First Friday Faves in Forever

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Morning, friends! How is everyone doing today? I think I"m close to being 100% on EST time which is amazing. So weird thinking about Paris and being six or seven hours ahead. I thought I'd join in for Friday Faves for the first time in a few months, it's been too long since I was part of the party!

Sleep:  Even though I am still catching up on it, sleep is a favorite. Nights are still long as a part of my body is still on Paris time, but being able to sleep 12 hours the first day back was incredible. I am very much looking forward to playing catch up this weekend between unpacking, repacking and visiting friends.

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Catching up with friends and family: We've only been home three days and have already been out to dinner two times with various friends. Both dinners were delicious in their own way and it was lovely chatting and stuffing ourselves with American cuisine. My calendar is already packed and it's so nice having people so interested in our trip and our future. So blessed and thankful for incredible people who support us no matter what.

WiFi & Cellular Service: Yes it sounds stupid, but you don't know how much free WiFi means until you lose it for a long time. Thankfully many places had WiFi abroad, you just had to pay for a coffee or something before they would give you the password which is fine. Honestly, we were too busy to do a lot online however if we were lost it was a pain not being able to look it up on google or use GPS. And it was a bit of a struggle being soooo out of touch with family and close friends. Wedding stuff was happening with Sportyspice and best friends were having babies and I felt so out of the loop. Now I'm back in the loop and more grateful than every that I can text and WiFi as much as I please.

English: So silly and ridiculous but I am so grateful for English. After thirty days of only being 75% sure I knew what was going on it is incredible to look at a sign and understand completely what action it entails. We were able to get around with very broken English, Italian and French, however a decent amount was done in pantomime in the more remote locations. Knowing people aren't talking about you and knowing you understand the instructions are two of the best things right now. I plan to learn another language becuse so many Europeans are bi or tri lingual and I want to keep up, but for now, good ol English is good enough for me.

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Yooooooooooooooouuuuu GUYS: Blog friends, you rock my socks. I am so grateful for all my beautiful guest posters {thank you Emily, Katie, Kate, and Kristen} and to all of you who read this blog and my other family blog. Call me silly, but I was so incredibly worried people were going to stop reading and interacting while I was gone and that made me so sad. I enjoy all the relationships I've created because of this blog and y'all made my heart smile with your comments here and on Instagram [follow me here]. Want to know something incredible? I ended up having a BLATE in Rome with the beautiful Myra. How cool right? And I so appreciate everyone's thoughts and comments yesterday. I almost didn't post because I didn't want anyone to think I was whining or being ungrateful, because I am not either. It's just weird being home and not home and y'all made me smile with your sweet thoughts and encouraging ideas. Big hugs and thank you to all of you beautiful ladies. I heart you!

There you have it, my faves after my trip. Quite common and nothing special just the truth. I'm so looking forward to catching up with y'all and back to blog reading. I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!

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