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 our foreigner ID cards
We're feeling elated after successfully completing the final requirement of our visas…

We got the padrón!
Today was a very good day. We were issued the empadrónamiento!!!

Hello, (dreaded) Spanish bureaucracy
This morning we were dealt a major blow when we read an email from our property management company…

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!!...

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…
