stockholm

A week or so ago my wife + I were sick. I was home for days and then she got sick just in time for us to wallow around with our early autumn colds…

this weekend i had a little holiday adventure. and i didn’t realize how badly i needed it until i was right in the middle of it all. you see, in europe, holiday markets are quite…

hello! and happy may day! so, this week has been exciting and fun. and i have a ton of stuff to share with you! first off… the weather has been all over the place. sunshine,…

whew. it’s sunday. a day that is easily becoming my favorite one of the week. it’s just the epitome of slow living in my life these days. a day of staying in bed, or…

happy christmas week, you guys! can you believe that it is already here? i’m continuing my slow, simple advent theme all the way through christmas, i believe, so i am trying not to get…

hey guys. here we are, another week past and deeper into october + autumn (up here in my part of the world). the nights have been clear + cold… we’re talking below freezing in…

the older i get, the less i want to plan. i think that feeling comes from the understanding that aging gives you that life almost never turns out as one plans it. there are…

it’s no secret that i love to travel. and, for the most part, when i travel i want to have the most authentic experience as possible. in order to make that possible, i visit friends…

on saturday morning, just a mere 24 hours after my brother left to go back to the states, lina and i headed back to stockholm for the big stockholm pride celebration. the actual pride…

alright. i’m blessed beyond belief. and because i am so grateful for so many different things this week, i am gonna need about 3 different posts to share with you my week 31. just to…

i miss doing a weekly photo update. sharing the random little snippets of my life that i capture on my phone. so, i think i’m going to begin that again. then, the rest of…

i am not sure that anyone anywhere calls the southern neighborhood/area in the beautiful capital of sweden, known as simply söder (meaning south in english), the “greenwich village of stockholm”. but, i am dubbing it…

hello lovelies! happy tuesday to you, wherever you are. unfortunately, as the beautiful swedish sun is shining, i find myself laying under a blanket on the sofa at home this afternoon feeling puny + yucky.…

when you think of sweden, i’ll bet you don’t really think of cruises. i didn’t, until i lived here. i did understand that swedes are sea people, forest people, nature-loving people. most people live in…

for valentine’s day, my love and i took the 30 minute train ride from uppsala to stockholm. how amazing is it that we live so close to stockholm! it blows my mind, and i…

when the wedding was over last week, we went back into tourist-mode. and, boy did we do it full-speed ahead! after a couple of days of visiting friends in different places all over norrköping,…

today is sweden’s national day – a national holiday that’s a bit like the 4th of july, but not quite so over-the-top/extreme. mother nature delivered a top notch day, perfect for doing what swedes…

well, by now, you all may know this…. but…. we’re moving to the states!!!! and now it is officially official. monday we were in stockholm because my love had her visa interview at the american…

hi friends! long time, no post… huh? geez, i have missed y’all. i’ve missed writing and posting, but i have been super busy the past 4ish days. and i do believe that the busy-ness…

guess what i did yesterday?! i saw beyoncé in concert! for real! i admit that i have never been a die hard crazy fan, but hey, everyone knows beyoncé. she’s a legend. and so, when my…

hey, folks! we made it! it’s a beautiful north carolina morning, we’re all rested (at least i feel that way right now. hehe.), and the adventures have already begun. well, we left a beautiful,…

it’s time!! today we begin our journey home to north carolina to celebrate the holidays with my family! i can’t believe that the day is here! though the time has passed quite quickly, i…

i read somewhere today that this past weekend was the last one before all of the hectic crazy holiday activities begin. what?! could that be true? well, i took a look at my calendar,…

hello from the capital of sweden… beautiful stockholm! the city spread out over (i don’t know exactly how many) islands. a truly unique & gorgeous place. my love and i arrived last night for…

this month is looking good! CD release party. woo hoo. road trip to skåne (southern sweden) for a traditional family goose dinner. my love & i loooove skåne! a pop over to denmark on the…

 palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer, people! i realize that the solstice was technically yesterday, but i’m celebrating on the…

week three. done! and i’m still lovin’ this challenge. gives me something to look forward to each day – something creative & fun to add to my day. this week has been crazy busy,…

i just gotta share a few pics from my adventure to stockholm on tuesday. yes, i made it. i survived all the swedish, the new people, the train, the metro, didn’t get lost, and…

guess where i am?! if you guessed on a train to stockholm, you would be right! today i have grown up a little bit. become a little bit more of an adult. you see,…

as i mentioned in a previous blog post, i’ve taken up the challenge to post a photo a day using my instagram app – the challenge is to not only post a photo a…

made a little purchase in stockholm over the weekend. something to keep my iPad safe. and pretty. it’s a brand of office supplies, stationary, pens, etc. called ordning & reda (in order & organized).…

oh yeah, here come a few pics from the weekend! a train ride in beautiful sweden. friday in uppsala.  a little afternoon coffee break, of course.  saturday morning. 7:30am. picking up j (who’s visiting…

helloooo friday!!! i’m starting this weekend by blogging from my phone because we’re beginning another little road trip right now. this time we’re headed north to uppsala & stockholm. yeah. and we’re on a…

Blog, of course!! Yep. Helloooo, jet lag! It’s 5am and I’m wide awake, bursting with excitement!! I know I should force myself to try to sleep some more, but after laying here or almost…

it’s sunday! all the craziness with work is over! the intensity went right up to the last minute, but now it’s over. i’m in the midst of my last minute preparations before i jump…

well, here it is. the unofficial official end of summer… labor day weekend (celebrated in the states). it actually is meant to celebrate workers = those who labor, but it has morphed into one…

i’ve been dying to find some time to share these pictures from our weekend in stockholm, and i need to go to bed big time (my new job starts in the morning!!), but i…

Geez it feels early and i am in desperate need of some coffee! But, friends, I have made it to the weekend – and it’s a weekend without work! Yesssss! However, I’m having some…

the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. he to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause…

 well, when i got to stockholm today it was cloudy & rainy. hmpf.  it’s such a beautiful place. so, stockholm, please give me some of your summertime beauty!!  it may have been rainy, but…