the baptism dress. i have spent this weekend at home without my love. well, actually, i haven’t been home that…
Category: life
the colors of my day.
it’s late afternoon and the candles around me, the coffee warming me, the raindrops dripping down my windows, and the…
inspiration.
geez. what’s the deal with blogging? i am having precisely the same problem that a blog friend of mine is…
a sunday in october.
feels like a typical fall, october day today. after taking care of business this morning – me working at church…
wednesday’s balancing act.
i’ve only worked there for about 1 month, but my co-workers at the church celebrated my birthday with me with…
little discoveries.
i had some errands to do today, and as i was on my way home i turned down a street…
födelsedagsfika. (birthday fika).
it’s a chilly, gray sunday afternoon. i’m home, under a blanket, and just about to begin cleaning the apartment. my…
new glasses for me!
an early birthday present!!! yay!
monday morning is here.
typical autumn monday morning weather. gray & rainy. makes me wanna crawl back under the covers, hide a little, sleep…
i miss you, dear blog.
i know that i posted a picture the other day, and i have written some in the past week. but,…
monday night’s pub.
after a good day at my internship, my love & i met a friend at a pub for dinner and…
a whole new way of reading.
peace. it feels like coming home, having an opportunity to be in ministry in a church & to read scripture…
working girl.
my work station today. cozy, huh? yes, it’s saturday. and yes. i’m working. but how bad can it be? i’m…
blogging on the bus.
Geez it feels early and i am in desperate need of some coffee! But, friends, I have made it to…
what’s a festival without fireworks?
well, my love & i have found ourselves at home on the sofa tonight. and we are having so much…
one year and a signed contract.
one year ago today i moved to this lovely country known as sweden. i can hardly believe it’s been a…
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…
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…
happy (halfway) new year!
this morning i realized that we are halfway through 2011. exactly today. something i read was titled “halfway resolutions” and…
market day.
this is our neighborhood square. our grocery store is here. our post office is here. a little convience store is…
workin’ on it.
i made it home to sweden yesterday around lunchtime. i’m pretty sure that i was delirious by then. i woke…
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 last day.
today i finished my swedish course!!! and it feels amazing and sad all at the same time. every time something…
would you like some cheese with your w(h)ine?
one of the things I love about being an international, bi-lingual couple is the opportunity to teach each other sayings…
happy father’s day! (USA)
more than 5 but less than 10 years ago (= i was definitely an adult) i was in atlanta, georgia….
a cute moment.
i skipped my swedish class today. yep. but i didnt sleep late. no, i got up and did 4 loads…
saturday night.
it’s raining off & on. and we have no plans for the evening… except to drink a cold beer, make…
sweden, i ♥ you.
seeing as i live in sweden now, speak swedish, and have a general all-around love for swedish things & people,…
you ordered a mini-vacation? comin’ right up!
we’ve got a 5 day weekend! time to sit back and relax. time to do things that i don’t have…
eat carrots when you can’t figure it out.
ugh. i’ve been trying to write this blog post all freaking day. and i have had all freaking day to…
good news.
after 5 and a half months, i have completed my swedish for immigrants classes! yeah! it has been an amazing…
29 may 2011.
morning. noon. night. peace.
3 days off.
it’s friday night. the end of a busy, somewhat stressful week & the beginning of an american holiday weekend –…
9:00 pm.
it’s tuesday night and we’re having a cozy night at home ’cause we feel so tired. we did manage to…
sunny sunday.
aaahhhh… how amazing the weather was today! i slept late and woke to find the sun shining brightly. so, i…
working nights.
life is busy this weekend. i’m “working” nights with my internship, hanging with the youth/young adults who are working to…
happy birthday!
she’s creative. musical. funny. compassionate. open-minded. respectful. thoughtful. loving. strong. amazing. she loves animals, traveling, art, technology, learning, trying different…
finspång.
after school & work lina and i headed out to finspång, a small town which is about a 30 minute drive…
it’s always fun with something new.
i love love love it when i can discover/experience something new in my city. and today, i did just that!…
gonna have a little fika.
it’s the sunday before my love’s birthday and we’re having fika with some family at our place! gonna be cozy…
all that i need.
she is my rock. my home. my love. my everything.
i’m not setting the alarm.
thursday night and i’m ready for bed. and ready for the weekend! that’s right. the weekend begins now. and yes,…
full speed ahead.
it’s really busy this week. guess i’m gonna go full speed ahead from now until my summer vacation begins (in…
thank you, monday.
a little recap of monday: warm, beautiful weather a productive day at school (a rare thing these days. hehe.) working…