One of the funniest books ive ever read.

More to come with this...love this book.

Even Now

This is the book I just finished this afternoon. Megan got it for me for my birthday. Its one of Karen Kingsburys. She is my favorite author by far. This one is a little far fetched with the story line, but was a page turner for sure. Its a story about loving, losing, forgiveness, and true peace. It also teaches about something I feel strongly about, which is the importance of respecting others beliefs even though they are different from yours. Sometimes true love and friendship happens when you agree to disagree.

I cant wait to read the sequal to this one. Ever After.

Europe Favorites Summary

Lots of people ask me what my favorite were about Europe...So I decided to write them all out.

Favorite Cities - Prague, Munich, Vienna, and London

Least Favorite City - Brussels, Belgium

Favorite Food - Belgium Waffles, Apfel Strudle and Kasewurst (Austria), Gelato and pasta (Italy).

Favorite Gelato (Yes it needs its own category) - Straciatella

Worst Food - London

Places I will go on my next trip - Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Stockholm

Favorite Memories - Being in Prague when they beat Russia in the World Hockey Championship game. Going ice skating in Vienna. Seeing the Wiklow Mountains in Ireland, hanging out on the steps in Venice on Easter, and watching world cup games riverside in Vienna.

Worst Memories - Biking trip around the lake, having to go to the hospital, and MBA case study class.

Favorite Art - Sistine Chapel ( Vatican City), Statue of David (Florence)

Favorite Church - Westminister Abbey (London)

Favorite Tourist Attractions - Eiffel Tower (Paris), Fountain di Trevi and Colosseum in Rome.

Most Overrated Tourist Attraction - Changing of guards Buckinham Palace (London)

Best Shopping - Munich

Best Views- Lake District (Austria) and Wiklow Mountains (Ireland)

Favorite Palace - Versailles (Paris)

Favorite Museum - Orsay (Paris)

Best Tour Company - New Europe Free Walking Tours

Best Hostel- Hostel Ruthensteiner (Vienna)

Worst Hostel - Hostel Astor (London)

Favorite Culture - Bovarian (Southern Germany) and Irish

Most Expensive - London

What I missed most from home besides friends and family - Dr Pepper, Sweet Tea, good salads, customer service.

What I will miss most from Europe - my friends, public transportation, openminded people, and speaking german.

I guess this list doesnt cover it all, but at least hits the main things :)

The City that never Sleeps.

All of these pics are from my NYC trip. 12 days in New York is a lil too much for me. Im too much of a southern girl for this city. The top pic is from Dylan's Candy Shop. 3 floors of chocolate and candy. This store could have been dangerous if I would have had money to throw around. The 2nd picture is of Little Italy. One of my favorite NYC areas. We had one of our best meals in that neighborhood. The next pic is my brother Kyle and his friend Sam in Times Square. I like this picture because it reminds me of that scary movie with the twins standing in the hall way. The 4th picture is from the day we went and had a picnic in Central Park, which is another really cool part of NYC. So much talent lingering around in that park just waiting to be found. Pic 5 is me, mom, and Kelc at the Love statue off of Times Square. This is right by the MOMA if you are in NYC and looking for it. Pic 6,7, and 8 is from the 4th of July. We went out to governors island to watch She and Him play a free show. We had fun, but it was so so so hot. Zoey is as cute as can be though. They played a good show. Picture 9 is in Times Square in front of the biggest Forever 21 Ive ever seen. 5 floors of goodness. The next pic is of me and Meg on the Brookland pier. Its only a 5 minute walk once you cross the Brooklyn bridge and is worth the look. The last 3 pics are from the Staton Island ferry. This was neat bc its free, and takes you right by the statue of liberty.

By the time we left the city I was ready to go since I had been living out of a suitcase for almost a month. It was hard to leave Kelc there, but she will be home in like 14 days!! My advice to anyone is to stay in the city if you go to NYC. Dont try to travel from Jersey. The van rides, and the transit back at night is not that friendly. And a cab will cost ya 60 bucks.

Supporting the Arts

These pics are from the MOMA museum in NYC, and from Westside Story. The museum was good, but I've seen so many good ones in Europe this one was nothing too special. The top 4 pics are from the museum. If you go on Fridays from 4-8 its free. There is a long line, but it moves really fast. On Saturday, our last day in the city, we went to see Westside Story. We wanted to see Memphis, but right as we were trying to pay, it sold out. So..maybe next time. Westside Story was good, but a lil tragic. I think I would have liked something maybe a lil more light hearted and all in english, my spanish is awful. Or the Lion King. But..tickets for it were out of this world expensive. This was my first broadway show experience, so anything probably would have made me happy. My advice for getting cheap tickets is...dont stand in the long line on times square..go right to the box office of the show you want to see. They should have cheap balcony seats :) No seat is a bad seat in those theaters in my opinion.

Mein Geburtstag

So I was blessed to spend my 24th birthday in lovely Vienna. The top 4 pics are from my party at 1516 we had. The top 3 photos are me with my Austrian friends. They are all so lovely and will be missed tons. They definitely made my birthday a wonderful one. The 4th pic is of one of my canadian friends. I met so many cool Canadians on my travels. Im definitely going to venture there someday. And the last two pics are saying goodbye to Wiener Neustadt. The 5th pic is our whole group..with a couple of random people that must have jumped in.This was from our going away ice cream party we had..and the last pic is of me in front of the school.

waffles, bagpipes, and lucky charms

These pics are from my last big trip in Europe. I went to Belgium, Scotland, and Ireland from June 20th-28th with my roomie, Sally. The bottom two pics are from Bruges, Belgium. If you are wandering if the waffles and chocolate are as good as people say they are...they are better. We spent two nights in this cute lil town. We didnt do much touristy except go to the chocolate museum. They actually had a life sized chocolate statue of Obama..so I had to go see that. Other than that, this town reminds me of a lil Venice with all of the canals. Really cute and relaxing. We also spent half a day in Brussels. This town is not worth seeing in my opinion. Next, we flew to Edinburgh, Scotland. Picture 4 is of me on the beach, 5 is of the skyline, and 6 is the castle there. This is also a cute lil town. Im not gunna lie, it felt really good to be back in an English speaking country. We spent 3 nights and 2 full days in Edinburgh. We did the New Europe walking tour, which is always good, watched some world cup games, and just walked around the city. What I liked most about Scotland was that it didnt get dark until 11pm. Lastly, we went to Ireland. This is a place I will for sure go back again. One, I love the irish, two, I love their music, and three, the country side is A-mazing. We stayed in Dublin, but those top 3 pics are of the country side in the Wiklow Mountains area. I took a day trip there, only 24 euro, and worth every penny. The 3rd pic is of the Guiness Lake, and the 2nd pic is the bridge from PS I love you. We also saw where scenes from Braveheart were filmed as well. Lucky for us, it was our hostels 25th bday when we were there. So we got to enjoy live music, from an amazing irish band i might add, and good bbq. Our sweet irish friends, Miriam and Sam, also came to see us while we were there. Well..that pretty much sums up that trip. I plan to definitely go back to the Irish country side one day.