Much needed Tree-sa Time...

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Today I had a little time for MYSELF... finally.... Yes it was a little Tree-sa time... Sigh... DEILIG (means Nice in Norwegian)

I KNOW...ya'll thought my name was Tressa didn't you? It is ..however it is pronounced TREE-sa (go figure..mom & dad thought they were being "different") I promised myself I would NEVER do that to MY children... however, I did.. without meaning to... Eva Gabreille is pronounced Ava Gabreilla... (Norwegian pronounciation) so we have to correct everyone when we are in the states.... & Dane..bless his heart... in English... it is DANE...however on Norwegian it is pronounces DONN-A (NiiiiiiiiiiiCE for a little boy) So he has to correct everyone.... He wanted to change his name to Dan in first grade just so people would stop calling him DONN-A

Oh & hubby? it is pronounced B-YERN

So now that I am WAY off of track... I didn't intend on doing an entire post about our names.... just thought I would get that out there...

Today I had some MUCH NEEDED MOMMY TIME, before I went to work....

I love my children more than life itself, however 3 days with them both home sick & Bjørn out of town is more than enough...

I got the kiddos off to school & then I went for an hour walk around our house... through the hills past the church... & just snapped away..... ( have I told you how much I love my camera?)
I made myself a proper lunch with chicken & salad & drank lots & lots of water.....




I went & sat on this rock over looking the water for 30 min with out feeling (very) guilty... I just soaked up the sun ....

I really need to start taking better care of myself.... I don't realize it until I finally do something about it....

Sunrise taken off of my veranda.... (it was still dark at 7 am this morning... Dane even said "Man...you gotta be kidding me..." We both hate the dark winters here...




My favorite picture the old barn on my way to work.... I took this last week.... (thank goodness...because all of the beautiful leaves are gone.....)

Comments

scargosun said…
That last pic is my fave. I love the texture of the barn and the color. Amazing! Glad you got some 'me' time.
October 9, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Lizzie said…
thanks for sharing your wonderful mommy time with us. it's yucky and rainy here so it was nice to see some beautiful scenery.
October 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM
Jen Sue Wild said…
What breath takeing Pix!! I love the sunrise pic.. Amazeing!!

I hearyou about the dark winters it is the same way probley wose here in Alaska. It is 8:30 am and it is finally dawn.. Crazy ..

Well I can't wait to see more of your amazeing pix..
October 9, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Khadra said…
beautiful!
congrats on getting "me" time. Don't feel guilty.
October 9, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Jen said…
those are some beautiful pictures and I am glad that you got a little mommy time. I do have to say that I am a little jealous. I am so in need of some mommy time.
October 9, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Anonymous said…
Absolutely stunning photos! Thanks for the tutorial on your names, I was never sure how to pronounce your husbands name (not that it matters if I did, but still!) and I really love how your name is pronounced. Very pretty ;)
October 9, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Frizzy said…
YOU HAVE TO BLOW THESE PHOTOS UP AND MAT AND FRAME THEM FOR YOUR HOME! THEY ARE GORGEOUS! I would seriously pay for a copy of the barn photo. Seriously! Can I buy an 8x10 copy of it from you?
October 9, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Rebecca Jo said…
Everyone needs some "me" time - you have beautiful surroundings for that time! Gorgeous pictures!
October 9, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Unknown said…
Beautiful pictures! I've been thinking of heading to capture some of Autumn, if it stops raining.

It sounds like you had a great day, you deserve it!
October 9, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Real Live Lesbian said…
What gorgeous color you have there! I love that barn!
October 9, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Keys to the Magic Travel said…
It is amazing what a little me time can do. Just a little. That I all too rarely get.

And your pictures are just gorgeous. So...when do leaves change for you? And have they all dropped now? We are still pretty green here.
October 9, 2008 at 9:45 PM
What A Card said…
Wow, that barn picture looks like a painting. It's beautiful! Well, they're all nice pictures, but that one is really outstanding!
October 9, 2008 at 9:56 PM
Kelly said…
Now Meri, you're not being completely honest about your name are you?! ;)

Such incredible pictures!!
October 9, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Anonymous said…
I love big trees. I haven't been to Fredrikstad but I did go to Moss one time for a wedding and I fell in love with the trees there. The further you go north the smaller the trees get. I would find it very hard to live in Honningsvåg - they have no trees at all! lol.
October 9, 2008 at 11:32 PM
DreaminginDanish said…
Gorgeous! I wish DK had such beautiful nature. Reminds me of my favorite state in the union - Vermont.
Thanks for the pics :)
October 9, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Natalia said…
Wow, what beautiful scenery. And WOW, that's a lot of comments! :)
October 10, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Anonymous said…
HEY! Thanks for following me ;) I'm going to do the happy dance now!
October 10, 2008 at 1:37 AM
Cristin said…
So pretty! Glad you got to take some time for yourself...
October 10, 2008 at 2:35 AM
moni said…
I just found an intersting blog, i am married to a norwegian but we reside in Florida and we have 2 beautiful girls ages 14 and 12 years old. We married in Norway 16 years ago. We might move to Norway after school year but I don't know if I will be able to learn the language and the culture, the weather can be a big difference, How is Bergen in winter time.I know it will take time for me to settle, and I want to work over there, I already spent 4 times there in vacation time up to 2 weeks but not longer than that. Please, let me know are you currently working?? how many years do you live there?? Thanks for your cooperation.
October 10, 2008 at 3:05 AM
moni said…
I just found an intersting blog, i am married to a norwegian but we reside in Florida and we have 2 beautiful girls ages 14 and 12 years old. We married in Norway 16 years ago. We might move to Norway after school year but I don't know if I will be able to learn the language and the culture, the weather can be a big difference, How is Bergen in winter time.I know it will take time for me to settle, and I want to work over there, I already spent 4 times there in vacation time up to 2 weeks but not longer than that. Please, let me know are you currently working?? how many years do you live there?? Thanks for your cooperation.
October 10, 2008 at 3:06 AM
Girl in Carolina said…
I love how you pronounce your name! That is so pretty. And that shot of the sky...gorgeous!
October 10, 2008 at 4:13 AM
Shelle-BlokThoughts said…
Beautiful pictures...beautiful names! Someday I will make it out your way and see that amazing sunset! :)
October 10, 2008 at 4:43 AM
Kristen Andrews said…
those pics are beautiful! love them all. An hr walk sounds great.
October 10, 2008 at 5:11 AM
Scary Mommy said…
Those are beautiful!! Mommy time... what's that?
October 10, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Anonymous said…
Great pictures... we too get those oh-so-dark morning and afternoons here in Sweden. Dark from about 15.30 until 8.30 in the morning.. it's tough, but much better and lighter when the snow comes.
October 10, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Rhea said…
OMG, what gorgeous photos! Your trees are really turning beautiful colors. That barn is awesome.

I loved the name learning part too. I had no idea your name was pronounced TREESA.

Mine is always pronounced wrong too. People say REE-AH but it's not. It's RAY or RAY-AH.
October 10, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Gaspegirl said…
What awesome pictures!! Beautiful landscape you get to look at girl!
October 10, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Kelli Nørgaard said…
either you or that camera FREAKING ROCKS! The sunset and the old barn......wow! Like from a magazine.
October 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Mum-me said…
Your photos are just lovely. The colours in the sunset are spectacular.

I also like to use my child-free time taking photos. It's very relaxing.
October 11, 2008 at 1:36 AM
Ritch in Love said…
May I just say that those pictures are beautiful?! Yesterday Michael and I ventured to the mountains to hike amongst the leaves. The colors were beautiful! October is my favorite month. I now want to see where you live. It's just breathtaking in the fall! I'm so glad you took time for yourself!
October 11, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Anonymous said…
I love your posts and your photos..they are quite beautiful, specially the tree. I am visiting via BATW..Come visit me.
P.S. My husbands grandparents came to America from Stavanger, Norway. My fil still speaks the language fluently.
October 13, 2008 at 5:57 AM
Jill said…
Ok, I totally thought Tressa was pronounced just how it's spelled... and the same with both Dane and Eva. Of course there's always the different accents in different countries... but I didn't think about that. :)

Congrats on your alone time. One of these days I hope to have some myself!
October 13, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Tiff said…
Beautiful pictures!! So nice to be able to get out and have some me time!! :)
October 15, 2008 at 5:16 PM
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