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FAMILY BLOG: ADVENTURES ABROAD
MILES TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Borrowed from the poem by Robert Frost


Dim Sum and then some.
With one more day in D.C. we committed to make the most of it. Dim Sum was something Justin and I had always wanted to try so we hoped...
Anna McBrayer
Jul 8, 20171 min read


Sleep no more…
The boys babysat Buddy one night so the adults could have a night on the town. Zeb booked us reservations at the Gallow Green rooftop...
Anna McBrayer
Jun 29, 20173 min read


Bringing Austria to Durango
The first few weeks back have been a bit of a whirlwind but first things first, it was important for the boys to bring a bit of their...
Anna McBrayer
Apr 20, 20171 min read


Home again, home again
We made it safely back home a few weeks ago to a very well taken care of house and welcome happy hour stash complete with fresh flowers...
Anna McBrayer
Apr 2, 20173 min read


Super size me
Because French croissants, Amsterdam’s fries served by the cone topped with mayo and Austria’s fried Weinerschnitzel wasn’t enough to...
Anna McBrayer
Mar 29, 20172 min read
Suburban life
The home office moved back to Atlanta and when the next weekend rolled around, we traveled to the north of Atlanta to visit cousins and...
Anna McBrayer
Mar 28, 20171 min read


A return to Jasper
We spent a quiet week at the Jasper County hunting lodge before welcoming family in for the President’s day weekend. The boys and their...
Anna McBrayer
Mar 27, 20171 min read


Love Sunday
After arriving back in the states, we were lucky enough to travel around on the weekends to see family before heading cross country with...
Anna McBrayer
Mar 26, 20172 min read


4 in 2
Months ago before we set foot in Europe, we all agreed to make skiing one of our largest priorities for fun. We wanted to get the most...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 25, 20173 min read


Kühtai Skiing
As wintery as Saturday was, we were surprised to find that Sunday turned out the be completely clear. It was cold skiing in Kuhtai but...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 24, 20171 min read
When Europe Doesn’t Deliver
By JP. We love Europe. Love it. The people, the food, the traditions, the languages, the landscape, the churches… Ever since our...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 19, 20174 min read


Snow for your Birthday
Last year was a big year for Justin. The big 4-0! So we took the most epic ski trip with friends to Telluride. It was perfect. As schools...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 10, 20172 min read


Innsbruck brings in 2017
We celebrated the New Year early with a special bottle of champagne sent by my Dad and a Sacher Torte from the famous Hotel Sacher...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 9, 20171 min read


Castles and culinary adventures
We spent a couple of days in Innsbruck after satiating our ski cravings. The boys wanted to take Gramma D to the Alpine Zoo to show off...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 8, 20172 min read


We had visitors!
Christmas Eve brought us a hand full of visitors. My mom, “D” flew in from Atlanta, and my brother and his wife, Zeb and Carrie flew in...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 4, 20172 min read


A fancy night on the mountain
Seegrube station offers an exclusive late night dinner up on the mountain a few times a week. We got dressed up and took the Nordkette...
Anna McBrayer
Jan 4, 20171 min read
European convenience
On one of our many adventures trying to find our way to one of the ski slopes around Innsbruck, we happened upon a bus stop with a bread...
Anna McBrayer
Dec 24, 20161 min read
The Disney Dream
Remarkably, all 34 people showed up in time to board the Disney Dream before departure. Honestly the whole experience was a bit of a...
Anna McBrayer
Dec 2, 20164 min read
Celebrating 12 Austria style
Patrick turned 12 this week! Seriously. When did this happen?!? He has been crazy over getting a penny board which is a little...
Anna McBrayer
Nov 18, 20162 min read
Rome sweet Rome
We made it to Rome with time to spare for a stroll by the Trevi Fountain, a peek at the Pantheon and then a nice dinner on the plaza....
Anna McBrayer
Oct 30, 20161 min read
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