I like the dark wood background. It makes the yellow stars and stripes really pop! I enjoyed reading your journaling, though I hope that you don't have to move 4,000 km away again. I also like the photo strip sandwiched between two lighter paper strips that look - for all the world - like window shutters.
ah! thank you for your beautiful words. and on the other hand to move 4000km away is not a big issue for us. at the end of the day I will be together with my family.