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
It’s been a minute …
It’s been nearly three months since our last post, and we’ve been B-U-S-Y!!…
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!!...
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…
And so it begins
We’ve been busy and have lots to share! Our biggest news is we’ve started the visa application process…
SNOW DAY!
The city shut down today due to 5.5 inches of snow and then a layer of ice on top…
She did it!
On Sunday, Shannon finished her very first half-marathon! From the pre-race excitement to the post-race exhaustion, Rhys was cheering her on the entire time…
Adventures, delicacies and the friendly skies
Hey y’all. Rhys here. My birthday weekend was amazing, surprising, spectacular and adventurous - who could possibly ask for anything more?! Here's a rundown of the outstanding activities MN planned and executed flawlessly…
Pride!
Last weekend was Halloween and Gay Pride in Atlanta. Pride usually happens in June to coincide with the Stonewall Riots, but the event date was moved due to drought-like conditions in Georgia…
Art, apples, picnics and family
Highlights from the High Museum of Art, a Georgia Tech football game, touring the World of Coca-cola, and Reece Apple Orchards…
A visit to the land of 10,000 lakes
Sharing pictures from our vacation to Minnesota and Rhys gets a new job…
Finding joy in the little things
Piedmont Park is one of our favorite places in Atlanta. Only a mile from our condo, it’s an easy walk up Peachtree St and over on 10th St to get to Atlanta’s version of New York City’s Central Park…
Birthdays, botanicals, and baked goods
Here are some photographs of Shannon’s birthday weekend, which included a trip to the Atlanta Botanical Garden and plenty of baked goods…
Decor and donuts
Here are pictures of our new place! We're still not finished with the furnishings (we're on the hunt for a dining table and chairs) and the paint (we're not too fond of the sherbet orange and mint green color on the walls), but with each passing day our new place feels more and more like home…
Festivals and funnel cakes in Piedmont Park
This will be a short post, but we wanted to share pictures from last weekend's Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park. We enjoyed the beautiful weather while viewing fantastic art and people-watching: a perfect day…
Why can’t you just LIKE it??
If you’re not familiar with the show “House Hunters” on HGTV, the show follows a family, couple, or individual as they search for their perfect home. Sounds exciting and intriguing, yes? Well, it is to us, especially since we're starting the house-hunting process today…
