Ohio in Photos

I don’t know who would have thought it, but two and a half weeks in Ohio was not nearly enough.  I’m so happy we were able to visit, even briefly, with so many important people, but I’m sad there were others we missed.  Below are some of the highlights from my home state. My parents  read more

Ideme domov!!

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a long time.  In fact, it’s had this title since I first learned what it meant- We’re going home.  I hear it at the beginning of the year until the kids learn to say the phrase in English. I have a ridiculously mixed up amount of emotions  read more

The Last Battle

Actually there’s no battle, no fight of any kind really.  This post is titled The Last Battle, because that is the name of the final book in CS Lewis’s Narnia series.  It brings the stories of Narnia to an end, just like our time at Zš Narnia is coming to an end. We’ve  had so  read more

Istanbul, Turkey

Believe it or not, I don’t think I have too much to say about our stay in Istanbul.  We had about 5 days there, did a variety of things and had much more than our fair shares of bakalava:) One thing I really loved about the city is how they drink tea so often.  Tiny  read more

Spring Break (part 1)

Despite it being Burke’s dream and Christmas present, we were not able to make Italy happen this winter.  Our plans fell through just one week before we were supposed to go, during which time I was in the hospital.  So when I came home that Monday afternoon I set to work straight away at rerouting  read more

2010 in Review + New Year’s Resolutions

Lately I’ve been toying with the idea of making New Year’s resolutions and you know what? I think I might actually do it. Before I let you in on my goals, lets recap what’s happened over the last year. The most exciting place to start is in our traveling. Here’s a recap (in photos, because  read more