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
Celebrating Three Kings Festival
The holiday festivities continue in Spain with the Fiesta de los Reyes…
Muchas gracias 2024
What an amazing year…
Footwear, photobooths, and floating flowers in Florence
We spent a long weekend in the magical city of Florence…
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…
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...
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…
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…
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…
The ‘Noog
We headed to Chattanooga last weekend to celebrate Minnesota's birthday. Our first destination brought us to Lookout Mountain Flight Park…
Hong Kong
We’re still a bit blurry-eyed and weary from the 16 hour plane ride, but here goes our attempt at writing about the adventure of a lifetime…
Oh how we love NYC!
Our trip to New York was amazing, as expected! We arrived on Friday to beautiful weather which would continue into Saturday only to exit too quickly for the remainder of our trip. Ending our time with drizzly rain and 50s made for a bit of a damper, but we persevered…
New Orleans for the holidays
We spent a few days in New Orleans over the Christmas holiday. The city rejuvenates, inspires, baffles, pokes fun at and enamors us beyond description…
Trotting with turkeys in Charleston
Our visit to Charleston for Thanksgiving was lovely! On Thanksgiving Day, we ran our first 5K race together (woo hoo!) on Kiawah Island - it was so much fun! About 400 other turkey trotters participated in the event as well…
A visit to the land of 10,000 lakes
Sharing pictures from our vacation to Minnesota and Rhys gets a new job…
Springtime in Savannah
Our time in Savannah was amazing. It’s such a beautiful city with so much to offer…
