top 13 of 2013: cherry blossoms
We spent the spring of 2013 in Washington, DC, which meant that we were able to go see the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. Early on a Saturday morning, we drove over to take a walk around with Scarlett. Although she was scared of getting too close to the water, Scarlett absolutely loved being... Continue Reading →
home leave is awesome
I've been slacking on the blog because I've been so busy loving home leave, which, on a scale of one to best thing ever, is pretty close to best thing ever. For the non-Foreign Service folks reading this, home leave is Congressionally mandated vacation that Foreign Service Officers must take in between tours abroad. There... Continue Reading →
Sarah and Scarlett’s great adventure
Right now, I am on what can be considered an extended home leave, in between our first post in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and language training for our second post in Belgrade, Serbia -- and it is a strange feeling. I am back in the US with our silly little Uzbek dog as my husband finishes up... Continue Reading →