Posted in Life on 17. Jun, 2010 by Julie.
For every country one lives in, summer takes on a different meaning. For most of my life, summers in Texas were characterized by school being out, unbelievably hot days, softball games, the smell of OFF (later to be replaced by the more “natural” versions), fantastic cookouts with friends, outdoor swimming, countless mosquito bites, & last [...]
Posted in Life on 18. May, 2010 by Julie.
Today marks the anniversary of my family arriving to Cardiff, Wales from the United States four years ago. I vividly remember each leg of the long airplane ride from San Antonio to Memphis, Memphis to Amsterdam, and Amsterdam to Cardiff the 18th of May, 2006. I remember with jubilation that my one year old son [...]
Posted in Life on 08. May, 2010 by Julie.
In Texas I used to teach 3rd grade…kids who were mostly 8 and then turning 9 at some point in the year. I loved that age. Old enough to read and go to the bathroom on their own, yet young enough to give lots of hugs and honest words. I thought I understood that age. [...]
Posted in Life on 24. Feb, 2010 by Julie.
Our little man turned 5 yesterday. For 5 short years this guy has had so much life in him. From the time he first started kicking during my pregnancy, there was not one single day that he didn’t kick…even on the delivery day-he was still kicking. From early on after his birth, he would [...]
Posted in Life on 18. Feb, 2010 by Julie.
Our tiny dog Celli (named “Botticelli Venus” after my favorite painting) passed away January 22nd from mast cell cancer. For several months she had battled fast growing tumors popping up near her mouth and salivary glands. After 3 successful surgeries catching them in the initial stages, she took a turn for the worse when a [...]
Friday at my weekly ladies community group I learned how to make sushi from a lovely South American lady. I was so excited that I had Brad driving me all over our side of town to find the local Asian market to gather my items. Today I had my first try (vegetarian & smoked salmon [...]