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Welcome, 2012

Kristina — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:04:43 +0000

Thank you to my friends, family, fiancé, and to you, dear reader, for making 2011 so incredibly special.

The Last Moments of 2011

Kristina — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:45:54 +0000

Getting ready for a housewarming party on the 30th…I went with Brigitte Bardot hair, black gel eyeliner, and glossy pink lips. Getting ready for the party at our place: gold and black were the elements of the theme. snapped a quick pic of my outfit so I could show you guys that I did indeed [...]

My Week in Photos

Kristina — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:14:25 +0000

Images from my instagram account. Follow me! Saturday was spent 8-5pm at a testing facility where I examined patient “actors” (called standardized patients) and performed histories, physical exams, and differential-diagnosed until it was coming out of my ears. The exam is something all medical students in their final year have to take in order to [...]

Gobble Gobble

Kristina — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:01:02 +0000

I decided to test out the iMovie app on my iPhone this morning, and ended up creating a short, impromptu roundup video of footage I shot at yesterday’s Thanksgiving get-together. Did you catch my dad’s “Pretty Shiny Sparkly” reference (about my sparkly iPhone case)? This year my family and I celebrated Thanksgiving quietly and casually–with [...]

Weekend in Photos

Kristina — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:01:07 +0000

{ the outfit I wore to go buy a suit for residency interviews // celebratory outfit-finding dinner at our favorite sushi place } { a second lazy-Sunday of shopping, this time to complete my interview look (shoes, blouse) // the rest of my outfit } { some impulse buys…deborah lippman in “billionaire” and butter london [...]

Two Years Later

Kristina — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:01:24 +0000

The Day My Brother Died Click here for my post one year ago. Two years ago. Two years to the day, I received a gut-wrenching phone call from my absolutely destroyed mother, wailing out in despair that her baby, my 20 year old brother, Erik, had shot himself, ending a lifelong battle with depression. Two [...]

Happy Birthday Erik

Kristina — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:11:16 +0000

You would have been 22 today. I miss you. Photo source

Keep Calm & Sparkle On

Kristina — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:01:09 +0000

I just wanted to pop in on this lovely Friday and say hi, hope you have a lovely weekend, and now that I’m (today) officially done with the hardest part of medical school (the first 3 years), my schedule is about to get a looooot better! Which means…more time for blog posting! and I will [...]

Birthday Girl

Kristina — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:02:25 +0000

Zara dress. Nine West espadrilles (c/o). Jewelry: Pradman, David Yurman, vintage Rolex, Shashi bracelets, vintage link bracelet I turned 17 today. Yay! Okay, I’m not turning 17 today. I’m just about–no, exactly–a decade past 17. It’s been a wonderful year, and I suspect you had a large part in making it so lovely. Thank you [...]

Texans On Ice (Neither a Show, Nor a Drink)

Kristina — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:11:39 +0000

Please excuse my mini-absence from PSS the past couple of days. To be quite honest, it’s been batty in my city. This week there was a day when it was 19 degrees F in town, and 32 degrees up in Norway where I spent Christmas — it was colder in Texas than it was in [...]

Introducing…

Kristina — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:30:45 +0000

You’ll have to excuse this post for not really relating to fashion. At all. Sorry. On Saturday I went to the Honda dealership with my dad to pick out a new car, since the lease was up on my black SUV. This beautiful sage green CRV is my new baby!! I love it so much, [...]

7 Things About Me: The Stupid School Years

Kristina — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:46:11 +0000

When I saw this post, I knew I had to participate in the fun, even though I wasn’t tagged. I bring you 7 little-known facts about this fashionista’s childhood. I had my ears pierced when I was 6 months old. That’s dedication to beauty/fashion, people. Dedication. My first language was Norwegian, albeit briefly. First word: [...]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Kristina — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:30:59 +0000

Happy Holidays from Kristina & HB! Wishing you the very best this Christmas and New Year, from Norway! We hope you are enjoying the posts from our amazing guest bloggers! Even though it’s not Thanksgiving, I want to say how truly thankful I am for my boyfriend. He really is the one who makes this [...]

On Holiday: Thanksgiving Part II

Kristina — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:36:22 +0000

Are you sick of scenic photos yet? I sure hope not. Because I crammed this post chock full with photos I took during Thanksgiving at HB’s ranch! Above is the scenic ranch house nestled among a mott of trees. That windmill is real and fully functional! It pumps up water from a well in the [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kristina — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:30:45 +0000

I hope your day is filled with good smells throughout the house, rumbling tummies, elastic waistbands, pumpkin cheesecake or Hello Dollies, and food comas. In the spirit of American Thanksgiving, I’d like to take the time out to just say how very thankful I am to have you as my reader. To those who comment [...]