What is Home?

The day before we left for England, we went back to our house one last time to drop off the remainder of our stuff for storage. On the way, Nolan said, “we’re going to Reid’s house, he’s taking care of it while we’re gone.” (Reid,…

Football is Coming Home

Could there be a better time to be living in London? For the first time since 1990, England made the semifinals of the World Cup, and I got to witness it first hand! For their match against Columbia, I searched online for the best sports…

Which Way Do I Go?

There’s nothing like being in a new place trying to orient yourself to unfamiliar surroundings. Something I found immediately interesting about London was the street signs, or lack thereof. Google Maps does a fine job with directions, but when it tells you to “turn right…

It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye

Once the calendar turned to May this year, our trip really began to feel imminent. At that point, we started realizing we were likely experiencing our last whatever it was we were doing. The first of lasts were things around the house: Kathy and Nolan…

Cleaning Out My Closet

I’ve got some skeletons in my closet and no one knows it. Okay, that’s actually Eminem, but as I spent the weekend cleaning out my closet, so many thoughts and memories came to light. First, the memories My goodness. Some of this stuff I haven’t…

Final Itinerary Set

It’s been more than two years in the making, but Kathy, Nolan and I have finally set the full itinerary for our trip around the world and we couldn’t be more excited. July 1, we will leave life as we know it here in Fishers,…