One of my favorite things in the world is making friends with perfect strangers. In the States, it was a rare occasion for me to not strike up a conversation with the other mommies at the park, or talk to some random person who was eyeing the same item for…
Naky
21 August 2014 On the way to the grocery store today, we passed by a tanning salon that is located right next door to the store. On the windows of the business they have a bright, sunny, LARGE advertisement of a fully naked woman lying on the beach. We had…
Language barriers
20 August 2014 Today, Eric went to his first day of work, so the kids an I were on our own for the day. We enjoyed some time at a nearby park. It’s beautiful here - crisp, cool air and huge green trees everywhere make for wonderful parks. The…
The journey
August 15, 2014 The departure… This was the day we’ve been waiting for. The day we’d finally fly to Vienna and begin our lives on ‘the other side of the world’ - as Tucker so adorably describes it. We chose to fly out of Lubbock, so that we…
Vagabonds, part 6 - Last stop
We arrived back in Lubbock just a day and a half before our flight out to Vienna. We got one more good day with my parents, and did some last minute business and arranging, and then tried to get a good nights rest for the big day ahead of us.…
Vagabonds, part 5 - Family Reunion & Move out
After staying with the Sturdevants for a few more days, we headed up to Prosper, TX near Dallas for a wonderful Harden Family Hu-rah. It was wonderful to see everyone again, and we had a great time eating, visiting, swimming, playing, eating more, and we even played a real live…