I normally avoid memes (or whatever they’re called) because I figure people don’t really care which color is my favorite, how old I was when I lost my virginity, or the name of my first family pet. But this one had the added bonus of including music… I’m a sucker for music.
So here it […]

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Robyn’s latest obsession is watching Alias. Which is well & good except for the fact that she heard the Kate Bush song ‘this woman’s work’ and fell into a sort of obsession with it. For the past week it’s been on endless loop in her room.
Endless.
Loop.
As the song says- oh darlin, please make […]

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What the hell is little Harry Potter doing posing nude?? The last thing I needed to see this a.m. was his fun run, and I don’t even want to think about his hogwarts…
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go pour bleach in my eyes…

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Did you know there are somewhere between 656 to 850 muscles in the human body? It’s true. I know so because I just googled it. And at this very moment I’d estimate that somewhere between 660 to 855 muscles in my body are sore as hell. Damn that perky little Joanna […]

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I make a big deal out of blogging for a year solid and now I can’t think of a single thing to write about…

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EuroTrippen celebrates its first birthday today. One year of blogging… wow. I gave it six months when I started, after that I figured I’d run out of things to say. And in ways I suppose I have, but it hasn’t stopped me yet. heh.
I’m also continually amazed at just how many people […]

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A huge perk of working in Europe… at least for an american… is what feels like boat-loads of vacation time. We went from 12 days in Co. Springs (sick days had to be included in this time off) to 30 here, plus 9 holidays and an additional 8 days (2 per quarter) to round […]

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Not that I’m excited or anything, but in three weeks, two days and four hours we leave for 11 glorious days in London. Any tips on places to go, things to do or where to eat would be greatly appreciated. We rented a holiday apartment near Putney… now, I have no idea if […]

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Oscar nominations are due to be announced today and I haven’t seen a single film that’s rumored to be up for contention.

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This past week has been a real revelation. For as long as I can remember when we’ve had a significant chunk of time off we were either traveling or moving. Staying still has never really been our forte. But for the past week Jim’s been off, the girls stayed home part of […]

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