Since we moved, we have hardly traveled at all. We went to the UK and Italy briefly in 2016 and San Francisco just before we got the cats. For various reasons, we finally went back to Wisconsin and opted to…
Citizen Chris
Last week Chris became a naturalized American citizen. We went into Phoenix to the district course house for the ceremony. The court house is absolutely huge and felt a bit like an airport: The actual ceremony wasn’t very long, but…
Citizenship Test
Early last year, Chris applied for US citizenship. It is quite a long process, so he just only got to take the citizenship test today. I got UK citizenship while we were living in Britain as well and it was…
Here’s Hoping It’ll Be a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood for the 13th Doctor
In the last 24 hours, Chris and I watched two very different programs. Yesterday we saw the conclusion to Broadchurch season one for the first time after having people recommend it to us for years. We also went to see…
House Hunting Part 5: Phoenix
Another tool that allowed us to look at a lot in a short space of time was Open Door. Open Door is a way of having an open house all day with no one present, but with a certain level…
House Hunting Part 1: Mostly Maricopa
So around the start of the year, like many people, Chris and I found ourselves reevaluating our lives. We decided we wanted to move out of an apartment and into a house. We had a look at a few housing…
An Open Door House in Phoenix
Just before we got the kittens, we went on a mini road trip to the north of Phoenix to a part of the city we had never been to before. Part of this was released ages ago in the form…
MeowJenx: The Kittens Arrive
On October 25th, Chris and I decided to attempt to take the Humane Society up on their offer of no fee felines. We called ahead to ask how early to be there and the woman on the phone said 30 minutes…
Jana’s Bakery: The Only Polski Sklep in the Phoenix Valley
As long time readers will know, Chris grew up with a lot of Polish influence in his life since his grandparents on his mother’s side were both from Poland, but came to the UK after the Second World War. We…
A Comparison of US Grocery Delivery Services
When I was a little girl, I mainly remember there being pizza and Chinese delivery. Sandwich delivery popped up sometime in the last 10-20 years as well, but in the last few years, many delivery services have appeared for a…