family.

I want to tell you about our little Peanut. That’s the reason I’ve been away for a while. Lina + I started a journey started about two years ago. There were many visits to…

We’re 2 weeks into the new year and I am finally sitting down to document what turned out to be a beautiful, slow simple holiday season for me. Lina + I started off December…

My cousin lives in Paris. And back in September we were chatting with each other about how long it had been since we’d seen each other. For a few years we did so good…

It’s always so surreal traveling between countries. Suddenly, I find myself in my home state, with my family and memories of my old life all around me. And then, just as abruptly, I pop…

Alright, y’all. It’s time for me to share all of my documentation from my week at the beach with my family. As always, it was relaxing, fun, and filled with laughter. But, this year…

It should be obvious why I didn’t bring my computer on vacation with me. Right? I mean, duh. I’m not working. So why would I cart around my MacBook with me? But, I’m a…

Lina + I don’t have a car. And most days that’s totally ok. Some days, however, I long for the convenience and freedom that I feel when I live in the US. But, all…

It’s been a few days, my friends. But, I have a good excuse… I don’t have a computer! Ok, so nothing horrible happened to mine, but my lovely wife sent me a text on…

Kind of spontaneously, my brother decided to spend Spring Break in Sweden! Nick lives in Maine and has been working at a university in New Hampshire. So, when he decided that he’d take some…

As soon as I drove into my brother’s neighborhood Friday night, I had the feeling that I was gonna be celebrating “Christmas in Maine”… like a small town, coastal Maine Christmas movie. It just…

Wine. Cheese. Family. A little work. A lot of meditation. Some snow. And getting cozy in the dark. It’s the end of November, a time of the year that I love for so many…

well, one week has passed and i have been to north carolina and back again… all within 5 days. i was on the verge of becoming sick + breaking down from exhaustion once i…

it’s all thanks to my dad. you see, as a child, i grew up with my dad documenting everything. and i mean ev-ery-thing. we had photos and videos (the silent, colored ones, of course.…

well, you guys. it’s labor day weekend. and, for americans, that means that it is the last official weekend of summer. time to start shifting gears + winding down into the coziest season of…

After settling in and sleeping on our first night in the beach house that we (and by we, I mean my awesome parents + awesome aunt and uncle who paid) were immediately in full…

Hello, friends! Well, I totally thought I’d be writing this post as my first post at home in Sweden, but I’m not.  Instead, I’m in a hotel in New Jersey. Why, you  may wonder?…

Oh, it’s so hard to say goodbye to our trip home to the mountains of North Carolina. These ancient, magical, soul-filled mountains.  To be honest, I was a bit nervous about coming “home” to…

So, it’s a few days late. But, you’ll excuse me for it seeing as I’m on vacay in the States with my family, right? I’ve been totally dying to write a post, but, you…

After such an eventful and beautiful first full day in New Hampshire on Friday, my parents and Lina and I though we’d stay with my brother until Sunday, and then head south on our…

Our time in NYC flew by, and before we knew it, it was time to move on and head north. But, leaving the city that inspires us so was super easy because we were…

It’s time. I just wrapped up my last regular week of work. I say regular because I am still working, still on the clock, this upcoming week. Howeeeeever, I get to work from home.…

after the previous day’s shenanigans + magic, we were so ready for another day. however, once again, we were not ready too early. i mean, we were on vacation, ya know. so, we had…

bonjour! i am so excited about sharing my trip to paris with you all because it was everything i hoped it would be, and about a million times more. i’ve got a ton of…

so, friends. i am ready for a change. i’ve got summer fever…. baaaaaad. and that means i’m restless. but, i am so aware of it. i always get this way just before a big…

hey you guys. things are getting crazy here. or they feel crazy. i feel crazy. i mean, i’m not really stressed or ridiculously tired or anything. but, it feels like a lot. i think…

you guys, mother nature brought summer to sweden this past week. it was pure perfection. and i may even be a little sun-tired right now. but, oh how glorious it has been. good thing…

Hey, you guys! Hope you all have had a good week. Over here, we’ve had an intense and exciting time. As most of your already know, we bought an apartment this week + are…

when you find yourself booked for a 24 hour cruise, you start to wonder, “what’s the freaking purpose?” well, i’ll tell you: the purpose is the trip. it is completely about the journey. who…

the photo above was taken on new year’s eve in 2009. just 5 days after lina and i had gotten married. we were in uppsala celebrating, visiting lina’s brother, his girlfriend (now wife), and…

last week, i came across a blog post from one of my newest blogging buddies, miriam, from farm girl miriam called “currently”. you can read her post –> here. the idea of the post is…

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…

the energies all around me are intense right now. intense good + intense intense. know what i mean? let me explain a bit. my emotions are running on high today. they are right on the…

i don’t have any time, friends! we’re hopping a train to stockholm in less than an hour and i’ve gotta get dressed. but, i definitely wanted to share some photos from last week with…

i have posts drafted for today that i need to finish, and i have one for friday that i really need to complete too. but i’m just not in the mood. oh, i’ve had time…

i’m late with my post! but, i have a very good reason! my ten on ten photos for july were taken on friday (the 10th), like a good girl; and lucky me, i was still on…

today is my little brother’s birthday! and to celebrate i want to tell you just a little bit about him. i can never do him justice by writing about him, actually. you really need…

hello everyone! it’s a new week again, and this week i am away on vacation with my wife + our extended swedish family + friends. we’ve gone off the grid and gotten wild. it’s…

it’s the 4th of july! the day that americans have bbqs + shoot off fireworks like nobody’s business. it’s such a fun day, a highlight of the summer, for sure. people have taken off…

i got this adorable, fabulous photo from my mom the other day. it’s just a regular day for my parents in the mountains that they call home. top down. riding in the jeep. exploring…

happy summer (or winter) friends! we have made it through the solstice, and are on a new journey now. some of us enjoying the light and warmth of summer, and some of us snuggling…

hello, friends! i do believe that i have returned to the land of the (regular) living after an intense, wonderful, super busy two and a half weeks. whew. it has ben so much fun.…

Today is a special day in my Swedish family… my brother-in-law is getting married! Also, our dear friend from Ireland is in town for the wedding, and has been staying with us this week. So…

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…

easter in sweden is a big deal. not necessarily because of the religious reasons, but because it is a long weekend holiday, and the first real celebration in the spring. like the united states,…

this time last week, i met my love at the train station in uppsala and we boarded a train bound for norrköping – where lina’s parents live + where all of our stuff from the…

the other day i was headed downtown to the library so i could hook up to the free wifi and get some things done. it was early afternoon, so that means it was early…

you’ll never guess what we are doing today… we’re moving! this week we finally found a place to live in uppsala, the new city that we have bene planning to call home. now, it’s…

i shared so many beautiful moments with so many beautiful people in 2014. i couldn’t just let the turning of the new year slip by without recognizing the fact that it is the people…