I wanna kiss the bride

Posted by Adrenalynn on June 15, 2010

I often wonder how people find the time to do stuff. Like keep their homes clean. Or their cars. Or their children. And how do people have time to actually update their blogs or read the 331 items in their reader? These are things I think about when I’m sitting in some plane on the way to somewhere with absolutely nothing to do and no internet to do it with.

I’m not on a plane today, but it is my wedding anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been eight years since my 20 year old self walked down the aisle, not even a little bit prepared for what was waiting for me at the end. But I am so glad I did. Happy anniversary darling, and thank you for living with my crazy for eight years.

Do we look like a couple of 13 year olds, or what?

And please tell me you recognize the song title this time?

Glory Days

Posted by Adrenalynn on May 16, 2010

I’ve had the flu for the past week, and I’m not gonna lie to you; it’s been rough. When I get sick I get sick, so up until yesterday I’ve basically stayed horizontal. It’s not been a complete waste, though. For instance, I’ve learned that wearing a bra is overrated. And it’s true what they say about hair; if you don’t wash it for an extended period of time it practically starts to wash itself. That chic dirty look completely goes together with my slightly smelly sweats and underwear from Tuesday.

When I’m sick I also start thinking about seriously profound stuff, like life and mortality and whether zebras are really white with black stripes or the other way around. The other day when I was laying on the couch and wondering if I was finally about to meet my maker, I heard a loud thump! as a little sparrow flew straight into the living room window. Of course I immediately ran outside to check on the poor bird (I’m such an animal lover), and found it on the ground, trying to lift its head. I picked it up and held it in my hand for a few minutes while the sparrow gasped for breath. It was warm and soft, and I kept thinking I should do something to try and rescue the little thing, but I never even learned how to do mouth-to-mouth on a human, so I decided against it. Eventually the bird stopped moving around and its head fell back against my fingers, its little chest suddenly completely still. For a minute I simply stood there in my slippers holding a dead bird, not sure what to do. Do I just throw it behind a bush? Do I bury it? Throw it in the trash? It was still so warm and soft, and it felt a little wrong to just toss it away without, I don’t know, acknowledging its little existence on this Earth. Or something. I had a headache though, so I opted for the behind the bush scenario and went back inside to wash my hands.

I told my husband the riveting story about the bird when he came home that day, but to my surprise he didn’t appreciate how interesting my day had been. Or the obvious metaphor. Or anything. So that’s why I’m sharing this with you, dear reader, who will surely understand.

And because you held your breath wondering: the title for my last post was stolen from the song Sittin’ on top of the world by, oh, just about everybody. Now if you don’t recognize this post’s title I’m going to lose all faith in you, so make me proud!

The Gallery: Sittin’ on top of the world

Posted by Adrenalynn on May 5, 2010

The theme for this week’s The Gallery by the lovely ms. Sticky Fingers is The World Around Us. She’s clever, isn’t she? I’ve decided to show off my own little part of the world, because there’s no place like home, people.

We had the pleasure of having my sister in law and her boyfriend stay with us for several days a couple of weeks ago. He’s never been to this country before, so we thought we’d show him what western Norway is all about and take him for a drive to Lærdal. Not only is Lærdal hours away, those hours are mostly spent driving through endless tunnels. Lærdalstunnelen is the longest one, and because it’s 24,5 km long there are three quite beautifully lit spaces within the tunnel to make the drive less monotonous.

After having a shouting contest in the tunnel to hear the fabulous echo, we took a stroll at the Aurland Lookout. The view is absolutely breathtaking, and the crappy camera on my iTelephone does not do it justice. Standing up against that glass wall is also horribly scary.

Do click on the photos to make them larger. And then go over to Tara’s and check out the other fabulous entries from around the world!

Also, before I forget: the song from my last post was Stand a Little Rain by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Oh, you’ve never heard of it? Thought so. How about the title for this post? Any easier?

If we’re ever gonna see a rainbow, we have to stand a little rain (or wind)

Posted by Adrenalynn on May 2, 2010

This weekend has been… confusing. We’ve had that spring weather where you look out the window and think it’s going to be sunny and warm, but then you actually step foot outside and it’s terribly cold and windy and you’re incredibly glad you were overprotective smart enough to dress the kids up in four layers and hats. Of course, you’re only wearing jeans and a t-shirt underneath the coat you almost left at home but decided to bring at the last minute just in case, and spend the whole time freezing your hot little behind off and wishing you were at home reading the 375 blog posts in your reader (why, God, why?).

Now, you’d think I’d learn my lesson after spending Saturday holding on to my kids for dear life to suck up all the warmth their little bodies could spare, and dress slightly more appropriately today. But if you did, you would not know me. I was, of course, genuinely surprised when the icy wind slapped me in the face as I opened the car door this afternoon. But I could not turn back; I had promised the kids we’d eat happy meals at the castle today. And we love castles. And McDonald’s. So I endured.

The castle at Gamlehaugen was built around 1900 and houses the Royal family when they visit Bergen. Pretty!

If I hadn’t been so cold this would have been really cute.

After enjoying our nutritious meals we walked around the grounds and tried to get our body temperatures up.

The kids succeeded, I did not. Which is why I’m currently snuggled up on my couch with a hot cup of tea and my favorite blanket, looking at this little beauty:

(Click on the photo for a larger version where you can actually see the rainbow)

I bet you can’t figure out which song title I stole for this post without googling!

This Post Has No Title, Just Words and a Tune

Posted by Adrenalynn on April 19, 2010

Hello! How have you been? Great! Me? Yeah, I’ve been good. Life is doing that thing where it’s really busy and everyone’s birthday is in April because that’s nine months after we’ve all had our summer vacation (yes, that includes my kids’ birthdays) and I’ve been traveling a bit for work and my plane touched down literally one hour before the air space over everywhere was shut down because some volcano on Iceland decided to go all medieval on our hineys.

But thanks to some nasty virus attacking the hostess I got out of a(nother) birthday party this weekend and made an appointment with Super Morten and his Magic Hands™ for a haircut instead.

Behold the crazy that was my hair before I let the man loose with his tiny scissors:

Yes, Lance and Dave (or is it Mr Mona Lisa?), that is another one of my absolutely fabulous bathroom photos.

And no, I’m sure nobody at the salon thought I was crazy when I shamelessly photographed myself in the mirror.

Twice.

And after unspeakable amounts of hair had fallen to the ground…

…A new and changed woman emerged.

Goodness, I look so hot right now I’m practically seducing myself over here.

Bonus points to anyone who figures out which song I copied the title from!