My New Norwegian Home

May is usually a very busy month. There are several days to celebrate in the month of May. hence why I haven't posted in a few weeks. There has been 17. mai.... The beautiful daughter in her bunad.  Us together at the local school.  Mine and Arild's 3rd anniversary.... (WOO HOO!) My 26th birthday...... and I actually had a Kentucky Derby themed birthday party!  Apples made into roses. MMMM Food art.  Horse shaped Kentucky Hot Brown, rose apples and alcohol free mint juleps.  Centerpiece.  And me enjoying my mint julep. :-)  Very pleased with the gifts I received!  The 3rd anniversary of me living in Norway.... Strolling through Brekkeparken. Colorful tulips!  My Norskprøve 3 or A2/B1 exam...  which I hope I passed! study study study Because I like making various things in my free time, I've attempted to start selling my own homemade products. I have sta...

En koselig morgen. Norwegians are the kings and queens of koselig. What exactly is koselig , you ask? It is my favorite word in Norwegian. Possibly my favorite word that exists to my knowledge. And there's a lot of words I like, rumpetroll,rumpeballer, smilhull,bøtteballet, tjuesju and so on. Koselig  doesn't quite translate to English. It's a feeling. It's an action. It's the atmosphere. Koselig is a lot of things. It's warmth and comfort. It's being in the presence of loved ones in the evening. It's laughing in a pub with your closest friends. It's intimacy and love. It's warming your feet by the fireplace while wearing knitted woolen socks. It's candlelight on a dark night (or day). It's cuddling with your significant other under a blanket while sitting outside sipping hot chocolate - or cuddling on the couch with chocolate ice cream, watching Netflix, whatever your thing is. :-) It's something as simple as lighting candle...