Spain Part II – Feria de Fuengirola, Mijas Pueblo
Traveling as a family requires compromise, flexibility and patience. All of these were tested on the day we decided to go to La Feria de Fuengirola. Apparently, locals from this area save money all year, specifically for this event. We were told it would be great fun for the kids, complete with rides, sugary treats and […]
Spain – Making it a Reality
We are in Spain. Life is good here. The sun is shining, a breeze is blowing, adults are eating tapas and drinking sangria and kids are splashing in the pool and prancing around in flamenco dresses. Brett and I have exchanged numerous knowing glances. The kind of glances that say, “Here we are. We did it.” You […]
Changing Colors
It is Autumn here. The best kind of Autumn, complete with red and orange leaves and a brilliant blue sky. We cycle to school in sweaters with a crisp breeze on our faces. By afternoon, when we cycle home, the sweaters and jackets sit in a pile in the bike. People are out, everywhere, soaking […]
Settling in…again
We will not be keeping up with this space for a few weeks, while we settle in to our new home. We are currently unpacking, organizing and building lots of IKEA furniture. And enjoying the view…
Zealand, Funen and Jutland
This spontaneous weekend get-away was inspired by a promising weather forecast and the fact that we did not have any plans for Brett’s birthday weekend. We also could not ignore the crisp air and the scattered leaves crunching under our feet on the way to school in the morning – signs that our Scandinavian summer is coming to an end and […]
Roskilde Viking Ship Museum
Early Saturday morning we woke up to flashes of lightning and the loud crash of thunder. Friday had been sunny and warm, muggy. In an instant, Brett and I darted around the apartment closing all the windows, while sideways rain poured in. Amazingly, the girls slept through it, but we watched and listened to the fiercity of the storm for a few minutes […]
Weekend Phone Post
We arrived in Denmark about 5 weeks ago and just yesterday I purchased a mobile phone. For the first month, I hadn’t really missed having one…who was I really going to call anyway? But once school started, I realized that the teachers didn’t have a way to reach me in an emergency. Then I began to worry about emergencies at home […]
Settling In
If you think preparing to move to a different country might be overwhelming…well, you’d be correct. But it pales in comparison to setting up your life in that new country. Don’t worry, we knew what we were getting into (sort of) and we are still smiling and definitely convinced that it is all well worth it! After all, we have […]
Summer at Tivoli Gardens
Before moving here, we were told that Copenhagen is a family friendly city. We have discovered many reasons as to why this is true. Situated smack in the middle of downtown is one of those reasons: Tivoli Gardens. An amusement park that dates back to 1843, Tivoli is full of fun for all ages. And just like that, we […]
10 years
Ten years ago we were in Impruneta, Italy for our wedding. I will never forget waking up in a castle and feeling like I was in a fairtytale…waiting outside the church in the the sweltering heat, being fanned by the photographer and finally walking in and seeing Brett at the end of the aisle with a teary smile. We sat under […]