Family · State College · Tripp · Yapping Away

Penn State – Welcome Back!

Last week the students came flooding back to State College.  Within 48 hours our town doubles in size, swelling with cars and pedestrians its streets are not designed for.  Plastic rolling storage carts, cheap beige rugs, cork boards and junk food are purchased.  Bright eyed frat boy wannabes whiz through Wal-Mart with their big-haired mamas… Continue reading Penn State – Welcome Back!

Family · Food · Shopping · State College · Tripp · Trips

Back home in the US of A!

Joe’s been in Germany for a class for the past 3 weeks and while he was away I decided to trek across the Atlantic for some quality time with my friends and family.  I haven’t been back to my hometown of State College, PA for almost 2 years (go PSU) so I was very excited… Continue reading Back home in the US of A!

Food · Moron de la Frontera · Spain

Summer, summer, summertime!

Not much happening around these parts lately other than weekends packed with BBQs.  The temperatures have been well over 100 degrees so the only thing people want to do is jump in the pool and sit in the shade.  Two weeks ago we co-hosted a shrimp boil with some friends. Our friends Joey and Rena… Continue reading Summer, summer, summertime!

Tripp

Coming This December…

A BOY! Tripp Tiangtam Taylor is due December 1st! He’s ready to spar! Everything looks good, Baby Tripp is right on par for size and weight. A rather scary picture of his skull and arms but we think he’ll be a cutie! We are very excited for his arrival! Blogged with the Flock Browser

Family · Moron de la Frontera · Spain · Tripp

Coming This December…

A BOY! Tripp Tiangtam Taylor is due December 1st! He’s ready to spar! Everything looks good, Baby Tripp is right on par for size and weight. A rather scary picture of his skull and arms but we think he’ll be a cutie! We are very excited for his arrival! Blogged with the Flock Browser

Moron de la Frontera · Spain

Our New House

It seems I’ve been out of contact for quite some time and the past few weeks have been crazy.  One day Joe and I started talking about possibly moving to a new house.  It came up rather causally but as we started to think more about it we decided that it would be a good… Continue reading Our New House

Family · Food · Go Here, I say! · Spain · Trips

Summer Vacay

Well summer is in full swing here in Spain.  With temps reaching 110 degrees, and light lasting until well past 10 PM we have been doing a lot of swimming, BBQs and laying in the air conditioning.  2 weeks ago my parents came to visit and we met them down south in Marbella for a… Continue reading Summer Vacay

Family · State College · USA · Yapping Away

Happy Father’s Day

I’m not ashamed to be called a “Daddy’s Girl.”  As the first born and the only girl, it was inevitable I would be stuck with that title and it suits me just fine.  Many men father children but not all of them are “Dads.”  My father was not one of those men – he was… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day

Cultural Musings · Spain

How You Know It’s Going To Be Really Hot In Spain…

It’s June and in the high 70s. I’m in shorts, a t-shirt, and flip-flops standing at the produce aisle in the supermarket getting funny looks from two women in jeans and cardigans. If this is “chilly”, I’m not looking forward to the heat of summer.

Festivals & Ferias · Food · Spain · Utrera

Utrera Tapas Festival

Last week was the Utrera Tapas Festival.  You may remember when Joe and I ventured out to the Moron Tapas Festival a few months ago with some friends.  Utrera is a larger town just west of Moron and probably twice as large so it was fitting that their Tapas Festival was as well.  Joe and… Continue reading Utrera Tapas Festival