San Francisco, Charlotte NC, Lynchburg VA

Flew out this morning from San Francisco to Charlotte North Caroline. The flight left at 7:15 am and the ascent was one of the most beautiful sites ever. The sun was sliding slowly up painting a canvas of bright orange, pink and red. The fog, that hung low, lined the mountains with a hazy pink, the hazy pink then bled into the bright red and orange which in it's turn disintegrated into baby blue. The Mountains burned vividly and the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge glistened. San Francisco is definitely one of the most stunning cities I have seen, that is when the fog isn't hiding it.

We are now soaring over lake Tahoe, making for quite a lovely view. I wish I wasn't so tired otherwise I could spend the next four hours gazing at the rolling hills and snow tipped tops, but alas my eyes are heavy with sleep. Poor Christofer had to wake up at 5 to make sure I made to the airport it in time, he is such a fantastic husband. I'm going to miss him, but boy oh boy am I excited to visit Ruth. That was one of my main frustrations living in Sweden, it was impossible to visit any of my friends at their different Colleges. Any time we flew back to the States we were swamped with family and friends in Ohio. Now, I have the freedom to take a few days and experience Ruth's life away at school. I'm pretty sure I'll be grateful to not be living in a dorm eating cafeteria food, but it will be fun nonetheless.

I'm sure I will have plenty of time to write this week, so keep a look out for many a more blog posts :)

Cheers

Rain, rain on my face.

Yes I do live in California, and yes I did not believe the rather spoiled Californians(spoiled when it comes to weather that is) when they said it rains a lot, but recently, well, the past two days, it has rained quite a lot. Today I was at a baby shower in Gilroy and on the way home I literally thought an accident had occurred, but no it was just the rain. People are so shocked around here after being tricked by the four straight months of solid sunshine that they have no capacity to actually drive in it. I'm not saying I'm better equipped, I drove slowly because I was afraid that I would plow into someone, I mean I have driven in snow, rain and hail, but all things considered. Alright, so I was a little proud of my rough upbringing, I mean I plowed snow when I was sixteen for crying out loud, but I do know that pride doesn't help in any circumstance so I drove at the normal speed and passed a few rather fancy cars in my little Toyota. :)

 All and all it's been a rather eventless week. Christofer has been a bit under the weather, which has lead to us watching a little more tv then actually needed and my little brother Ethan has officially moved in. Ethan does have a way of lighting up the house, he keeps us smiling even when we don't want to and he has a way of sounding like an expert about everything. He is also very handy, so lots of things have been fixed and put in place, Score! Other than that he is an 18yr old guy and all that implies, so a few nods and sighs have been directed his way when I take on my 'older sister' identity, but all and all we are grateful he is here. He sure brings a new dimension to the house of silent programmer, business guy and wife. A good dimension.

  On a new note, I am off soon for a week at Liberty College in Virginia. I am SOO looking forward to it. I need a break from guys. What's better than meeting my two best friends and sister. Joy!

/lize