Just the highlights!

Now that Josh and I are back in sunny California, we have used the past couple days to reflect on our favorite moments from living abroad. The past few years have been such a life changing experience that we will forever cherish. We took over 24 trips, visited 14 countries and learned many valuable experiences along the way.

Our first trip to Malaga, Spain. We enjoyed the sites, tapas, and sangria.

Our second trip to Spain included Barcelona. We loved checking out Gaudi's famous architecture. 

Big Ben in London

This is Tyne church in Prague. My friend Erin and I visited Prague for the Christmas Markets.

We went to Brussels for Josh's birthday. We enjoyed sampling lots of various types of beers.

Josh and I took a few trips to France. Some time was spent in Paris, but our last trip included touring the south of France and wine tasting.

One of our favorite trips was to sunny Portugal. The sites were incredible, the hikes were awe inspiring, and the food was delicious.

Josh took me to Amsterdam for my birthday. We had so much fun cruising the canals and walking the cobblestone streets.

I love Italy and we were able to take three trips there. One of my favorite places was Cinque Terre. During our stay we hiked from town to town, through vineyards and sampled each town's delicacies.

Josh and I loved our cooking course in Tuscany.

Our last trip to Italy included Venice. We were there during El Carnavale. 

Us in Scotland. 

King Ludwig's castle in Germany. I also went to Germany to the Frankfurt Christmas Market with my friend Carrie, and then went again with my friend Frances.

Fisherman's Wharf in Budapest.

Just one picture to try to capture the time was had in Africa. This was a life changing experience.

We also loved the memories created in Ireland. We spent lots of time touring the Emerald Isle, but our favorite time was spent with friends. We also had over 30 visitors and loved exploring with them as well.

Kinsale is known as the culinary capital of Ireland. Every year the Good Food Circle would host a gourmet festival in Kinsale called the Mad Hatters. For the festival everyone would dress up in crazy hats and enjoy great food.

Josh loved going to the rugby matches and watching them in the local pub.

Kinsale

Josh and I took sailing courses with our friends Mike and Maire. 

We loved touring Ireland and finding amazing places.

We loved our castle stay in Wexford.

The stunning views of Ireland.

And again, we loved all of our visitors!

We just loved our time abroad and are thankful for all the opportunities it afforded us. But now we look to our future in California and the upcoming arrival of our little peanut.