New Mexico has some glorious sights: White Sands National Monument is probably my favorite, where the landscape looks snow-covered (and which allows for “sledding”), and Carlsbad Caverns National Park is the best cave system I’ve ever been to. And I love cave systems. New Mexico was “the end of the line” for the great Jeff-and-Leah …
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Dating My (Future) Wife in Arizona
In the summer of our big road trip Leah and I left Utah for Arizona. And we were in love. I know we were in Arizona because of the road signs and GPS, and I know we were in love because we’d both had been camping for weeks and hadn’t showered. And at least I …
Dating My (Future) Wife in Utah
Now for all the good pictures! Utah is a gorgeous state, and one which Leah and I thoroughly enjoyed on our drive from Oregon to New Mexico. The first sight of note we stopped at was Bryce Canyon, which I had never been to. Bryce has breathtaking views, and, even in late May it can …
Dating My (Future) Wife in Idaho
Here’s something interesting I heard: if you ironed Idaho flat, it would be the largest of all the lower forty-eight states. I spent far too long on the internet trying to verify that “fact,” and though I can’t be completely sure, it seems true. From personal experience I can tell you that Idaho is very …
Dating My (Future) Wife in Washington
After picking up Leah in Portland we drove east. This is part dos of how we started dating, which is the partial result of a big road trip we took. Just like I’ll tell my future kids to study abroad (it’s the best way to meet a spouse), I’ll also tell them that when they …
Dating My (Future) Wife in Oregon
So how do you ensure that you keep talking to the woman of your dreams, after reestablishing contact, after you haven’t talked for almost twelve years? Well clearly you call, text, Skype, and email, and then you invite the woman of your dreams to move your car with you. Or at least that’s what I …
Study Abroad, Kids (How to Get a Spouse, p. 2)
How does a couple who met while studying abroad, and then went their separate ways, reconnect? Well, this is the good stuff guys—with three times as much intrigue, scheming, and deceit as the previous post on how Leah and I first became acquainted! Or actually, after Leah and I studied abroad in New Zealand I …
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Study Abroad, Kids (How to Get a Spouse, p. 1)
There are many benefits to studying abroad; you learn about a new culture, you might learn a new language, you travel, you get out of your comfort zone, you possibly lose your luggage and/or get multiple bouts of food poisoning, you grow. Also, by studying abroad you just might meet your spouse. Leah and I …
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Why We Don’t Live Under a Water Tower
Once Leah got her job in Greensboro we had to figure out where to live. After a fair amount of internet searching we came up with three possible abodes. The first was in a new apartment complex, but constructed in a way to cash in on the “old factory” vibes that are around the city. …