I'm back!

(tulip planters in front of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Helllooooo world! This is just a quick post to let you all know that I'm back from Europe!!! Though it has almost been a week, I am still suffering from that damned jet lag, so as you can imagine blogging has been the last thing on my list of things that require time, thought and energy. :(

I am really looking forward to the weekend so I can get working on the several posts I have planned for highlighting the best parts of my trip. What a trip, believe me when I tell you that I have a lot to share with you, evidenced by the nearly 2,000 pictures that I took (*gasp* yes, I know what you must be thinking... but I could have easily taken 4,000!) ... Oh how I love the iPhone, hehe, stay tuned! I hope you're all doing well.... ;)

(windmills in the town of Volendam, The Netherlands)

(the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France)

(in all of its glory... the Eiffel Tower on a horribly rainy cold day in Paris, France)

Travel day is almost here!!

I am so excited, tomorrow I leave with my mom for The Netherlands to meet up with my aunt and a close family friend for nine days of adventure in Amsterdam and Paris! We will be leaving tomorrow afternoon and arriving around 7:30am Friday morning in Amsterdam, we will stay there until Monday then catch an early morning train to Paris, stay in Paris until Wednesday and then return to stay in Amsterdam until Saturday May 15th. WOOOOOOOHOOOOO!!! (that's what every nerve ending in my body is screaming).... Tomorrow can't come soon enough!

I'm really looking forward to spending more time in these two cities since in the past I was only able to explore them briefly.... Oh, and I never got to visit the Louvre and go up in the Eiffel Tower while in Paris because the Louvre was closed (it was a Wednesday and apparently they are only closed Wednesdays - what luck huh!?) and there wasn't enough time to trek up the tower for a look-see. So, I'll definitely be doing all of those things this time around!! And, like I said before, I'm particularly excited for my mother because it will be her first time visiting these two cities and she has not been in Europe for over 20 years! This is sure to be fun, my already giddy excitement about traveling and revisiting Europe is sure to be heightened further through my mom's enjoyment!

I will definitely miss my man, but he will survive without me (though I'm afraid he might gobble every last bit of food in the apartment out of boredom!! LOL). Also, I will have to leave detailed instructions for him on how to care for my army of plants!!! HAHA...

Anyway, I have so much to do before take-off time.... Packing is a nightmare for me because I don't like planning my outfits in advance and to make matters worse I have way too much clothes, purses and shoes to choose from! I am so anxious to get home from work today!!!

Have a wonderful day everyone, I'll do my best to post pictures and do brief posts while on my vacation... that is, whenever I am able to connect to a WiFi network!

~Catherine
xoxo

(All images found via Google image search on Amsterdam)

Travel Update!!!

As I mentioned in my post from a few days ago, on May 6th I will be traveling to The Netherlands with my mother and my aunt to stay in Amsterdam for eight days!! BUT, it just got better... during our trip we'll be taking a train to Paris for a two day stay!! The last time I was in Paris I was 15, it was only for a few hours (we were on a Mediterranean cruise) which we spent running around Paris on the subway and by foot trying to see all the famous landmarks.... AND, the Louvre Museum was CLOSED... *GASP* Anyway, I am very happy to be visiting France again as an adult, it's sure to be a wonderful *two days in Paris* :)

Also, a long time friend of both my mother and aunt's from high school has just decided to join us, increasing ours to a party of FOUR! Woohoo! The more the merrier!

Stay tuned for the massive onslaught of photos that will ensue when we return on May 16th!!!