honeymoon – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Because pictures say it better. /post/2013/04/16/because-pictures-say-it-better/ /post/2013/04/16/because-pictures-say-it-better/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:56:00 +0000 http://0c381e40-60f6-47e3-912a-bb29e5f77377 Days like yesterday are sad, and sometimes it’s hard to think about the good in humanity. But there is so, so much good, and I’m remembering that today. Some of the most energizing and uplifting experiences I’ve ever been a part … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/04/16/because-pictures-say-it-better/feed/ 0 It’s not a vacation without a half-naked man scrubbing me down. /post/2013/03/25/turkish-bath/ /post/2013/03/25/turkish-bath/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:15:00 +0000 http://2ee28e85-71d3-4c12-b1ec-d367b9287b10 When in Turkey, do as the Turkish people do! Or at least do what the other tourists are doing. During our honeymoon a few months ago, the Husband and I found ourselves in a Turkish Bath House.  Sorry for the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/03/25/turkish-bath/feed/ 0 An ode to apple tea. /post/2013/01/16/an-ode-to-apple-tea/ /post/2013/01/16/an-ode-to-apple-tea/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:39:00 +0000 http://d93b9cb0-4eed-4ba1-84a2-da673765eaeb When we were in Istanbul I cradled a glass of hot apple tea in my hands wherever we went.  We were given tea in the markets while bargaining over the price of decorative plates.  We drank tea at the Grand … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/01/16/an-ode-to-apple-tea/feed/ 0 Volunteering turned out to be the very best way we could have started our marriage. /post/2013/01/03/volunteering-turned-out-to-be-the-very-best-way-we-could-have-started-our-marriage/ /post/2013/01/03/volunteering-turned-out-to-be-the-very-best-way-we-could-have-started-our-marriage/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:55:00 +0000 http://f05fcd6e-3072-45cc-9eb6-8bd1de9a44b1 As I’m sure you’ve figured out, the Husband and I returned from Tanzania/Istanbul safe and sound and are now in the process of adjusting to ‘normal’ life.  It’s awful (the adjustment, that is).  The trip was absolutely perfect.  Well, except … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/01/03/volunteering-turned-out-to-be-the-very-best-way-we-could-have-started-our-marriage/feed/ 0 I take typhoid super seriously, I promise. /post/2012/11/28/i-take-typhoid-super-seriously-i-promise/ /post/2012/11/28/i-take-typhoid-super-seriously-i-promise/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://9deaf4d5-6e3a-402b-b456-50f6cd5d2216 On Black Friday, while everyone else was spending obscene amounts of money on ‘presents’ (we all know that people actually go out and buy themselves a shit ton of things but they disguise their true intentions by buying 2 or 3 presents … Continue reading →

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