April

It was in April that the sun decided to come out and drive away the dark and dreary days of the all too long winter season. We had been looking forward to this without daring to hope that it would happen so soon. As the sun made the days warmer, we went outside with the rest of the people breaking free of our hibernation. April was filled with wonderful bicycle rides with Hannah, lovely dinners with Kyle, one Air concert, one anniversary, one unexpected and indescribable funeral, one field trip to the Field Museum, many troubled conversations planning our summer vacation, and one final decision. The further April progressed, the more restless I became, and as I am writing I have so much hope for the summer that I can barely stand having to go through May to get to June. Even the kids in my first grade seem to be ready to move on and have a break. However as my mother wrote in a letter to Kyle and I: "Time moves so fast, but we must remember to enjoy the present." So I will try to enjoy the present, and keep my restlessness at arms length by trying not to always live in the dream of the future. If the weather keeps up, I see no reason to not enjoy May.

Here is a few pics from our April.

Walking to church on Wilson Avenue on the evening of Good Friday/Langfredag.

Watching dogs enjoy the sun at Montrose Beach

Missing Gunnar

Clean Beach

Kyle saw this poster at while working at Joe's and sent the picture to me. It made me laugh.

Kyle and The Wiitala Brothers after getting hair cuts at the American Crew convention.

Biology

80 Degrees Fahrenheit/ 26 grader Celsius and Sunny.

Vi savner Vesterbro!

Field Museum

This goat was being a little inappropriate.

Sue

Vi så dette billede på Field Museet og syntes, det var en sjov udtalelse. Udstillingen viste billeder og selvbeskrivelser af forskellige amerikanere, der har mere end en national oprindelse.

We saw this picture at the Field Museum and found it pretty funny. The exhibition was about people who have more than just one origin ( which I guess is most people in America).

Our future home?

Ari & Avner

Breakfast at Pancake House.

Min bryllupsdagsgave til Kyle. En hjemmelavet t-shirt af Larry David fra tv-serien Curb Your Enthusiasm (Den originale amerikanske version af, hvad der i Danmark blev til Klovn.) Teksten under billedet siger: "Pretty...pretty...pretty good!"

Det bedste var at Kyle elskede gaven.

My anniversary present to Kyle. A homemade t-shirt with a print of Larry David from the tv-show Curb Your Enthusiasm. The caption under the picture reads:

"Pretty...pretty...pretty good!"

The Best was that Kyle loved the present.

Søndag eftermiddagskaffe og liljer fra vores bryllupsdag.

Sunday afternoon coffee and lilies from our anniversary.

A pretty amazing month all in all. We wish everyone a happy springtime.

Vi sender især mange tanker til jer, vi elsker og savner derhjemme. Vi ses snart. Indtil da håber jeg, at i må få et dejligt forår.

Masser af Kærlighed,

Linn

A year has gone by.

Incredible how time seems to pass one by so gently that one doesn't even notice how it slipped away so quickly. It's been over a year since our last post. Once again we have relocated from Copenhagen to Chicago. This time as a married couple who the last eight months have been trying to find their own standing place as a couple but also individual after yet another move, leaving the Danish friends and family behind - and reconnecting with the America friends and family. I have to say, for me - I would not have been able to get through the move this time, had it not been for the friends I already had in Chicago. Uprooting and creating something new is one of the hardest things to do, especially if you are content with the life you already have. It helps to have friends in the new place who understand you or at least are willing to listen to you when you are having a hard time.

But there are perks in being an intercultural couple. You get to see things and have extraordinary experiences you would never have had if you stayed put where you were. Here are some of the moments that might seem ordinary but that I have appreciated since our last post.

Getting married on the first sunny Saturday in Copenhagen last April.

Honeymoon in Phuket, Thailand.

Riding in Tuk Tuk's in Bangkok.

Rabbit's in a Thai Market.

Shopping in Chinatown - Bangkok.

View over Bangkok from our 58th floor hotel room's balcony.

Talking with my sister and her husband on Skype.

Birthday party at Benihana's in Wheeling, IL, of all places.

Friends

First Snow

Christmas Tree

Yes, this is me and Vince Vaughn Christmas shopping at Williams Sonoma together.

Passing time at a diner in Green Bay while visiting relatives.

Risengrød

Merry Christmas

Starbuck's moments.

Last Snow

Falling through the ice covering Montrose Beach.

Now I am desperately waiting for spring to come, and looking forward to what new adventures life has to bring this upcoming spring and summer. It's already beginning... To quote the rather cheesy line of Phil Collins: "I can feel it coming in the air tonight..."

, Linn

Back to the land of Danishes and Royalty.

What a lovely late christmas with the family, seeing friends and the wonderful people of jpusa again. We love and miss you all already!!! Thanks for wonderful memories and great times! 6 months and counting...................

Here's a bit of randomness from our return flight. I'm trying to put a few more videos up, but the uploader seems to be acting rather strange...? We'll see...

new years in cph!

Quite possibly the most amazing new years eve i've ever experienced...

our first tree.

before and......

after!!!

Many more photos to come. Currently being a bit picky with my photos...stay tuned.

Danish Christmas Playlist.

Been getting in the Christmas spirit and figured you may enjoy a bit of what the Danes consider Christmas tunes. Listen, close your eyes, and you'll think your right here next to us in the wonderful winter wonderland we call...Denmark.

Here's our picks:

1. Queen-Thank God It's Christmas.
2. Wham-Last Christmas.
3. Shakin' Stevens-Merry Christmas Everyone.
4. Darleens-It's Going Be A Cold Cold Christmas.
5. Elvis Presley-Blue Christmas.
6. Mariah Carey-All I Want For Christmas Is You.
7. Brenda Lee- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree.
8. Darlene Love-All Alone On Christmas.
9. Diana Ross & The Supremes-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
10. Doris Day-Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.

Earthquake...

Before getting a haircut this morning, I found out from my hair dresser that I apparently slept through a mild earthquake last night...

Check it out...

I'm thankfull for...thanksgiving!

Today we had an amazing American/Danish thanksgiving dinner courtesy of emilia's (linn's cousin) mother and father. From the cranberry sauce to the pumpkin pie...it was all there. I was highly dreading the grim thought of missing thanksgiving, but thanks to the fact that emilia's father is from Texas......we were able to eat until I could see the tip of the turkey leg in the back of my throat. Yes, I ate everything that was on my plate...

A day at the park...

Before church we spent the morning enjoying the fresh snow and wonderful Frederiksberg Have.

First snow......first snowball fight.

And the winner is......

Just can't stay awake...

It was about 5:30 pm and emil still had about 2 hours still until bed. So I thought it would be best to attempt keeping him awake for fear that come 4:00 am he would be wide awake. Much help I was...

Fun Fridays in CPH

Yesterday, Kyle and I went to a CSS concert at Lille Vega in Copenhagen. We had so much fun. For some reason I was expecting the singer to be this really cool looking french singer, (I really don't know what I was thinking, since they are a Brazilian band???) but she was this little dark haired tomboyish girl, that was just jumping around the stage dancing however she felt like it, while laughing in between singing. Everyone in the band was just wearing jeans and t-shirt and some of the girls had randomly painted themselves with gold dust on their faces. They were all just so laid back and so much fun. I guess it makes sense, since CSS is for Cansei de ser sexy - tired of being sexy. I just never put two and two together before. In concert the music had a real garage band feel to it, which is cool since all music seems to be so overproduced lately. I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!! If anyone has the chance to go and see them: GO!!!

Speechless...