In which I am left to my own devices (with a quick update about why I can't go back to the US just yet). What would you do with 2-3 weeks all on your own?
We spent this past weekend visiting with some friends in Lausanne, Switzerland. We (finally) got our A/C (mostly) fixed, but the heat wave continues unabated. We sure were glad to…
Kristian and I went shopping the other day and the guy helping us out said, "Hey, your French is decent, are you Belgian?" First of all, this is empirically hilarious.…
We had our first French dentist appointments last week. It was incredibly efficient. I think all three of us were in and out in less than an hour. They took…
I won't bury the lede... the heatwave broke last night! I was suffering at home when, all of a sudden, I could hear the wind pick up outside. Kristian was…
It was a weekend of big smiles and some tears. Mostly smiles and mostly happy tears. I'm a sympathetic crier, so I definitely spent my fair share of moments blubbering.…
It's less than a week until our wedding and I am surprisingly calm. Which makes me think that I must have forgotten something. Which makes me all anxious. Which I…
I would imagine that everyone over the age of 15 or so has their own 9/11 story. I'm no exception. (I would also imagine that pretty much everyone who has…
Today, I am 30 years old. It doesn't feel much different from yesterday, except for that extra serving of Metamucil and the hip that I broke this morning. :p I…
Ok, so this was supposed to be about running four pikermis. But I decided to give myself a slight handicap after I ran pikermi number one and explodinated my foot.…
All challenges should be this delicious. Next year, when I do 31 before 31 (or 30+1 before 30+1), my list is going to include all of the delicious things that…
Well, I'm *gulp* going to be 30 in a week and I'm pretty far behind on my list. Somehow, this whole wedding planning business managed to take up a bunch…