As you can see, this little ol’ blog of mine had a tiny makeover. The changes are not huge, as I still like it clean and organized around here, but I wanted to work on a few things that I thought needed to change. If you’re reading this in your...
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{via} I saw this little meme floating around on the Internet and I thought, why not share this with you on a lovely Friday? Exactly. So here it goes. Six things I could live without, but it wouldn’t be pretty: 1. My family and friends. I know, they’re technically not...
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“Hi, mein Name ist J….” With these three German words, J’s and my relationship began exactly 9 years ago today. He was this handsome Freshman in College and I was the exchange student from Germany. Two other exchange students and I had gone to the Freshman party on Campus and...
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(via my 365 project} It’s not a secret that I like to hit up the thrift stores every once in a while. My MIL took me thrifting for the first time a few years ago and at first, I didn’t really know what to expect. I actually thought that she...
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I apologize for not being able to cough up a decent post lately, but I am somehow at a loss of (written) words. It’s not that I don’t want to write, but the things that I want to write about are still blurry and unclear in my head and need...
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{via} Current Book(s): I started “The Stranger” by Albert Camus this weekend. It’s this month’s pick for our book club meeting and I am curious to find out how I like it. Current Playlist: I am currently listening to my “grunge” folder on iTunes: Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, … you...
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{via weheartit} I consider myself a very well-rounded person. I am not outstandingly good at any one thing, but I do a lot of things quite satisfyingly. Not one half of my brain is superior over the other. I enjoy natural sciences (hence my degree in Geography) as much as...
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{via} I really regret that I’ve never lived with my sister. Yes, of course, I lived with my sister when we still lived at home at my parents’ house. I mean, I regret never having shared an apartment with her. Before marriage and (her) kids and all. I think we...
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What’s the most exotic food that you’ve ever tried? I’d like to think of myself as pretty open to new foods and new tastes. I am not a picky eater and there are not too many things that I just simply can’t eat at all (one example would be liver)....
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{via my 365 project} I received a call on Sunday from one of our long-distance friends in Germany (originally his parents were friends of J’s family, but he and his wife then quickly also became friends of ours). We hadn’t really been in touch for a while, which is to...
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