Even though our trip to France is over and we don't have another on the books, I'm still practicing my French with Duolingo so that when we do go back I'm closer to being fluent (and also because I just like learning languages). This past week, a new phrase I learned was pire en pire... Continue Reading →
After becoming a "real adult" (actually, I'm not sure I ever did that, what does that even mean?) a lot of the traditional summertime activities that I loved as a kid kind of dropped out of my life. I didn't have summers off and I hate the crowds that weekends bring to so many of... Continue Reading →
Now that I've told you almost everything about our two weeks on the other side of the Atlantic ocean (except for, I guess, some of the lodging food, but that could still come up soon; not like, regurgitation, it's long since digested, but like, I might still do a post on it), I want to... Continue Reading →
London is a remarkably easy city to navigate, which, coming from me, is saying something because I'm so directionally challenged that I can't find my way around the city I grew up in. Many of the most notable monuments and attractions are within easy walking distance, but even when walking isn't the best option, the... Continue Reading →
After our weekend in Paris, we were ready to explore England, and we began by venturing just a little beyond London with an all-day tour to Stonehenge and Bath. I had visited both of these locations in my school days and I enjoyed them and Kalen said he would like to see them too. We... Continue Reading →
Happy Flamingo Day! While you enjoy a bird-shaped cookie or a pink margarita, have a read about our adventures in Paris (which were, unfortunately, entirely devoid of flamingos). After just a couple days in London, it was time for the next chapter in our trip: a quick trip over (or rather under) the channel to... Continue Reading →
I've been struggling with the most efficient way to organize our trip into easily digestible blog posts. I think I need to mostly stick with a chronological recount. Normally I would like to arrange by topic, with one post dedicated to the hotels and another post about museums and another post about food, but because... Continue Reading →
I almost titled this "To and Fro" and had a whole rant about how stupid that was before I changed my mind at the very last minute, but I like this title much better (probably because a much better writer came up with it). Anyway, this is my first real post about our trip to... Continue Reading →
I can't pinpoint exactly when my fascination with England began, but it was sometime in my early childhood, around when I first started to grasp the concept that there were other places in the world beyond my little pocket of rural central Missouri. I consumed a lot of fantasy as a child (both in story... Continue Reading →
When we bought our house, one of the little things we were excited about was that the yard seemingly had the capability of growing strawberries, which are Kalen's favorite. In the middle of the concrete patio by the garage, the small garden bed was full of strawberry plants. We had rented various places up until... Continue Reading →
