Pieces of Europe {Part 4 : Rome}
We spent our first night in Rome at a market buying pasta, sauce, bread, and wine. Then we went back to the apartment and cooked our first homemade meal in a week and a half. We got the great opportunity to stay at our friends home in Rome while they were in the States and [...]
Pieces of Europe {Part 3 : Florence}
On the train on our way to Florence we sat next to a lovely British couple from Canada who were in their late 70′s and traveling Italy for the fifth time. Calling Florence ‘home’, they gave us advice on what’s worth seeing, how to bypass the lines at the Uffizi, and exchanged travel stories with [...]
Pieces of Europe {Part 2 : Venice}
As we stumbled off our overnight, 6 person (all Italians, no English speakers) couchette train and into the Venetian sunlight, I instantly felt relaxed. Maybe it was leaving the big city of Paris, carrying the stress of sleeping with strangers in an overnight train car, or the disappearance of jetlag, but Venice and I feel [...]
Pieces of Europe {Part 1 : Paris}
Je t’aime Paree! I really, absolutely, fell in love with Paris. The architecture, the streets, small cafes, fashion, and walking around the city hand in hand with my love made me slow down, look around, and be in the moment. Although we saw all the sites and walked around until our feet couldn’t take another [...]
year 5.
Today is my five year anniversary! I can’t believe its been five years since we stood before God and our family and friends and promised we would love each other forever… like woah! I tried putting together a collage of the last five years, the highlights, the memories, the trips, but really when it came [...]
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday! Things I’m looking forward to this weekend… 1. Snuggling my new nephew, Zachariah. I became an aunt for the first time last week, so we’ve had fun spoiling him with gifts, tiny clothes, and lots of snuggling! 2. Both of our families are in town this weekend. Since everyone is from the Midwest, [...]
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