American in Norway

As you can guess...I made my flight.. & spent a couple of GLORIOUS days in Cannes... the Côte d'Azur... working my tail off. ( I just like saying... Côte d'Azur ... makes me feel so FRENCH ...) It has been 10 years since my last trip to the French Rivera..makes me wonder why I don't do it more often.. ahem... I could SOOOO live there..sigh... The entire trip was FABULOUS.. even if it was spent running like a crazy girl.. I loved every min. of it. I brought 6 pairs of shoes for three days... & still came home with my feet being a complete wreck... blisters, blisters, & more blisters.... Didn't help that I was the only girl in the gang & none of the lads understood that running through Cannes in stilettos at 2 am was probably NOT a good idea... but I sucked it up.. and ran with the big dogs... Highlight of the trip? Partying like a rock star on top of 1835 White Palm Hotel ..    wow wow wow...   little ol' me.. The soirée wa...

Ya... I SHOULD be in bed right about now..so that I can be ready to leave my house tomorrow at 3:30---for my E A R L Y   a.m. flight to FRANCE. Um..ya.. still not sure I will be able to fly tomorrow because of the strike going on... COME ON PEOPLE:....  Tressa needs to get to the South of France ..like NOW... I am TOTALLY cool if I have to get stuck in Cannes for the weekend.. but not really sure that wil happen... Cross your fingers for me... if you don't hear from me for a few days... I made it... If I don't make it? I will post once I unpack my suitcases & stop crying... :-(

Over the past several weeks I have been reading posts about marriages breaking up over Facebook.. All of this "Reconnection" with LOST LOVES ...doesn't seem to be too good for most marriages..  the world seems to have gotten WAY. TOO. SMALL.. On one blog (wish I remembered the name) a lady seemed VERY distressed that her husband had been looking up his EX on the net... what should she do? She had an amazing amount of repsonses telling her to "Kick him to the Curb" - He was a looser ...Let him leave & see just how good he had it with her! Yaaaa... everyone was hopping on the bandwagon... Drop the bastard ... LOOKING UP EXES on the net is a  DEAL BREAKER. Really? I didn't AGREE..but being the CHICKEN that I am ...I didn't post over there... for fear of being lynched.. I decided to bring it over here... Is this a DEAL Breaker for MOST people? I admit... I have contact with almost every guy I have ever dated.. is that weird?   I never really had a...

Part of my job requires me to be a Human Guinea Pig ....   sigh... it is a rough job.. but someone must do it. I have the opportunity to try out most of the new cosmetics/fragrances on the market.... Why don't I write more about it? - cause there is very little out there that REALLY impresses me... When I had the opportunity to try a few new products from Lancôme...  I agreed..not thinking I would love them... use them... or be willing to by. That's the real test for me... would I be willing to BUY this product? I have very sensitive skin.. & try to use as little as possible on my face... I have never wanted to use a primer...  but was willing to try La Base Pro... From the first little drop on the back of my hand...I was IN LOVE.... La Base Pro Perfecting Makeup Primer Smoothing Effect, Oil Free This amazing oil-free makeup base creates a smooth, radiant and long-lasting canvas for a more perfected makeup look. Exclusive Lancôme Elasto-Smooth...

Just thought I would share some pictures of the kids weekend with their daddy... I was stuck working all weekend..but Bjørn did a fabulous job of keeping the kids busy during their fall break. He threw the camping gear in the back of the van & headed south... First stop Kristiansand ... this is a BIG summer holiday place..  turns out to be pretty nice in the fall as well... They have a zoo.. not sure if this is the only Zoo in Norway...but Bjørn said it was nice.. much nicer than the Kansas City Zoo.. (which I think is the only zoo our children have been to) Added bonus.. there was an indoor water park... have I mentioned both or our children were born with finns? - they are total water babies... Bjørn didn't take any pictures for fear of not having a battery for when they arrived to Prekestolen.. (eye roll..) - so glad he reserved the battery for all 10 pictures he took.. Lets face it... he is more fun.. but I am WAY better at playing photographer. Next day, they m...

Sigh.... yesterday was a really R E A L L Y good day. Nothing special really.... Bjørn took the babies on a road trip for the weekend... The plan was to head down towards to Stavanger & go to Prekestolen...   the family promised me, if it is as good as it looks... we will do another road trip together. Bjørn is such a good daddy.. always finding something fun to do.. Yesterday I was on my own... day off of work. Hubby & kids gone.  No ONE needing anything.. sigh.. I was going to go into the office & catch up on paperwork... but decided to take advantage of the beautiful FALL weather. I have been so preoccupied as of late.. I hadn't even noticed the fall colors on the trees... So I hopped in the car.. driving through the country side.. & ended up at Norways idea of "OUTLET MALL" .. woo hoo...  pretty nice I admit.. actually much nicer then the American outlet malls I have been to.. but remember this is Norway.. so the prices are FAAARR...

I am having a tough time blogging...  I am at a loss for words.. There is a lot going on in my life at the moment ... so many posts I continue to "write" in my head... I just can't get them on to the screen... Posts about loss.. posts about the good things happening... reviews of products..what I am lovin..hate-in.. upcoming trips... England/France if I wrote about everything happening in my life... I may look a little crazy ... My life at the moment is hopping all over the place...  I guess the best way to explain what is going on is just to throw it out there & not worry about how it all mixes on the screen. Three weeks ago I lost a friend from college in Afghanistan. Two weeks ago Bjørns family was touched by tragedy .. His cousin, her husband &a their two children were killed in a horrible accident. The family went away for a fun family weekend... just about an hour away.... They were camping & there was a gas leak in the van.. This past week we burie...