Updates and Other Things

This blog began as a way to share my story and explore the new adventures in my life (marriage, teaching, becoming an Army wife, discovering a passion for meeting knits with yarn).  Then, just when I thought I had some momentum going, inspiration stirring, we got orders to Italy and I took a short hiatus in order to move our lives across the Ocean with plans to update the world with stories of our Italian and European adventures.....

...that was 3 years ago.

Now we're back state side and my poor blog has been neglected and adventure-less.

It's high time I remedy that, I think. Think of this post as a teaser for what is to come. As Further Up and Further In makes a comeback, I plan to begin by reminiscing about our 3 years of living abroad and finally share some of those pictures I have buried in the deep, deep recesses of digital folders begging to be printed and displayed.

There's so much I can say about what life was like over there, what I learned, the amazing lifelong friends that I made, what it is like to be back in America after so much time away (and how I'm still culture shocking, evening after 4 months of being back and how I miss the wine....and the pizza....and gingseng cappuccinos.....and gelato!)

But there will be time for all that later. For now, enjoy a couple travel teasers.......stay tuned!

Beautiful Venice   

               

Dunluce Castle, Ireland 

Christmas Market in Downtown Vicenza