Restless Me.

A couple of weeks ago Azuree took some pictures of me for her photography class. One of the assignments was to model with your hands by your face, which truly at the moment made me feel really awkward... There's something so unnatural about looking into a camera and beautifully placing your hands on your face:) This weekend I randomly took some pictures with Kyle's iphone and found it funny that we were all sitting with our hands by our faces. It made me think of Azuree and her assignment.

Me

Kyle

A very contemplative Hannah.

I am desperately longing for school to be out, so I can go home to Denmark. Part of me wishes I would dare to be careless and just take off leaving all my obligations behind. But I would never be able to pull it off. I really need to go home though. I miss my family and friends so much. Also, I think I just need to get away for a while. Have a break from reality and responsibilities. A break from my always contemplating self and instead surrender to laughter and pure fun with friends I've been missing. It will be great.

Kyle just took his final exams last week and the semester is truly over. It makes me happy to see him simply sit around dreaming about our summer vacation together and playing the guitar. I always know he is happy and relaxed when he plays music and talks about traveling.

Oh, come June, come! I can't wait any longer!

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.