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Hey Girl, Where’ve you Been?

August 27, 2012

If you follow me on Twitter or even Instagram, you know I’m alive and well, but according to this blog, I’ve been MIA for some time.  I’ve been hinting that I’d probably transition to a new blog after settling back in at home, but other than a new blog URL, I haven’t gotten far on creating content [...]

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Goodbyes

April 27, 2012

With my departure date only 7 days away, I’m in the throes of several goodbye dinner/drinks. This has not been good for my running regime, by the way. Only 30 miles logged for the month, which is half of what I did in March! In the end, the memories and moments with friends and colleagues will [...]

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Laid-back Lisbon

March 28, 2012

The final countdown has begun – with only 5 weeks remaining in our time here in London, nearly every weekend and evening is filled  with plans. Not all plans are glamorous; we have vet appointments, moving inventories, and lots of paperwork. But, we are trying to make each weekend count. First up was a long weekend [...]

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Friendship Files

February 12, 2012

My copy of a newly released memoir, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend, arrived on Friday, and I tore into it immediately, instantly feeling a connection to the author, Rachel Bertsche. In her late 20s, she found herself in a new city with her new husband – without the safety [...]

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Thanksgiving Recap

November 27, 2011

Turns out Thanksgiving has become one of my favorite holidays. Since the holiday only exists in American expat circles in the UK, we don’t have to deal with the stress of grocery stores on the days leading up to Turkey Day, we don’t have to hit I-95 to battle against the holiday traffic, and we [...]

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Keep in Touch

March 31, 2011

My friend’s visit this week spoiled me. We spent most of this week strolling around Chelsea, frequenting our local pubs and restaurants, and visiting a couple key tourist spots (Stonehenge, London Eye, & Kensington Palace). Most of this week we spent our time catching up on the ins-and-outs of our daily lives. Hours spent just talking [...]

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An Eye for London

March 27, 2011

This weekend welcomed two of my favorite things to London: Daylight Savings and my dear friend Liz. First, let me say that British Summer Time makes me infinitely happy. The sun starts rising before 7am and won’t go down until 7:30pm – and the days just get longer. As the thermometer ticks upwards so too do my [...]

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36 Hours in Amsterdam

October 23, 2010

Some good friends of our from the States planned a European trip through Amsterdam, Paris and London, so we jumped on the beginning of their trip and met them last weekend in Holland. Since work had been so hectic, I hadn’t done my due diligence as a tourist and researched the city as I normally [...]

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Day Trips

August 15, 2010

One hugely appealing part of living in a new place is the ability to take countless day trips exploring. Having done a decently good job exploring London, it’s time to branch out to see the rest of England. We hit up Oxford this weekend, and after having a fantastic time, I’m serious about putting together [...]

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You can crash on our air mattress

June 24, 2010

It finally happened! We had someone from the States crash at our flat for the weekend. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t who I expected would be our first visitor. I received a Facebook message on Friday night from Bradley, a former students who is a rising Junior in college. He was trying to catch a [...]

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