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From Portland to Peonies.
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I'm Liz. I live in NW Portland with my husband, Corey, and our French Bulldog/Boston Terrier pup, Henry. I’m a newlywed, aspiring photographer, a curious cook, a hopeful baker, an interior design wannabe and so much more. I've been blogging about our life in Portland for a little over two years, and in a couple weeks we'll be moving to Amsterdam and I plan on blogging about our adventures living and loving in a new city (and continent!).
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{Away We Go!}

Its approximately 12:20 AM and the huz and I need to get up in 4.5 hours to catch a cab to the airport and board our flight to Naples! Well then take a multitude of buses and trains to arrive in...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

{Weekend Snaps}

Some iPhone snaps from our glorious four-day weekend. Captions below! 1 We ventured over to Ijburg to check out these floating houses Im obsessed with. Then we stopped in to Espressofabriek...

21 may 12

{Barcelona: La Boqueria & Lunch al Fresco}

One of the first things we did upon arriving in Barcelona was walk La Rambla up to La Boqueria. It’s another very famous site in the city, and if you don’t already know, it’s a huge market. You can p...

17 may 12

{Paris: Pont des Arts}

Paris is one of the romantic cities in the world. It’s hard to explain why, really. Every city we’ve been to has been romantic and enchanting in its own way, but Paris is special. Maybe it’s the Eiff...

15 may 12

{Barcelona: Park Güell}

This post doesn’t need much of an introduction seeing as Park Güell in Barcelona is one of the most well known tourist sites in Europe. But I have to say that sometimes when something is su...

14 may 12

{Weekend Snaps}

Im kind of addicted to the latest iPhone photo editing app, VSCO Cam. So I thought, what better way to showcase my love than sharing weekend snaps I took using the aforementioned app. Heres a bit of ...

07 may 12

{St. Andrews, Scotland}

Ahhh St. Andrews. The funny thing about St. Andrews is neither of us really knew anything about the town before actually visiting it. We’d heard great things – that it was stunning – but nothing in s...

04 may 12

{On the Way to St. Andrews}

Well, Ive finally somewhat recovered from my way-too-fun birthday/Queens day weekend! Corey spoiled me rotten and I celebrated with great friends who made me feel extra special. I really couldnt have...

02 may 12

{4 Reasons Im Really Excited for The Weekend}

Happy Friday everyone! I am very excited for this weekend for a multitude of reasons…#1 We get Henry back today! If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know he’s been gone at a doggy training ...

27 apr 12

{Recent Reads: Part II}

If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the hunt for a good book. I’m constantly asking friends, family + coworkers for reading recommendations. As I mentioned in mylast “Recent Reads” post, wit...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

{What Im Learning in My Twenties}

Im over on one of my favorite blogs today, Fairy Tales are True, sharing some lessons Ive learned in my 20s! Click on over there if youre interested in hearing what I have to say :){Photo taken ...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

{Pinch Me, Im in Paris!}

One of the biggest lessons Ive learned about life abroad is that it is just that... Its still life.Work is busy, your husband gets stressed juggling work, school & you, your house is a mess, you ...

23 apr 12 1 person likes this

{Bye, Mama}

Well, that’s it. My mom’s two-week trip has come to an end. I dropped her off at the airport this morning and it was really, really hard. Harder than I was expecting. I was holding back tears as I to...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

{Bye, Mama}

Well, that’s it. My mom’s two-week trip has come to an end. I dropped her off at the airport this morning and it was really, really hard. Harder than I was expecting. I was holding back tears as I to...

16 apr 12

{Back From Barcelona}

We spent the long Easter weekend (we got Friday + Monday off & I took Tuesday off, too!) in Barcelona with my Mama. We met up with Nicole every day, enjoyed disgusting amounts of tapas and sangri...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

{Welcome Story of My Life Readers!}

Just thought Id extend a warm welcome to any new lovelies hopping over from Jennis amazing blog, Story of My Life. I thought I should give a proper introduction so you know what my little blog is all...

06 apr 12 1 person likes this

{Enjoy the Ride}

Can you believe it’s already April? I feel like I’ve been wishing time away this entire year waiting for this month. My mom was coming, it’s my birthday month, we’re going to Barcelona and Paris (aga...

04 apr 12

{50 Tulips}

This weekend we spent nearly the entire two days cleaning our apartment top to bottom in preparation for my Mom’s arrival! When we were almost done I looked around and thought something was missing. ...

03 apr 12

{Sponsor Spotlight: Always a Blogsmaid, Never a Blogger}

While Im out frolicking around Amsterdam with my Mama, I wanted to introduce you to one of my lovely sponsors, Cassie! Hope you all had a great weekend - Ill be back here tomorrow!-------------------.. .

02 apr 12

{Happy Friday!}

Happy, happy Friday! I am so excited it’s the weekend! It’s supposed to be a rainy one here in Amsterdam, but that’s okay because I’ve got lots to do inside in anticipation for my Mom’s arrival on MO...

30 mar 12

{A Mexican Dinner Date in Amsterdam}

Do you want to know what makes me reallyyy happy? New shoes + big hair + margaritas + date night, thats what. Saturday night the huz and I decided we were in the mood for some chips and salsa and lim...

29 mar 12

{Bike Ride to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel}

A few months ago Carly wrote about her bike ride from Amsterdam to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. It sounded like a fun thing to do on a sunny day, so I kept it in my back pocket until just the right momen...

28 mar 12 1 person likes this

{A Perfect Little Friday Night}

Well, things haven’t slowed down around here, but I still managed to find some time to enjoy a few amazing moments this weekend. We’ve been having some incredible weather the last couple weeks and on...

27 mar 12

{Edinburgh: Part I}

A quick note before this post actually starts. Ive been feeling overwhelmed. Like there arent enough hours in a day. Like I am doing a lot of things just okay instead of a few things really well. I w...

22 mar 12

{Seville: Metropol Parasol}

After exploring the Real Alcazar we headed over to the Metropol Parasol. The structure is a new build, designed by architect Jüergen Mayer H., and opened in March of last year. Its honeycombed r...

19 mar 12

{Seville: Real Alcázar}

While walking around Seville, we found ourselves constantly ending up back at the Plaza del Triunfo. Pretty much any hour of the day there were dozens of people lined up outside of a beautiful mediae...

18 mar 12

{On Love}

I know everyone and their mother reads A Cup of Jo, but this letter she posted today moved me so deeply that I just had to post it myself. The letter was written by well-known author John Steinbeck t...

16 mar 12 1 person likes this

{Seville: Day 2}

Yay! Im finally posting more photos from our Seville trip! Going back and looking through them I realized how much I already miss the sun (and Nicole) and need to get back to it! Good thing were head...

14 mar 12

{Back From Edinburgh}

Goodness, has it really been a week since I last posted? Ive been a bad blogger.Life has just been so busy lately. Between work, travel and trying to have a social life sometimes I dont have the ener...

13 mar 12

{Seville: Day 1}

Where We Stayed: While in Seville, we stayed at the Hotel Rey Alfonso X. It had a great central location, the rooms were modern and had a good amount of space and the staff was very friendly. The onl...

05 mar 12

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