An Apple a Day…

We weren’t looking for this. It just…happened. But isn’t that how the best things in life usually go? And so tonight we celebrated Tim’s new job. As of September 7, 2010,  my very talented husband will be working for Apple in California and our family will relocate to the Silicon Valley. We will end our [...]

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European Trends: Fashion Part 1

It’s about time I started a blog series that highlights all the European trends that I either A) don’t understand or B) completely don’t understand. We’ll start with a chapter on Fashion.  Oh the stories I could tell… But for now, just a few pics to ease you into it. Yes, that would be a [...]

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The Fathers

Today we celebrate the fathers who have graced our lives and I can’t help but think of how blessed I am. For starters, my husband Tim. You continually inspire me to be a better mother. I think that pretty much tops the list of awesome father traits. We’re more of a team now than ever [...]

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It’s not me, it’s them.

We have twins. And yes, I will admit that over the years I have purchased more than a few matching items for them. But once they became preschoolers, I refrained from matching them. And yet, somehow I repeatedly find myself with identically-dressed boys. Now that J&L dress themselves (and because people still buy them matching [...]

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Horsepower & Stilettos

I’ve been here for nearly a year and today I saw, for the first time ever, a female motorcycle rider.  So she does exist in Europe! And because I would never dream of trying to ride a bike on these foreign roads (yes, it’s the same side of the street but seriously, everything else is [...]

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World Cup and Purse Snatchers

So the World Cup is on. To be honest, I’ve never watched a World Cup tournament before. How typically North American of me (excluding Mexico… they are actually very good at football!). So here I am in Switzerland (yes, they qualified too), surrounded by friends who are from many different countries, and football fever is [...]

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Ghost Child

The Ghost Child is included in the rent.

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Review: McTicino Burger

Way back in November, we stumbled upon a strange gem… local Swiss McDonald’s restaurants were offering a trio of “Swiss”-style burgers for a limited time. We reviewed the McFondue, but we missed the others. So imagine my glee when I spotted a billboard sign last week that hailed the McTicino* burger! *Ticino is in the [...]

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