Backpack B's

When I was a little girl growing up, I always remember my parents home and grandparents home with a nightlight. What I cannot remember is where the fear of darkness ever came into play in my life to require such a thing. Granted I am the oldest and possibly the light was also there to [...]

It’s early Wednesday morning, our home is very silent, very still, very peaceful. Only the stir of Bean cat can be heard. On a day like today with the tension so high in North Korea, silence and peace are truly a blessing. Today is really like most mornings here. I wake up earlier than Mr. [...]

5 Days… I can’t believe that’s all it took to build a home for a family in Cambodia! The words home sweet home have a nice ring to it, don’t they? I can announce that I am officially home safe and sound from my trip with Habitat for Humanity in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There are [...]

Socks, check. Bug spray, check. Bandanas, check. Sunblock, check. Bean cat, Wait…Bean cat?! Little miss cannot resist an open bag. It’s now a reality! Only a few short hours away from gathering my packed bags and heading off to Cambodia. My heart and mind are open and ready to be fulfilled with this amazing experience [...]

Many apologies, lately I feel like I’ve been rather inconstant with keeping up on our blog. I know it’s only been a week or so since the last update, but it feels like months have went by that I’ve left you all hanging. Life has certainly been fast paced here for the bees. Travel, wonky [...]

How was your weekend? I hope it was splendid extended weekend! Ours surly was! Some of the highlights from the weekend included: -Juicing. I’m getting more creative, trying to incorporate sweet potatoes, ginger, etc. so delicious! I can’t help myself. Mmm! If you have a juicer, please share your thoughts and favorites with me. Pretty [...]

I’m super excited, I’ve got huge news to share! No, no, I’m not pregnant, sorry family. Why so excited? Well, MY BEST FRIEND IS ENGAGED TO GET MARRIED! Yes! I got to hear it straight from her mouth in person while home on Christmas vacation. How lucky am I? What a wonderful memory and celebration [...]

Three families, visits with close friends, pounds of cookies consumed, and six beautifully decorated Christmas tress later, we Bees have made it back safe and sound to our little humble abode in Korea. We truly cannot express or thanks enough to our dear families and friends for all that they did and helped us with [...]

I’ve must admit… the flight home was really nice! I mean really, REALLY, nice! We upgraded to business class. I’ve never flown business class before, so it was an eye-opener. Flatbed seating and leg room for days. The in-flight meals weren’t shabby either. I’ll take it! Have you ever flown business class? What were your thoughts? [...]

Really America? Deep fried snickers wrapped in bacon? Triple patty cheeseburgers with slices of bacon? Panera Bread serving a simple salmon croissant sandwich to include a slice of bacon. Oy… America…our society is already in such an extreme obese state and now we have this brilliant idea to top everything off with a bit of bacon. Eek… [...]