Green Salad with Oranges, Beets & Avocado

GUESS WHO’S FINALLY HOME FROM NEW ZEALAND?!?

We are!!! And oh my goodness, after a dreamy month away traveling with this guy and his Kiwi family, I must say — it feels really good to be home. Which I love.

Don’t get me wrong, I will forever and always love traveling. But the older I get, the more I appreciate how special it is to also look forward to coming home. And to have a life, and friends, and family, and a home, and a sweet snuggly pup back here waiting for me that I absolutely love. And to still have this dream job back home waiting for me that I still completely love. And to be able to return to this cool (and now pleasantly warmer!) city that I still love calling home.

Call it cliche being from Kansas, but Dorothy really did say it best — there really is no place like home. :)

That said, of course, we did have an absolutely fabulous time traveling around New Zealand, and I have “heaps” of stories to share with you from the trip. (<