i am not sure that anyone anywhere calls the southern neighborhood/area in the beautiful capital of sweden, known as simply…
Tag: sweden
an exciting weekend getaway on a floating city: cruising on the baltic sea
when you think of sweden, i’ll bet you don’t really think of cruises. i didn’t, until i lived here. i did…
ten on ten: april 2015
hi everyone! yesterday was friday the 10th, so that means that i took a bunch of photos to chronicle my…
meditation mondays: letting music soothe you
happy monday, lovely friends. so, i’ve made it through two weeks in our little temporary apartment, and not that i’m…
stockholm is for lovers
for valentine’s day, my love and i took the 30 minute train ride from uppsala to stockholm. how amazing is…
a walk with mom
the other day i was headed downtown to the library so i could hook up to the free wifi and…
ten on ten | february 2015
seriously. last month when i did my ten on ten post (10 photos of my day on the 10th of every month),…
welcome to uppsala!
i’ve had a a few days now to start to find my way around uppsala. i knew some very basic…
your path is beautiful + crooked + just as it should be
with a new move, comes a lot of practical things to take care of. i mean, we have to deal with…
i’m moving my blog!
it’s sunday morning + i have no idea what i’ve gotten myself into! i’ve set up my own space on…
norrköping moments
well, my friends, my month long visit to sweden has now come to an end. it’s so hard to believe….
uppsala, stockholm, & a heatwave
when the wedding was over last week, we went back into tourist-mode. and, boy did we do it full-speed ahead!…
wedding fun!
now it’s time for some fun photos captured on my iPhone – a little bit silly and crazy, but also…
celebrating love
lina’s sister is getting married today! we’ve been up to our eyeballs in wedding preparations all week long, with, of…
the magic of sweden’s simplicity.
i’m not sure if this was my fourth year or my fifth year of having the joy of being part…
känn ingen sorg (shed no tears)
sunday night i watched a movie. you know, a cozy sunday night movie with popcorn and people you love. there’s no…
crossing sweden: coast to coast
hello! well, it’s been a whole week – or more, actually! – and i’ve been totally off the grid. no…
how to conquer jet lag: fun!
woo hoo! the fun has already begun! in fact, i was telling lina this morning that i’m gonna need a…
the first cozy evening
it’s wednesday evening and we have landed safe and sound in sweden. we’re all settled in at lina’s parents’ home,…
my home across the atlantic: i’m headed to sweden!
today i am hopping on a plane with my love and our amazing friend, paige, and heading home to sweden…
and so summer begins!
i think it’s been a few years since i’ve been as excited about summer as i am this summer. the…
40 days in a cathedral: week four.
i was gonna do a whole post on failure and my worries about a potential job getting in the way…
a girl and her fika: fortydaysfika.com
i have started a new project! a 40 day challenge like no other. i totally just made it up from…
i got the monday confusion blues.
hi y’all. i want to blog. desperately. but, i don’t know what to blog about. yes, my life is all…
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!…
only one day left to vote, people.
have you voted yet?! have you entered yourself in belovelive’s first ever contest?! if you haven’t, you still have one…
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…
it’s a double rainbow day!
“Bottom line here: the federal ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead. California’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead….
one last post from downtown.
well. that’s it. it’s empty. clean. and ready for it’s next tenants. it feels a bit weird, but it feels…
call it karma. call it luck. call it whatever. i’m blown away.
hi dear readers! well, here i sit. in our stripped down, almost bare apartment with no tv. no living room…
why i am living in a flea market.
happening today in our apartment: it’s gonna be a crazy, epic weekend. but, it feels so amazing to be rid…
it’s the little things. like fruit & veggies.
yesterday i had a perfect expat moment that took my breath away. it was one of those moments where i…
staying true to my yellow & blue.
today is sweden’s national day – a national holiday that’s a bit like the 4th of july, but not quite…
i never really believed it until now.
well, by now, you all may know this…. but…. we’re moving to the states!!!! and now it is officially official. monday…
a little nature. a little urban. a perfect fix for my soul.
hi friends! long time, no post… huh? geez, i have missed y’all. i’ve missed writing and posting, but i have…
who run the world?
guess what i did yesterday?! i saw beyoncé in concert! for real! i admit that i have never been a die…
the beginnings of the endings.
last night was the last friday night i worked with my teenagers. of course, my job continues until the middle…
vårkänslor. the feelings sweeping over sweden.
so, i know i’ve said this before some time, but the weather is sweden is extreme. when it’s good, it’s…
welcome to my neighborhood.
i took a little walk today after work because it was so amazing outside. it was just one of those…
a weekend trip at the beginning of the week.
thanks to the swedes’ dedication to celebrating the coming of spring with wild abandon, i get a little road trip…
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 31 day journey begins. belovelive’s march photo a day!
who’s doing it? who’s out there snapping some photos of your journey in march?! it’s been a tough week of…
what does it mean to be open?
i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even…
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….
two chicks and a chat.
last night my love and i did something new. something we had never even talked about doing before. i’m not…