February marked my first return to the U.S. since moving to England this past fall. I was able to go home for three weeks, which meant plenty of time to see friends and family. Upon my return to England later in February, I found different, more pleasant weather than when I left – warm days, sunshine, and much less rain than winter. Read on to find out what else I got up to in February 2026.
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After a many year hiatus from writing monthly recaps, I’ve decided to bring them back! There is a lot happening in my life these days, so I’d love to be able to share more with readers.
November was a month of big changes for me. Mark and I moved to England, where he is from, and on the way did a “wrong way around the world” trip to Fiji, New Zealand, and Singapore. While I did hunker down quite a bit to manage all the tasks that come with moving, I also was able to sneak in a quick trip to Manchester and a long weekend in London. Here’s what I got into in November 2025.
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After getting married in August of 2021, I wanted to save some of the important items from our big day. While some mementos went into a plastic box to protect them, I knew that I would need to take special care to preserve my wedding veil.
As such, I started my research on the best way to go about preserving a wedding veil. While bits of information on how to preserve a veil is out there, I didn’t find any good articles that went through all the steps to preserve from start to finish. Having done the process now myself, I wanted to share this for anyone else who may want to preserve a veil on a budget.
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Mark and I got engaged in southern Portugal in late October 2019 after three and a half years of dating, part of which was long distance. We were both a stage of life where we were ready to be committed to each other long-term, and Mark was willing to move to the U.S. to be with me.
Continue reading “Our Dream Wedding Day – August 21, 2021”
I know we all feel like March has been one of the longest months of our lives – but you guys, March has truly been a crazy ride for me. I’ll explain why. Continue reading “March was the Month of Chaos”
Noelle Across The Pond 