5...4...3...2...1!

So, remember Evy's first birthday?



That's also the day that we learned we would be repatriating in summer 2015...never let it be said that I can't keep a secret!

So, after 5 years abroad, growing into a family of 4, living in 3 countries and giving birth on 2 different continents, we start the next chapter officially Stateside on July 1.

What. An. Adventure.

:) sbc

It's a Small World After All

As our group was the very, very last group to leave Gutsausschank Baiken Saturday night, my friend Cindy said, "Sorry we stayed so long, the last time we all got together it was in Asia a long time ago!" 

A group of Michiganders that met while living in Seoul reuniting at a beautiful winery in the German country side--sometimes I have to giggle at the ridiculousness of it all. 

Many of our Seoul friends are scattered (we've collectively lived in Russia twice, India, Vancouver and Germany twice since leaving Seoul) here and there now, and it was awesome to be together again!

:) sbc

Happy Trails!

As spring is springing, we are starting to get out and about again!

:) sbc

The Big Four-Oh!

Hi! It's April now. My computer and I broke (broke being the operative word) up for a bit. Don't ask. We're back.

Anyway, I turned the big four-oh on March 12 and my awesome husband took me to Dublin to celebrate my birthday and St. Patrick's Day!

Not wanting to miss out on cake, we pre-celebrated my big day:

Then it was off to Ireland! We stayed in the middle of it all at the Westbury Dublin where my weekend started out with birthday wishes spelled out in chocolate and just got better from there!

With two littles we made the call not to stand in the (constant and long) queue for the Book of Kells, but we did enjoy Trinity College and many other not-to-miss attractions.

Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park and The Guinness Storehouse:

Some St. Patrick's Day parade fun before we headed home. I am pretty sure we stopped at the booth that painted marijuana leaves instead of shamrocks ;-P

We made more than one stop at the Disney Store, larger than life Spiderman, Hulk, Captain America, Sven and Anna...what's not to love!?

Yay, Dublin!

:)sbc

PS: Happy birthday, Melissa!