As I have mentioned before, Thanksgiving is not a holiday that is usually ‘celebrated’ in Europe. Well, we have something called Erntedankfest (“harvest festival of thanks”), which is often celebrated on the first Sunday in October, but it’s primarily a rural and religious celebration.There isn’t an official national Thanksgiving holiday on a particular...
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I think I have mentioned that I’ve been trying a lot of new recipes lately and some of them have quickly made it on our “once-a-week-must-have” meal list. I found this one on skinnytaste.com , a great website with easy healthy recipes (complete with prep time and nutritional information). I did...
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I am a language nerd, I appreciate good grammar, spelling and punctuation. And idioms are awesome. I am always intrigued to find new idioms in English and then try to find the closest translation in German. Or vice versa. It’s not always that easy. Not all idioms translate well…. but...
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On Saturday, J and I went to see our obligatory annual football game – the Causeway Classic. It’s the annual Football Game between UC Davis (Aggies) and Sacramento State University (Hornets) and it’s named after the Yolo Causeway, which is a 3.2-mile long elevated highway viaduct on Interstate 80 over the Yolo...
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healthy cookies // campus // salmon and asparagus // knitting // gingerbread coffee // fall // football // thai food // stamp //… Read more
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I mentioned earlier this week that I’ve picked up knitting again and it’s been such a fun to get back into it again. I started out with two very easy projects – cowls. One was knit in a circle (on circular knitting needles) which makes the whole cowl one piece...
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The healthy breakfast cookie by Maegan (SAHMaegan). I tried those last weekend and thought they were delicious!! Telling the truth by Lauren (Lauren from Texas). Sometimes it can be hard to be completely honest, especially about our own feelings. I really could relate to this post from Lauren. On hurtful...
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I am… … loving that fall is finally here. No, seriously. I love it. … obviously color-coordinating my outfits. Do you like it? Heh. … ready for some time off. I know, it’s a few more weeks until Christmas (though seriously, didn’t it sneak up on us this year? My...
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