Is it too late to write about my Christmas? No? Good. Because even though it’s almost the end of January, I still carry a little bit of the holiday spirit in my heart. Don’t judge. I mentioned before that I tend to cling to the past always a bit too...
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{source: my flickr} When you read this, I’ll probably be somewhere over the clouds on my way to Germany. I am so excited! We spent the last few days at J’s parents’ house in SoCal and we had a wonderful time. It was a great start to my vacation. Part...
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{source: my flickr} How it is already December absolutely escapes me, but since December is one of my favorite months, I just try to embrace that it is here and focus on enjoying the crap out of it. Christmas is my favorite holiday and I just love the season. What...
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On Friday was “Veteran’s Day” here in the US. In Germany, we celebrate St. Martin’s Day on November, 11. It’s a catholic tradition and the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours, “who was baptized as an adult and became a monk. It is understood that he was a kind...
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I love that my sister… … has always been a constant in my life. When I was very shy and afraid as a child, my sister would take me by the hand and let me know that I wasn’t alone and that everything was going to be ok. … is...
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Writing about the post-Christmas part of the time with my family has proven to be unexpectedly hard for several reasons; a) I didn’t really do that much while I was in Germany this time, so I don’t have any pretty photos of places that I visited or stories of the...
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Everything was a little bit smaller (the tree), quieter and less extravagant this Christmas. It all started out with a (new) thick white blanket of snow that had been spread over my hometown over night. My Dad and I had to shovel snow on the morning of Christmas Eve. Two...
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