Archive for August, 2009

We’re Now First-Time Homeowners!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

So that was fast.  I knew that last post was overdue, but this is a little crazy!  Today we put in our first bid on an apartment, and we can now call it our apartment.  The bidding went up to the very top of the limit we set for ourselves, but we are now proud [...]

Apartment Hunting

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

A few weeks ago, Lucas and I had a very adult conversation and decided that maybe the time had come to stop renting and *gasp* buy an apartment.  When we say this, the immediate response is inevitably, “Oh!  So you’re planning to stay in Norway for a while, then?!”  Well, the answer is, “No, not [...]

Budweiser Not So Bad, But Not So American

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Last night we went to dinner with some friends at Lorry, Oslo’s version of The Ginger Man.  While Lorry’s variety is nowhere near The Ginger Man’s, they do have over 120 types of beer (mostly bottled).  That’s a very respectable offering for Norway, where it sometimes feels like every beer is a pilsner.
Since Purdue didn’t [...]