Our travels have changed over the years. As we’ve moved off of the boat and our journey in the Netherlands has begun, we hope you’ll follow along. Happy reading!
Chasing Joy
I saw a quote recently that said something along the lines of “You can have all the money, fame, and things in the world that you’ve ever wanted, but if there is no joy, you have nothing”. I’ve been thinking about that quote a lot today. This morning I made blueberry muffins for Steve (his…
Finding My Center
Hello dear readers, How are you today? I’m great. Quite frankly, I’m impressed that I’m writing a blog again this week. Dare I say that I’m getting back in the habit of doing so? Anyway, I hope you’ve had a wonderful week since you were last here. Since my “Dream On” post, I’ve started up…
Dream On
I often think about things as “oh it would be so cool to…” or “I can’t wait until we…” and I dream and dream and dream until I can’t stand it any longer and I go do something to distract myself from the dreams I’m dreaming up in my mind. It’s as if I know…
Another Year Older (& Wiser?)
Hello there! How is everyone nowadays? The weather is warming up. The sun is beginning to shine. Life feels to be opening up again. I always feel this way when spring fills the air. The flowers are blooming, the warmth is causing us to shed our thick winter coats, and the brisk mornings wake up…
A Little Bit of Peace
In a little over a week we will be moving into our new home. Our apartment is beautiful and light and bright and sunny and I cannot wait to make it our own. These past few weeks I’ve been holding on to the fact that I’ll be nesting into a new space soon. Making this…
Things to Celebrate
Hello dear readers! In the last week, we’ve started a new year (hello, 2025), Steve started his new job, and WE GOT AN APARTMENT. That’s right. After attending a viewing yesterday which was also Steve’s first day of work (and my Grandma’s birthday which felt like a good sign), we decided to submit an application…
Twee Amerikanen in Nederland
Four weeks after setting sail on the QM2, we are sitting in our two-month AirBnB under a heated blanket, listening to fireworks go off outside, and celebrating the fact that it is the last day of 2024. What a year. From snowboarding, to biking around Maui, to eating pan au chocolat every day in Paris,…
Our Last European Adventure (Before We Live Here)
This week, we’ve been spending our time exploring Utrecht, Netherlands. Seeing the Dom Tower, for the first time since March, without the scaffolding that was there before. Walking along the canal park, this time with the changing colors of leaves rather than the blooming of flowers. Eating at our favorite restaurants, and new ones, and…
We’re Moving!
Hello, dear readers! Last thing I told you, we were selling Batland. Well, I’m here to give a bit more information on all that’s going on in our lives at the moment. Clearly, this is a big step for the both of us, and Buoy of course. We’re selling our sweet floating home, moving to…
Selling Batland
Hello dear readers, It’s that time. We have made the decision to sell Batland. Although this journey has been some of the best times of our lives, new adventures await, and they do not include our sweet floating home. I’ll write more about the process later, but for now, I’d like to share our listing…
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