back in bermuda

Just over a year ago we had the chance to go to Bermuda, and absolutely fell in love with the island.  Since returning home, we have bragged about the beauty of Bermuda to many people we know.  It was our favorite place and we only hoped that someday we would have the opportunity to go back.  We figured that opportunity would come when we were MUCH older, but this past week the stars somehow aligned and we returned to our beloved place!  We rented scooters and rode the entire island on the wrong side of the rode. We visited our favorite beaches we found last time, and discovered a few new favorites.  Bermuda is OUR place.  We hope we make it back again someday.

becoming a post grad = celebration!!

Well....I did it!! I finally graduated from college with a degree in Art History. It's always a good feeling to accomplish one of your life goals. Being a student has been great, but I am absolutely thrilled to be done and to make the transition from a backpack to a full time purse! Hooray! So- what did we do to celebrate the closing of my college era??? We decided to ditch the rain....



...and say HELLO to the warm and welcoming Caribbean sun!!



A couple months back, Jake and I planned to invest our tax refund and do a little traveling. We love to take trips in May because it's cheaper, the weather is perfect, and we beat the crowds. So.. after graduation we spent a couple days in Puerto Rico before taking a cruise ship to the US Virgin Islands and Bermuda. Our cruise ended in New York where we were able to spend a couple days to sight see and more importantly visit art museums;). It's nice to get out of the usual surroundings for a little bit. I love exploring the world, getting lost in new places, and rediscovering myself. We had a blast and of course and it was a bummer to come back to the real world. But, life is definitely good.

Benvenuto, Bienvenido, Bienvenue, Bemvinda!

Jake and I recently returned from the most amazing cruise to the Mediterranean. We left port from England and sailed on the beautiful ship Voyager of the Seas to Vigo Spain, Portugal, through the strait of Gibraltar, Sardinia Italy, Rome, Florence, Pisa, Nice France and ended in Barcelona. We had so many different kinds of adventures from ordering gelato in Italiano to sharing lunch with crazy monkeys. I love Europe and it was exciting to take Jake there for the first time. Jake's favorite stops were Gibraltar and Florence. We saw so much fabulous art...in which Jake said, "I have never been so blown away by art"-(getting jake to appreciate art is one of my biggest goals;) But we are so grateful that we were able to disappear from the real world for a couple weeks and enjoy each other while on the seas.