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 got the padrón!
Today was a very good day. We were issued the empadrónamiento!!!
What just happened?!?
We’re reeling from the results of the US presidential election and what that means for us as a married couple…
Hello, (dreaded) Spanish bureaucracy
This morning we were dealt a major blow when we read an email from our property management company…
Valencia’s resilience
Our hearts are broken after Valencia suffered its worst natural disaster in history last week…
Our search continues
As we settle into our new home in Valencia, our time has been spent getting acclimated to a new city…
Walking on a Dream
Our routine has consisted of two to three daily walks around Ciutat Vella, our new neighborhood in Valencia. (Insert excited scream here!)…
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…
We’re planning to move to Spain!
