Monthly Archives: December 2008

HAPPY birthday!

(Said in a most Frosty-like voice.)****To one of mydearest friends, Denise,I wish you awonderful dayand an even more wonderful year ahead.****(Image from here.)

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Favorites: Mr. & Mrs. Hoeg

Finally, wedding photos are edited and ready for Mr. & Mrs. Hoeg to see! For everyone else, I’ve selected a handful of my favorites from the wedding weekend. Click on the photo below to be taken to a Flickr slideshow. Enjoy! (See below the photo for a side note on Danish wedding customs that you...

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Christmas 2008

Every year I am amazed at the silent way that Christmas suddenly passes. One minute the fury of shopping, wrapping presents, traveling and cooking abounds, and in the next minute, it’s all over. Done. (You have 364 days to get ready for the next round!) Here’s a peak at what the last 24 hours looked...

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Yesterday we made White Trash

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Georgia or Bust

Yesterday I left the wintery midwest and headed to the unseasonably chilly south to spend Christmas with my Aunt, Uncle, Cousins & Grandpa.Our agenda for the next 8 days includes: Eating Making “White Trash” (a candy melange of sorts) Watching TV More eating Baking cookies Eating cookies Laying around in our pajamas Church Cooking Eating…again...

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Did you know that it can be too cold to snow?

I just about got knocked on my butt by this crazy Chicago wind as I was walking up to my building just now. This was after I almost couldn’t open my car door cause the wind was blowing it closed. And that was after I was nearly late to work early this morning when I...

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I think this means I’m getting old

I was recently asked for a few ideas for a Christmas wish list, here are a few items I included: A long, cozy robe Slippers Books (of the cheesy romance variety) Gift card to Target to buy lampshades Ok, so the first two may suggest I’m getting old, the third might mean I’m single and...

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Chicago Lawnmowers

This morning I awoke to the sound of a lawnmower. Coming from So Cal, the early morning (annoying) sound of a lawnmower is not all that unusual (unless you live in Beverly Hills where they have noise ordinances that restrict the use of annoying noisy lawn-care equipment). And then I remembered I no longer live...

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Love Observed

As I go through all the photos from Marian & Peter’s recent wedding in Denmark, I’ve noticed a trend. The groom could not take his eyes off of his bride. Ah, love! I just came across these three from the ceremony that make me smile: yet another example of a besotted groom who suddenly realizes...

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Copenhagen – (Last) Day 4

One last outing before Molly headed back to Ireland and I to Aarhus: the Changing of the Queen’s Guard. Although Queen Margrethe was not in residence at the time (nor the rest of the royal family), the Queen’s guard stood faithfully by, ready to defend the kingdom. At noon each day the new guards replace...

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