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california

this morning at the ferry building in san francisco 

          kevin is finished with classes (woohoo!)

and has two free weeks until his actual graduation.

we left the kids in texas and came to san francisco for a few days.

it is beautiful and we're having so much fun. 

actually, we are here to find a house!

kevin accepted a job offer in palo alto a few days ago, 

so we are here to find a place to move to in just a few weeks.

crazzzyy!

i am sad to still be far from my nieces and family, 

but so proud and happy for this opportunity for kevin 

and excited to live in such a beautiful place with my little family. 

we arrived yesterday and found our house within a few hours of landing. 

i can't believe it. 

it was the first & only house we looked at -
just something i stumbled upon online,

and we both LOVED it. 

it is old, small and so charming.

it has a wonderful backyard (ahhh!) and no stairs!!

we walked through, got so excited and DONE.

i can't wait to start decorating and get settled in.

since that is miraculously done, we have the rest of the week to chill.

we spent all day around san francisco, eating and walking and soaking it in.

it's nice to have some free days to get a few more things done:

--find the market

--visit kevin's office

--visit a preschool for ivy

--get kevin a bike

--maybe a piano for me?!

i can honestly say i did not anticipate moving to california

but i feel so blessed and so happy. 

God is good. 

trip for two

we are here:

Culloden House

Inverness, Scotland

(in case anyone was missing us.)

we miss you ivy!!!

mind your manners and be sweet to your cousins.

see you in a few days!

we love you to the blue blue sky.

a proper date was had

at rufflets country house. the grounds were snow-covered and the fires were roaring.

romantic and charming, indeed!

happy anniversary to us!! :)

london: part 4

i can't believe our last day is already here and practically gone! it's a little sad for this trip to be over, but also pretty exciting to finally get started on our next chapter. we'll be in st andrews tomorrow!

so for our last day, we took ivy to kensington gardens one last time to feed the ducks and swans, and watch all the dogs. i hope she never grows out of her sweetness towards animals and children. it's precious.

brady offered to watch ivy during her nap so kevin and i could wander around london alone! woohoo! we decided to go to fortnum & mason in picadilly circus. it was such a cool place and we had a great time. lunch, ice cream, shopping and chocolates. a fine afternoon, indeed :)

chocolate heaven! we ordered a tiny box filled with a dozen bite-sized chocolates. it cost an arm and a leg but i bet it'll be worth it :)

the cute boxes you can choose from/ tower of truffles!

the hall was decked with halloween treats.

and ice cream was had at the parlour (mint chocolate chip for me- shout out to syd!) thanks to kathryn's recommendation.

and on that sweet note, this trip and the london blogging series are officially over.

wish us well on our way to scotland!

we dig fig

Tonight we tried a new to us restaurant, per the in-laws recommendation (and babysitting offer)and had a great time. I love how so many eateries around here take advantage of local ingredients and farms, etc. It's nice to have an idea of where your food actually comes from (what a concept!) and enjoy a menu that changes seasonally. The best part of the meal may have even been just the bread & butter which comes from Normandy Farms - YUM a million times. But actually I think the spring green soup took first. Anyway, blah blah blah.... check out FIG!

{a blurry iphone pic. but i love stamps and i love menus, so a stamped menu?! ... had to}