My niece.

THE BEATLES- HERE COMES THE SUN Seven days ago, I woke up very suddenly. I dreamed that I got a text from my brother Marcus, where he said he was on the way to the hospital with my pregnant sister-in-law, Marie. He said it was time.

Still a bit moved from what seemed so real, I went up the stairs for some breakfast. I wasn't awake long enough to forget my dream, before I bumped into my mum, holding out her phone for me to read. "I just got this from Marcus. Read it, but don't say anything to anyone. It's still a secret."

Six hours later it was all done. All out of a sudden, I had a niece. A little, tiny, baby niece.

Today she turned one week. It's amazing, how something that seemed so unreal just last week, can mean the world for so many today.

Baby BOOM:

Lauren and Jesse ~ Wedding

This summer, something amazing happened. Lauren Cooper, one of my very closest friends, was getting married in Minnesota--to her (now) spouse, Jesse Jerle. Together with their incredibly generous parents, the two of them hosted a wedding party at Lauren's partents' farm. Preparations had been going on for a year prior to the wedding. The whole barn, where they used to keep hens and sheep, was rebuilt to become the most beautiful two-floor banquet hall. There was a bar built. They had wishing trees. Great amounts of food. Well-aware details everywhere. They even had horses for the big entrance. All in all, it was a very American experience.

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.