.... { Hello Monday } .... with pictures from London ...

Hello Monday...

hello to having time, now that the holidays are completed to organizing my Europe photos

 Today it's hello....  organizing London.... and...

 Hello to the first morning with one child at home....

and new traditions.

Hello to having two children successfully moved into their respective colleges.

 Hello to January's first Monday...

 and healthy new starts.

 Hello to wardrobe prep for the upcoming ALT summit in Salt Lake City.

 Hello to finding personal balance and achieving goals...

 Hello to self care.

 Hello to remembering to enjoy and appreciate the journey....

.....no matter the destination.

as always dear friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life

 ....greetings from London...

we are having a slumber party here at the hotel 

 having Ellis and Elliott  forgo the hostel

and join us...

we walked through Hyde Park on our way to  

Portobello Market....

 ...the store windows are dressed for Christmas...

 we enjoyed pubs and street music...

 found Jamie Oliver's store ...

 followed up great advice and enjoyed this establishment...

who's patrons have included the likes of Dickens...

 ...the tide was out on the Thames...

so midnight treasure hunting it was...

as always my friends 

I wish you love and joy 

as you you style your life

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....{ london day 2 }....

 ...waking up to london sun streaming in...

 ....and finding my favorite part of london...

 embankment along the Thames...

... lunching at the famous savoy...

.... with the worlds best bathrooms...

 ...sunset strolls...

... cocoa at the airstream cafe...

 ....tower bridge...

 .... big ben...

....the eye...

as always

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life

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....{ we're leaving }....+ {we're here}....

Well the time has come...to leave for Europe....

I  know... it would be expected that I would be excited....

but my truth is...

I am filled with ambivalence....

I am the consummate nester...

so traveling so far from home...without the entire family....

is a struggle...

fast forward...to today....

 we have arrived in London...

 with a hotel room
with a fantastic view...
 at the Cumberland in Hyde Park...

because as spectacular as touring the area is...
coming in  from the street to the Cumberland's calming zen like interior ...

is the perfect juxtaposition to the activity on the street....

and a walk out to Bond Street....
so much much more to explore...

and to make it all the more unbelievable...
my darling daughter Ellis and her wonderful boyfriend Elliott...
will travel from Italy to join us here in London tomorrow!

as always dear friends

I wish you love and joy
as you style your life 

love today from London



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