Today we’re going to talk to you about our very good friends in the village, who are actually the first friends we ever made in England. They are a very sweet and loving family that took us on as family of their own. When we first moved here it was a shock how seemingly cold… Read More Our First Friends in the U.K.

In this episode we talk about fast food in the U.K. A lot of it is just the U.S. fast food that’s made its way over here actually. You have McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell, Five Guys, Subway, Papa John’s, Domino’s Pizza, among others. Actually I don’t think I even know of any UK-only… Read More Fast food in the U.K.

In this episode we talk about the differences between U.K. and U.S. customer service! I’ll just say that I’ve never experienced worst customer service than in the UK. U.K customer service is the most difficult and terrible experience I’ve had in all the time spent here in the UK. It’s so horrible and depressing; people… Read More UK vs. US Customer Service

We recently went on a day trip to London and would like to share our experience and some tips. London is by far my favorite city in the UK. It was the center of the Empire when it existed. Who would have thought that 2,000 years ago a little marshy little area on the River… Read More Day Trip to London

Last week we went on a group trip to Hastings. Hastings is famous as the location for the fist battle of the Norman Conquest. William the Conqueror landed near here so we’re excited about the rich history of this area. In actual fact, however, the battle of Hastings occurred about seven or eight miles north… Read More Beach trip to Hastings (and best fish and chips!)

Our pastor coached us in our premarital counseling that date night is important to the happiness of a marriage! Lillian likes it when I plan the date and arrange everything, and prefers to not know where we’re going. Every woman wants to be swept off her feet or pursued after and not have to do… Read More 5 Tips on How to Date Your Wife | Part 2

We’re talking about date night! Our pastor (who married us) encouraged us to have date nights set aside regularly, so we aim to have a date night once a week, on Friday or Saturday. More recently we haven’t really been going because Felipe is full of excuses. Basically, Felipe fails to plan things! I had… Read More How to Date Your Wife, Part 1

Today I’m 18 weeks pregnant! Yay! In this bump update I’m going to talk to you about my challenges with the NHS, home-birthing in the U.K., feeling heavy, baby showers, and British reserve! I’ve been thinking a lot about my home birth because of how the last meeting went with the Midwife. I really didn’t… Read More 18 Week Bump Update

I’m going walk you through my makeup routine so you can see what I use on a daily basis. I target my areas that I think are naturally darker or red. I use a Laura Geller Real deal concealer with the bare minerals concealer brush. Sometimes I also highlight my nose bridge with this because… Read More Lillian’s Makeup Routine

We moved to the UK two years ago and we want to talk about our first impressions of British food, driving, and weather! Overall, we love it here! FOOD All our friends said that the food in the U.K. was not very appealing; they said all you had to offer was fish and chips and… Read More First Impressions of the U.K.