Euro Withdrawals

A view of Florence from Piazza Michelangelo

So if you have been checking my blog recently, you may have wondered if I just decided to stay in Europe, buy a olive farm, and drink the local wine day in and day out. As appealing as that sounds (I would like to own my own olive trees someday) I just have been really bad at keeping up with my posts. I am now home from our dream wedding and vacation. It could not have been more perfect, and I have plenty of pictures to share and stories to tell. I can't wait to tell you about all of our fun memories, so thanks for your patience as I get back to reality and catch up with life. In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures that just can't wait.

A gondolier doing sudoku

A beautiful rose flower wall in Florence

I miss the caprese so much!

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Seasonal Changes

As most of the country begins their slow decent into the autumn season, Minnesota tends to jump in full force the moment we have one day less than 70 degrees. The leaves are turning beautiful colors of orange, yellow and red, and the chilly weather is making it tough to leave my house in the morning without a jacket and scarf. I welcome the change of seasons and have already made updates to my wardrobe and living spaces. Here are some quick tips on how you can make some easy changes to embrace the autumn season. 1. Stock up on baking items. Do an inventory of your spices, baking ingredients, and tools to see what you need. I just picked up some new cookie sheets from Kitchen Window as my old ones needed to be donated. Baking is much more fun when I know that I already have everything I need, and then I can make my pumpkin bread during the week. 2. Switch your bedding. This is something that a friend of mine showed me, and I am determined to do it this year. Current

#stayhome

I look at this photo and it seems ages ago. I took it while laying in the sun on a hotel rooftop in Miami. In reality, it was only taken 3 weeks ago today almost to the minute. Since then, a pandemic has taken this world by storm. Mother Nature is shouting from the rooftops and people are being forced to listen. We are being told to stay home, don't leave the house unless necessary, and practice social distancing. Such a funny term: social distancing. What will this do to human connection? To human culture? Behavior? Our future perspective in this world is about to go through a massive shift. "Are you ready for this," Mother Nature asks? I sure wasn't. I have been learning so much about myself in the past 2 weeks. How does one react in vastly unknown and uncertain times? I am no longer in a rush to do things. It's strange, I never felt that hurried before but now there is ample time to focus on things I didn't spend that much time on before. Connectin

Online Window Shopping

After a long holiday weekend, I always have a hard time on Mondays getting back into the swing of things. To say the least, it was not my most productive day. I did, however, have a chance to do some online window shopping. This is the act of spending a lot of money mentally, but not actually buying anything. I am trying to be good about spending (although the impulsive bicycle purchase last week did not help), and only buy things that are necessary. However, I am extremely clever in coming up with excuses when I shop, so I have a feeling some of these favorites might end up in a package at my doorstep. Here are a few things that get me through Manic Mondays. Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Top Coat . Aside from Shellac, nothing has dried my nails so quickly. Such a cute colorful wallet . This dress just speaks springtime. Hopefully the weather will be warm enough to wear it soon. Sunnies . Can you ever have too many? My new bicycle

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