Category: my so-called life

{source: my flickr} This last weekend, while busy, was a weekend after my own heart. It was the last weekend that J and I would be spending at our cozy apartment this year, since we will be leaving for SoCal next weekend, and it was just wonderful. I had a...

friends/my so-called life/nostalgia

How about some déjà vu?

December 7, 2011

Last night I saw an old friend from College. We both were exchange students at UC Davis at the same time (only that I went back to Germany after 6 months and she ended up completing her degree in the US) and seeing her again was a bit of a...

food/fun!/holidays/home/my so-called life/NaBloPoMo/photography

On a holiday weekend

November 28, 2011

J and I had a lovely, long Thanksgiving weekend. It was nice, cozy, quiet – just the two of us – and almost a bit too long. (Did I really just say that?) Well, you know the kind, where it gets really hard to go back to work on Monday....

about me/my so-called life

On a smushy mind

November 8, 2011

{source} Have you ever lived in a foreign country? Have you ever had to use a foreign language on a regular basis? I am sure many of you have, it’s not a very unusual thing anymore these days. Lots of people travel, work abroad, fall in love with a foreigner...

family/my so-called life/photography/summer tales/travel/USA

Summer tales – Utah-bound

September 20, 2011

I am recapping the three weeks of fun that I had with my family this summer. See all related posts under the category: summer tales. On Friday (7/29), we left for our big road trip through Utah and Arizona. I was thrilled when I left the office the night before,...

about me/love/my so-called life/nostalgia/USA

Ten years ago today

September 9, 2011

{source} “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Ten years ago today, I stepped off the plane onto Californian soil for the very first time. At the time, I had no idea that by doing so, my life would forever...

holidays/my so-called life/weekend

Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2011

{source: my flickr} I hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend! The extra day off was a nice treat and I used this weekend to relax. Good things this weekend: sleeping in ♥ yummy granola breakfasts ♥ fresh coffee ♥ skype chats with lovely friends ♥ working on some...

cracks me up/good times/my so-called life

Bill Maher

August 23, 2011

© Randy Miramontez (on Sacramento Press). We had tickets to Bill Maher on Friday night. Holy goodness. It’s been one of the best comedy shows I’ve ever been to. To my absolute delight, we found out that we had seats in the 5th row from the stage. (I wasn’t even...