“I think I have a few days off for Easter.” “Really? Ok, let me find some place for us to go!” I had an entire trip to Denmark planned in one day with ferries and hotels booked. Once I set my mind to something, it doesn’t take long for me to accomplish it! We took the overnight ferry from Stavanger to Hirtshals, Denmark. Now, I booked this trip with only two weeks notice so all of the family cabins were booked. We ended up in an Ocean-view Captain’s berth, which turned out to

7 weeks here and reality is starting to set in. I’m still incredibly happy and grateful to be living in Norway but the novelty has worn off a bit and I am starting to feel the sadness of leaving everything you know behind. It’s compounded by having two small boys (who I love more than life itself) 24/7 with no breaks. Add in small apartment living with no yard to banish them to and you’ve got a recipe for crazy, the bat sh#@ kind. We just got back from a trip to Denmark that

Moose, I bought ground moose. In my defense, it was the fanciest package I could find in an attempt to find grass-fed ground beef. So I guess you could say, we are fitting in nicely in Norway. We’ve been here for exactly two weeks and seems like much longer. I feel like I am getting the hang of things and now when I walk outside, I walk with purpose, not looking around at every sign trying not to get lost. You know, when you walk around and try to pretend you know exactly whe

We arrived in Norway a few days ago but I am just now getting the chance to sit and write about our travel experience. So here it goes, the good, the bad and the ugly(which ended up being me). You may be wondering how many suitcases does it take to move a family of four overseas. For us, the magic number was 16. Two check bags per person and two carry-ons, oh and I almost forgot the two car seats and double stroller. You should’ve seen us at the airport before we checked our

Sometimes I can get in a creative rut. I don’t feel like creating anything even though my soul craves it. I just can’t seem to make myself do the one thing that I am longing to do. Does that make sense? This is where my photography challenge group steps in. We’re just a group of friends who all have a passion for photography and sometimes need a little push to get our cameras out. Every other week we will come up with theme and then text our images to the group. Nothing fancy

Eric leaves for Norway TODAY(He’s currently at Walmart buying another suitcase, like husband like wife) for a week long trip to meet and greet and get to know the area a bit before we all head West in a few weeks. I’ve already instructed him to video everything, find out if they sell King-sized beds at the Ikea there and to locate a Target-ish store(which does not exist). It’s finally become real to me. What was once a dream, then a possibility is now our reality as we scramb