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Tag Archives: Family
Our Complicated 2012
This is the third draft of this post… It’s hard to explain how 2012 was both awful and awesome. So, I’ve decided to focus on how the awful parts really turned out to be pretty awesome in the end. We … Continue reading
Woodberry Kitchen Gluten Free Review
There isn’t one thing I don’t absolutely love about this place. The concept of the restaurant is based on using sustainable, local agriculture and reclamation. Even the space is recycled. The restaurant is located in the beautiful circa 1870 Foundry Building with … Continue reading
Meet 27 and Sweet 27
This is my first restaurant review post so let me start with why I’m writing it. It’s simple. I’m writing this review because I benefit from so many bloggers who write gluten free reviews and I wanted to share my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Review, Travel
Tagged Baltimore, cupcakes, Family, food, gluten-free, Maryland, Travel, vegetarian
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Gluten Free Baltimore
Last week was our first trip back to the States since I learned of my gluten allergy (our first visit in over 10 months!). I always worry about what I’ll find when we travel. This trip turned out to be … Continue reading
Weekend in Würzburg
Our trip to Würzburg was a last minute decision. Planning around Ryan work-related trips has become increasingly difficult so we had to get creative. Since Ryan had to head south to Bavaria on Sunday anyway and Würzburg was on our list, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in Germany, Travel
Tagged Europe, Family, Family Tree, Germany, Life in Germany, love, picnic, Travel
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Katzen Pension
When we go away on a trip, so does Fisher (most of the time). Although, he isn’t nearly as happy about it. Normally, Ryan takes care of getting Fisher into the carrier. He doesn’t mind being the bad guy. Ryan … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in Germany, Travel
Tagged Cat, Family, Germany, kitty hotel, Life in Germany, Travel
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We’re Sorry!
The last few months have been kind of crazy and we are really far behind on our blog. We know that our families rely on this blog for the details of our trips and the crazy things we learn in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in Germany, Randomness, Travel
Tagged Christmas, Europe, Family, Germany, Holiday, Life in Germany, love, Travel
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Christmas in Paradise – Part 3
A couple of days before Christmas, Ryan’s mother, Joelle very thoughtfully planned a family party to introduce Danette to the family and allow Ryan some time to reconnect with aunts, uncles and lots of cousins he hadn’t seen for a … Continue reading
Heidelberg, Germany
Our Day in Heidelberg was one of my favorites with Cody. We dropped Ryan off at work and then continued down the autobahn to the pretty town, which sits on the Rhine River. Heidelberg is famous for the enormous castle … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in Germany, Travel
Tagged coffee, Day Trips, Europe, Family, Germany, Life in Germany, Museums, photography, Travel
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Two Years Ago…. She Said Yes
We planned to spend the weekend in New York City to celebrate our two-year anniversary. We had lots of fun, romantic activities planned. We drove up to NYC on a Friday and had awesome sushi that night in a tiny … Continue reading
Christmas in Paradise – Part One
In December we traveled to Mauritius to spend Christmas with Ryan’s mom, meet the most of Ryan’s maternal side of the family and see where Ryan grew up. People usually ask us, “Where in the world is Mauritius?” So, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Family, Health & Fitness, Holiday, love, photography, Travel
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PFC Leonard Clark
A few years ago, my father asked me to find the cemetery where his Uncle Leonard was buried in France and to visit if possible while I was in Paris for a conference. The cemetery turned out to be the … Continue reading
Our First Visitor
In September, we had our first official visitor in Germany. My sister, Danielle, stayed with us for two weeks. I was insanely excited for her visit and she was just as excited to be in Europe for the first time. … Continue reading
Majestic Prague
The four-hour drive to Prague from Wiesbaden was a beautiful way to begin the trip. This was my sister, Danielle’s first trip to Germany and the drive to Prague allowed her to see the beautiful German country-side of vineyards with … Continue reading
Making It Legal
Living in Germany presented a few challenges with making our marriage legal. We accepted early on that it would be too difficult to marry in Germany or Mexico due to the required documentation. After plans to wed in Denmark fell … Continue reading
Our Wedding in Riviera Maya
A perfect day! Every detail was just what we wanted. Our family and friends all clicked like they had known each other for years. The colors that we chose looked even more beautiful than I imagined they would once everything … Continue reading
From Home, With Love
We love getting packages. I have a daily routine of walking to the post office at lunch to check our mail. I love seeing the little white slip in our box telling me we have a package. We especially loved … Continue reading
Trier, Germany- A Day Trip
Before leaving the states we visited some family and friends to tell them we were moving. Ryan’s grandfather, although excited for us, was very sad. We told him over breakfast and he left feeling pretty down but about an hour … Continue reading
Away we go…
Living in Germany is a challenge but… Continue reading
Leaving On a Jet Plane…
On November 5, 2009 we set off on our 3-year adventure of living in Europe. With lots of errands to complete before lunch with the family and our flight to Germany, we woke up early and headed out to get … Continue reading
Making The Move
Normally, when the luggage comes out Fisher gets very curious. He sniffs around, probably wondering how long we will be gone this time. This time was different. Fisher would be going with us. I wonder if he knew? Judging by … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Family, Life in Germany, Travel
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