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Progress

June 15, 2012

Last week I wrote about feeling overwhelmed about moving back into our condo and all of the home projects in our future. Unlike two years ago when I stalked expat blogs, now my fingers navigate to countless home decor/DIY blogs, and by default, all their Pintrest pages. I’m a notorious over-analyzer when it comes to decisions – [...]

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When One Door Opens…A Window Closes

March 1, 2012

So my post title may be a bit dramatic, but it captures my current sentiments best. So here it goes, we’re moving back to the States – back to Virginia to be exact. The “door” in this situation is a great career opportunity for David and the benefit of being nearer to our families.  We [...]

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Photoshoot Sneak Peak

February 19, 2012

My Valentine’s present each year is an iPhoto album David builds. It’s been a fun tradition the last five years, and the most recent versions are quite full of amazing photos of our trips and tours around Europe. However, most of our photos are of the “one-hand variety,” meaning David extends his long arm out [...]

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Secret Single Behavior – my solo weekend

October 17, 2011

Remember when Carrie Bradshaw lamented to fellow Sex in the City gals about her SSB: Secret Single Behavior? When her boyfriend Aiden moved in, she complained that there are just some things you don’t do around your boyfriend because it might seem odd or even embarrassing. For Carrie, it was eating stacks of saltines while standing [...]

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London Baby! A Year Later

March 20, 2011

One year?  It feels longer in both good ways and bad ways. But, before I even get into my reflection of the last year, I have to thank the editor of this blog, my wife. Without you, I wouldn’t have made it here, so thank you. In truth, the bad was not really that bad. [...]

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What Halloween Means to Us

October 31, 2010

As this Halloween weekend comes to a close, I admit I’ve done nothing to participate in the holiday. No orange/black cupcakes, no candy corn, nothing.  I’ve never been a huge fan of Halloween, probably because I was never terribly creative with costumes. The only major takeaway from the holiday is the surplus of portion-controlled candy, [...]

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