Oh America, how we missed you…

And we’re back! That’s right, after 4 short weeks traveling the eastern half of the United States, we are back in Groningen.  We technically made it back two weeks ago, but it’s taken some time to get caught up on sleep/work/day-to-day life.  As to be expected, we have lots to share, which means multiple posts.Continue reading “Oh America, how we missed you…”

Almost Christmas….and home !

That’s right! We are in the final days now! By the time this posts, it will officially be 9 days until Whitney and I are heading home. Crazy right?! It’s hard to believe it has already been 18 months since we moved (and 18 months since we have been home!). Details of our upcoming tripContinue reading “Almost Christmas….and home !”

Duiken in het Nederland

…and I’m back! Apparently I like to plan all my major activities close together. This weekend Shane and I drove to the village Scharendijke in Zeeland, which is a province in the south of the Netherlands. Here, we completed our PADI Advanced Open Water certification! The drive down was only 3 hours and 15 min,Continue reading “Duiken in het Nederland”

#LittleLove2015

Well that was a whirlwind trip! Absolutely worth it, but a whirlwind none the less! This past weekend I headed to State College, PA to see some friends get married! …and who was waiting for me in the Pittsburgh airport? SISSY!!! 🙂 So we hopped in our rental car (yes! I still remember how toContinue reading “#LittleLove2015”

eseb 2015/Laussane & Noorderzon

Remember the days of book reports in middle/high school? Remember how you always waited until the very last minute to start working on it (don’t kid yourself, everyone did)? The night before it was due, there was a frantic rush to find the cliff notes (had all the free sites saved) and the constant battleContinue reading “eseb 2015/Laussane & Noorderzon”

Rome, Italy !

(Ever noticed that all of our post titles end with an exclamation mark? Seems we are easily excited!) So, as Whitney alluded to in the previous post, we also visited Rome during Sufrinko Fest 2015. I guess I should first apologize for posting this by, what is now, over a week since they left. SorryContinue reading “Rome, Italy !”

Look Who We Found !

The Sufrinkos! 😊 And they were here for 9 days of Shwitastic European fun! The trip was split into three parts. We started in Groningen, jetted off to Rome for a few days in the middle, and ended in Amsterdam. I’m going to take The Netherlands portion of our adventure. Shane will continue with RomeContinue reading “Look Who We Found !”

The Shwits Go to Egypt: Part 2

That’s right! As Whitney alluded to in Part 1, we are officially scuba certified! This is basically the whole reason we went to Egypt in the first place. And to make it even better, this was technically for the sake of my work and future career. A slight deviation to explain: As I have mentionedContinue reading “The Shwits Go to Egypt: Part 2”