one year ago today i moved to this lovely country known as sweden. i can hardly believe it’s been a…
Year: 2011
august festival in town!
it’s the middle of august and that means it’s time for a big, 4 day festival that takes over the…
my favorite poem.
it’s just a sidewalk, in this picture above. it was just a trip to the grocery store that gave me…
there’s nothing like a scary movie.
yes, i love them. scary movies. not the disgusting, zombie, hockey-masked killer ones. but, the psychological, twisted, freak-you-out ones. you…
feels like summer is almost over.
it’s sunday night. and completely dark out. in fact, it’s been dark for at least two hours now. the day…
a simply mystery.
the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all…
this crazy road.
hello and happy friday! this week i have broken my little phase of writing & posting a picture every day….
tuesday night.
well, i’ve got no picture to share today. and I don’t have much to say either. or rather, i have…
a bit of a swedish theme this weekend.
here come a bunch of pictures! woo hoo! yesterday was yet another beautiful day and we filled it with some…
new music!
thanks to my cousin, l (also in the blog world), i found a new artist that i believe i love…
you don’t have to actually go anywhere in order to travel.
taken last night, while we were working. you can travel anytime… just open your eyes and look around. it’s true….
beautiful norrköping in the summer.
one of the joys of having a crazy work/internship schedule is that you get to seize the moments that come…
take a little time.
i have written the first page of my book. it may not seem like a lot, but if you’re like…
just another day…
at my internship. yes, i said my internship. i spent the afternoon on a lake – a typical swedish summer…
an august picnic can teach you a lot.
one of the hardest things for me to do is to live in the present moment. i’m forever looking back,…
monday morning’s cup.
i read a little story this morning. it inspired me. and it also reminded me of my sister-in-law, who is…
happy (halfway) new year!
this morning i realized that we are halfway through 2011. exactly today. something i read was titled “halfway resolutions” and…
lost.
some days i feel lost. like i’m just standing in one place. stuck. but i have so many directions in…
market day.
this is our neighborhood square. our grocery store is here. our post office is here. a little convience store is…
out in the country.
we’ve been back in sweden a little over a week and a half now, and we have already made a…
love conquers hate.
” if one man can show so much hate, think how much love we can all show together.” ~ Stine…
another reason i love NY.
congratulations, NEW YORK, for your step into marriage equality! and congrats also to all the newlyweds who were married today…
# 6. home.
well, here it is. the last group of pictures from our amazing, wonderful, went-by-way-too-quickly trip to the states! we crammed…
interruption: a day of intense news.
copies of last week’s usa today & ny times. i got them on the plane & i just can’t seem to throw them…
# 5. new york city!
what i can say about this crazy city that’s known as the crossroads of the world? it’s fantastic & amazing!!…
# 4. i left my in ♥ asheville.
there is no other place like it. i know i’ve written about asheville several times, but seriously. it is a…
# 3. fourth of july. reynolds style.
i decided that these next pictures were so important, they needed their own post! here are some snapshots of a…
# 2. family lovin’.
part 2 is comin’ up right now! these are pictures of my nearest & dearest… my amazing, fun, eclectic, hilarious…
# 1 to get you in the mood.
here you go! the first in a series of posts from our trip to the states! today’s pictures are inspiring views…
workin’ on it.
i made it home to sweden yesterday around lunchtime. i’m pretty sure that i was delirious by then. i woke…
nyc.
i know. i haven’t posted any NYC pictures… and i’ve been dying to! but I decided to take all my…
road trippin’
we’ve said goodbye to wonderful NC & our amazing family there. so tough & sad. but, we’re road trippin’ to…
our beloved asheville.
we used to live in asheville & we loved it. one day, perhaps, we will live there again. it’s an…
home sweet mountains.
i’m back in my beautiful NC mountains and it feels so good & cozy. i forgot just how wonderful it…
last day… sort of.
it’s the last day of beach week 2011 with the whole family together… and wouldn’t you know it? it’s a…
hey!
just sayin’ hey from sunny, beautiful, coastal north carolina!!!
summer love.
still here. still beachin’ it. still enjoying the whole family together! it’s hot. it’s sunny. the water’s perfect. and the…
it doesn’t get any better.
well, the whole family (15 of us!) has now gathered down here on the coast of NC… and the craziness,…
beautiful weather.
this morning. this evening. peace & more peace.
a perfectly lazy tuesday.
wake up early. drink some coffee inside. enjoy another cup of coffee outside. watch some hgtv. read on the dock…
east meets west
a little before 6:00 this morning i woke up. at first i thought it was annoying. helloooo…. this is vacation….
anniversary love.
sunday was my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary!!! so, we (the kids) took them out to dinner. and here we are……
the beach, baby!
Hello!!! We just got Internet at the beach house, so I can get a little blog fix now. I must…
happy camper.
what can i say? i’m a happy, happy camper! we made to the states, had an amazingly over-the-top awesome experience…
it’s time!
well, after almost one full year, we’re on our way to the states!!! that’s right. we left the apartment at…
the last day.
today i finished my swedish course!!! and it feels amazing and sad all at the same time. every time something…
i didn’t set the alarm.
ok. the verdict is in. i stayed home. no school for me today. but, it’s not all laziness.. i’ve gotta…
love on trial.
i never made it all the way through the process of ordination in the United Methodist Church, as many of…