Holiday Recap

Well, I know it is already mid-January, but I suck at downloading pictures in a timely manner. And, I just learned that it is not uncommon for Norwegians to have Christmas parties well into January, so let's just say I'm already blending in. Without further ado....

Maya with her gigantic bone Christmas morning. I tried to get her to rip it open, but she jsut kept looking away and wouldn't touch it for at least 2 days. I think she thought "No way am I allowed to have that! I would get in so much trouble." She has since gotten over it, and tried to of course eat the entire thing in a day and get sick. 
Maya helping wrap presents!This was my Christmas present! From none other than the most wonderful man :) The stone is amber.

Our Countdown!

Maya always thinks that when I get the camera out, it is to take a picture of her :)

This is a map of southern Norway tacked to our wall with a week countdown... currently 16 to go!

Kristiansand, Norway!

We are moving to Kristiansand, Norway on April 28th! Yeah! I'll explain the reasoning behind picking Norway in a later post, but we picked Kristiansand because we didn't want somewhere too North and too cold, we didn't want a really big city (Oslo), or too rainy (Bergen). Kristiansand has around 75,000 people and gets the most sun in Norway. It also looks like it gets snow in the winter and is on the coast with pretty buildings. Close to hiking, skiing, etc. I am really looking for any info, so if you have visited, I would love to hear your thoughts. 

Focus

Okay, I really need to focus because I am getting stressed out and feeling overwhelmed. I have decided that if I just tackle 2 things a week, maybe that will help. This week: passport photos (for my Canadian passport and drivers license) and donating stuff to goodwill. Not too hard... and get in more yoga to help with stress :)

Craft Projects

When I was a bratty teenager, I really thought 'crafting' was boring and honestly for dorks. (I know so immature). I remember having to do crafts for church and school projects and my attention span was short. I really loved art class (painting), but that was different than crafts. I'm not sure what it is now, but I am drawn to things handmade, and really want to create stuff instead of buying things. I have a goal to make all my Christmas presents for next year. I am trying (quite poorly, I need help) to learn how to knit! And, am slowly becoming sucked in to craft blogs! Here are a few links of things I want to do, and I'm sure the list will grow longer.

Bird silhouettes

fabric bookmarks

luggage tag printouts

vintage label printouts

fabric magnets

paper CD case

paper flower ornaments

fabric fridge frame

picture frame serving tray

herb garden markers
oragami cherry blossoms
magazine coasters
magazine trashcan
etched glass jars

AHHHH!!! I just bought tickets!

Deep breathing.... I am so excited and happy and nervous and anxious and holy crap! We leave beautiful BC on April 28th. More on where we are going later this week :)

New Home

This is where we are going to live, in that little red house. I don't care if it is for a boat. Anyone guess what city?