After spending a week in Italy it was time to move on to the second of the five countries we had set out to see on our journey abroad. Early one beautiful June morning we hopped into Alex’s parents’ rental car to make the hour and a half long drive to St. Moritz, Switzerland to …
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An Italian-American Wedding: Alina + Alberto
Italian’s know how to eat and they know how to have a party! We recently attended Alex’s sister’s incredible Italian-American wedding in Arqua Petrarca, Italy. Alina’s now husband, Alberto, was born and raised in a town not far from the village where their wedding took place which is what inspired the exotic destination. The newlyweds …
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Trip to Europe: Arqua’ Petrarca, Italy
The second stop on our recent trip to Europe was Arqua’ Petrarca, the site of Alina and Alberto’s wedding, and one of the primary reasons for our trip to Italy. There were around 25 of Alina’s friends and family traveling to the wedding, mostly from the US, but also from England and Chile. All of …
First Stop on our Europe Trip: Cinque Terre
After 22 hours of travel we finally reached Cinque Terre, Italy, the first destination in our 26 day trip to Europe. We arrived by train from the Milan airport to the village of Monterosso. When we made it through the train station we were greeted by the sparkling blue Mediterranean Sea just in front …
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It’s Good to be Home!
Did you miss us?! Well, in case you didn’t know we have been on the road exploring Europe for nearly the last month, and dang it feels good to be home. Our journey began mid-June and took us through northern Italy, the Swiss Alps, across the Basque region to the Mediterranean beaches in Spain, over …
Alina’s East Coast Bachelorette Party
With just a few more weeks until Alina and Alberto’s Italian wedding, I jetted off to the east coast to join her and several friends for her bachelorette party. After taking the red-eye from Seattle, I arrived in Baltimore mid-day on Friday, met up with Alina and Atalie who drove down from New York City. …
Ski Trip in Leavenworth with Alex’s Parents
After my parents’ repeat visits it was time to welcome Alex’s parents for their spring visit to Seattle. Donna and Stan came out to spend some time with us last weekend. They arrived on Friday morning and we had a quick lunch at the Hi Spot before we packed up the SUV and hit the …
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Thanksgiving in Breckenridge
One of the perks of having family scattered across the country is that sometimes you get to pick a random place in the middle to meet for holidays. This year, our “central” Thanksgiving location happened to be Breckenridge, Colorado. It has been really fun to watch Alex’s family get into skiing more and more each …
Thanksgiving Road Trip to Breckenridge
For the second time in her short life, our dirty, tired Subaru Forester made the 1400 mile drive to the mountains in Colorado last week. We decided to drive to our Thanksgiving celebration with Alex’s family in Breckenridge so that we could bring Jackson with us. Last Christmas was so memorable having Aspen with us …
Second Annual Leavenworth Octoberfest Trip
It has become an annual tradition with one of our groups of friends to make a pilgrimage to Leavenworth, Washington to partake in Oktoberfest shenanigans. This year marked our second trip together. Our group included the newlyweds {Carrie & Patrick}, Mary, Ryan, Sara and Carsten, and three dogs {Berkeley, Emma and Jackson}. The Millers found …
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