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Happy Things Friday: 10 April

I know I only skipped a single week of listing Happy Things (to talk about the happiest thing!), but it feels like forever since I talked about anything other than travel.

It feels… good…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Euro Adventure
  • Apr, 10, 2026
  • 24 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 27 March

It’s a cold, snowy (!), rainy weekend here in Vienna. To be fair, this is our first truly miserable weather since arriving in Europe and I feel like we’ve mostly dodged a springtime bullet.

Honestly,…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Euro Adventure, Vienna
  • Mar, 27, 2026
  • 22 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 20 March

Spring is in the air! We had cool weather at the beginning of the week but, now, glorious sunshine with soaring temperatures.

Jenny asked in the comment section of a recent post if I…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Euro Adventure, Travel, Vienna
  • Mar, 20, 2026
  • 33 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 March

My first (of many) Happy Things Friday posts from Europe.

It’s hard to believe that this time last week the kids were at school and I was madly dashing around our house (and our town)…

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  • Euro Adventure, Happy Things Friday, Munich, Travel
  • Mar, 13, 2026
  • 40 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 6 March

OH MY WORD, FRIENDS. THIS IS MY LAST DAY IN CANADA.

(I know some people dislike all caps, but I have a feeling I’m going to be leaning on this technique heavily in today’s post.)

IT…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Mar, 06, 2026
  • 49 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 20 February

The crunch is on, friends. Two weeks from now is our final full day in Canada. Eeks! This is really happening.

I feel like I’m overloading everyone with with Happy Things/FIGs, so I’ll try…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 20, 2026
  • 45 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 February

Hi friends.

This week was a wild ride. John left in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday to head to South Korea (his first time!), I woke up to say goodbye and…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Feb, 13, 2026
  • 40 Comments
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