friendship

I’m so lucky to have the friends I have. And I’m talking to all of you out there, near and far. And I’m even luckier + happier when they come to visit for the…

Having enjoyed a few hours in Dublin after we arrived, Lina and I hopped a train to somewhere to the north of Dublin… to be picked up by our friend! Nicole lives in the…

there is a thing that i discovered when i lived in sweden that is quite common – and fun. and it seemed like the perfect time to include it in my/our american life. you…

how has a week passed already?! i promise that it is not my intention to post only once a week. i mean, in all reality, you may not care. you may even like it…

happy monday, out there. a good weekend was had by all, i hope. mine was a combination of a fun, party-like atmosphere to a cozy, quiet time at home to a busy, goal-focused afternoon. so,…

i think it’s been a few years since i’ve been as excited about summer as i am this summer. the past 2 summers have been crazy, strange, different, and somewhat difficult – well, not…

i have an announcement to make – and it’s not so much about me. well, it is about me in the sense that it affects me in amazing ways, but i’m not the one…

i was gonna do a whole post on failure and my worries about a potential job getting in the way of my flexible lifestyle. basically, blah blah blah. poor me, poor me, poor me.…

it’s sunday, and we’re back in the mountains of north carolina after a week in not-so-sunny, but not-so bad-weather-either, florida. disney world was magical, amazing, and spectacular – all the things you expect and…

well, this past week i have engaged in some seriously serious decking the halls and such. and before i know it, we are even closer to christmas and the new year. it’s been amazing…

midas and i met when we started studying swedish together about 4ish months after we both moved here. well, his wife moved too. they moved from the netherlands/holland (i am sorry, even though they’ve…

hi friends! can you believe that may is halfway over?! azy-cra! and now i’ve made it halfway through the may photo journey of self-discovery. and you know what i have discovered about myself so…

it’s been a challenging week for celebrations. but, true to what i believe, i must practice what i preach. so, even though i’ve been scared, sad, lonely, worried, and exhausted, i still have found…

hi! just sharing a quick & short hello late on a sunday night. i miss y’all. i haven’t blogged since last week, and it feels weird. but, there has been much more important stuff…

i just gotta write about today’s word prompt for the photo challenge. today’s word is risk. and i’ve been obsessed with risks all freaking day long. and i’m serious about that. i have not…

  i love spontaneity. and the best is when you have people around you who are also spontaneous. on wednesday, i put spontaneity to the test. i had coffee in the afternoon with a…

today i’m celebrating the first week of belovelive’s photo challenge for february. yay! to begin with, i thought i’d share with you some of the photos from this week that others shared, and then show…

it’s time to get serious. and i have some pretty serious dreams. as i said before, it feels like 2013 is a year to embrace adventure all over the place and to embrace my…

wishing you a wonderful new year’s eve! soak up those last few moments of 2012, and get ready to ring in the new year! peace & love.…

let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. ~ sy miller and jill jackson wishing you all, my dear readers, a beautiful holiday season. thank you for being who you…

friday. saturday. sunday. first weekend in december… check. cooking. baking. snow. the theater. family visitors. friends. open house. thanksgiving. more snow. christmas market. church. work. advent. christmas market. thanksgiving again. candles. sunday night collapse on…

well, here we are. halfway through november. already! it’s crazy, isn’t it? time is flying by and we are speeding towards the end of 2012. my brain can’t really comprehend that, so i’ll wait…

before i’m off to bed, i needed to write down something rolling around in my head… after working tonight and being in the presence of some wonderful people, i just felt compelled to mention…

yesterday my love & i did something amazing. we booked tickets for a spring trip to CHINA!! i am still pinching myself. actually, after we booked the tickets i think i was in shock…

today i am thankful for so much: road trips exploring new cities friends sunshine the season of fall long walks being by the sea a good glass of wine blue skies a cozy scarf…

riding a bus with my love on this amazing, beautiful saturday morning. gonna meet up with some friends & spend the day shopping, eating, drinking, and soaking up all the good moments of life.…