Guest Spot -- A Curated Lifestyle

The lovely Capella Kincheloe of A Curated Lifestyle asked me to do a guest post for her to run while she was off on vacation in Hawaii GETTING MARRIED! Congratulations Capella! For those of you who haven't checked out her blog, please do and also be sure to check out her Etsy store with her beautiful handmade ombre pillows, they are happiness. For my guest entry on traveling to the one and only Athens, Greece. I tried to make it as detailed as possible, imagine me as your tour guide Barbie with a little red flag, "this way please!!!"

Reconnecting with Connecticut

Well it has been an unexpectedly busy summer both at MWDA and in my personal life and I am sorry that I have been so absent. I do however have some really fun stuff coming up which will make for some good posts, especially since I dislike Summer and use that as my time of hibernation. One thing coming up sooner rather than later is a end of summer trip for my husband and I. We are going up to Connecticut which should be really interesting, that is where he was born and for his birthday we are going to check out where he spent his early years. I have not spent much time up that way but I would love suggestions from anyone on places to go and things to do! So if you have any experience with the Connecticut coast line let me know, I would love to check out the places you love!

My husband Sandy in Kindergarten. Too adorable!

Niki? It's London Calling...

Happy Birthday to me, I am officially going to LONDON!!!!!!!!! I can not begin to express how excited I am!!! My darling niece Melanie made the wise decision to study in London for her junior year of college, I am making the wiser decision to take it as an opportunity to visit her. My sister-in-law and I are headed across the pond for 5 fun filled days in London Town. I have suddenly become obsessed with anyone who has a British accent, peacoats, the word "bloody", rain boots, and tea. When it comes to travel I am a bit of a nut case and there are certain things I need, an aisle seat, hand sanitizer, most importantly a binder which contains locations of my hotel, Melanie's flat (and a map of how to get to and from), the closest hospital, two copies of my flight information, and other "practical" bits of information...I'm a little neurotic.

But I do need help with one section of my binder...What to do. I want to make the most of my London experience and I need some help. What should I see? Where should I shop? Who makes the best crumpets? What should I avoid because it's a big waste of time/money/sanity? Of course Mel has begun mapping out our agenda, but we want to hear from you too! So give up your yummiest places to nosh and your scrumptious places to shop because I'm going to LONDON *twirls around* !!!