American in Norway

We had a fantastic day.. Amazing what a beautiful summer day can do for your spirits... (look at those legs!- baby girl is growing up..)   I sooooo appreciate my time at home & with my babies.. and even the time with my "babies daddy" It was a perfect long weekend.. spent recharging the batteries..   One of the things the kids are most concerned about the divorce,  is that we will no longer have family time together..   As we explain.. over and over and over..(can't say it enough) We will ALWAYS be family.. ALWAYS..   Bj and I may not be married anymore.. but with two beautiful kids.. we will always be family.     Yesterday was perfect weather & Eva was itching to get out to drive the boat "alone".. We loaded the family up and headed to town for ice cream.. then home for a family dinner.. We ate.. we joked.. we talked about our summer plans.. America with Mom.. and Cyprus with Dad....   the s...

As I mentioned in my last post.. Paris was perfect & I left glowing (and tired) .. Here are a few more shots...

A long weekend in Paris...Just what the Dr. ordered...   I have been Paris before.. but never like this..     First time I was in Paris.. was as a 20 year old.. broke backpacker.. then six months pregnant with Eva.. next time.. with 5 & 10 year old children..   and Finally...   .. as a single 40 something.. with a little more money.. a little more time.. and no one to worry about other than myself..   HEAVEN..   I decided THIS time.. I would wander the city as much as I wanted.. take 5.000 pictures if I wanted.. cruise the Seine River if I wanted... Buy that bag from Louis Vuitton if I wanted.. drink wine for lunch and champagne for dinner..     And I did all of that... cause I wanted..   I can honestly say J'aime P aris ... more now, than ever...   Here are a few shots from the weekend..   Montmartre   is a hill in the north of Paris , France . It is 130 met...

Working/relaxing in France this week..  Started the week in Calais.. Which has led to a lot of relaxing as there isn't very much to do here.. It has been about 25 years since I was here last, passing through as a student in Germany off to party in London..  Man, time flies.