Tallin, Estonia

We recently were told that Disneyland was inspired by ESTONIA. We can see why. It was a fairytale. Everything was so colorful and cheery just like the happiest place on earth. Even the doors were detailed exactly like the doors in Fantasyland. Estonia was my personal favorite stop on the cruise. The chocolate was out of this world, the architecture was beautiful and the company wasn't so bad either.

It was a great day!

These medieval towers welcomed us right in to the old town of Tallin.

...we walked through several fun ally ways...

...to find this tiny chocolate shop that my brother and his wife went to a year ago.
They swore we'd never find it....we did, we conquered and we
LOVED it.
We came across lots of locals dressed up for their festival.
We enjoyed the roasted ginger and pumpkin nuts that we bought from this woman.

WE LOVED our souvenirs!!!!
WOOL WOOL and more WOOL!

...and i cannot get enough of this picture of the boys trying on all the different wool hats...

it makes me belly gut laugh out loud...
Off to St. Petersburg, Russia

Copenhagen, Denmark

Welcome to Denmark!

This was our shortest day on the cruise which was too bad because there was so much to see.

However we saw the changing of the guard at the Palace.

Of course we squeezed in some time to sample a little hot dog.

Then it is only natural that we worked off the hot dog when we jumped 100 times for the "perfect" jumping shot in front of the main cathedral...

...........

We stumbled upon more naked...except she wasn't a statue...
can you find her?

P.S. This is my friend Jenn! Get used to her and her husband Scotts face because you will see them often. They jumped on the same last minute trip to Europe boat too. They were great travel buddies.

We toured this beautiful castle where jewels and crowns are on display.

A trip to Europe is not a trip unless you hike up all the tiny narrow stairs to the top of the main cathedral.

Which we all did and Romney got to open the little doors to the outside!

And it was worth every step up the those 200 something stairs!

Take me back!
Back to the ship were off to Tallin, Estonia!

OSLO, NORWAY

Romney and I were ready for our world travel part 2!
We started in Norway where our cruise would begin!
But before we took off we got the opportunity to play in the city for a day and a half.

So we went to a museum where we saw Viking Ships that were found in the Fjords!

we had just enough time to discover a Norwegian Kabob...delish!

We found an old farming community where this all wooden church sits.

We learned how the Norwegian people once lived on the farms and how things worked.

We heard ghost stories that apparently happened within the dark hallway of this Castle.

We ended our day at the park....
the naked park- its not called the naked park...
but see for your self!

The park is beautiful! All the locals were out playing and eating here.
Where there is grass there is PEOPLE!!!
They live for the summer and soak up the sunshine as long as they can
...and this picture was taken at 9:00pm...

(what on earth is going on to our right????)
Off to Denmark tomorrow!

A Round of Applause

We are home from a great trip!

But before I start blogging about it, I want to give a shout out to:
CELINE DION!

Why the shout out to the muscle flexing, chest pounding amazing singer?
She has conquered INVITRO FERTILIZATION on her 6th try...with TWINS!
She didn't give up after 5 failed cycles!
To her I say :
Kudos!

***and for the record...I totally love Celine Dion and loved her Concert in Vegas! Make fun all you want but I dig her even with her crazy noises she makes on Oprah***

im happy im a girl....

I love being a girl!!
There are so many fun projects we get to do!


For example:


Recover Chairs...

Make matching pillows....

and make baby gifts for pregnant friends...

It's just fun being a girl...

Petunias.....

I bought some new Petunias last week
and all the purples ones are looking like this.
Dead.

And the pink ones are looking like this!
Alive and well....

what the?

just one of the perks...

Having a childless home does have its perks. Sleeping in is one of them. Being able to go back to Europe on a whim is another...
...just because we can...

No rewarding, nor heart mending involved.
We just want to go see new places...just a perk.