This past weekend was a 3 day for us, MLK weekend. I wanted to give a little tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr with a few of my favorite quotes of his (because I love quotes!) This one: Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' And … [Read more...]
4 Years Old
Dear Gabe, I really can't believe it's been 4 years since you were born, on a dark yet warm night in Mannheim, Germany. I remember how anxious I was to meet you, how grumpy I was because it took so long for you to come, how my last meal before you were born was Taco Bell with … [Read more...]
New Years Resolutions
So I'm not making any big serious New Year's resolutions, but I do want to get back to blogging. Especially since my friend Karen did such a nice job on this website :-) I will be focusing on the eat, run, travel theme, but my main focus is my family--and taking care of myself. … [Read more...]
{Throwback Thursday} Marseille, FRANCE
**All images are (c) Vanessa Vila and may not be copied or used without express permission from the owner.** Moving along through my personal "Blast from the past" trips... next up is the South of France! I went straight from Norway to Paris, then took the high speed TGV train … [Read more...]
{Throwback Thursday} Bergen, NORWAY
For TBT, or “Throwback Thursdays,” I will be reminiscing about trips past. I had the pleasure to travel to Europe three times--before I moved there--so I'll be living vicariously through these memories until we can afford to go back (still debating, with or without the kid!) I … [Read more...]