…and finding joy everywhere
Our visit is coming to an end, and as I sit at the Bordeaux airport (which, fun fact, is both tiny and surprisingly janky), I find myself reflecting on the last few days. We’ve crossed off some major milestones with this logistics-focused trip — opened a bank account, secured home insurance, and got to know […]
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I woke up filled with anticipation…but first, breakfast! Believe it or not, this has been an acquired taste. 😉 I remember my first time in Europe. My mother saved up child support for months and months and took my sister and me on a 17-day bus trip across 7 countries. It was a very eye-opening […]
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It’s been a while since my last post – practically two years, in fact. So much has happened since then – the boys graduated high school, Ralph and I became empty nesters, and we decided to move to France! Most of these posts have been adapted from my Facebook updates because somehow those just seemed […]
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For our first overnight trip, we wanted to keep things easy and cheap. Luckily, the delightful storybook town of Colmar, France is only a 2.5 hr drive away. It’s in the Alsace region, known for exceptional wines and views. And it’s the kind of place you can continue to come back to throughout the different […]
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Well. It’s been a minute (ahem, about 3 months) since my last post. Things got real after the kidney stone episode and moving into the house. But now that we’re so close to being “settled,” I figured it was time to dust things off and capture some of the highs and lows we’ve experienced since […]
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Well, we’re here! The trip was remarkably smooth, with just a few comical bumps. We stayed up as long as we could yesterday and now we’re only slightly jetlagged after a solid night of sleep. Here are a few of our memorable moments. Enjoy! The “Super Shuttle”… Since Ralph had already dropped off the car […]
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Delightfully Disoriented 