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
Four months
We're more than four months in…
Celebrating Carnival
Time for another parade…
Capturing the beauty of Valencia
It's easy to find beauty here…
We got our foreigner ID cards
We're feeling elated after successfully completing the final requirement of our visas…
Muchas gracias 2024
What an amazing year…
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad and happy holidays from Valencia…
Six weeks in…
We're closing in on our six-week mark in Valencia, and, goodness gracious, what a blur it's been…
We got the padrón!
Today was a very good day. We were issued the empadrónamiento!!!
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…
Our visa application was approved!!!
It came as a simple text message. Both of us happened to be working from home…
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…
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…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here are a few things we're thankful for…
