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safe & mostly sound
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...
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megdehner
May 242 min read
hasta luego & see you soon!
There have been moments or gatherings in which I have fully appreciated and practiced what is known as the Irish goodbye. The idea that...
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May 104 min read
silver & gold
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,...
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Apr 204 min read
cumpleaños & CDMX
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...
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megdehner
Apr 22 min read
bus, ferry, & back
Neither Ryan nor I grew up in families where a warm, tropical, and sunny beach was the apex of vacation destinations. Our lovely and...
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megdehner
Mar 182 min read
long & short
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...
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megdehner
Feb 283 min read
flying flamingos & vacationing visitors
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...
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megdehner
Feb 163 min read
amor & amistad
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,...
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Jan 293 min read
muses & museums
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...
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megdehner
Jan 123 min read
happy new year! & hiding
¡feliz año nuevo! Looking back, 2023 reminds me of our Christmas tree lights with multiple settings. Sometimes, it slowly, hopefully,...
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megdehner
Dec 29, 20234 min read
family & feliz navidad
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...
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megdehner
Dec 16, 20233 min read
two weeks & lots of twinkly things
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...
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megdehner
Dec 2, 20233 min read
three places & three people
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...
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megdehner
Nov 23, 20232 min read
thanks & love
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...
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megdehner
Nov 18, 20233 min read
air b & bust
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...
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megdehner
Nov 9, 20233 min read
bittersweet & colorful
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...
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megdehner
Oct 31, 20232 min read
oinks & spooky things
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...
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Oct 27, 20231 min read
flavors & such
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...
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megdehner
Oct 21, 20232 min read
9 & fine
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...
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Oct 14, 20233 min read
38 & mostly great
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...
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