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…
A Day Out in the Desert with Chris’s Parents
On the weekend when Chris’s parents were here, we decided to take them out to see the desert. We started with what one could think of as desert-lite, Papago Park, a park that is in both Tempe and Phoenix that has…
Poolside BBQ with Chris’s Parents
With the arrival of Chris’s parents, we decided to have our first proper barbecue in Arizona. The term for the thing we did gets complicated. I will let wikipedia do some of the explaining: “In general British usage, barbecuing refers to…
Chris’s Parents’ Arrival in Arizona
We have finally had visitors after living in Arizona for 4 months. Chris’s parents came in late April. Check out a short video of their arrival and all the British goodies Chris’s mum managed to squeeze into her bag. More…