Summer 2007–Customs Story

September 2007–Supplement
This is a story of Erica and my run-in with customs agents and begins with two apples, an orange, and a banana. I packed all the aforementioned fruit into my carry-on luggage to sustain us during the course of our inter-continental travels. ‘Supposedly’ when I was packing these little bits of nature’s goodness, Erica told me she didn’t want any of [...]

Swedish Christmas Traditions

Swedish Christmas Traditions
We thought you might enjoy learning about some of the Jul (Christmas) traditions in Sweden!

Glögg & pepparkakor

An oh so yummy holiday treat! Glögg is a hot mulled wine served with almonds, raisins, and cinnamon. Often it is served with pepparkakor (thin gingerbread cookies). Erica’s in love.

Julgran
(Christmas tree)

Swedes like their Christmas trees, but [...]

Summer 2007

September 2007

Trevlig Sommar (Happy Summer!)
It has been another exciting summer for Erica and me. The last three months have constituted the end of our adventures in Scandinavia and the beginning of our settling in the South. Since our last update in June, we have hosted our last set of guests in Sweden, flown back to the [...]

May 2007

13 June 2007

Trevlig Sommar (Happy Summer!)
The month of May was filled with lots of work and plenty of play. Erica moved to Borås mid-month to do some more research at a hospital. It is a quaint little city about 60 km from Gothenburg. Check back next month for some pictures of her new home. While Erica [...]

April 2007

12 May 2007

Vår är här! (Spring is here!)
The month of April was a busy working month for us despite the many Swedish vacations or ‘red days.’ However, all work and no play is impossible in Sweden—even with our workaholic, American tendencies. During the month, I prepared and completed my thesis testing while Erica made final preparations [...]

March 2007

5 APRIL 2007
Glad Påsk (Happy Easter!)

We hope you are all enjoying some sunshine wherever you are. We ended March on a high note with some unseasonably sunny weather here in Sweden. It was a great ending to a fun month of adventures in Ireland and here at home in Göteborg with Erica’s mom, Sue.

Ireland
We spent [...]

February 2007

9 MARCH 2007

Lycka Till, min kompis! (Good luck, my friend!)
We spent February in Gothenburg working extra hard to make up for all of our recent travel time. We have enjoyed spending time with friends, sampling more of the local cuisine, and wading through snow! This month’s photo gallery has some highlight pics for the [...]

January 2007

12 FEBRUARY 2007

Känna? (what’s up?)

…and a Happy Valentine’s day to all of you from cold (but not heartless) Sweden. We want to send of our love to you! We hope that you are all staying warm this winter wherever you may be. Erica and I are starting to get a taste of the Swedish winter, [...]

December 2006

12 JANUARY 2007

Gott Nytt År! (Happy New Year!)

Erica and I would like to welcome you back to www.ryherdfamily.com for our first update of 2007! The last month has been full of adventures, and we have plenty of stories and pictures to share.

Cyprus
Once Steve had finished up his finals and Erica her work for [...]

November 2006

by Erica
10 DECEMBER, 2006
The main highlights of November were our Thanksgiving trips to southern Sweden and Stockholm and experiencing the start of the Christmas season here in Göteborg. See some of the highlights from this month in our updated Photo Album— November Pics.

Thanksgiving
We spent a lot of time in Stockholm with Steve’s good friend [...]