July 2012 Archives - American Mom in England

California, here we come

Posted 19 July 2012 by Erin Lee

Wednesday, I spent about eight hours in a car with my mother, my father, both my brothers, and the Boy. We drove from the Mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon on down to just south of Eureka, California. I’ve learned a number of things on this trip so far. I thought I might share some of them with [Read more...]

My Style: Meg's Wedding

Posted 18 July 2012 by Erin Lee

Which necklace would you choose?

Little Sis’s Wedding by silentbeautynire

Oregon Adventures - Round 01

Posted 17 July 2012 by Erin Lee

Saturday morning we woke up early. We definitely weren’t on Pacific time quite yet. Breakfast was over and done before the Farmer’s market downtown even opened. Regardless of jet lag, it was time to begin our Oregon adventure. We headed downtown to visit the farmer’s market. Free ice cream with fresh berries was a [Read more...]

Menu Free Monday

Posted 16 July 2012 by Erin Lee

For the first time in a while I’m not planning even a couple of days of meals. There will be no menu planning or meal planning for me this summer. You see, I’m not the one doing the cooking this week and it is bliss. It’s one of the things about being back in [Read more...]

The Beautiful Blogger Award Meme

Posted 06 July 2012 by Erin Lee

I think that sometimes memes can be beautiful things. I’m a big fan of memes that show us bits of bloggers we don’t normally get to see and thankfully this one does exactly that.

I’ve been tagged in the Beautiful Blogger Award by Pippa of A Mothers Ramblings {Thanks!} who spelled out the rules [Read more...]

#photoadayjuly - Days Two, Three, & Four

Posted 04 July 2012 by Erin Lee

The first week of the #photoadayjuly challenge is going well. I’m remembering to make sure my camera makes it in my bag in the morning and that it comes back out again to take a photo or two. My days lately have ranged between being non-stop busy and quite empty. There is so much [Read more...]

{Home}

Posted 03 July 2012 by Erin Lee

In a week I’d better be asleep because on the 11th I’m boarding a series of long flights home. It’s been two years since our last stateside visit. In that time we’ve had my sister Megan and her girlfriend Sam come for a short holiday visit and my parents come for a longer one. [Read more...]