Moving interstate is always an overwhelming task. Even though it is exciting, fresh and an open door to wonderful opportunities and adventures ahead, there’s still some part of us that will always be doubtful of the timing of such a move. We may even feel quite...
The weather turned AMAZING this weekend so we decided it was time to break free. We had lows in the upper-60s and highs in the low 80's -- and for South Florida, that's downright chilly! Plus we can feel the Season coming on, when all the snowbirds come back, the...
You probably don't know this because I can't recall mentioning it, but we drive a 2013 Honda Pilot. And we absolutely LOVE it. Stefan had a BMW went we met and I a VW Passat. We drove lots of BMWs while in Germany and of course a couple Land Rovers and other random...
Living in Southwest Florida, stinging insects like mosquitoes and no-see-ums are a VERY real problem, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors like we do. Although the local county sprays for these pests on a regular basis, people who are just a bit sweeter than...
Each summer, kids across the world look forward to going camping with their families. It’s the time of year that mom and dad take time off of work to go do something outrageously fun. But why stop there? Why not take your kids to do something different this year?...
As Mackenzie is venturing from Pre-K into kindergarten this summer, we are beginning to remember what it was like to enjoy summer vacations when we were kids ourselves....and the madness that ensued when everyone tried to go on vacation at the same time across the...
Something that has changed a lot about Naples, Florida, over the last decade or two are the demographics. When I started visiting Naples in 2001 with Stefan, there were mostly retirees here and not much to entice young families to hang out or live here. But all that...
As you've probably read by now, we moved back to the U.S. in October 2013. It was a rather major decision for us, and one that was spawned by many things. But in the back of our minds, we always thought about returning to America. We absolutely loved our time in...
Over the last few years, Stefan and I have been trying to sort out exactly how Christmas should best approach. When you come from different countries with different backgrounds, it can be tough to determine whose traditions win out and how you want to present the...
About 6 months ago, I was thrilled to get a brand new Doxie One scanner. If you are not familiar with them, they are totally cute, super portable scanners that have revolutionized the way I think about paper and living my life without it. In fact, where we were in the...
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