follow the changes today. it felt like yesterday we had to jump around alot but today it was more smooth just moving a little left or change ball. somehow it felt easier to read the lane but still tough to get the last pin out. im bowling very well today again. I have a few bad shots and a few bad breaks and cause of that I stop on 41over. I was hoping and aiming for a higher score today but still I think I did an ok job.

after two squads the swedish teams are 7th and 9th and our last hope in this event is team #3 rebecka and joline whos bowling tomorrow at 9am.



end of the first event

first of all congratulations Dasha for winning the singles gold medal!

no medals for team sweden but we all did a good start of the championship.

the day was spent in the bowl and in the shoppingcenter, it was nice to get out of the bowlingcenter for a while and just hang out with the girls. shoes, make up, nail polish, clothes. 😍 perfect way to prepare for the doubles event.

9am sunday me and Ida
second squad jenny and isabelle
9am monday rebecka and joline

time to defend some titles bitches!

berlin

successful shoppingday



ewc2014



Singles

just wow.
im going from being happy to being confused to being frustrated and then back to being happy/satisfied again. I had a really good look for 3,5games and then it all started to look a bit weird. I could go from being totally in to totally out.
i bowled well for 6 games but I couldnt figure out the last game at least. I changed ball 4times in the last game, 8 good shots and 2 bad shots. 160. left the tinpin 5times. oh well.

it was a nice start of the championship even though it sucks knowing that both me and isabelle are gonna be close to the cut.

jenny is 4th 1270
isabelle is 5th 1266
sandra 7th 1265
ida 30th 1157

joline &Rebecka are bowling tomorrow at 9am, hoping for good scores :)



official practice & opening ceremony

practice went well. the pattern of the championship feels ok, there is alot of friction in the lanes so they chose the ice-oil.

I think I can speek for all of us girl when I say we had a good look on the practice. we have made our ball choices and we are all ready for the first event. singles starts tomorrow at 9am and Ida & Jenny are bowling, second squad its Isabelle and me and on saturday morning its Joline & Rebeckas turn.

all the boring stuff are now done. let the fun begin!

but first.. let us take a selfie!


new website

its gonna be easier for you to follow the scores on the following website:

http://bowlingresults.info/ewc2014/

guten morgen!

Was that even correct german? hahaha
well good morning anyways.
laying in bed being lazy. felt like I slept for 5mins, but reality says 9h. so unfair! im tired. gotta get ready to up and eat breakfast in an hour, maybe ill go back for a nap after ;)

found this today in the local newspaper, an interview I did before leaving:

http://hd.se/sport/2014/06/05/sandra-siktar-pa-nytt-em-guld/

enjoy!

hello berlin!

we made it! haha we have been here for a few hours and our schedule has been pretty busy since we landed. our pick-up at the airport was not the best organised so it took us a little while to get out of there. too much luggage to fit in the cars so they had to call in for an extra driver.
when we made it to the hotel we found out our rooms were not ready and we had to wait for about 1,5h. which in the end ended up being 2h but we went out on the bigger street close to the hotel to get some food. absolutely nothing looked inviting. we are not in the finest areas so to speak. finallt found some burger place that looked alright and food wasn't that bad either.

practice between 1pm-3pm was ok. lanes are hooking alot! it is unofficial practice but still. alot of friction in the lanes. the approaches are veeeeeery slippery. it took a while go adjust to it but its gonna be ok for all of us, im sure.
practice session 2: 4pm-6pm was better. tried a few other balls and matched up much better.
haha got a fun picture while practicing. me throwing a good shot and almost got a messenger. it is close ;)


better luck next time I guess!

had a delicious dinner after practice at a restaurant right across the street from the bowl. italian place that made everything from scratch, including the pasta. soooo good! I had a fettuccine pasta with chicken & pineapples in currysauce. 😍 definitely not the last time we are eating there!

spent the rest of the evening on the bed playing cards and chatting with my roomie Isabelle :) now its bedtime.

tomorrow is the day of official practice and opening ceremony. practice is at 1pm. cant wait to get started!!

good early morning!

my real bitch-side came out this morning when we were gonna take the hotelshuttle to the airport. the driver told us it was full cause he was too lazy to take out the few bags that were already in the trunk. such bs! I told the hotel what I thought about that and them. ending up taking a taxi to the airport.
the check-in went well, they looked as us when we said we had 14bags to check in on 4 people. nothing weird about that? haha what they didnt know was that we had sent a few pieces with out coaches so 14bags is not all of our luggage. crazy how many kilos we are dragging around!

just waiting for our flight to board. ready to get out of this country!



#EWC2014

I have finally found the official homepage of the championship:

http://www.ewc.bowling-em.de/

there is always a first time

got a good night's sleep.
had lunch with mom.
ran some errands.
finished packing.

mom drove me to Hässleholm, my train got cancelled so we had to change my traveling plan and drive to a different city. This city is the city of Jennys dads bowlingcenter so I went there a littlw earlier to practice together with Jenny. final practice before take-off and it felt gooooood.

order some take out to bring on the train and then off to the train station. train was delayed about 30mins but when it finally came in it stopped waaaaaay down the station. we had each 3 3 ball bags and 1big suitcase and the take out food. we were running with 46kg in our hands and throwing every single bag on the train to make it. haha. I have never done that before.

we are now on the train, me, jenny and ida. spending the night in copenhagen and our flight is in the early morning.

lets get this journey started!!


dude perfect ft Jason Belmonte

this is awesome!
http://t.co/XeEDvqgtaO

bowling trick shot video.

one

I "forgot" to set an alarm last night and I kinda fooled myself to sleep in. always when I allow myself to sleep in I wake up early and feel wide awake. not this time! I felt refreshed and that was a long time since last time. I hope this is going in the right direction. im back at the gym, I have more energy, I feel better and now I get to sleep more/better. I dont mind :)

breakfast today turned out to be lunch, delicious chinease food. me, Christoffer and Josefine met up for a lunchdate.
after lunch me and Josefine had some errands to do and we got done just in time for her to make it to work and for me to make practice before the gym.

bowled a coffee-bet against the boys. 40ft pattern and it was tricky in the beginning. hooked very early but after a few frames I got really into my bowling-mindset and found a solutions and did some very good shots. didnt win, didnt loose.
did some laundry in between my bowling practice and my gym session.
borrowed Rasmus car so I could make it to the 6.50pm core class. I did. holy my abs were sore afterwards. hehe. awesome!

it is now 11.50pm. im almost done packing(!!) and im feeling ready to call it a night. tomorrow the journey starts. around 6pm im gonna leave home and start my travel down to the airport. gonna spend the night there and then fly out wednesday morning. European women championships on schedule. I am EXCITED!!

I will post the website and everything for the championship on here as soon as I get the information. and I will of course keep you posted too :) videos, pictures, text.

now off to bed. countdown: one

dinner

3 courses with the family ♡







yum

happy birthday dad!

hope you had a good one. you deserve the best. ♡

gifts, ice cream and tea at my parents house. without dad.. haha he took my nephew to the theme park in copenhagen but we celebrated his birthday anyways.
going out for dinner together tomorrow instead. :)

today was back on track with the early morning wakeup-calls. 9.15am bodypump felt good. was able to do every routine but without weights on the legs so far. shoulders/back, boobs and biceps are gonna be sore tomorrow though haha.
went to the bowl right away to get practice done, it was not easy to go from the gym with sore boobs and biceps to the bowl and bowl - like normal. haha took a while to warm up.

the day was spent with Milton, he was in my part of the country for work and we decided to meet up and catch up. ice cream, pizza and my favorite swedish show on dvd and the day/evening was settled!

now off to bed.
4days left.
CRAZY!

frrrriday

boys left for a tournament this morning and it felt so weird to be the one to stay at home. I decided not to go to this one cause I needed time at home and also need practice before we are leaving on tuesday.
so when the guys left I was supposed to practice.. but shopping came up.
tomorrow is dads birthday so me and mom went looking for gifts.
we found what we were looking for, all settled for tomorrow! bring on dads 54th birthday 😍

after shopping I wasn't feeling very well. tired and felt sick, so my plan was to go home and lay down for a while but no time for that. took a walk outside and got some fresh air then straight to the bowl for some practice. in the cosmic bowling lights, on easy street, with sore muscles. haha but yes it was a nice one! I could easier feel wrongs and rights, worked on my feeling. :)

my plans of laying down on the couch still happened, just a few hours later. with a movie and me painting my nails. girly stuff.

saturday:
9.15am bodypump
10.30am bowling
1pm helsingborg
spend the day with a good friend
perrrrfect

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This is me. Sandra Andersson. In this blog you get to follow me on my adventures all around the world for bowling.

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