Freinsheim, Germany
Last Thursday, my mom & I decided to meet up for the day so that we could hang out and she could see the grandbabies. Since she is about three hours away from where we are now, we decided that...
View ArticleHotel Living
In just a few short days, we will be hitting five weeks since we moved out of our quaint little house in North Carolina and moved into a hotel. As I type this, I am sitting in the third hotel during...
View ArticleStrasbourg, France
First off, I am so behind in blogging. I have about three posts from other places we have visited, but I just haven't had a chance to write about them yet. We are getting out and seeing so much, and I...
View ArticleTransitioning
Internet, we have a home.An actual place to call ours for the foreseeable future & our time here in Germany.We moved in about three weeks ago, and it's been a whirlwind ever since. We received our...
View ArticleSleepless Nights
Two. Do I need to say more? Because it's kicking my ass. Hard. In a way that I was neither prepared for or really able to navigate through. My sweet, loveable blue-eyed baby boy has turned into some...
View ArticleHohenzollern Castle
Photo credit: WikipediaI'm a bit behind on writing about our adventures, and I apologize for that! We have still been doing so much, but with moving in to our permanent place, getting settled and the...
View ArticleSleepless Nights, Part 2
Last week or so, I wrote about the sleep issues that we were having with our toddler, Lucas. I briefly mentioned that we were also having issues with Max, and while we are making headway with him, too,...
View ArticleMax: Nine Months
Nine months is, hands down, my most favorite age with my babies, and Max is no exception to this. I can hardly believe that we are here already, that in three very short months I will have a one year...
View ArticleGermany: Three Months
This morning I woke up, looked at the date and realized that our family had been here for three months already. How did that happen? It's hard to believe that we have hit that mark already, and it...
View ArticleLife with RSV
When Max was two weeks old, he was diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Lucas had gotten a bad case of croup Max's first week, which resulted in a night in the emergency room for him. It...
View ArticleHalloween
Our first Halloween in Germany is officially in the books! I can't tell you enough how much fun we had this year, our little family of four.Because we live on post, and therefore live in stairwell...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
I know we are a good week into the new year, and I know I haven't exactly put much down in the last two month (eeek!) but ... new year, new goals, right? Big priority? More writing.The reason for the...
View ArticleGermany: Six Months
The beginning of January marked our six month anniversary of being in Germany. Whoa! It's hard to believe that we have been here that long, but at that the same time it feels like we have been here...
View ArticlePrague, Czech Republic
Last November (ugh, I know), the family and I took off to Praque for a long weekend. We had a few days before M had to leave for another work trip, so we booked a hotel and made the four hour drive...
View ArticleThe REAL Issue With Leggings Isn't the Leggings.
I wasn't going to comment on this, not here at least, but I kept seeing posts about it, reading the original blog, had a discussion with my husband, and having friends message me about it, so I...
View ArticleMax: One Year
Dear Max, It's hard to believe that you are a now a year old. In fact, you have been a year old for just over two weeks now, and I still don't want to accept the fact that you are not my tiny little...
View ArticleKeepin' It Real: The Emotional Turmoil of Being a SAHM
A few weeks ago, I was at the grocery store with the kids when I inadvertently ran into somebody that I kind of knew. We weren't friends, but knew of each other through other groups. She of course...
View ArticlePlans & Such
Hey guys! Man, ok so, one of my big goals these coming months is to take more time for myself. I REALLY miss writing. I have a very, very good friend (one of the best ones I have!) who writes over at...
View ArticleSalzburg, Austria
Ok so one of my goals is to be MUCH better about blogging, and getting things up in a timely manner. DEFINITELY plan to get posts up quicker when it comes to our trips, because really, I love sharing...
View ArticleHi There.
Well .... hi.Oh man. Three months? THREE. That's ... a lifetime in the blogging world. Is anybody even still out there anymore? Probably like, two of you. Hi.Man, you guys ... life. In so many ways. I...
View ArticleTen
This is the tenth post I've written in 2015. Ten. This is shameful.I've been contemplating what to do with this space for so long. Life these days is insane. I mean, an almost two year old and a three...
View ArticleWork in Progress
I don't even know if anybody is still around, but .... I miss writing.More to come, my friends, but I am in the process of making some changes, and working on writing again. If you have stuck around,...
View ArticleSo ... Where Have I Been?
This space has been so random for so long. Truth be told? I almost deleted it. Wiped it clean and considered starting over somewhere new. But when it came down to it, I couldn't.I love this space.It's...
View ArticleA Year Later --
It's hard to believe that it's been a year since I last wrote on this space. The story is the same -- life got in the way, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this space, and in fact, I recently...
View ArticleSo Here We Are
It's hard to pick up writing again when you haven't done it for so long, but I'm working to get back into the swing of things as I figure out what exactly I want to say, what direction I want to take...
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