We’re on a French food kick at the moment. It has a lot to do with our recent travels to France. But it’s also because French food is just plain delicious. Contrary to expectation, our November foray in France wasn’t filled with Michelin starred dining experiences. We were too busy touring chateaux in the Loire… Read More clean wine and beef bourguignon
We never really understood the concept behind a “babymoon”. Are you supposed to take a vacation because you feel like — come baby — you won’t enjoy another vacation again? It just didn’t make sense to us. Until we took one ourselves. Let’s just say we are now firm believers in “babymoons” and will encourage… Read More babymoons and greek salad
Jason here. Did I ever tell you that I lived in Belgium for a year on exchange? If I haven’t, well, I spent a year in Belgium between high school and college as an exchange student. Coming from a small town in Texas, let’s just say my eyes were opened. In addition to learning a… Read More belgium and ham-wrapped endive
It seems an apology is in order. It’s been three months since our last post, and many have asked what has caused our random bout of radio silence. There really is no excuse, except that we have simply been busy living life. We’ve mostly been gardening, both literally and figuratively. We have planted seeds of… Read More gardens and grilled pizza
It’s 6:30 in the morning, and I’m sitting at the first of many airport gates today. You’d think Jason would be here with me, keeping me company with choral music and Candy Crush. But it’s just me…traveling solo to the southern reaches of South America. Did I mention I’ll be gone for three and a… Read More layovers and lemon bars
Did you know that only 1 in about 455,000 people reach their centennial? That’s a staggering statistic, and one that really put last weekend into perspective for us. You see, Jason’s Nanny celebrated this very milestone at the first of the month, and there was simply no way we were going to let a flight to Texas… Read More centennials and bbq sauce
