Here’s my theory: If you go shopping for something specific, you’ll never find it, but if you’re not looking for anything, you’ll find the coolest things. True!? At least for me, that’s why I went on a little spontaneous shopping spree last weekend. First of all, I went to Target...
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Happy Birthday to someone special :)  © November 2007, Long Beach, CA Today is my girl Kim‘s birthday. She isn’t too happy about turning 31 this year, so hop on over and tell her to have a fabulous day and not to worry about the number! I also want to...
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Sometimes it really baffles me how in the world there are certain things you cannot buy in the US, the land of unlimited opportunity and possibility, without a tremendous amount of effort. I could talk about the non-existence of any kind of bread that would pass my nitpicking examination. [I...
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This is what the consequences of a “monster storm” look like in CA. © sacbee.com Do you think that would have happened to a brick house? Fortunately, that wasn’t our house … but that was just a few houses down the street. Our weekend has been rough, to say the...
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January I started my first year in the US as a resident alien. I had big plans and hopes for 2007, but the year took some really unexpected turns. Most of all I had hoped to find a job in LA, preferrably at UCLA, but that turned out to be...
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… to give you a quick recap of the last week, to let you know I made it back home safely and to wish you a great start into the New Year!! Sorry for not being in touch since Christmas. I was just so busy with enjoying myself and the...
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It snowed today! I can’t believe that I could possibly get a “white Christmas” this year. It’s not to common to get snow for Christmas in Germany anymore, but this year it looks like it could happen… at least today it did :) When I woke up, snow flurries were playing...
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