to love and wander

One Year to Go!

I thought about beginning this post with: “Let the countdown begin!” but as you can all tell already, I have the countdown on the front page in addition to on my whiteboard at work. Today marks Lauren and my one year Pre-Anniversary in which we have exactly one year to go before the wedding and…

Bella

As the wedding continues to come together, I realize that there are a lot of things about wedding that I had zero idea about until I got engaged. For instance, did you know that you’re supposed to have a date and venue set within 24 hours of getting engaged? That timeframe seems a bit aggressive…

An Addition to the Family

Let’s start this post off with a nice little pause… .. . .. …there, wasn’t that nice? It is now June and Lauren and i have been engaged for six whole months now and it is truly remarkable how far we’ve come in that time span. “But” you may ask yourself, “Devin, this post isn’t…

Let the Countdown Begin…

Yes, yes I hear you loud and clear. I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted but as it turns out planning a wedding tends to take a fair amount of time (who knew right?). Even though I’ve been bouncing from one meeting or bridal show to another, Lauren has been meticulously planning and scheduling…

8/26/2013

The constant and consistent disconnect between expectations and reality has always fascinated me. As we go through life and imagine how our major events will unfold, we often find that they come up just a bit short. These expectations may stem from a variety of social influences or simply a lack of rational awareness but…

A New Beginning…

It was two years ago when I began this blog as a requirement for my travel abroad journal and after two extraordinary trips to Europe and a catalog full of memories, I’m back here in year three, not to begin another abroad diary but to start another journey. Not that kind of a journey Source This…

Day Eleven: Our Last Day

“Good company in the journey makes the way seem shorter” -Izaak Walton I almost woke up on day eleven with tears in my eyes because I knew this would be our last day in country and the past week and a half seemed to go by way too fast. It never ceases to amaze me…

Day Ten: The Feds and Futbol

“To travel is to live” -Hans Christian Andersen Day ten started out like the previous day…except without the cuddling prior to breakfast. I went downstairs, had breakfast with Lauren and then we met up with Dr. Morris to arrange our first business appointment of the day: the US Consulate. Since our group had split between…

Day Nine: Verona (Boobs!), Pasta and Milan!

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves” -Pico Iyer Not a good start to the day. At seven this morning, we had to make sure our bags were in the lobby in our hotel so the porters had enough time to get our bags to the boat prior to…

Day Eight: Hopeless Wondering and GEOX

“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living” -Mary Ritter Beard This, as you all know, is my second study abroad trip with Dr. Morris so when I see these words on the itinerary for day eight: “Market Research…