Apr 4, 20152 minCareful What You Ask ForI've said often, "I want to be roasted some day." You know, the classic Dean Martin-style roasts where everyone is dressed up, poking fun...
Mar 27, 20152 minMixtape: So Tomorrow I Can Run What You CannotIn what has become an annual tradition, I am happy to share this year’s birthday mixtape I made for Ray Ray. Recall I closed out last...
Dec 26, 20142 minMixtape: Today I Will Run What You Will NotIt is time to close out 2014, a year that has been very good to us in our corner of the universe. We started the year with our Caribbean...
Dec 25, 20141 minChristmas Card - 2014Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard
Dec 12, 20141 minDate Night: NPR's Annual Jazz Piano ChristmasBack in 2009, Ray Ray and I attended an NPR-hosted Christmas concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It was a big deal for...
Aug 5, 20142 minMixtape (Special Edition): You In or What?In preparing for our wedding, we assembled little goodie bags for folks, especially those traveling from afar and staying at local...
Aug 4, 20148 minThe Big Day (In Detail)I have an extra day or two out here in the inland Northwest before heading back to Washington. What an absolutely amazing week it has...
Aug 4, 20141 minMarriedFatto. Tremendous thanks to all who made it a day never to be forgotten. We are blessed beyond words. -.-
Mar 27, 20141 minMixtape: Birthday SoulAnother Ray Ray Birthday. Another mixtape. We’re on our fifth installment in this series and I’ve been told this is Ray Ray’s favorite...
Feb 23, 20141 minHomecoming and Home BuyingThere will likely be few entries this year. Even fewer than usual, because every extra moment is spent planning or organizing some aspect...
Jan 29, 20142 minThe Love Boat“But wait. You’re going on your honeymoon and you’re not married yet?” Yes. When you live in the Caribbean and the cruise ship pulls in...
Jan 7, 20143 minGuestbook: The Inland NorthwestIt seems fitting that one of the last items on the calendar before our return to the US is an entry in our guestbook. In the two years we...
Dec 27, 20132 minMixtape: 4 Ray RayIt’s Christmas in the islands. Feliz Navidad from the Dominican Republic! Our ex-pat home is celebrating Orphan Christmas with a few...
Dec 25, 20131 minChristmas Card - 2013As the card says, "Viva la Navidad!" Merry Christmas, everyone! Love, Mutt & Ray Ray -.- #ChristmasCard
Aug 20, 20133 minEngagedI’m happy to announce Ray Ray and I are officially engaged! It happened back on July 27th in our dining room after weeks of failed...
May 7, 20131 minGuestbook: Leigh & ReedBy now you’ve likely guessed the origins behind our newest visitors: SAIS Bologna. Leigh is the latest of our unique tribe to pack her...
Apr 8, 20132 minGuestbook: The RomanianA somewhat last-minute, though very welcome, visit from yet another Bologna classmate. Paul is a renaissance man of sorts. Along with...
Mar 26, 20132 minMixtape: I Think Very Highly Of YouOnce is an occurrence. Twice is a trend. Three times is proof. This is the third in our mixtape series, and the first I’ve assembled...
Jan 24, 20134 minGuestbook: Sean & KeriI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, visitors can serve as a forcing function for exploring where you live. Ray Ray and I have been...
Jan 4, 20132 minGuestbook: New Year's With Mark & KatyaLarina and I closed out 2012 engaged in one of other year’s frequent activities: showing people around this beautiful island. To no one’s...