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{image via weheartit} We spent the weekend in SoCal with my in-laws. Taking a long walk at the beach is always a treat! I wish I could have spent some more time. It always feels like a mini-vacation – without actually having to take time off. Double win!… Read more

about me/lists!/love/this and that

Beauty Spring Essentials

April 14, 2010

1.) Sephora Blush Me! Just perfect to get a little bit of pink on your cheeks. Especially helps if you’re as pale as I am! 2.) Smashbox Photo Op Under Eye Brightener If you have problems with dark circles, which constantly make you look more tired than you actually are,...

Germany/home

Anticipation

April 12, 2010

(image via weheartit} I’ll be going back to Europe next month. In 23 days, to be exact. I can’t wait. I grew up in a small town 30 minutes outside of Köln (Cologne). I liked growing up having that small-town feel, and yet being able to hop on a train...

Expat stories/FYI/Germany/Things you wouldn't know/USA

Things you wouldn’t know: Long division does not equal long division

April 8, 2010

Ok, ok, just bear with me for a minute here, before you all run away screaming because I am picking a topic for my today’s blog post that most people don’t really have a loving relationship with: math! One thing you probably don’t know – and have never thought about –...

cracks me up/family/love/photography

On being an aunt

April 6, 2010

{Warning: This blog post contains a lot of talk about babies, dirty diapers and swooning. Just be prepared.} My niece is just the cutest 15-month-old you can ever imagine. You probably think I am biased (and maybe you’re right, whatevs!), but Greta could steal anyone’s heart in a heartbeat. I...

fitness/healthy living

Work it out weekends: revived

April 5, 2010

So yeah, obviously I fell off the getting-fit-bandwagon for a few weeks, what with my Granddad’s passing, my unexpected trip to Germany, the work crazy after I returned. I don’t know, I guess I am just great at finding excuses. But this seriously has to stop. I have to find...

food/Germany/holidays/recipe

Happy Easter (Bread)!

April 4, 2010

Today I’ll be sharing with you the recipe for a traditional (German) Easter bread with which I have been tempting you for the last few years already. For those of you, who want to try and bake it yourselves, here’s the recipe, finally: San’s Easter Bread 2 1/4 cups wheat...

about me/Expat stories/Things you wouldn't know

Things you wouldn’t know…

March 31, 2010

{via} … if it wasn’t for me! YOU’RE WELCOME! As an expat, living in a different country away from home, you encounter a whole lot of things that are just different from what you’re used to. Some things are significant, others barely noticeable. Still, in many regards you really don’t expect for things...

Author: San

Time at the beach