nothing is weird in asheville.

saturday night we did something that is sooooo asheville. we went to bele chere, the 35 year old street festival…

full of archipelago love.

oh, how i’ve missed y’all! but, the time away was absolutely perfect. sweden delivered perfect summer weather the entire week…

time to go into the wild.

hi friends, near and far! it’s down to the wire now. there’s not that much time left before the big…

red, white, and woo hoo!

i celebrated the fourth of july with a few fellow americans in sweden for the first time this year. fun!…

kidnapped!

midas and i met when we started studying swedish together about 4ish months after we both moved here. well, his…

things are really rolling now.

first of all, let’s take care of business. i put all of your names in a little bag (those of…

living in limbo.

   what a weird time in my life right now. it’s friday already, and i don’t know what i’ve done this…

mixing midsummer & moving is crazy.

well, we’re one huge step closer to moving to the states. and we did it right smack dab in the…

i can get a little design crazy.

for the second part of my photo journey, i thought about focusing on simplicity at home. we all want a…

home is wherever i’m with you.

there’s just something about opening my computer, heading over to my wordpress reader or bloglovin’, and reading the things that…

get in touch with your soul.

i saw part of an old episode of oprah the other day. she had a woman, a brain scientist, on…

the way of the heart.

for the month of may, i decided that it would be fun to reflect a little on myself. who i…

own your moments.

i spent some cozy time with my love this afternoon. during our time together, she played some music on her…

six senses monday.

hello, monday. hello, friends. you know, when mondays are your day off, it doesn’t feel like such a bad day….

tiny moments to celebrate.

april keeps moving right along. and as each day passes, i am confronted with the challenge of finding a way…

living life in a bubble.

good sunday morning, friends! in sweden, the sun is shining for the second day in a row. but, spring is…

there has to be something we can do.

i’m under my covers, sipping on coffee, safe in sweden, while chaos is unfolding across the atlantic in boston, massachusettes….

don’t be a bully.

today’s word is “pink” because i discovered that it is international anti-bullying day. so here are my thoughts: don’t be…

a restaurant that feeds your soul.

  i love spontaneity. and the best is when you have people around you who are also spontaneous. on wednesday,…

celebrating 2 years of being, loving, & living!

two years ago today i launched & introduced belovelive.com. back then, i was a simple little american adjusting to her…

the halfway mark. 31 day photo journey.

can it be true? are we halfway there? have we turned the corner in our 31 day photo journey? why,…

a tip for all you google reader users.

hey people! i’ve noticed that quite a few of you that i follow are having a little bit of anxiety…

when you start writing about one thing & it turns into something completely different. in other words, lack of sleep.

wednesday night and i’m beat. i just wanna crawl under the covers and sleep and sleep and sleep. without waking…

a little blog lovin’ and some jack kerouac.

a few weeks ago, i found out that i was the winner of a little blog contest. yaaaay! now, you…

planes, trains, & automobiles. berlin style.

when we move back to the states in july, i will be so excited to be able to drive a…

standing in the the doorway of no regrets.

everything feels a little different now. i guess it’s because the secret is out. and everything is real. really real….

just one thing before i say goodnight.

i started reading a book this morning. i just picked it up, randomly, from the bottom of the book pile…

time flies when you’re having fun.

a lot has been going on. a lot of good stuff. too much to write about or photograph here &…

having an expat moment.

forgive me, but i must share a little bit of my american pride. even though i’m way over here in…

a little bit of everyday life.

happy saturday, my friends. i don’t have that much to say right now… or perhaps i do, but my words…