It's been almost three weeks since we stepped our feet on US soil and for about the last six days I found myself putting the word BLOG in...

There have been moments or gatherings in which I have fully appreciated and practiced what is known as the Irish goodbye. The idea that...

You know that little saying and song about friends? "Make new friends, but keep the old; some are are silver, the others are gold." Well,...

I love a good craft project, always have, and likely always will. Thus, I can be easily persuaded to try anything that involves a needle...

Neither Ryan nor I grew up in families where a warm, tropical, and sunny beach was the apex of vacation destinations. Our lovely and...

One foot in and one foot out. That is how it has begun to feel the past couple of weeks and now as we round into Spring. One foot is...

Who doesn't love an appealing alliteration? It just gives a little spice that seems to make any title or phrase more savory. Speaking of...

Raise your hand if you feel like the calendar in January seems to go A LOT slower than February. Are there any takers besides me? Well,...

Do you ever feel that you should be doing something more? Not like you forgot to lock your front door, and not like you are...

¡feliz año nuevo! Looking back, 2023 reminds me of our Christmas tree lights with multiple settings. Sometimes, it slowly, hopefully,...

I once heard of a study claiming that just planning a trip can elevate someone's state of mind. Even if they never go. The hypothetical...

Sometimes, it's nice to know that some things never change. I invariably say to myself at the beginning of this celebratory month, "Let's...

The days have started to fold into themselves, and before they get away from us, I wanted to share some of the places and updates about...

I had a lightbulb realization this past weekend: as a family, this is the first turkey day and major holiday in which our feet won't be...

If you had told me a year ago that I (yes, only my name is on the contract) would be signing a "good faith" agreement with a landlord I...

hanal pixán Not to be confused with the more commonly known Día de Muertos, Hanal Pixán ('ha-nawl peesh-awn') is specific to the Yucatan...

pig beach While at first I thought it was a joke, just about 30 minutes from Merida, there is a section of the seashore devoted to a...

pantry staples After looking through the photos from the past two months or so I realized we have taken an excessive amount of photos of...

un día feliz As mentioned, birthdays in Mexico seem to have a more intense flavor. Let's just say we still have a super sweet aftertaste...

our first cenote Cenotes are a big deal in the Yucatan. They are gifts of Mother Nature full of fresh, usually-clear water that is both...