Our every day and outlandish stories
Hi! We’re Rhys and Shannon and we started writing this blog in 2006 as a way to stay in touch with loved ones when we moved cross-country (our first of many) from Indianapolis, IN to Portland, OR. After a 13-year hiatus, we’re back and better than ever with more adventures to share, including our recent move from Atlanta, GA to Valencia, Spain. Follow us as we navigate this amazing life we love and all the twists and turns that come with it.
Recent Posts
We’re HEEERE!!!
We arrived in Valencia on Sunday evening (20 Oct) and it still feels surreal that we’re here…
It’s been a minute …
It’s been nearly three months since our last post, and we’ve been B-U-S-Y!!…
Always with the road trips
Time to take another road trip to Miami…
Our visa application was approved!!!
It came as a simple text message. Both of us happened to be working from home…
They need MORE paperwork?!?
The BLS/Spanish Consulate office requested more documentation to be sent through the mail within 10 days. EEEEEEKK!!...
Materials submitted
Yesterday we submitted our application materials to BLS/Spanish Consulate…
14 days, 11 states, 3883 miles
Road trip part 2…
Beignets, biscochetos, and burritos
We’ve been on the road for a week now and are currently hanging out in our favorite Airbnb in Albuquerque...
Keep calm and carry on
Time for updates, y’all, ‘cuz you know we’ve got ‘em. From our upcoming road trip to our progress on multiple fronts, including the visa application document gathering and downsizing before the move, we’ve got lots to share…
A story about how life delivered on my request
More adventures are coming soon, like our upcoming “French Fries and Frose’ 2022+2=2024” (might need to work on that name a bit) cross-country road trip to Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado from the end of May through mid-June. In the meantime, here’s a woo-woo story from Shannon…
More documents have arrived!
Our background checks are complete! Rhys found an awesome guy in Knoxville who handled the apostilling and translating of our FBI background checks…
Time for a check-in
Time for a check-in and update. Ulterior motive is to gather a list of wins for the sake of celebrating how far we’ve come because, let’s face it, a boost always feels good…
Watch out, Miami
We scheduled our visa application appointment at the Spanish Consulate in Miami for June 17. Woo HOOO!! We’re super stoked AND super nervous because we need all of our official paperwork by that date…
And so it begins
We’ve been busy and have lots to share! Our biggest news is we’ve started the visa application process…
We’re planning to move to Spain!
The kindness of strangers
As we reflect on the seven weeks we spent in Spain and Portugal, we feel an enormous amount of gratitude. Traveling to another country changes your perspective, throws you far outside your comfort zone, and provides an opportunity to adapt to another country's way of doing daily life…
13 lucky years later...Happy Birthday, Rhys!!
First off and most importantly, Happy Birthday to my one and only! Thank you…
Good times
Navigating life in a new city means hurling yourself out of your comfort zone and trusting you'll have the wherewithal to figure things out. It can feel invigorating, exciting, and intimidating as unfamiliar surroundings force you to rely on instinct, the kindness of others, and, of course, Google maps…
Exploring Virgin Gorda, BVI
We recently returned from our latest adventure - San Juan, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands (specifically, Virgin Gorda) to celebrate Rhys’ 40th birthday. We knew going somewhere that required two flights and a ferry had to be spectacular and boy were we right…
Happy birthday, Rhys!
Today I'm sending birthday wishes to the love of my life, my favorite person ever, my one and only…
