Travel: Croatia Sneak Peek

We're still in Croatia and loving every minute of it.  The water is cool and crystal clear, the sun is out and the temperature is perfect, and the people are very friendly.  We're drinking cheap beer, great wine, and eating lots of seafood, smoked ham, great pasta, and gelato.  So basically, we're in heaven.

There have been such gorgeous views that span as far as the eye can see.  I've been trying to capture the full majesty of what we're seeing, but it's hard to capture something that takes a full head span from left to right (for me anyway).  So I've been sharing a lot of Snapchat videos(heathmo.grizz), and I think I've used the Panoramic feature on my phone more in the last 2 days than in the last 5-6 years combined.

But here is a tiny sneak peek:

Driving from Split to Dubrovnik

Steven prepared breakfast on the patio in Dubrovnik (I have such an excellent husband).

That's it for now - we're off for a swim in the turquoise waters!

Phoebe is Five

I can't believe it's been a full year since Phoebe's fourth in Dubai.  This year was decidedly much less exciting, since I was laid up after tweaking my lower back (I'm fine, just old and out of shape).

Once I got to the couch, I couldn't move.  

And even though I know Phoebe doesn't give a crap about her designated birthday, it's still fun for me to spoil her on this occasion. So Phoebe gobbled up some dried lamb lung and enthusiastically played with her new hippo toy.

It's her birthday, so I threw it every time she asked...I stopped counting after 50.

Which, of course, was so exhausting that she crawled into bed around 7:30pm.

Don't judge my hideous comforter.

Happy Birthday sweet pup.  

Booked: Dubai, Scuba, and Croatia

Fun news - I'm heading back to Dubai for a 2-week trip and then Sven and I are heading to Croatia for a little over a week.

Turns out that Steve and I have both been dreaming about Croatia for decades.  I became entranced when I was about 10 when I saw a PBS special on Plitvice Lakes.  And Sven's grandpa is from Croatia so it's always been on his bucket list.  So when the opportunity came up, we both jumped at the chance.

Plitvice!  Image from PopSugar.

So in a couple weeks I'll be happily soaking up some much-needed time with Sven, seeing friends, and finishing my scuba certification in Dubai.  Then we'll spend the week of our anniversary in Croatia.  Perrrrfect.

Based on what I see online, I'll probably take a photo that looks just like this one.  (Image from onestep4ward)

With all the humdrum (and wallowing) lately, I've forgotten what awesome things we're still doing and planning.  And this trip is definitely one of them!