summary of the past few weeks

1. i got out of a terrible living situation and moved into a place i really like (praise God!).
2. in order to furnish my new place, i spent the day in ikea and had way more fun than any normal person should have on a home-decor shopping spree (i didn’t even spend that much money, either!).
3. spring time is nearing, which means the sun now rises at 6:30 am and sets at 8:00 pm (which is a much-needed improvement from the 8 hours of daily sunlight we used to get here).
4. one of my best friends, caroline, came to visit me for a month (a month!).
5. she and i traveled to salzburg…..twice in one month (once a month is never enough).
6. i took her to poland and she fell in love with the food, the people (especially piotr and his family) and the cute little city of wroclaw.
7. we flew to spain (remember?) and enjoyed even better food…sorry, poland.
8. i spent a an all-expenses-paid week in berlin for a work conference (and didn’t have internet at the 4 star hotel there – what year is this, anyway?).
9. despite my “one episode a day” ration rule (which may or may not have been frequently broken), i’m already on season five of HIMYM and am dreading the fast approaching “caught up” point.
10. lindsay of lindsaylou creations mailed me the sweetest gift; this custom-made headband - seen in the photos below - which i wore, like, 10 days in a row (i had to eventually give it a rest since i feared people would begin to wonder if i did, indeed, have a forehead).

{it looks a little better and less falling-off-my-head when i haven’t just awoken from a nap during a 5 hour car ride to berlin}

i have yet to post about the aforementioned happenings 1-10 because that, my friends, is what the month of april is for. believe me when i say that there are many, many, many photos (and stories….oh, the stories) to come.

*as of late = the past 5 weeks