This is a pumpkin I actually carved. 3 years ago. That’s how long it’s been since we carved pumpkins for Halloween. Pathetic, I know. I really like the idea of carving pumpkins, but every year – unless we have someone talk us into it – we usually keep postponing until all...
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I started this series a while back, because 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. This week it so happened that I have two back-to-back posts about ‘Things you wouldn’t...
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Easter came and went and was spent in SoCal, including some much needed girl time with my friend Maegan. I had Good Friday off (although it was just my regular day off, not a holiday) and we used the day to run our usual errands, do the laundry and I attempted...
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J and I had our first full weekend at our apartment together in 2013. I know, we’re half-way through the month of February, how is this possible? Well, how should I put this… J and I were “on the road plane” a lot during the first few weeks of...
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Christmas. Mmh. Christmas seems incredibly far away now. It’s been well a over a month. I feel silly writing a recap about Christmas being so far into 2013 already, but it must be done. To satisfy your curiosity (come on, I know you want to read about my Christmas vacation!)...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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