Wow, this year’s Thanksgiving in Madrid was AMAZING! I had previously written that I was excited since it would be Luis’ first real Thanksgiving, but it was also the first time he really used his new apartment and it could have been the first time that things got badly stained, BUT- I am so happy […]
When you live abroad, people always ask: “but don’t you miss home, don’t you miss your family?”. And the answer is always the same: do I miss the United States? Not particularly. But do I miss the comfort of ‘home’ and the warmth that comes with that word? yes. And of course I miss my […]
Ah, what a life I have to be able to spend 48 hours in Porto, Portugal. Just a quick hop, skip and jump from Spain, it’s the perfect weekend travel destination. There were some inexpensive flights available, so we jumped on it and went! These 48 hours in Porto, Portugal were my second trip […]
Life moves so quickly. Time flies, there’s never enough time in the day. You’re always tired, there is always more to accomplish. AHHHFBFDBBSFBSDBHHB. Like that. But there are also so many good, sweet moment. I want to look back and remember them, so here they are. Had to share this salad. I mean, LOOK at […]
Looking for the BEST Impressive and Easy Friendsgiving Recipes for 2017? Recipes that will impress your friends, but not leave you drowning in work? I have put together a list that I, too, will be using this year and I am just too excited! This yes, (Luis and) I are hosting FRIENDSGIVING and I am […]
UPDATED AUGUST 2019 I have been getting a lot of questions regarding checking the application of your TIE renewal and what to do for a fingerprint appointment. The fun fact is that I am in the same boat as all of you, learning as I go, but I haven’t had any real issues with the […]
Another awesome awesome weekend! Madrid is at its peak cold time- late October when the days are crisp and it’s always bright and sunny. Perfect for eating on sunny terraces, going to runs, and seeing some sheep 😉 Just looking back on the pictures makes me happy! Thursday night, Luis and I went […]
What an awesome weekend! I figured it out- the secret to an epic weekend is a PLAN. Last weekend, I was feeling a little bummed by the fact that I spent most of the weekend working and then during my time off, I wasn’t doing anything with any real purpose. It was fun of […]
I actually just changed that title from 5 Reasons Why Madrid S*&?!s During the Fall, so that’s the alternate title 😉 Spain is great for so many reasons, one of them being the weather. Dry summers with hardly any clouds ever, low rainfall, not super cold in the winter. It’s a decent situation, but one […]
Well, here we are- Monday again (Tuesday, when this is posted), and there is another weekend behind us that seemed to have flown by! I guess that’s a sign of a good weekend! This weekend was full of a lot of work (yay for new jobs) and a LOT of food. I’m surely not complaining […]