First things first, the winner of my hair straightener giveaway is comment #58:
fokxxy, please email me asap with your address!! amber@girlwiththeredhair.com
Onto more important things, I’m home!!
After an 8-hour flight followed by a 7-hour drive we are home in Kamloops. And it’s oh so nice to be back!
I don’t go back to work until next week - but I feel like I have SO MUCH to do this week still. My google reader is at 1,000+ (I actually think it’s closer to 2,000 new posts) and I need to get my life organized again. I also need to start running asap, I haven’t ran in four weeks and marathon training starts two weeks from yesterday. Eeep! A 2-mile run is on the agenda for later today!
Starting tomorrow I am going to be doing recaps of the trip! I have three posts planned - one for each week we were there - and each post will be very picture heavy.
However, there is no way I am going to squeeze all 900 pictures that we took onto the blog. So if you would like to see more photos then what I share on here, feel free to friend me on facebook (send me a message saying you’re a blog reader) and you can see more there. I spent about three hours last night putting all of our photos on Facebook and adding detailed captions to most of them!
In the meantime, here is one of my favourite photos of the whole trip! The one I was talking about in my last post, on the cruise ship in Athens, Greece. We were just chilling on the boat, drinking wine, chatting and watching the sunset. Seriously, bliss!
And now, if you could all update me on at least one or two important things that happened in your lives over the last three weeks that would help me out a lot with the blog catching up 
See you tomorrow for a recap of week one of our trip!
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Good you made it home! I sent you a friend request on Facebook…
Have a nice day and a good run!
How did I miss all those pics on fb? I can’t access it at work so I will def. be checking it out tonight! So glad you’re home safe and sound!
Welcome home!
Four day yoga intensive. Very little running. Like 4K a week. This week I’m going to try for 8 since I’ve got the 10K Underwear Affair on June 5!
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I am absolutely heading over to your Facebook to check out all your photos and I can’t wait for the posts! Hmmmm what happened while you were away… I had an explosion on the blog where I posted my first “controversial” topic… which went down amazingly!!… and I have my huge tattoo appointment today (and may or may not have got ZERO sleep in nervousness last night!!)
Glad you got back safely!
You guys look so happy in that picture! Looks like you had a great trip, can’s wait to read more.
Glad you had such a great trip and made it home safely! I checked it some of your pictures on FB and it looks amaaaaaaaazing!
It’s been the same ol’ stuff with me! Just working and studying in preparation for the Praxis (which I am pretty sure I’m making a much bigger deal out of than I need to be!)
gonna check out your facebook photos! yay!
WELCOME BACK!!
Welcome home Amber! I can’t wait to see pictures from your trip!
Welcome back! I love the picture on the cruise- you guys look VERY relaxed!
I don’t think I was meant to do a whole month of anything, not for me. Other than that, it’s been all wedding stuff and a friend’s bachelorette this past weekend…and next weekend I have a rehearsal dinner and two weddings. Oh boy!
I highly recommend not catching up on my blog at all- I have been a total blog slacker since you left and I doubt I’ve had one really interesting post haha. I have been SO busy with wedding stuff and one of my former students passed away which occupied time and emotional energy. Needless to say, I have failed the yoga challenge miserably. I should be at day 18 right now and I think I’ve gone about 9 times…which is actually an accomplishment considering the month but clearly failed on the challenge front. Oh well
I LOVE that picture, seriously best pic ever!!! Eric looks pretty spiffy in his aviator shades & white outfit!! You look beautiful as always. I am so glad to have you home!!!
One update on me, I joined the gym & have been going 5 days a week for the last 3 weeks, feeling fabulous!
Update #2- job hunting in kamloops…..eeeeekk
Welcome home, lady! Hope the adjustment back to post-vacation life goes well!
That is an awesome photo of you. And my Eric looks stylish (as do you, of course).
Hmm… update on me… I’m mentally preparing myself to attend a wedding where the only 2 people I know are my 2 ex-boyfriends… yep, that is goign to be interesting… The wedding is memorial Day weekend!
Welcome back, amber! I love that photo…and a lot of the others as you can tell from my comments on fb.
Looks like you two had a blast. Two things that happened recently…my best friend is moving away from Eugene to Nashville, I’m running but haven’t started my marathon training, my left foot is not too happy right now (I’m hoping ice will help), I’m loving the sun that has been showing up here and there in Oregon and I think that’s about it for now. Enjoy your week of catching up!
Welcome back!!
Welcome back! Glad that you two had a safe trip home.
I’m sending you a request on facebook so I can see all of your fabulous pictures and day dream!
Welcome back. Hope you had a great time. Can’t wait to hear about it.
I love that pic of you two!
So glad your home!!!
Loved lurking all your pics on FB!! Looks like you had lots of fun!
Awww, you guys look so damn cute…and relaxed…and blissful. Love love love it!
Beautiful picture! Welcome home =)
1. i’m done with classes until June 1st! Hooray!
2. Physical Therapy is in order for the knee, I’m loving it, it’s helping but I’m still on NO running hiatus for 3-6 months and very limited exercising right now (as in, I’m only allowed to walk briskly)
3. I’ve missed you!
4. You can mark all my posts as read in GR because they were more just funny ones than anything serious or important or update-y
Welcome home
I can’t wait to see more pictures! My big news? Baby is here! FINALLY! I’ll post more pics on my blog eventually …
That cruise looks like it was so relaxing! I’m glad you guys had a good trip. I’ll definitely be adding you on facebook since I love looking at people’s vacation pics. Seriously.
What’s going on with me? I had a date with a new guy this past week… not sure where things are going, but it was fun. I video blogged about it, if you want all the details, haha.
Welcome home!!
I am looking forward to your recaps!!!!
Welcome home! I loved getting your updates throughout your trip, but can’t wait to hear more details. And I know you’ve been working down your reading since I got a ton of your comments e-mailed to me earlier today. So I guess that means you’re caught up in my life too! Again welcome back! I know it’s always a little stressful getting back into the swing of things after taking such a break
Welcome back!! Can’t wait to hear about your adventure and check out your pictures!
Welcome back! Great photos! It looks like you both had a wonderful trip!!!
Welcome back! While you were traipsing around Europe, I ran my first half marathon, got beat by my boyfriend in a 5K and have been in constant training for our first roller derby bout–this FRIDAY!
It was cool to see posts from you along the way and I’m excited to catch up on your European adventures. Glad you’re back!
That is a Great picture of you two! And, omg, what I wouldnt’ give to be on a boat in Greece sipping vino right now….
Welcome back!! Nothing too crazy going on here - well, contemplating a cross-country move that may or may not happen soon, but no details to report yet
Welcome home…I just got back from my trip as well
I’m so glad that you got back safe and sound and had such a great trip. I can’t wait to see the pics, especially after seeing the one in this post. Good luck to catching up with everything! Nothing of any particular note happened to me while you were away: just the same old same old. At the momen my parents are away and I’m taking care of my 4 younger siblings, which is turning out to be a wonderful break for me from my recent stress-filled uni routine.
Good luck getting back to running!