Some of you know that Syd had a miscarriage last November and that we’ve since continued to struggle getting pregnant. In honor of October being pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, we decided to open up a little bit more about it. We know there are countless others that have struggled/are struggling with similar feelings/issues. You … More We Can Do Hard Things: Experiences with Pregnancy Loss
I graduated in December, a commencement ceremony wasteland at BYU. Do you walk in August, before you technically graduate? Or do you wait until April, a semester after you finished? Because of a string of uninteresting circumstances, I did not walk at BYU Commencement in August or this past week. I figure that the purpose … More #byugrad
I am about 33,000 feet over the North Atlantic as I am writing this. It’s weird to look out the window and see only water for as far as the eye can see. Part of me has never loved the idea of flying over the ocean. I’ll try not to think about it. Syd is … More Crossing the Pond
This post is for the nephews and nieces. Although, my guess would be that David and Caleb find these pictures most interesting (but I’m not about to just assume that my nieces won’t be interested just because they’re girls #gender). I wish I had descriptions to go with these pictures, but the IVM is also … More For the Nephews and Nieces: Pictures from the Imperial War Musem
Last week we went to Kensington to explore Portobello Road and its famous market. Our first mistake: We didn’t think about it how it was a Saturday. This may sound entirely hypocritical, but my least favorite place to be is anywhere with herds of tourists. Which is basically what Portobello Market is. We’ve learned that … More Portobello Market and How To See Westminster Abbey for Free
A couple weeks back we followed a tip from Becca, the operations manager at Jon Baines, and went to the Sky Garden. It’s basically the observation level in one of London’s newest skyscrapers, the Walkie Talkie (20 Fenchurch Street). It’s free (which we love), you have just have to book ahead online to reserve a … More Sky Garden and Tower of London
WARNING: This post is written by an *EIM major who went through elementary, middle, and high school reading Harry Potter late into the night. #pottergeneration *EIM= Experience Industry Management On July 31st Syd and I did the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour. If you’re not sure as to why July 31st matters in this … More Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Selfie Stick
When we decided for sure that we were going to London, we knew that we would definitely spend a weekend in Prague, since it’s where I served my mission. And then, a month or two before we were leaving for London there was a web conference from the Czech/Slovak mission president. In this web conference, … More A Weekend in Prague
On a misty and drizzly evening a couple weeks back we decided to do a Jack the Ripper walk. We met up with the walk leader outside Tower Hill Tube station and made our way through Jack’s East London. Let’s be honest. No episode of Law & Order: SVU or Criminal Minds or [insert favorite … More The Ultimate SVU Episode: Jack the Ripper
Hello. Yes, we are still here. Forgive us for the hiatus. It just means that we have lots of posts to catch up on. You may remember a couple of weeks ago we mentioned this: Luckily, Dan doesn’t work Thursdays and left work early enough on Wednesday to beat the strike. But that still left … More Exploring the Neighborhood: We Live By a Castle
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