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Entries from December 2007

The Special Holiday Edition Of The Carnival Of Cities

December 31st, 2007 · 8 Comments

Ho ho ho and Merry Christmas! It is the Special Holiday Edition Of The Carnival Of Cities! This is a special double edition, so get ready for some fun all around the world, Carnival style!
If you want to participate in a future Carnival of Cities, just click here. Or check out the Carnival Of Cities [...]

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Shopping in Kaunas

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

While I was away from Oslo and in Kaunas, Lithuania we looked at a lot of electronic stores because my computer and Marius’ computer were (of course - what do you know) not working. But one thing I noticed about the electronic stores in Lithuania is the huge selection that they had of things (unlike [...]

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Back to fix my blog!

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Okay everyone, I am back in Norway from an unexpected trip to Lithuania. They are so hospitable (as always) and basically force feed you the entire time you are there. I think I need some diet pills after that short trip! As I mentioned before, I am so sorry about the messed up posting of [...]

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The Carnival

December 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The post of the Special Holiday Edition of the Carnival of Cities has been changed….click here.

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Where In The World Is Kristie?

December 22nd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Well, to answer that wonderful question…I have left my new home of Oslo, Norway to spend Christmas with Marius and his family in Lithuania.
As a matter of fact, I am writing this blog post from Vilnius because we just got in (Baltic airlines, at about midnight) and are staying at Marius’ dad’s apartment tonight. We [...]

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Tags: Lithuania · Travel

Other Stuff

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Living in Norway you do not need to have a vehicle the same way you do when living in the US. But some people have bad credit and need help. That is when getting a Bad Credit Car Refinance can help. Just check out this site for more info…Financegenius.com. They can really help you out [...]

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Hmmmm

December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I know you were wondering, but the answer is “No”. There is still no snow here for me in Oslo, Norway. Grrrr. I am enjoying the cooler weather (believe it or not). But I am still waiting and waiting and waiting….for snow.

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I Miss Fred

December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Living in Norway I do not have all the little luxuries I was used having while I lived in California. If you scroll down through my blog, you will find plenty of my comments, thoughts and complaints about this subject :) But one thing I have not talked about is underwear and bras. See,women’s lingerie [...]

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Land

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

There is so much going on in my life now that I have my official residence permit in Norway. That means that Schengen rules apply to me like I live in Norway, not as an American which is super cool.
One of the reasons that this is good is because Marius and I were looking for [...]

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The Carnival Of Cities Special Holiday Edition

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Its time to get your tickets! The Carnival of Cities is coming back to Oslo, Norway right here on my blog. It is a special “double” edition because Christmas and New Years Eve are both on Mondays, so were sure that you’ll be a little busy those days and are having this special Holiday Edition [...]

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