Fall is here
Here in California, fall always comes over night. There is no gradual decline in temperatures, a little rain to get you used to the idea that the colder and wetter season has begun. One morning...
Category: my so-called life
Friday Tidbits
The other day, my sister called me at what struck me as a somewhat unusual time (10 a.m. PST – 7 p.m. CET) and I was wondering why she called me early. She usually waits...
Where I lived
{via GoogleEarth} In some ways, I have not moved around much in my life at all, in other ways, I’ve made a bigger move than a lot of other people will ever make, when I...
On how we met, or “I can’t believe it’s been 9 years”
“Hi, mein Name ist J….” With these three German words, J’s and my relationship began exactly 9 years ago today. He was this handsome Freshman in College and I was the exchange student from Germany....
Thrifting
(via my 365 project} It’s not a secret that I like to hit up the thrift stores every once in a while. My MIL took me thrifting for the first time a few years ago ...
Random tidbits
I apologize for not being able to cough up a decent post lately, but I am somehow at a loss of (written) words. It’s not that I don’t want to write, but the things that...
Culinary excursions
What’s the most exotic food that you’ve ever tried? I’d like to think of myself as pretty open to new foods and new tastes. I am not a picky eater and there are not too...
It’s one of those days…
{via} … when I really miss living closer to my family. When you read this, my Dad will be undergoing hip surgery. I know this is a pretty standard procedure these days, but it still...