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Just a Little One

Just a Little One

by | Oct 19, 2025 | Blog

Hello! We are still enjoying our time in the beautiful mountains of Utah. We have seen the progression of autumn into early winter here during the past two weeks. The gold leaves are fading with each passing day and we’ve awoken to snow a couple of mornings. We are enjoying time for rest, hiking, practicing, and spending time with people we love. We hosted Nathan’s sister Erin and her family for dinner, swimming, games, and a hike through the snow (with snowballs, of course). We also had Nathan’s brother, David, and his family visit yesterday for lunch and a hike to Willow Lake. And we can’t forget that my sister, Jana, came for a sleepover! We’ve been able to hang out with family (at niece, Elisa’s, misson farewell and visits to cousin Ben’s family and Aunt Carolyn) and with friends (hi to Emily, Kevin, Kathy, and Dave and my dear friend, April!). We’ve also been spending some time visiting mom, Margaret, and helping her with some projects. I even got to put in a couple days of work at my sister’s place of employment–it’s always fun to help out at Concord & 9th and see what they’re dreaming up! We’ve stopped in the valley for shopping, a movie, and a couple of meals out. It’s been a great balance of “vacation” and normal life and we are loving it. Have a great week!

Scene Change

Scene Change

by | Nov 9, 2025 |

After a whole month in alpine bliss, we packed things up and moved out of the canyon. We spent a busy weekend working on some projects at Margaret’s place in Centerville and having one more super fun Mueller family dinner. Then we filled the car with a few things and drove north and west for a change of scenery.

Movin’ Right Along

Movin’ Right Along

by | Nov 2, 2025 |

All good things (and bad things, I will add) come to an end. We thoroughly enjoyed our month at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, but we are moving on to the next adventure. We have moved back to Centerville for a few days to regroup and repack and then we are hitting the road!

Paradise

Paradise

by | Oct 5, 2025 | Blog

Happy October! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful time of year! Some people dream of paradise on a quiet tropical beach, listening to the surf with a drink in hand. Not this girl! Give me mountains, especially drenched in autumn color, bursting with new spring leaves, or covered in snow. We are spending October in one of our favorite places–Big Cottonwood Canyon just east of the Salt Lake Valley. We are loving the gorgeous golden aspen with the deep pine greens. Hiking is great and so is the smell of fresh forest! Nathan’s sister, Liz, and her husband, Christian, joined us one morning for a lovely hike through the woods. We got to experience a powerful thunderstorm and then a full day of snowfall. Our condo for the month is just right for us and we love having access to a pool, hot tubs, sauna, and workout facilities. We especially like that we can pop back to the valley to do some shopping or see family and friends. So far, so good!

Scene Change

Scene Change

by | Nov 9, 2025 |

After a whole month in alpine bliss, we packed things up and moved out of the canyon. We spent a busy weekend working on some projects at Margaret’s place in Centerville and having one more super fun Mueller family dinner. Then we filled the car with a few things and drove north and west for a change of scenery.

Movin’ Right Along

Movin’ Right Along

by | Nov 2, 2025 |

All good things (and bad things, I will add) come to an end. We thoroughly enjoyed our month at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, but we are moving on to the next adventure. We have moved back to Centerville for a few days to regroup and repack and then we are hitting the road!

Fun Family Time

Fun Family Time

by | Sep 28, 2025 | Blog

We have had a lovely couple of weeks in Utah. We’ve been able to rest and recover from five months of travel, help Nathan’s mom at her house, and spend time with family.

One of the big projects we had to tackle was what to do with cars. Margaret had an older Toyota Camry that was a good car, but didn’t have some of the modern safety features that make driving safer. We left our Kia Sportage with her while we were in Europe and she was driving it while we were gone. She discovered that she really likes it, so even though we just bought it last summer, we decided to sell it to her. We’ve wanted a plug-in hybrid or another electric vehicle for a few years. We had a Nissan Leaf that we really liked, but it was definitely just a little commuter car. But EVs have come so far, so we wanted to revisit the subject. We did our research and our test drives and ended up buying a Kia EV6 and trading in the Camry. It all worked out beautifully! We took it for a spin this weekend and did the Alpine Loop to see the GORGEOUS autumn colors.

Nathan’s been busy taking care of things in the house and yard here, including the redecoration of one of the basement rooms. He’s always likes doing projects, and since he can’t do them at our house, he does them at other people’s houses. He’s also been back at the piano and loving some extra practice time.

I’ve been helping with projects, doing the grocery shopping and a lot of cooking. Since Alex’s family was visiting his in-laws for a wedding, it was a great opportunity to get our extended family together a couple of times to eat, talk, and play games. I’ve also really loved having more time with my sister.

We also did a couple of outings with the kiddos. We went to the Clark Planetarium one day and had a great time with the boys as they explored the exhibits and played. We spent a very warm afternoon at the Wild West Jordan playground and the West Jordan library. The boys had a blast swinging and climbing everywhere. Our big outing was up to the Golden Spike National Historic Park to check out the beautiful steam engines, Jupiter and No. 119, with our little train fanatics. All of it was so fun!

On Wednesday we are going to switch things up. We are headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon to stay in a condo at Solitude for October. We absolutely love that canyon and have talked about spending more time there for a long time, so this is a fun opportunity to hike and enjoy the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. We’re looking forward to it! We hope you have a wonderful week!

Scene Change

Scene Change

by | Nov 9, 2025 |

After a whole month in alpine bliss, we packed things up and moved out of the canyon. We spent a busy weekend working on some projects at Margaret’s place in Centerville and having one more super fun Mueller family dinner. Then we filled the car with a few things and drove north and west for a change of scenery.

Movin’ Right Along

Movin’ Right Along

by | Nov 2, 2025 |

All good things (and bad things, I will add) come to an end. We thoroughly enjoyed our month at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, but we are moving on to the next adventure. We have moved back to Centerville for a few days to regroup and repack and then we are hitting the road!

Full Circle

Full Circle

by | Sep 14, 2025 | Blog

Five months ago we flew to Rome from Utah. We had a summer of trying new places and experiences and revisiting old favorites and now we’re back where we started. Since we get the question a lot, I thought I would share some of our favorites from our travels in Europe this year.

  • We really enjoyed hiking in all kinds of beautiful places. The Swiss Alps, the Spanish Pyrenees, Camino de Santiago, Ireland, Norway, Montenegro. Hiking is always challenging, inspiring. and invigorating.
  • New places that we loved: Scandinavian capital cities (especially Stockholm, Talinn, and Helsinki), Norwegian Fjords, Western Ireland, Basque Country and Northern Spain, Sicily, Istanbul, the Lake District, English towns (York, Chester, Hastings, Stratford upon Avon)
  • Old places that were a joy to revisit: Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, Italy, London, Edinburgh, Madrid
  • Experiences that were highlights: Spending time with family (Romania & Switzerland, West Virginia, & Missouri), Cruising, Hiking, attending live performances (West End and Fringe shows were our favorites), finding random places for Nathan to practice the piano
  • Things and places that we expected to love, but weren’t quite as good as anticipated: Greece, certain concerts, Iceland, Copenhagen
  • Interesting Historical places: Athens, Santiago de Compostela, Mt. Etna, Cueva El Pendo, Belfast and Derry, all of Ireland, Hadrian’s Wall

This week, we had a lot of fun spending a few extra days with our grandsons, Teddy, Peter, and Arthur and their mom and dad before we flew to Utah. We will be here in Centerville for a few weeks and then we have a chill October planned in the mountains. The pace is definitely different, but we are happy to have a bit more of a reliable routine for awhile. We are still nomads for another few months, so if you aren’t bored with our travels yet, I will still be posting about our activities and our travels when we take flight again. Enjoy your week!

Scene Change

Scene Change

by | Nov 9, 2025 |

After a whole month in alpine bliss, we packed things up and moved out of the canyon. We spent a busy weekend working on some projects at Margaret’s place in Centerville and having one more super fun Mueller family dinner. Then we filled the car with a few things and drove north and west for a change of scenery.

Movin’ Right Along

Movin’ Right Along

by | Nov 2, 2025 |

All good things (and bad things, I will add) come to an end. We thoroughly enjoyed our month at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, but we are moving on to the next adventure. We have moved back to Centerville for a few days to regroup and repack and then we are hitting the road!

Feels Like Home, pt. 2

Feels Like Home, pt. 2

by | Sep 7, 2025 | Blog

We’re in Missouri hanging out with Alex’s family this week. We’ve had lots of bike riding, swingset time, and stories. We spent a day at the Science Center and ate lots of yummy meals together! Have a good one!

Scene Change

Scene Change

by | Nov 9, 2025 |

After a whole month in alpine bliss, we packed things up and moved out of the canyon. We spent a busy weekend working on some projects at Margaret’s place in Centerville and having one more super fun Mueller family dinner. Then we filled the car with a few things and drove north and west for a change of scenery.

Movin’ Right Along

Movin’ Right Along

by | Nov 2, 2025 |

All good things (and bad things, I will add) come to an end. We thoroughly enjoyed our month at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, but we are moving on to the next adventure. We have moved back to Centerville for a few days to regroup and repack and then we are hitting the road!