Category Archives: Personal

we bought a house

by Alex Posted on May 24, 2013

In addition to the things you know about — living across the world from one another and raising a toddler and growing a baby and starting a new job and getting ready to leave one post and bidding on our next post — there’s something we haven’t mentioned yet. We’ve been house hunting, too. Continue reading →

Posted in FS Life, Life in DC, Personal | Tagged falls church, house, northern virginia, real estate, west falls church | 5 Comments

a letter to the future

by Alex Posted on May 20, 2013

Because Flynn won’t remember Benin himself, I’ve decided to take a moment to collect some memories on his behalf and scatter them here on the interwebs for him to hopefully discover at some point in the future.
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Posted in Baby, Benin, FS Life, Personal, Toddler | 17 Comments

missing benin

by Andy Posted on April 14, 2013

Someone asked Andy if he missed Benin. It’s a complicated question. Continue reading →

Posted in Benin, FS Life, Personal | Tagged Benin, family, FS Life | 1 Comment

benin through new eyes

by Alex Posted on April 5, 2013

More about Alex’s Mom’s recent visit to Benin… Continue reading →

Posted in Benin, Personal, Toddler, Travel | 2 Comments

visitor

by Alex Posted on March 28, 2013

Alex’s Mom came to Cotonou… Continue reading →

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flynn has an announcement

by Alex Posted on March 14, 2013

He’s a little confused about exactly whose belly the baby is in, but yes… …come August Flynn will have a baby brother to push in that swing. Not that this was probably news to any of our Foreign Service readers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby, Personal | 10 Comments

what a difference a year makes

by Andy Posted on January 22, 2013

Walking to the State Department for his first day of work, Andy passed the hospital where he had surgery almost exactly a year ago. Continue reading →

Posted in A-100, Cancer, Life in DC, Personal | Tagged A-100, a100, Andy, cancer, DC | 1 Comment

the best kept r&r secret

by Alex Posted on January 20, 2013

Pristine beaches, lively island life, and U.S. cell phone coverage. What more could you ask for? Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Personal, Travel | Tagged r&r, st thomas, travel, usvi, vacation, virgin islands | 5 Comments

meanwhile, back in benin…

by Alex Posted on January 19, 2013

While Andy’s off in D.C. meeting lots of new people and consuming all the bagels and pizza he can manage, back in Benin, life for Flynn and me continues on like much before. Continue reading →

Posted in A-100, Benin, Personal, Tandem Issues | Tagged a100, bidding, separation, tandem, toddler | 1 Comment

happy holidays!

by Alex Posted on December 23, 2012

Holiday greetings from our family to yours. Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Personal | Tagged 2013, christmas, family, holiday, year in review | 3 Comments