. The steady pitter-patter of rain on our concrete patio takes me back to Washington. It’s been dark and gloomy today too, just like the winters there. The first notes of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now carry from the speakers of our Amazon Alexa. “Joni Mitchell taught your cold English wife how to feel,” I…
Marriage
Anniversary Getaway: Sedona & The Grand Canyon
The past two months have been a whirlwind. From settling into Arizona, trying to get out and enjoy nature as much as possible before the unbearable heat waves rolled in, some crappy health issues, celebrating five years of marriage, multiple work trips, and preparing for one of the BIGGEST, MOST EXCITING developments in our…
Pura Vida – Costa Rica Pt. 1
Paradise is a place on earth. I found it here. Uvita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. We had talked and talked about taking our honeymoon for years. Before we were even married, I fantasized about the dreamy, tropical vacation I wanted to take with the mister. Unfortunately finances and the reality of starting a life together set in after…