Road Warrios...The Finale...

On our last and final day of travel, we just had to make a hop, skip, and jump from San Antonio to Dallas. We had every intention of sleeping in since it was only a 5 hour drive, but wouldn't you know we woke up at 7am! After having some Texas shaped waffles,

Road Warriors Day 3...

Seth woke up bright and early at 6am on Day 3 to run to the Chedauri to get a new battery. Wouldn't you know it didn't open for another hour so we ended up hanging out in our room, completely packed...just waiting and waiting and waiting. He finally got our battery, changed it

Road Warriors Day 2...

Seth and I woke up kinda leisurely Sunday morning, our second day of travel. We only had to get to Veracruz which was just an 8 hour drive from Villahermosa. With that, we put no rush on our travels and decided to be a little lazy. While we were driving, we realized that we were

Road Warriors...

Seth and I have been back in the US for two weeks now! It seems like just yesterday that we left. I wanted to give you all our travel logs and some pictures we took along the way. Most of the pictures are taken from the passenger seat unfortunately. Someday when we don't have a car full

Last Beach Day...

Seth and I went to the Reef Club a couple of days before we left to experience beach day just one more time. We rode our bikes over and just hung out on the chairs for a few hours. We did attempt to play in the water a bit, but the water was way too rough. We had a great time just

I Might as Well Just Say It...

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I've been holding out on you for awhile now. Seth and I are moving back to the US in a couple of weeks. Nothing bad. We just decided it was best for our family and for Taelyn to grow up in the US. We have loved our time here. We have created a life here. We have many good friends. I would say that even our culture shock wasn't really that bad or at least not as bad as I've heard some expats experience. Maybe its because we found the right community. Maybe its because we spend our time with Mexicans and not other expats. I don't know. But, I do know that I'm very sad to leave, and a part of me feels like I have so much more to do here.

Right now, everything is a waiting game for us on what we will do exactly, and where we will eventually end up in the US. Seth has a project that he is waiting for approval and funding which hopefully will come through in the next week. If not, then I will go back to work in retail. Although, I don't really want to go back to

Roadtrip to Nebraska...

You know you're in an Oklahoma truck stop when...

Good Thing I Love Him...

Me: Honey can you get a me a container for these leftovers.
Seth: Sure

....Grabs for the first container he lays his hands on and scoops in the tiny little bit of pears.

Me: Really, Seth? Really?

Having a Baby in Panama...

I know its been forever since I first started the posts about living in Panama and some of the paperwork that is required. What can I say? Baby, husband, laundry, cooking, other blog posts...it all keeps me busy. So here I am finally going to continue on the information highway and give you more insight into how to have a baby in Panama. I know that when Seth and were looking into this topic, we found pretty much nothing out there. So hopefully, this post finds someone looking for the same information, and it is beneficial.

I've already raved on and on about the medical care in Panama. It is fantastic! You will be very hard pressed to find anyone who will tell you that they had a horrible experience at a Panama hospital. So even though the healthcare industry is fantastic! Getting all your paperwork together after you have that little love nugget can be quite daunting to say the

The Makings of a Bedroom...

I had been wanting to remake Taelyn's room for awhile now, but just didn't have the time or resources in Mexico. Then one night, I just got a little Pinterest happy, and my brain went into remake mode. I was determined to redo Taelyn's room in a fun, girly style that wouldn't break my $150 budget. I'd just like to put on the record, I think I did a pretty good job and easily made it under my budget. Yeah, me!

The room before was very drabby. Because we live in a fully furnished apartment, its made to be very basic so that its not gender or age specific. Well, it was driving me nuts. Its just not what I had imagined for my daughter, and I knew that I had to make it into something a little bit lively to match mine and Taelyn's personalities. But, everything had to be done in stages because I knew most of it would have to be done in the States where there are hobby stores in

Home Away from Home...

I didn't take very many pictures while I was in Dallas. When you are an expat, you just get so busy with your family, that picture taking takes the back seat. I think also when you go back for a month or more, things become so common place that you forget that others may not see what

Christmas Village...

The city of Richardson, Texas has this really awesome Christmas village set up outside the library by my sister's house. Seth and I went over there one night during our date nights to check it out. All I can say is I wanted to be a kid again. I can't wait to take Taelyn next year

Christmas in Oklahoma...

I  was thinking about these last few posts and how weird it is to just now post about Christmas. But, alas, what am I to do? Busy with family. Busy with baby. Fight for the computer from the husband. So, you must forgive me for my extreme tardiness and...well...just plain awkwardness

Oklahoma Birthday...

Would you believe that I only have 2 pictures from Taelyn's birthday party in Oklahoma? I'm a bad mother, huh? Remember that whole separation anxiety thing she was going through? Well, the first time we tried to celebrate, she cried constantly. I decided that it just wasn't worth

And We're Off to Oklahoma!...

After our short stay in Atlanta, we jumped on yet another plane to Dallas. My sister picked us up at the DFW airport and then we drove the 2 1/2 hours to Oklahoma. Its much easier and cheaper for us to fly into Dallas and than drive to Oklahoma then to just fly to Oklahoma since

Atlanta Christmas...

Christmas was such a good time in Atlanta, and we couldn't have been thankful enough for the Atlanta Family for their hospitality. Even though Taelyn was quite a challenge sometimes, they were real troopers and didn't let anything bug them. It was nice to spend time with the whole

Its Her Party and She'll Cry if She Wants To...

Taelyn celebrated the big numeral uno on December 23rd in Atlanta. So of course, we had a little birthday party for her. Since she was going through some serious separation anxiety and

All in da Hood...

As I told you in my previous post, my brother and sister-in-law, Aaron and Heather, live in a neighborhood that is essentially one street about 1/2 mile long. It ends in a cul-de-sac which means that everyone knows everyone. All the houses are plantation style nestled in between

Christmas in Atlanta...

Yes, I am fully aware that it is almost a month after Christmas and my trip to the US, and I am just now making a post. I, also, admit that I am the worst blogger ever. I only hope you may forgive my long sabbatical as I was busy just enjoying my family and then recouping once I got back to Playa.

So, onto the show. Our first destination was Atlanta, Georgia to visit Seth's side of the family. Let me tell you. Coming from sunny 84 degree weather and suddenly landing in 35 degree, cold is quite a shock to your

Snowed In...

My sister and I used to love when it snowed in Oklahoma.

1. Snow day from school
2. Finally get to wear all our mittens and hats
3. Snow men and slides