Long Weekend in Dubai

My last blog entry before I dropped off the face of the earth for 7.5 months was celebrating our five-year wedding anniversary. We also celebrated in real life, with a weekend trip to Dubai.Kail and I had traveled to Dubai several times before, mostly in transit during our one-year assignment in Kabul. The longest we

Juicer

In honor of our four-year anniversary, Kail and I bought a juicer. Romantic, right? I actually think it’s a clever gift, blending “traditional” idea of fruit with the “modern” idea of appliances (according to Hallmark).

Four Years

Today is our four-year wedding anniversary! I had planned to continue my tradition of sharing favorite memories/funny anecdotes from our relationship (see: year one, year two and year three) — but if you’ve noticed, I haven’t been writing a lot lately and I didn’t get my act together early enough to think of something clever.

RRB in the Philippines | By the Numbers

Kail and I took our third RRB (regional rest break) to the Philippines. It wasn’t an ordinary vacation. It was my first trip to the Philippines in 30 years. I was born there, but when I was one year old, my family immigrated to the United States. It took three decades, but I finally made it

Three Years

Today is our three-year wedding anniversary! This blog post continues with my tradition of sharing favorite memories from when Kail and I were dating.

Two Years

Kail and I celebrate our two-year anniversary today. Last year I shared the story of one of my favorite memories of our courtship, so I thought I would do the same this year. Kail actually asked me to marry him before we even started “officially” dating.

Spanish Friday: Un Año

Today is Spanish Friday: Blog post in Spanish; English translation below.Abril es un mes de aniversarios. Hace un año del domingo, me casé con mi mejor amigo.El mejor día de mi vida, excepto todos los días después como la esposa de Kail!