after a few rainy days, with temperatures hovering just above freezing, snow finally began to fall again this evening, covering…
Tag: sweden
one word wednesday.
sending you thoughts of hope & peace.
pinch me. i’m an ex-pat.
some days i’m just overwhelmed by the life that i lead. i had dreams, and i chased them, and i…
enjoy!
there’s a new place in town. and it serves good food and good drinks. but, that’s not what makes it…
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…
tuesday made me smile.
did something make you smile today? what was it? wishing you a peaceful and smile-filled tomorrow.
a snowstorm got me thinking.
looky what’s going on here in sweden today. yep. it’s a snowstorm. the wind is blustery, the snow is coming…
three years at home.
It’s December 26. Rain is falling outside my window. The christmas lights over the bed are lit. I’m sipping coffee…
24ish hours.
hey, folks! we made it! it’s a beautiful north carolina morning, we’re all rested (at least i feel that way…
bye bye, snowy sweden!
carolina in my mind.
it’s time!! today we begin our journey home to north carolina to celebrate the holidays with my family! i can’t…
just for you, mom & dad.
my parents(especially my dad) are weather junkies. they are addicted to watching the weather on the 24 hour weather channel,…
do you hear what i hear?
about 6 years ago i was in anchorage, alaska. i stood in line at a starbucks in a barnes &…
november rain.
“Now and then sprays of rain flew over and misted our faces. Every time I refused to wipe away the…
even gray is beautiful.
“Even as a child, she had preferred night to day, had enjoyed sitting out in the yard after sunset, under…
the city of islands.
hello from the capital of sweden… beautiful stockholm! the city spread out over (i don’t know exactly how many) islands….
what gets me through.
there is some bad stuff out there. stuff that hurts. that’s confusing. that’s scary. stuff that’s painful. and heartbreaking. and it’s…
i had a big ole blast down south.
i know. it’s been a almost a week since i’ve gotten back from my road trip to southern sweden for…
gratitude 30: week 1
as i wrote last week, i decided to begin a new photo challenge this month. a thankfulness/gratitude challenge. there is…
a weekend on the road.
time for a road trip this weekend! yep. i’m headed to the southern part of sweden for a big weekend…
30 days of thankfulness.
so much happens in life. so much bad stuff. or negative stuff. or unfair, or unjust, or violent stuff. natural…
a walk with my love.
i woke up this morning and it was cold. i mean well below freezing cold. like really hard to get…
i wanna sleep under the stars.
for the first time in a few years i have this unbelievable desire to go camping. not that i have…
nyköping by the sea.
on the east coast of sweden, a little bit south of stockholm, and just a 45 minute bus ride north…
i’m thankful for…
today i am thankful for so much: road trips exploring new cities friends sunshine the season of fall long walks…
ho hum. just another pic in the paper.
you got it. i’ve got another one of my pics published in a newspaper. no big deal. this is just…
i can feel it in the air.
it’s unusually warm today. like 20/21 celsius or 72ish fahrenheit. and really weird out. sunny, stormy, damp, rainy, humid. like…
polar music & patti smith.
it all started with the morning news. i was doing something in the apartment, and just letting the swedish language…
wordless wednesday: good morning, all you beautiful people.
peace.
today is my ex-pat birthday.
it’s the scary choices that end up being the most worthwhile. ~ melissa joy kong two years ago today,…
the august festival.
every year, as a sort of celebration of summer & all things fun, norrköping holds it’s augustifesten (the august festival)…
are you trying to tell me something?
i think the universe is speaking to me. something is happening in my little family. it’s crazy. i don’t know…
it’s the last time you’ll here it from me.
my vacation is officially over in about 30 minutes. yep. back to work in the morning. but not before i…
wordless wednesday: photo a day august
peace.
the village on the canal.
söderköping (south borough) is a cute, little village about 30 minutes from where i live (norrköping-north borough) that lies on…
time is flying by.
yep. it’s been a big week in the eriksson-mcguire household. luckily i have the photo a day challenge to make…
immigration said yes!
guess what i got?! today my PERMANENT residence card came in the mail… the swedish immigration offices have given me…
wordless wednesday: for the nature lover.
brought to you by the gorgeous nature found during my week in the swedish archipelago. ♥ hej då! now go hug…
you, me, & the whole world.
pic taken by me at skeppsgårdensläger, sverige (skeppsgården camp, sweden) with my iPhone & instagram. dreams, wishes, & peace.
a little work. a little play.
i just re-read the post i wrote before i left for my week of camp, and noticed that i was…
a tiny corner of heaven on earth.
happy sunday, all you out there! here in sweden, summer continues as it has been… rainy & gray. of course,…
photo a day is here!
ladies & gentlemen, photo a day july is back! time to catch up on all the challenge photos from the…
guess who?!
hey, dear readers! i’m back from spending a week in this gorgeous place. wow, was it ever fantastic! so, how…
off the grid.
pic from here. well, folks. i’m off. off the grid, that is. ready for a week of retreat and community….
happy 4th!
it could’ve been a bad day. it could’ve been insanely emotional, filled with tears and sobs, and the longing of…
this is only the beginning…
a few days ago i received a comment from someone who works at InterNations, a website dedicated to connecting &…
when your heart aches, it’s time to refocus.
i want to be here more than anything right now. and i want to be doing this with these people…