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The ups and downs of travel traveling abroad with littles Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe perform The Confrontation from Les Miserables LIVE man, Russell Crowe is looking old 21 most awkward situations (I love #8. And #9 happens to me every day ) I paid a designer to re-do Lemon and Raspberry for [...]

Big Bear weekend away (part 1)

Andrew had a month off work this summer – that corresponds exactly with the month that I’m not allowed to take time off from my job. So there goes any vacation plans we might have had.

Instead, I resolved that we would do a little weekend getaway – we live in Southern California, after [...]

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15 marriage tips did you notice I finally finished our Scotland travel archive and our Italy travel archive? Buttons to each are in the sidebar <– when I’m winning an argument at least 3 times when I’ve been home during the day .. I’ve heard a CRASH from upstairs as if a bird [...]

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30 Days of Lists journaling challenge begins tomorrow! We’d love if you could join us …. traveling through Italy – I’d love to go back … I kind of love Leap Day …. and now I know why When Andrew is working all weekend, I sit on the couch blogging, editing photos, and [...]

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Mini-travel-guide to Rome, Italy we loved Rome… I would go back any time I still need to make our Italy Blurb book I am so in love with Chris Colfer – check out the trailer for his new movie that he wrote! (awesome cast) Republican chokes up at gay marriage debate in Washington [...]

Scotland: arriving and Edinburgh

So here begins our Scotland story!

This vacation was (my brother) Kevin’s idea! Genius.

He proposed that we all (me and Andrew, mom and dad and K’s girlfriend Chelsea) meet him in the UK during his month off from his government contracting job in Afghanistan.

Between various finagling – it turned out our parents [...]

Scotland travel preparations

I’m not ready!

I’m not ready I’m not ready I’m not ready!!

I realize, as you’re reading this we’re ALREADY in Scotland …. but that doesn’t mean I’m ready.

We have our passports. … So that’s something. Thank goodness.

We have suitcases … since we got them for Alaska. It was a bit of [...]

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on drinking coffee in Italy so sad that Harry Potter is finally over …. …. we have The Hobbit movies to look forward to … but after that? I love these decals, but I can’t decide which I want frantically editing photos so I have room on my harddrive for Scotland Scotland Scotland [...]

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The next step in Angela and Devo’s Italy citizenship looking forward to visiting them in Italy! How to start a Community Garden I want a garden there are so many vegetables I want to grow! eating raw sounds awesome … except for all that washing/cutting fruits and veggies and the giving up of [...]

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I think I need one of these produce calendars, but my region isn’t available yet heaven I’ve been making a mexican-style pasta salad recently. Andrew LOVES it …. I should blog my recipe. Except I make it up as I go along…. I love living in America, but sometimes politics are so frustrating! [...]

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WANT – please. Please. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! yes. obviously. Saturday I drove down to Covina to meet with some blog-friends in real life. It was kind of awesome make a new house feel like home 9 mindfulness tips guys. It’s almost May. of 2011!! How is that possible? It’s National Parks week! quit your job [...]

Another 2011 vacation!!

That’s right – Andrew and I are going on 2 (count ‘em TWO!) big vacations this year!

Both happen to be in the summer …. and both with family….

We’re not wealthy … Just lucky

August 2011 we will be spending a week in SCOTLAND!

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Schubert Eats: water carafe

About 18 months ago Andrew and I went to Italy ….. as you likely know from the pages of Italy blog posts I did …. I fell in love with the idea of of a glass bottle of water for serving …. love.

That year, Maggie got us a a cute water carafe of [...]

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Daniel Radcliffe is the cutest thing ever, He just seems so genuinely nice. the Bucket List lie We’ve started watching XFiles again …. I love (love) Fox Mulder. I love this etsy shop …. I feel like if I ever opened an etsy shop it’d be a mix of this one and elise [...]

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MAY 3rd! Tell the story of your significant objects I literally spent ALL DAY Saturday watching musicals (while editing photos) and it made my heart so happy! Kevin Durant seems like such a sweet kid I can’t wait to go back to London! Maybe 2012 or 13? photo from the Iceland volcano – [...]