Things I Miss

I’ve been thinking about homesickness recently. Every blog and book I read about moving to a new country and culture references the ending of the “honeymoon phase” and the start of the “homesickness phase.” I can’t help but wonder if I’m still in the honeymoon phase and blissfully unaware of the impending crushing homesickness or…

Jamie Came to Visit and we Drank ALL of the Wine

When I was 14 years old and a freshman at Victoria High School, a junior girl I didn’t know came up to me and asked me to dinner. I told her I couldn’t. I already had plans. She asked about the next night and my extremely shy self reluctantly agreed. I was a Reserve in…

First week of freedom!!

This week was Mia’s first week of what will be her typical nursery schedule! She goes Monday & Tuesday 8:30 – 3:00 and Wednesday from 8:30 – 12:00. She has LOVED it! She’s made bread, collected items in the garden, painted with vegetables, played in the toy kitchen and read LOTS of Peppa books! I’ve…