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…
Some switch in my brain went off around the beginning of December and I've become intensely focused on making stuff for Christmas. I don't know where these impulses came from.…
(Idea shamelessly swiped from MamaPop). The list of things that made 2008 suck is kindof easy to come up with. 1. The economy 2. See number 1 3. ... And…
This past weekend was one of those weekends where Monday rolls around and you realize, "Hey, we went through a whole weekend, but it kind of feels like yesterday was…
Dustin apparently got up with the chickens this morning to choose today's blog-off topic. That's fine by me, I'm feeling rather uninspired today. Today's theme is stormy weather. And I…
Why do we women always wear such ridiculous shoes? I mean, besides the fact that fashion magazines tell us to. Tonight, I am wearing my purple shoes that I bought…
Well, I finally left the couch! I was afraid that, if I stayed too long, I would become a Howard Hughes-like recluse. Fearing the daystar and anything that wasn't one…
Dustin, I'm feeling especially generous today. If you don't feel like posting 200 words about my couch, you now have the option of talking about meat. I feel that I…
Sitting on the couch, staring off into space and letting a bunch of germs have free reign through your nasal cavities doesn't seem to lend itself towards a lot of…