We had a blast! We drove up to Sacramento on Thursday. Since we hit some of the rush hour traffic [at 3:30 p.m.!] driving out of LA, we made it to Sacramento in about 6.5 hours. I called my friend Ilka and we decided to meet up for a drink...
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Wow. Let this sink in for a minute. I know I had a few months to get used to the fact that I live in LA now, but seriously… it’s a little overwhelming that this landmark up there is about a 20 minute drive away from my apartment. I’ve seen...
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The last weekend was fun! Susi came to visit for 2,5 days, before she flew back to Germany. We picked her up Friday morning and she and I decided to go to Santa Monica to check out 3rd Street Promenade and the beach. It was the 1st of December, and...
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Something I have missed when I was in Germany was “Coffeemate” Coffee Creamer- the liquid kind, in all its wonderful flavors. I think I am addicted :) I remember seeing the Coffee Cream Powder in Germany and I was all excited and bought it and tried it out, just to...
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Last night, I went out with my girls [aka my sister Nina, her friend Sonja and my friend Ira]. I really wanted to make this a fun night out and go party with them one more time. We went to Cologne and had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Yeah, I...
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It’s been raining all day. J would be the happiest guy in the world if he could be here right now. He LOVES the rain. He would run around outside in Jeans and T-Shirt and wear his brightest smile when he gets back inside all soaking wet. I remember this...
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I really want to carve pumpkins again. People get so creative with it. I found quite some interesting jack-o-lanterns searching for a nice halloween picture… have a look here and here and here. I really miss celebrating Halloween with Jon. Ok, I am not into the whole “scary thing”, but...
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We, that is Nina, Dirk, my cousin Basti and I, spontaneously went to “Phantasialand” yesterday – it’s an amusement park here in Germany. I have some fond memories of this place. My sister and I used to go there a lot when we were kids. My Grandad and my great-aunt...
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