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Category: Holidays

Those random days off throughout the year

Sinterklaas Arrives in Holland

Posted on December 4, 2018November 27, 2018 by Sandra

We were walking James on a cold Saturday morning here in the Netherlands and we decided to walk through the town square of Gouda since it is right by our Airbnb and we wanted to see what people were selling at the market (Thursdays are the big cheese market days). We noticed flags in all…

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Thanksgiving 2018

Posted on November 22, 2018November 18, 2018 by Sandra

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are having a wonderful 2018!

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Toilet-Papered on Halloween!

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sandra

Remember yesterday I said we got stuck without candy on Halloween? Well our cute little trick-or-treater playfully toilet-papered our doorstep! I thought it was so cute and funny!

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Holidays in Europe

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Sandra

One thing we weren’t prepared for in Europe was holidays. Holidays where everything is closed. Today is Halloween. In Georgetown, we were prepared with LOTS of candy. But here in Europe we didn’t think Halloween was really celebrated like it is in the US. Last year, we were in Austria. I remember walking along Mariahilfer…

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Who is La Befana?

Posted on March 26, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

We are in Treviso, Italy and this Saturday is Epiphany. All over town we see vendors selling stockings and socks (like we have for Christmas Eve in the United States) and we see lot of candy and what

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Target – Valentine Napkins

Posted on February 14, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

One US store I really miss is Target and their holiday items! They always have cute holiday clothing, kitchen items, party supplies, candy and more.

Target has these cute Valentine’s Day napkins and

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Thanksgiving in Verona, Italy

Posted on February 12, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

I realized that we posted all of our Christmas in Vienna videos but I forgot to show our Thanksgiving in Verona! This video is all about FOOD haha!

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Our 15th Wedding Anniversary

Posted on January 29, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

I forgot to post last month about our 15th wedding anniversary on December 14th. We went ice skating in Vienna for our anniversary. But another fun thing was a Just Married book I got for Chris. I was

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What Did James Get For Christmas?

Posted on January 2, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

We walked past a Decathlon sporting goods store when we were in Italy a few weeks ago and we spotted the perfect Christmas gift for James. It was a trio of fun!

SPOILER ALERT: We used to live

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Stocking Up on Groceries for Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2018September 2, 2018 by Sandra

We are in Vienna, Austria for Christmas. When you are in Vienna for the Christmas holidays, you have to plan ahead with your groceries because many of the stores (including the grocery stores) are closed

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Flashback 2001: Christmas at Universal Studios Orlando

Posted on December 29, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

Back in 2001 we spent Christmas Day at Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando. We lived right by Universal at the time and we had annual passes to Universal Studios. This was pre-Harry Potter and

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Ice Skating in Vienna, Austria

Posted on December 26, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

Years ago I remember seeing this photo:

I told Chris I wanted to go ice skating on this rink in Vienna one day! Usually the Wiener Eistraum (The Vienna Ice Dream) doesn’t open until January –

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Christmas Balloons at the Vienna Train Station

Posted on December 22, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

I saw the sign for the live construction of the Christmas balloons at the train station. It read, “Liveaufbau der Weihnachtswelt aus Luftballons.” But I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect! They are

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Our 15th Wedding Anniversary

Posted on December 14, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

15 years ago, on December 14, 2002, we were married!

I never thought we would move away from Orlando. And then we moved to Washington, DC. I didn’t think Washington, DC was our permanent home

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Advent Calendars in Vienna

Posted on November 2, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

Now that Christmas is approaching, Advent Calendars are popping up all over Vienna. In the US, we rarely saw Advent Calendars. I think I saw one at Trader Joe’s once. And of course you see Clark Griswold

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2017 Family Portrait

Posted on August 17, 2017September 2, 2018 by Sandra

It is so rare for the three of us to all be in one photo together! I forgot that I had my friend Jen take this photo for us on the 4th of July here in Washington, DC.

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Happy Birthday Duke and Goblin!

Posted on August 8, 2016September 2, 2018 by Sandra

Duke and Goblin would have been 16 years old on Saturday. Here they are in Orlando on their 8th birthday:

We honored Duke and Goblin on Saturday by taking James down to Sprinkles. Sprinkles has dog

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Silver Bell Wreath

Posted on November 30, 2014September 2, 2018 by Sandra

I was looking at wreaths for our front door and I found this silver bell wreath from Williams Sonoma. I would love to put it on our front door here in DC but the front door isn\’t fully covered like our

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WestJet Christmas Surprise Video

Posted on November 21, 2014September 2, 2018 by Sandra

This was from last year, but the whole surprise, kiosk and production of this video is still very cute and creative. Way to go WestJet Marketing Team!

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Happy Halloween

Posted on November 3, 2014October 31, 2018 by Sandra

Our neighbor has a Mastiff named Buffy and James LOVES Buffy. Buffy got a great pumpkin costume for Halloween but it was just a little too snug on her. So she offered the costume to James!

Here

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I had a white Christmas and ate lots of snow! β„οΈπŸŽ„β„οΈπŸŽ„β„οΈπŸŽ„ #thankssanta
I got a new β€˜do to finish out 2020 and I’m fee I got a new β€˜do to finish out 2020 and I’m feelin’ good!  I am James Brown, after all!  Thank you to @adventures_of_rita_and_olive β€˜s Mum for making me look amazing as always 😍
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I’m thankful for YOU my Instagram friends! You I’m thankful for YOU my Instagram friends!  You all make my Mum smile 🧑 Happy Thanksgiving!  Xoxo, James
Snug as a bug in a rug with my new Scottie Dog bla Snug as a bug in a rug with my new Scottie Dog blanket 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 β„οΈπŸ©πŸ’™
My favourite trick or treaters with Poodle skirts, My favourite trick or treaters with Poodle skirts, shirts and socks.  My Mum squealed when she saw them coming - so embarrassing! πŸ§‘πŸŽƒπŸ© #poodleskirt
It was a quiet night this year but I still met a f It was a quiet night this year but I still met a few new friends.  #happyhalloween
I’m getting excited about tomorrow πŸŽƒ #hallowe I’m getting excited about tomorrow πŸŽƒ #halloweenpoodle
This is the 2nd Poodle brooch I’ve found at Bana This is the 2nd Poodle brooch I’ve found at Banana Republic over the years!  #poodlebrooch #poodlesofinstagram #poodle #bananarepublic @bananarepublic
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Looks like I will be wearing a new Christmas banda Looks like I will be wearing a new Christmas bandana this year!  My Mum found fabric at JoAnn with Poodles!  #poodlesofinstagram
Camping cuddles πŸ’•πŸ’• Camping cuddles πŸ’•πŸ’•
Camping hair, don’t care 🍁🐩 Camping hair, don’t care 🍁🐩
My pawrents finally got me professionally groomed! My pawrents finally got me professionally groomed!  Since January my Mum has been grooming me because of Covid and I looked like a dog not a Poodle.  Now I look fabulous and Poodlicious again thanks to Brittany at @emipetnewalbany
Where are we going this time?! Oh wait... I don’ Where are we going this time?! Oh wait... I don’t think I will fit in one of those airplanes 😳 ✈️ 🐩
I had a rough night - those fireworks were scary πŸ˜₯ my pawrents coaxed me out of bed today with yummy prosciutto πŸ˜‹
Celebrating the 4th of July with a few portraits πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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