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We made it. Our annual (or what has been over the last few years) trek to Hilton Head. We had a decent amount of rain on the way down but even with the rain we have taken full advantage of the beach, pool and our favorite harbour view.



 

Its been really hot during the day (lower 90's) so we decided to hit the beach tonight so one of us doesn't over heat. (I learned my lesson the first day! The shade has been my new friend!) The beach was gorgeous tonight, a great cool breeze and some really gorgeous ocean colors. We tracked down a nice woman with a super nice camera (we figured she knew what she was doing) to take a few fun pics.



We have had a super relaxing week so far.  Just what all of us needed. More to come... We are hoping another 2 days of sun!



 

Time for a little R&R!

Pretty much everyday since early March in our house has been non-stop. Being the planner that I am we scheduled a few trips this month to make sure we took some time off and just enjoyed each other's company and what is left of the summer.  Of course there are still a million projects around the house (including the new nursery) none of which I can accomplish myself these days. (Scott probably needs the vacation more than I do!)



(I'll save the after for another post as the walls have been painted, tree decal hung and dresser refinishing is in progress!)

In the meantime, the last week of June I took a quick trip to visit Megan in Tampa and Heather and Scott went to Stanford for a few days as part of Heather's introduction to a few college campuses.







We are off to Hilton Head in a few days and hoping that the tropical storm doesn't dampen our vacation too much.  More updates to come!

Recap of our "Holiday": First Stop London

Happy 2013! We are back from our "holiday" as the Europeans call it. We were fortunate that it that the weather was in the mid-40's and the rain was minimal for the region during the 10 days we were gone. Unfortunately we got off to a rough start with a snow storm on the 26th and Heather heading to the ER the night before we left with some sort of stomach bug but after surviving the long flight we were off in London to experience all things "royal".  For those of you that don't know, I have a little obsession with the royal family and even wrote the queen several times when I was a child asking to join her for tea. Not sure why she declined but almost 25 years later I got to see Buckingham Palace as well as the crown jewels and all things London. I think the rest of the family was just as excited :)



London reminded me so much of NYC I was really surprised. It was much more modern than I expected. We took the double decker bus tour and were able to see all the sights in the 3 days we were there as well as hit a few pubs, the changing of the guards and several castle tours including Kensington Palace which is currently being renovated. Unfortunately Will and Kate were not there to let us see their updated decor.

  



I posted the London pics here if you are interested in the rest. I'll put a few on Facebook too.

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We headed to Brussels, Bruges and Paris after London but due to severe jet lag (not sure why I can't recover) we are tackling one city at a time in terms of pictures. We took almost 500 so I am sure you will be happy that I am breaking them up by city.

Happy New Year!