Bringing Back the Blog

She who must be obeyed has been giving me a little grief about not blogging in a while. Truth is, other demands on my time have taken precedent. But, SWMBO has provided me with several new beers to review and there is a lot to catch up on, so hopefully this will be the first of a few catch up posts.

It has been quite a busy Summer although it hasn't felt much like Summer.  The weather in Belgium has been crap. We went from rainy winter, to rainy spring, to cold and wet summer. This week is the first nice weather we have had all year and it is supposed to get into the 90's this weekend. Work has been the usual craziness with long hours and lots of travel. The big news of the year is that  the Sun Devil graduated Magna cum Laude from ASU and is starting graduate school. Makes you feel quite old but proud at the same time.

Since graduation, we have been trying to keep our travel pace up. I have not slept many weekends in my own bed, but that is the reason for living here. We have been traveling around mostly Northern Europe, trying to take in events as they come up. We have visited Versailles, attended a Tour de France stage, Flew back to the US to see the Sun Devil and some of the family again, spent the weekend in Normandy and have had a bunch of day trips stacked in there as well.

Living here certainly comes with it's challenges, but the opportunity to spend real time off the beaten path in Europe is really special. On that note, SWMBO and I will be heading to Amsterdam to avoid the heat and lack of aircon in Brussels. Tuesday I head back to the US for a few days and she is planning our next trip.