Monet's Water Lily Garden

When visiting Giverny, France there is only one main street in town and it's called Claude Monet street. For many of us, Giverny is already synonymous with Monet's garden. If we're going to be really honest here, when we were first planning this trip, I initially was under the impression…

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A Day in Belfast, Ireland

We started our day in Belfast walking through the city in the early morning. On Sunday, Belfast closes down; some stores won’t open at all and others are only open for a few afternoon hours. As it turns out, this was a blessing, as the crowds were nonexistent and we were able to wander and explore w…

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A Day at Dunrobin Castle

We visited Dunrobin castle on a day trip while we were sailing through Scotland. Our port that day was in the town of Invergordon, Scotland and we drove about an hour to get to the castle. Dunrobin Castle is the historic home of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland. The castle is in the highlands of Sc…

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My 40ish Birthday

While we celebrated my 40ish birthday last week, along with plenty of laughter, in reality, this is 41 for me and I'm pretty happy about that. I still love my laugh lines and I'm claiming every single laughter filled year because I’ve earned them. And really, the alternative to growing olde…

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That Time I Turned 40. Twice.

I'd blame this entire post on "baby brain" but really? When your youngest child is 8 years old, what's the real excuse? I still haven't figured out exactly how this actually happened.  About a year ago, my husband and I started planning our first trip to Europe. We've been …

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