Month: October 2017

I am a side sleeper. I love sleeping on my side. And with our super duper soft pillow top Stearns and Foster mattress I never had any trouble sleeping on my side. But when I stay with friends or family

Florida fans honored Gainesville native Tom Petty by singing 'I Won't Back Down' at the UF vs LSU game on October 7th. The Gators always sing "We Are The Boys" after the 3rd quarter ends and they followed

I first saw Joshua Bell at the University of North Florida in 1994. I remember sitting so close I could see the strings on his bow shred as he played. I really enjoyed watching him and of course listening

We are getting settled in to the 4th District here in Vienna. Chris and James in our favorite park - Schweizergarten: James near our flat on Argentinierstraße: How incredible that we live

One of the great things about Vienna, Austria (and much of Europe) is it is so dog friendly! James is ready for his first U-Bahn ride: James is welcome on the public transportation and Vienna has

I saw this text on a photo and I thought - how fitting for exactly where we are in our lives right now.

I knew I was going to miss Trader Joe's when we arrived in Vienna. Trader Joe's has the best salad dressings (Goddess is my favorite). I knew we would find perfectly good salad dressing in Vienna. Or

We went shopping tonight at Leiner on Mariahilferstraße. It is such a beautiful store - I love the architecture, the chandeliers, the staircases and even the eco-friendly escalators that go slow until

When we visited Vienna a few years ago, I wanted to visit a "spa" that had soaking pools. I read that you could find them all over Austria. We found Therme Wien - it was the closest to the city and a

One thing you will definitely notice if you come to Vienna is the recycling bins. Vienna is very green and they make it very easy for you to recycle everything. At our building we have garbage bins

I love the herringbone wood floor pattern in our flat. I always wanted a place with a pretty wood patterned floor and now I have one! James is quite comfortable in our new flat in Vienna. We brought

When we lived in Orlando, FL we had the corded Dyson Animal. It was a great vacuum cleaner and it was well worth the money for our 1800 square foot house. But when we moved to Washington, DC we didn't

"Order What You Want, Eat What You Get." Chris had said this to me before we left for Austria. And I didn't realize it might be something we would laugh about so soon! We have been cooking in our

On Saturday around noon Chris and I were both sitting at our computers when we heard a loud siren. It sounded like the siren you hear in old movies - something to let you know that things were about to

We made it to Vienna, Austria! Our flat is in the 4th district - just south of the 1st district which is Central Vienna. We can walk to the center of town and it takes about 20 minutes. We can also

This is the very detailed post about booking a flight from the US to Europe and taking your dog with you. For a much shorter post with just the highlights you need to know, click here. When we

Here are the must-know highlights for flying to Europe from the US with your dog. If you would like to read our detailed post about flying to Europe with your dog, click here. When you buy your flights

We are moving on to our next big adventure - in Austria!!! We visited Vienna a few years ago and I fell in love with the city. I remember checking into our hotel and opening the windows and I heard

I buy too much makeup and too many hair products - especially since moving to DC. I only realize this now that I am cleaning out for our move. We are moving overseas and I can't take all of this stuff

We have been living in Georgetown in Washington, DC for the last four years. It has been a dream! Seriously! When we lived in Orlando, FL I was always telling Chris, “Someday I want to have 500 square