I just woke up in my bed at home for the first time in over two weeks after a fitful, jet lagged, medication induced attempt to get a good night's sleep.The darling kittens didn't help because of their 2 am ear chewing antics which were less than endearing. They seem glad to have their mommy back! It is odd indeed to think that I was in Turkey just 36 hours ago. It seems like a dream (followed by a semi-nightmare of 24 hours of international travel involving thr...

Packing is completed. I used my trusty zipper packing cubes from Eagle Creek and rolled everything up tightly before wedging it in the bags. It all just barely fits. The challenge was bringing clothes for a temperature range of 35-75 and figuring out what to bring for the wedding that wouldn't need to be ironed. I've been having a lot of fun playing around with the different photo apps on my iPad. My favorite app is called Snapseed and once you import a photo fro...

As I get ready for my trip to Israel I am trying to figure out the smoothest way to show photos and text of my travels.