Recent Recap

I've missed out on posting on Mondays lately. But I'm excited to unload some fun pics and get this week off to a good start!

Friday's look + homemade iced coffee with almond milk

Tassel necklace // Joie sandals // Rag & Bone tee (old, similar & on sale)

First time Stand up Paddleboarding

One of my favorite local coffee shops

Saturday afternoon sips at Bravas in Healdsburg

Hope you had a great weekend!

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Home Sweet Home

It's been ages. I swear I am still alive and actually miss this little blog of mine.

So, we are officially home! Yay!

We have been enjoying time with family and this gorgeous California weather, that brings the prettiest of sunsets.

1 // The last shot in Dublin, packing and celebrating.
2 // Headed north from San Francisco.
3 // Action shot of the bird and I at our Welcome Home Party
4 // An amazing way to head back home... we got a complimentary upgrade on our flight! #firsttimeever

Hoping to post more regularly again now that we are getting settled and the internet is up!

Life Lately // Instagram Recap

It has been crazy around here to say the least. Sorry for the radio silence!

We got back from our European grand finale trip last week. Here is our collective instagram recap:

1, 2-Venice, Italy  //  3-Dubrovnik, Croatia  //  4-Santorini, Greece  //  5, 6-Corfu, Greece  //  7-Istanbul, Turkey

I hope to get a full recap from all of our destinations up soon. But with over 1,000 photos and moving across the world, it may take a bit of time. Some plane editing may be in the works.

On that note... On Wednesday, after 20 months in Dublin, it's time to pack up and head back to California. We are beyond excited to be moving back home!

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Instagrams of Italy

And we're back!

I hope to have my 'real' pictures up and ready to go next week, but for now here are a few Instagrams from our vacation in Italy.

And here is one last shot from the plane ride, going over the French Alps.

Lastly, here is a lovely article on the 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in the US.

I may be a little bias since my little hometown was voted #2! Yay!

Looking forward to a full recap on Italy next week! Have a lovely weekend!

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Home for Christmas

We had the most amazing visit home. One that definitely made us miss home even more once we got back to Dublin.

You can see my first home recap here, which included a trip to Boise to surprise my best friend, a bowties & babes themed dinner party and a Cirque du Solei show in San Francisco!

The next week was a whirlwind of my brother's birthday, another best friend's birthday and lots of Christmas celebrations!

After Christmas, the bird and I headed south to Orange County. We spent the last three days of our trip with friends... including New Years Eve!

Home is definitely my happy place!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years celebration as well!

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Weekend Recap of Cologne

Happy Monday!

The bird and I spent this past weekend in Cologne, Germany. He had a work conference for a couple days and we spent an extra couple days there exploring the city.

Here are some pics from my iPhone:

Cologne was beautiful! There were so many different areas to explore, including the Rhine River, fashion district, Cologne Cathedral and the Belgian Quarter.

We even got our first mini taste of Oktoberfest (even though Munich is the real host of Oktoberfest).

I hope you had a great weekend!

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Weekend recap

I have so many pics on my phone I have been meaning to upload and get together for a post.

Nothing spectacular... but just recent happenings around here. So here is a photo dump for your viewing pleasure :)

Beach trip to Wicklow

Fall additions

Dublin Craft Beerfest

Instagram shots

Gorgeous display Brown Thomas... but really, Christmas decor already?!

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Weekend recap

We had a fun-filled weekend over here!

As I mentioned on Friday, Laura and I went to a fun fashion event in Dublin. You can see Laura's recap here. The event was called the Ultimate Girls Day out and was filled with pampering, fashion shows and retail therapy.

We were even lucky enough to walk home with some fun prizes! Such a fun and much needed girls day!

The bird and I also went out for a little date night at Roly's. Love discovering new spots in the city.

How was your Labor Day weekend??

Instagram recap from Italy

We are officially back from a truly amazing trip to Italy. One of the best trips and places I have ever been.

Our trek through Italy started in Rome. After a few days we took the train up to Florence. What a gorgeous city! While we were there, we took a day trip through Tuscany- stopping in Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa. Then we headed to the west coast and spent a couple days in Cinque Terre. Amazing. Lastly, we took the train to Milan and spent our last couple days roaming the city and doing a bit of shopping.

Here is an Instagrapm recap from the bird & I

This trip was such a great mix of city and beach, site seeing and relaxing.

If you are planning a trip to Italy and headed to any of these places, don't hesitate to reach out. I'd be happy to share more and give you any suggestions you need. :)

San GimignanoS

San Gimignano

San Gimignano

Instagram recap

We are officially back in Dublin after a lovely visit home!

Sorry for the hiatus. I expected to blog a bit more while I was away, but time got the best of me. And instead of stressing about it, I just enjoyed the time we had there. I don't think we were quite ready to come back, but what a sweet visit it was!

I wanted to share a few Instagram pics with you as of late.

Pretty peonies: a surprise from Jacin at our breakfast date // Caught a Giants game with the family in SF

The bird + I enjoying the summer sun & blooms in the park // Gorgeous Cali weather and scenery during a morning run

Is it bad to admit that I miss it already...?

Recent 'grams

Happy Monday to you all!

I wanted to share my recent Instagrams with all of you since I have been lagging a bit on the blog. We've had a few visitors here recently and have been doing lots of fun traveling! Its been an amazing month over here!

Birthday Dinner with the bird // Edinburgh, Scotland: view from Edinburgh Castle

30th Birthday Bonanza // Snow by our house at the canal

Family trip to Barcelona // Outfit of the day, leaving Barcelona

Would love for you to follow along! :)

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Working on getting all of our travels together for a post on Edinburgh and Barcelona.

Both so incredible and highly recommended!

Have you been?

Emering in Ireland

I am coming back to life here on the blog... slowing but surely.

Sometimes you just need a break, time to re-adjust and rekindle the motivation and love to blog.

I have done just that.

We arrived in Dublin, Ireland just before New Years. Before jetsetting across the world though, our life was a complete whirlwind! We found out we were set to leave one week prior. That meant scheduling our renters, packing up our entire house for storage and moving out... all over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We were out of our house the day after Christmas and flew to Ireland the very next day. So surreal!

When we arrived, the next step was finding a home. We stayed in a hotel for the first week or so, on a mad search for an apartment. (BTW, if find yourself vacationing here The Westbury hotel is lovely and perfectly located.) While hotel living is fun, living out of a suitcase is not ideal. Thankfully we found a fabulous apartment, on a lovely street, but still close to all the hustle & bustle of the busy Dublin streets.

A recent 'gram of our doorstep

So far, Dublin has been absolutely amazing! The streets are gorgeous and the people are so friendly. The weather is a bit colder and more brisk than home, but we've managed to bundle up and bare the cold. Everything we need is within walking distance, so we've been forced to brave it out. And what's more romantic that roaming the streets together, exploring our new home?!

A pic from NYE with the bird

And since I bored you with all the details, here are a few more pics for your viewing pleasure:

St Stephen's Green

River Liffey

Grand Canal

Thanks for sticking with me!

I truly love this blog and all of my sweet followers. Xo

Recent 'grams

I wanted to share what I have been up to lately through my recent Instagrams.

1. A sweet wedding ornament from lovely little details

2. Thanksgiving with the bird

3. Thanksgiving tablescapes

4. Celebrating my step-dad's birthday

5. Enjoying some qt with a bestie

I'm @birdietobe if you'd like to follow along!

Hope you had a great weekend!

Instagram droppings

Happy Monday! It was a crazy fun filled warm weathered weekend for me. Hope you all had the same! I wanted to drop some of my recent instagrams on you today and hope that you would join me.

 Username: birdietobe

beach day with the bird

bangles for the day

'save the date' crafting

peonies & garden roses at Whole Foods

strawberry coconut margaritas (via)

new nails

Sunny Sun

This weekend was GORGEOUS here in sunny northern California! I hope you had some of the sunshine we did. :)

Local Carnaval Festival

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Its definitely time to start looking for a new pair of sandals this season!

And I have my eyes on these:

via

Cutesville! :)

Happy Monday bloggies!