Each morning starts like the last, the sunlight creeps through the edges of our black out curtain and crawls across the bed, slowly lighting our cozy room. Len is usually the first one up. He pops out of bed ready to happily greet the day…or his cartoons, we will never know. And me, still trying to … Continue reading Week 1 : Send for our things, we are never leaving…
The first five hours of the flight the boys did not fuss once or complain, but the other small children around us were. A few babies who were having a bit of a rough time adapting to the confined nature of the plane, air pressure, etc. Being a mom, I have a bit more tolerance … Continue reading The Flight of Firsts- Part 3
I think you can imagine how full my hands were from the start: two rambunctious boys literally running around the gate area chairs, a packed-up stroller, a busting-at-the-seams diaper bag, crammed tote purse (weighing about 25 lbs.), two small kids’ backpacks they weren’t carrying, a Jetkids bedbox, oh! and a blanket and neck pillow… I was 4 wheels shy of … Continue reading The Flight of Firsts – Part 2
As I drifted off to sleep, I could feel my legs—so restless—in my soft jersey sheets, trying hard to catch every last minute before my longest travel journey to date. I reached out for Daniel since I knew it would be the last time we would fall asleep together for some time. For us, this … Continue reading The Flight of Firsts… Part 1
When we have traveled overseas in the past we haven’t ever gone long enough where we could visit several places in one trip. We always tried to focus on our love, Paris, and then split the rest of our time between one or two list toppers like Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, etc. The beauty of this … Continue reading Side Trip Hustle…
As the last year came to a close, I tried as best as I could, in the chaos that was the last few months for my family, to reflect on everything that was 2021. The year started off still in the depths of the pre-vaccine pandemic: masks and distance, then vaccines and rapid testing…OMICRON! This … Continue reading Reflections…
Shorter blog this week, well, because of course my house has turned into the next great virus-city yet again! Oh, and this time it’s wiping out the whole house. Breathe easy because it’s not Covid—thank everything holy. Took my kids on a fun outing and I get to pay for it for a week plus. *shrug* … Continue reading Catching flights and feelings…
What a crazy couple weeks it has been. Now that I am finally in a better place with my back and sciatica, I feel like life is back on track health-wise. I was even able to get back on my Peloton grind, slowly but surely. Last week, as many of you who follow me on … Continue reading Tough week, Bright future…
Toddler Essentials for Traveling Abroad Welcome back for Part 2 of the Research-Purchase-Review: toddler travel essentials. Last post, I researched the strollers and carriers that I felt were best suited for city travel abroad; I am getting ready to make some of those purchases soon, so stay tuned. This week, I’m going to be putting … Continue reading Toddler Essentials Part 2
Step 6- Transportation… I could go on and on. How you are going to get around when traveling is a very important aspect to work out beforehand. Understanding how the area functions before you arrive can really make or break the smoothness of the trip. Some cities are super easy to get around and some … Continue reading So you want to travel abroad… Part 2
She's gone to Paris 