Christmas was awesome… it always is! There are so many traditions from my youth and Mattias’ that we pull together and make our story… our family’s story… I love it. I think for me just sitting back and sipping it all in like a big mug of warm tea is my favorite… I love just … Read more
Thanksgiving is the kickoff! Don’tcha think!? I love it! I love the anticipation that Christmas is getting near… I love the baking, the cooking, the candles all lit… Every year since I was little we wake up and watch the Macy’s Day Parade… We turn the volume up loud and pretend we are in the … Read more
gosh it’s always hard leaving Sweden… we have been so many times it feels kind of like my feet are planted strong in both places so far apart… I always used to feel uneasy with planting my roots… I knew it was something important to do… needed to be done… but I never could decide … Read more
To me Kivik is a dreamy little seaside village that while walking through you start to imagine yourself living there… which little home will be ours… will I have the puffy peonies or hydrangeas lining my sweet white fence… maybe I can be an artist and paint in my garden while my cat sleeps next … Read more
I think one of my favorite things about Sweden is how connected with nature I feel while visiting… Sweden is so outdoorsy and full of so much beauty… in a foresty kind of way. ha! While here I just love to be outside… hiking, swimming, looking at the clouds, and just breathing deeply such fresh … Read more
Gosh it’s been such a fun time on vacation in Sweden! We have had parties, lounged in the garden, played in the pool, crossed the street for ice cream… it’s all so fun… maybe because it’s all so simple. so relaxing… I often wonder why it is that every summer while visiting Sweden I feel … Read more
It’s so peaceful where we are live while we visit Sweden… It’s a small village of beautiful homes with roses manicured just so and little painted shutters in the most vibrant colors of the rainbow… In the summer people’s gardens wake up and I am so happy we are here to see this… We walked … Read more
Wow, we went on such a fun drive the other day through the little coastal fishing villages, castles,… I have no idea where we were but gosh sometimes I think that’s the best… just drive until you find something cute! We followed my sister and brother-in-law to the coolest places! even a gypsie wagon bed … Read more
gosh, am I ever happy to be an Auntie! I’ve always wanted a little niece or nephew to spoil to hug like crazy and to be there for… This is my little cute niece Ronja Elsie! She is pure buttery sweetness that I could just squeeze for days! Watching our girls love on her warms … Read more
it’s been so nice and cozy… relaxing around the home… the girls are in sweet love with their baby cousin Ronja Elsie! They just adore her so much and it’s so cute to see! This niece of mine… I’m in LOVE!!! she is so soft and cuddly and I get to hold her so! it’s … Read more