Insert Boring Blog Title Here: May 2011

wow, time sure does fly! what a super busy month april has been, and may is basically halfway over already! april was filled with a housewarming, 30th birthday party, and family hygge time. because easter vacation is 2 days longer in denmark, morten and i decided to take that opportunity to journey over the usa for a 2 1/2 week visit. i had a childhood friend getting married in the beginning of may, so this was the perfect opportunity to get some extra vacation time without it really taking away from my vacation days.

what a busy vacation it was! it completely flew by, but it was filled with so much fun and great memories, that i couldnt have asked for a better time! it was so nice to have morten meet most of my moms side of the family, along with some of my friends that were able to take time out of their busy schedules to either have dinner with us, or host us in their apartments while we travelled around the south. a big shout out to them for their wonderful hospitality! we promise to return the favor once we are settled into our new apartment in atlanta. we will entertain you with a home-cooked meal, wine, and a free place to stay :)

during our trip we got to squeeze in a quick trip to atlanta in order to see an apartment that we had our eye on for a while. we both got a great impression of the complex, the staff, the facilities, etc. and we went ahead and put in our application to reserve an apartment with the floorplan that we are interested in. so all we have to do is hope that an apartment on a higher floor opens up so that we can get off of the ground floor. fingers crossed!

we also got to spend 3 full days helping shear alpacas on the double o good farm. what an experience for morten! i think he was a bit overwhelmed at first, but he was such a great help that even the professional shearer & his assistant said that they were very impressed with him, especially since he had never seen an alpaca in his life until we got to the states! it was definitely a hard few days of work (probably the hardest manual labor either of us have ever done), but it was still great fun, even if we both still have the bumps and bruises to show for it.

the wedding we went to was absolutely gorgeous and also gave me the opportunity to show morten one of the prettiest places in north carolina -- beaufort! it's such a charming town with its architecture, marina, wild horses, and small town feel. the ceremony was located on this small piece of property that overlooked the water and everything about it was just stunning! the flower arrangements, the catering, the lanterns in the tent, the dresses, the weather, it was all just perfect, and couldnt have been better!

i know that this is a whirlwind update of our vacation, but i dont want to bog anyone down with details. photos are more fun, so here is a little update through the eyes of my mobile phone :)