Just a couple of things I've been doing aside from organizing the house =)
wine cork board
valentines cupcake balls
designing pottery
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Bergen, Norway
So, this trip was planned by our wonderful Scottish friend Catherine, who's actually moving to Houston in a month! We thought it would be fun to do a trip together before they left, and Bergen, Norway was on the top of our list. Catherine organized everything for us and she did a wonderful job! This is a rarity for us to go on a trip without planning anything, and it was quite nice, aside from flying on a twin prop plane with lots of turbulence on the way there...haha.
The next morning, we went on the Norway in a Nutshell tour to see the beautiful views of Norway. I think we'd all agree that our favorite thing was the fjord cruise. If you don't know what a fjord is, you can find the definition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord. Even though everything was covered in snow, it was still amazing. I would like to go back to Norway in the summer sometime as well, to enjoy more of the outdoor activities. Unlike some of our other friends, we weren't brave enough to go hiking in the snow.
We were all pretty beat from the tour and decided to just have a nice meal and call it a night. I like to try different local dishes and in Bergen, you must have the fish soup. You can compare it to the American clam chowder, or Scottish cullen skink. It was a creamy soup with fish balls and prawns, very yummy!
We spent the rest of our time in Bergen just walking around the city and checking out all the shops. And of course, more eating and drinking. First trip of 2012 down in the books =)
We stayed in a charming hotel called Det Hanseatiske Hotel, in the center of town. The first night we were there, the guy from the hotel suggested we check out the Sjorden Bar, where they play live music. The 2 man band was good and we even got some dancing in! Here's where we learned, Norway was going to be expensive; a Heineken beer for 10 bucks! But we didn't let that stop us from having a good time, I mean, what else can you do?
The next morning, we went on the Norway in a Nutshell tour to see the beautiful views of Norway. I think we'd all agree that our favorite thing was the fjord cruise. If you don't know what a fjord is, you can find the definition here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord. Even though everything was covered in snow, it was still amazing. I would like to go back to Norway in the summer sometime as well, to enjoy more of the outdoor activities. Unlike some of our other friends, we weren't brave enough to go hiking in the snow.
We were all pretty beat from the tour and decided to just have a nice meal and call it a night. I like to try different local dishes and in Bergen, you must have the fish soup. You can compare it to the American clam chowder, or Scottish cullen skink. It was a creamy soup with fish balls and prawns, very yummy!
We spent the rest of our time in Bergen just walking around the city and checking out all the shops. And of course, more eating and drinking. First trip of 2012 down in the books =)
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Lady of Leisure
2012 is underway and I couldn't be more excited! Upon leaving Houston a week ago, we have a group of confirmed visitors so I'm already looking forward to that in June. Hopefully, we can encourage our other friends and family to come visit as well. If you're reading this and want to see a beautiful country, let me know and we can make arrangements =P
Tomorrow will mark my 1 month of not working and so far, so good! I've spent the past week in Aberdeen as a Lady of Leisure and am enjoying every minute of it. I have a list of projects to work on around the house organizing things. Once that's complete, I hope to start working on some craft projects, start getting fit, and of course, exploring Aberdeen and Scotland. It's freezing here but we've been getting some good sun during the day so that's been nice. I also hope to catch up on some reading, photography, and do some volunteering; the list is endless!
This past week, we had Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson perform for us some traditional Scottish music at the AWA meeting. I tried out 2 new restaurants in Aberdeen, Musa and Gurhka Kitchen. Other than that, it was a whole lot of sleeping and Pinterest, my new found love! haha.
Watching the Texans vs. Ravens game right now, and just praying the Texans can pull through! Would be great for the city of Houston. Okay, enough of this, time to finish off the game.
Tomorrow will mark my 1 month of not working and so far, so good! I've spent the past week in Aberdeen as a Lady of Leisure and am enjoying every minute of it. I have a list of projects to work on around the house organizing things. Once that's complete, I hope to start working on some craft projects, start getting fit, and of course, exploring Aberdeen and Scotland. It's freezing here but we've been getting some good sun during the day so that's been nice. I also hope to catch up on some reading, photography, and do some volunteering; the list is endless!
This past week, we had Paul Anderson and Shona Donaldson perform for us some traditional Scottish music at the AWA meeting. I tried out 2 new restaurants in Aberdeen, Musa and Gurhka Kitchen. Other than that, it was a whole lot of sleeping and Pinterest, my new found love! haha.
Watching the Texans vs. Ravens game right now, and just praying the Texans can pull through! Would be great for the city of Houston. Okay, enough of this, time to finish off the game.
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