-
December 13, 2022–First Days in France…sorting and unpacking
So…on day 2, we slept in until 10:30 am. I took a long stretch in our guest room bed and thought of the great coffee I would make in my new kitchen downstairs. A few minutes later, Darrell poked his head into the bathroom and flicked the light switch, causing no change. “Well,” he said,…
-
December 11, 2022–Our first five days in France…Day 1
We’ve arrived…finally…in France! So much has happened in the last five days that I will write about it in several posts, but first here is what our final leg to France and our first day was like. Last week started in NYC–staying with my brother and sister-in-law in their sweet apartment in Astoria, Queens–a great…
-
December 5, 2022–Adventure?
I am not going to lie, y’all– in the last 24 hours, I have asked Darrell at least 3 times, “Do we really want to do this? We still have time to back out.” Though we would lose our down payment–the papers don’t get signed until 4am, our time, tomorrow. These are last minute jitters,…
-
December 1, 2022–The Final Details…
We have now left Greenville, SC–it was such a warm and hospitable place, and we so enjoyed connecting with the owner of our apartment and friends while there. If you ever get a chance to visit, you should! Great food and culture! Yesterday, I was able to celebrate my mom’s 75th birthday with her here…
-
November 28, 2022–One week away…it’s getting very real!
This journey started just less than a year ago with what began as a gentle nudging in my heart to consider a new path…I had lost myself in my current job, and I found myself in a work culture that was not in alignment with who I was and wanted to be. (sounds a bit…
-
November 21, 2022–Why Southwest France?
Throughout my blog posts, I’ve alluded a bit to how we landed on France when considering where to buy a Bed and Breakfast. Today, I thought I would share more, including why we landed on Southwest France in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (the largest of France’s 13 regions), specifically in the Dordogne department, named after…
-
November 17, 2022–A closed fist or an open hand…
By far, the hardest part of this journey, beyond saying goodbye to so many friends and family, has been the waiting…particularly waiting for news on things that are beyond our control. Waiting is so much a part of life though, isn’t it? Waiting in traffic, waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting for our food at…
-
November 11, 2022–25 years later…
Today is Veteran’s Day, so first, thank you to all those who have served our country in our armed forces. Among those, my maternal grandfather, my father, my father-in-law, and my half brother have all served or are currently serving. This rich history of service is very much woven into the values of our family–the…
-
November 7, 2022–Next stop: South Carolina
Well…it has been a very busy couple of weeks with a lot of goodbyes to our friends and family in Washington, purging of unneeded items or items we don’t have room to pack, and preparing for the last leg of our journey before we go to France–a month in SC/NC and 2 final nights in…
-
October 24, 2022–Necessary Endings…
First, an update–we are still waiting for approval of our visas. The Visa Tracker says, “Your visa application has been sent to Consulate General of France in Washington DC for further processing.” This has been the message for the last few weeks–we are trying to wait patiently for the approval and for the return of…
A Cariad Life
Living life loved
A Cariad Life 