22 years
Today is my California-versary again. I arrived here for the first time on September 9, 2001. 22 years. I’ve written about how I ended up in the US before (you can read about it here) and...
Category: reminiscence
My trip home
I can’t believe it’s been four almost five weeks since I returned from my long-anticipated visit back home with my family. Time just won’t slow down and it’s been hard to get back into my...
Year in review: 2018
Another year is in the books. It’s hard to sum up a year, but as always, I’ll try. Like last year, I created this little infographic. 2018 was a mixed bag. Some things didn’t go as planned,...
Year in review: 2017
Amazing. Here we are in 2018. I still remember when we celebrated the new millennium and now almost 20 years have passed. Crazy-pants. Like last year, I created this little infographic to kind of sum up...
A year in review: 2016
Here goes another year. It’s amazing how time speeds up the closer we get to the end of the year, isn’t it? I know, it’s all perception, but perception also is all we have. 2016...
Family Vacation Recap – Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay
Monday through Wednesday (10/10 – 10/12) was the only time we took an overnight trip while my parents were here. My parents had seen much of the Californian Coast already save for the stretch north...
17: Family Vacation Recap – Folsom, NBA, and a new couch
On Thursday (10/6), we had some time to kill in the morning and headed to the historic downtown area in Folsom. Can you imagine that I had never been there? It’s such a cute, historic...
Oh so precious family time
As I have shared numerous times over the last few weeks (and you’re probably tired of hearing about it already), my parents were here for 2,5 weeks at the beginning of the month and let...
A year in review: 2015
Another year comes to a close. It’s been a good year. It started out a little rough but then things got better and better. My word for the year was “now” and I am glad...
A year in review: 2014
I haven’t consistently done annual recaps in the past, mostly because I was traveling over the holidays and didn’t find the time to do them, as I had so much stuff to catch up on....