Driving Down A Dream

13/04/2019

It seems like a lifetime ago that we were strolling the beautiful streets of San Miguel de Allende. In reality, it's been less than 4 months we were in Mexico. 😮 So much has happened!
We haven't posted content here in quite some time. We've been knee deep in more change & transition.
I thought I would drop info on this platform. It will cover most bases with family & friends. And fellow travelers - we thought you'd appreciate how we arrived at our current destination.
We'd been sitting on a brilliant idea and while in Mexico we decided to make the jump! We felt so good about our decision...but that doesn't always mean it's going to be easy! 🙃
We moved from Las Vegas to Bend, Oregon! We're Oregonians!
While traveling the US full time, we visited Bend in the fall of 2015. We instantly fell in love and it was quickly added to our list of top destinations. We spent several weeks there last summer too. There were other nudges in this direction...but I won't bore you with too many details. 😉
We got home from Mexico, started packing house, secured airbnb in Bend to work w/a realtor, offer accepted, finalized move in Vegas, belongings in storage until closing, Bigs started 2nd semester of traditional HS 😱, endured Snowmeggedon, adjusted to Jeff being gone (commuting to SFO for work), solo parenting, new paint & carpet, and moving into our new place about 1 month ago. Phew!
The stress of the past few months has flared autoimmune symptoms, but I can proudly say I'm feeling like I'm getting my head above water.🌊
A link is posted in our profile with a YouTube walk through of our new house. Basically - a humble brag on all our hard work...& online shopping. Hat 🎩Tip: Wayfair, Overstock & Amazon. 🤗 Oh, and if you're familiar with the Enneagram...I'm a 1...it's painfully obvious! 🤔
If you're in the area, reach out! We're so grateful we had the opportunity to see 49 of the US states. We can confidently say we've found a place that speaks to our hearts. An anchor for our wanderlust.
We're determined to soak up all that summer offers in our new home; something not easily done in the Mojave Desert. 🏜️

29/11/2018

Ruby & I took a cooking class at this new boutique hotel. Oh my. 😍 Beautiful!
It was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about traditional Mexican dishes & ingredients. The instructors chuckled when someone asked about burritos.
We made a green pipian sauce with chicken and fried squash. For dessert, necuatole: a roasted yellow pumpkin with brown sugar/anise syrup, roasted pumpkin seeds & homemade vanilla ice cream. Delicious!
@ Hotel Amparo SMA

29/11/2018

A 's dream. The glass floor reveals another level of library below!

Our hotel in Queretaro was so nice. It was our first introduction to the old world charm on the outside and the transformed, modern businesses & courtyards on the inside.

23/11/2018

El Corazon de Mexico = The ❤️ of 🇲🇽.

23/11/2018

We spent Thanksgiving with 40 other worldschoolers on a veranda in 75° weather, overlooking beautiful San Miguel. 👌
We gravitate towards unconventional in lots of ways, including food. So while not typical Thanksgiving fare - my sweet potato & black bean enchiladas will slay your turkey any day. 😋
I'm so grateful for my posse and co-captain...my greatest source of love & belonging. ♥️ Home is wherever we're together. ❤️
@ San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

05/11/2018

A rich & enchanting experience. Costumes, parades, fragrant marigolds, and candles. If faces painted like ghosts feels like a mockery of death - well, in a way it is. Because it's about the whole "pueblo" (community) JOYFULLY connecting with departed relatives & friends.

17/08/2018

A kombucha tap room. Its sooo Oregon...and I LOVE it! Their hoppy grapefruit is 💣.

16/08/2018

Tram to the top & back without a panic attack! 🎉 Thank you, former-chemistry-professor-turned-forest-ranger 👴 for the lesson on volcanoes and the cool map of tectonic plates. 🗺️ Mt Bachelor (a 9,000 foot 🌋 volcano) was created 4,000 years ago. That's basically yesterday in geologic time. 👶 Who knew Mt Bachelor is the 6th largest ski ⛷️ resort in North America?! After today Cache wants to pursue the hobby of downhill mountain biking. I can't say I don't blame him. What a thrill! The forest fire haze prevented "breathtaking views" but Three Sisters and the Cascade Peaks were still visable. 😍

31/07/2018

So this just happened!!!!!

16/04/2018

"A World of Languages" Our goal is to try and learn as much Spanish before we head to Mexico in October. The big kids are using Rosetta Stone, but don't particularly like it. Any tips or suggestions?

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

10/04/2018

Bad 📸 (sorry, Cache🤦‍♀️), but I had to quickly document our time with . This family is so rad. We briefly met them at a rally in January 2016. Roadschoolers + worldschoolers = 💣. It was so fun to connect in person again. We met up with them fresh off their flight from Mexico. We're grateful for the time they took to tell us about their 6 months (SIX MONTHS) in San Miguel de Allende. As we anticipate our first international travels we obviously still have questions and concerns. They put our minds at ease and now we're all even more excited! 🎉

30/03/2018

We bought our tickets for the ! We couldn't think of a better way to initiate international travel, than with learning from hundreds of seasoned worldschoolers. Bonus: celebrating Dia de Los Mu***os in Mexico! 🇮🇹

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