Category: holidays

{via} With only 5 weeks left until Christmas, it really is high time to get a few things worked out: – Book a flight home already. I know! It’s one of those things that I do… I always wait until last minute, but I needed to figure out how much...

holidays/my so-called life/NaBloPoMo

Happy Halloween.

November 1, 2010

{via} So, here we are. Today is the first day of NaBloPoMo and traditionally that is also the day after Halloween. Naturally, my first question will be: did you do something fun? Secondly, I need to mention that the (Catholic parts of) Germany is doing something right having a holiday...

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...

friends/good times/holidays/my so-called life

On some Christmas activities

December 23, 2009

For me, the pre-Christmas time is almost more precious than Christmas itself. Ok, that is not entirely true, because when we celebrate Christmas with my family, Christmas Eve is pretty much my favorite day of the year, but for this year it is definitely true. Knowing that we wouldn’t go...

Germany/holidays/my so-called life/USA

Happy Nikolaus!

December 6, 2009

Also, today is the second Sunday of Advent. I am planning to stay at home, light some candles and prepare my Christmas mail which I want to send out ASAP (especially the mail that’s going overseas). We went to the Christkindlmarket with the German Group yesterday. Besides the fact that...

about me/Germany/holidays/NaBloPoMo/photography

Christmas season starts NOW!

November 29, 2009

Well, finally. Finally, I can bare the Christmas music that has been playing at every store… oh, only since the day after Halloween!… and I can finally start thinking about Christmas. Is it just me, or does it feel like the Christmas season is starting earlier every year? At least,...

food/holidays/NaBloPoMo

Our feast

November 27, 2009

J and I had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday. We slept in and spent most of the day at home, drinking hot tea and anticipating our dinner. We started cooking together around 5 p.m. I prepared the a walnut-chestnut stuffing while J prepared the turkey chicken. It turned out great. We...

food/holidays/NaBloPoMo

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2009

Today is a good day to reflect on all the good things in my life. I am thankful for my loving husband. I am thankful for my supportive, loving family (only an ocean away). I am thankful for a sister that is not only my sister, but my best friend....