Fitness, Fun, Style and Travel for the Whole Family
My plane ticket says August 16th - that is 3 months from today. The most frequently asked question from friends lately is, "Are you guys getting ready for your trip?". I usually don't know how to answer. "Um... I guess so", I say. Then usually … [Read more...]
A year and a half ago we were preparing for 6 months away. I blogged about Costa Rica on Tuesdays and kept a running list of my preparation to-do's. Life is a little different now, and given the length of our trip, I have had to being preparing … [Read more...]
This snowy mid-March morning has me all over the map. I open one browser window only to remember something else I wanted to do. The next thing I know I have 10 tabs open and can't remember where I was or why I was on any of them. It's one of those … [Read more...]
It's official. We are on our way back to Costa Rica. Come August, we will be packing away the winter clothes and packing flip flops. Guanacaste, here we come. I keep getting the question, "Why?". My answer is four-fold: 1) Weather - this … [Read more...]
...Back to the here and now, oh-u-oh. When I decided to write this post just now, that song popped into head. We have been home for two weeks. It's been an adjustment. We are happy to be home. The kids are happy to be home. But change can be … [Read more...]
Derek posted this to Facebook on Thursday evening. Enjoy his perspective:Heading back home after an awesome 6 months in CR. It's been a great ride, met a ton of cool people, many who moved here in search of a better life for their kids than their … [Read more...]
As you read this we are, gods of the airs willing, safely and swiftly on our way home to Ottawa. Derek may or may not be medicated beside me and it may or may not feel to me like I am taking care of three children instead of two. We won't arrive … [Read more...]
At some point I promised a few posts about life here that I haven't delivered. The description of what life here looks like for us on a daily basis is below. It's truly not that different than it is in Canada from moment to moment. But … [Read more...]
The anecdote below illustrates today's "what I will miss about Costa Rica" perfectly. So, let's get that out of the way before I tell you the story. When we leave, I will miss the sense of personal freedom one perceives watching people go by … [Read more...]
