Now as you all know from my blog posts, I am indeed very happy to be home but as home life returns to normal and my old routine settles back in, I can’t help but recall some of the truly memorable moments from my family’s time abroad.  Could I be suffering from a bad case of the ”grass is greener” blues?  When I’m there, I miss here, When I’m here, I miss there.  So here they are, the top 10 reasons why I miss Europe…
 1- The magic of Venice (What could …

So there I was, sitting comfortably on a Lufthansa flight from Germany to home.  As we boarded, we settled into our respective seats; my husband to the left, my daughter in the middle and myself on the right, with my tiny son on my lap.  Next to my right, sat a young French woman with her small son.  We both sat in the row that offered a wall-suspended bassinette - a special request that I was happy to have fulfilled.  I strongly recommend you ask for it the next time you …

How to make Sangria, perfect for summer entertaining! Here is a little video from the television show the View showing you how to make the perfect Summer White Sangria. Enjoy, and have a glass for me too!
 
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Now everyone who knows me is well aware that I have a serious love affair with the travel bug! So you would think that my recent return home from my latest trip would already see me going through withdrawl and wanting to hop on the next flight out, but alas, it’s not so.  I can’t say for sure what the reason is, but somehow, I have come to appreciate my current homestead more than just about any place in the world. So here are my top ten reasons why I’m …

Well we made it! After 22 hrs of flying, 3 planes, two buses and a taxi, we’re finally home! Yes, after 2 months of travelling through Europe with my tiny tots in tow, it was time to come home. It wasn’t long before our arrival was soon met with the question that was on everyone’s lips… “So come on, tell us, how was it really…  Admit it, it was hard, wasn’t it?” 
Well, I hate to disappoint all of those Negative Nellys out there, but to tell you the truth, it actually …