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365 & counting

And the countdown is on! Today we would be waking up in Dublin, Ireland! It is hard to imagine, but we are finally closing in on our epic family adventure and it can’t come soon enough. I’ve had a few people ask me, “What do you want to get out of this trip?” Well, I really don’t have a specific goal in mind or the cliche, “to find myself,” as that is something I was forced to find in my thirties…...

Selling It All

It is a weird thing selling all your possession; all the things you thought you once needed but now hardly use. We decided to sell it all: house, vehicles, furniture, and most of our possessions. Not because we have to, but because we don’t want to be stressed about renting or storing our material objects while we are abroad. It is quite liberating to unload all these things and also profitable in the process for things that are just collecting...

2024 Paris Olympics

Hard to believe, but we got tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics! A few months back I realized our Euro-vacation would wrap around the 2024 Paris Olympics happening on July 26th-August 11th. So, I submitted my name in the draw to have a chance at purchasing tickets and I was shocked to be selected when I received a congratulations email a few months later. I woke at 2 am (10 am Paris time) the other day and logged in to...