hello again (for real)


Hey Reader,

Sooooo we once again took an unintentional break from the blog and our newsletter.

Turns out applying for a long-term visa, flying to LA for a biometrics appointment, and just generally trying to sort our lives out takes a lot of mental energy (who knew).

BUT! Good news. As of last week, Julia was approved for her Partner Visa and can come back to England next week (finally!!).

So this is just a status update on our lives.

Julia is flying into London, so we'll spend a few days bopping around the city before spending the rest of the week in Dorset on the Jurassic Coast.

We are really testing the limits of nice weather for the season on a hiking-oriented holiday so wish us good luck for a bit of sun and limited rain 🤞🤞🤞.

More to come next week (we promise we're actually back this time) but for now, here are our latest three posts you may have missed:

Thanks for sticking around!

Jess & Julia

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