2012 in pictures: week 52
Star // Christmas tree // Greta and Tom // Christmas // Mongo’s // Grevenbroich // Greta // “Schnittchen” // sundown //
Year: 2012
2012 in pictures: week 51
our plane // passport // flight route // home // family // brunch // us // Christmas market // Christstollen //
Off we go
When you guys are reading this, J and I will be somewhere over the clouds on our way to – or maybe already in – Germany (obviously not with Southwest, ha!, but we’re taking a connecting flight down to LAX first and are then hopping on a straight flight from...
2012 in pictures: week 50
My two sweeties // new hair // sunrise // Christmas mail // Christmas cards received // decorations // Christmas lights // 3rd of advent // ready to go //
Awkward & Awesome
This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. Being told that I don’t need to buy a gift for X, but then receiving a gift from X in the mail. AWKWARD. Good thing that I had planned to buy a gift anyway. How Christmas, in a...
Handmade cards
I thought I’d showcase some of the handmade Christmas cards that I made this year. It’s been quite the production (I made about 70 cards and I still need more and am supplementing with some photo cards for family and some friends). Making cards is a long-standing tradition for me....
Happy 2nd of advent
I can’t believe in two weeks is Christmas! This holiday season is flying by! I lit our the second candle on our advent tray yesterday (yeah, I know it’s not anything close to an advent wreath by a long shot, but better than nothing!). Don’t you love my arrangement of...
2012 in pictures: week 49
reading in bed // coffee and knitting // turkey chili // Nikolaus // two cuties in the snow // California sky // Midtown // coffee // German dinner //
Some Friday Link Love & Giveaway winner
On being in a LDR in the 21st century by Viv (German Lass) Relationship Real Talk by Holly (Holly would if she could). DIY-Dienstag: Christmas Cards by Grossstadtprinzessin (Grossstadtprinzessin). Crafty ideas! My favourite free printable gift tags for the festive season by Claire (Hearthandmade). Cute! * * * I also...
Happy Nikolaus!
Today is Saint Nicholas Day (German = Nikolaus). Unfortunately my shoes turned up to be empty this morning, might be due to the fact that there’s no “Saint Nicholas Day” in the US. Oh well, but I did put a little something in J’s boot this morning. He’ll be surprised :) In...