Anyone who knew me when I first moved to the UK knows I have very little love for Apple. They annoyed me by considering me a different person when I moved to Britain so I had the choice of losing…
Building with Drones
Something we weren’t expecting is the heavy use of drones (at least one anyway) in the building of the new pool area and club house at our apartment complex. We happened to meet one of the owner’s of the construction…
Construction Update
We have about a month of construction to go at the time of writing. Here is a small update on how it’s going:
iPhone SE
Chris and I both have had excessively large phones for a while. They were useful for traveling, but as Apple has released a smaller and newer phone, we though we would see if it was possible to trade up while the…
England & Arizona: A Comparison
When Chris’s parents came to Arizona, it made me think a bit more about how the UK and Arizona compare. For instance, my mother-in-law watching some of the local news found out it was meant to snow somewhere in Arizona.…
Minor Differences: Bread and Cheese
A common complaint of the British when visiting the US is that the bread and the cheese are terrible. British people I have spoken to often seem to think most American cheese is that really processed rubbery stuff or at…
LEGO Creator Expert Brick Bank
Chris wants to build a Lego city, so we thought he should get started by seeing how an officially designed Lego building is made. He started out with LEGO Creator Expert Brick Bank Building Kit (2380 Piece). It is a massive…
Cinco de Mayo
This year, Chris had his very first cinco de mayo. Cinco de mayo means fifth of May in Spanish and is a Mexican American holiday. In the US, it is often confused with Mexican independence day, which is actually celebrated…
Amazon Locker
A cool new feature from Amazon that has found its way into our apartment community is Amazon Locker. Although package pickup has already been very easy given our community’s office is open and receiving packages 6 days a week during…
One Year On
As of yesterday, we have been in the US for one year. Granted, we weren’t living here in the most typical sense until mid-January of this year. Nonetheless, a year after our arrival, we decided to record a short video about…