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road trippin' to Prague: 1st stop - Rothenburg
Rothenburg Ob der Tabour, Germany. It's a mouthful to say, but oh is it a gem of a little medieval German town. It was spared destruction...
mackenzie8433
Nov 17, 20121 min read
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Serafina and her fan club {Brussels family photography}
Introducing Serafina: the particularly cute 4 legged friend I had the pleasure of photographing this weekend (along with her adorable...
mackenzie8433
Nov 14, 20121 min read
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"In Flanders fields the poppies blow...
Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns...
mackenzie8433
Nov 13, 20122 min read
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show off {Mechelen, Belgium}
that's what I'm calling Mechelen after spending an afternoon there a few weeks ago under a ridiculously blue sky and greeted with...
mackenzie8433
Nov 8, 20121 min read
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Tongeren {antiquing, Roman history and Pottery Barn}
A couple of weekends ago, we went to the Tongeren antique market on a whim. When we first found out we were moving to Belgium, I was...
mackenzie8433
Nov 7, 20122 min read
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poignant poland {part 2}
Day 2 of our little Polish adventure. ** Disclaimer: Just so you know, I'm not endorsing 2 days in such a fantastic city. (or any of...
mackenzie8433
Nov 5, 20122 min read
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krakow, poland {traveling wtih kids in Europe}
a few weeks ago, we took advantage of a long weekend and headed to Krakow, Poland. The fresh fall leaves on the ground were a pleasant...
mackenzie8433
Nov 4, 20121 min read
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not a bad start...
meet ben and kelley. They met, fell in love and moved to Brussels shortly thereafter :) Am thinking 2 young adults, newly in love,...
mackenzie8433
Oct 30, 20121 min read
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"autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile"
... william cullen bryant. Autumn in Belgium has been a pleasant surpise. I've always been amazed at people who pick autumn as their...
mackenzie8433
Oct 30, 20121 min read
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love the one you're with..
Wrapping up my friend's trip (she left like 3 weeks ago.. I'm a little behind!?).. we had so much fun in France (Paris, Nice/Monacco),...
mackenzie8433
Oct 29, 20121 min read
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a whole lotta texas in brussels
i've gotten completely out of order on the blog, sorry.. I'm back on track today and up to date (mostly) with my edits, just in time for...
mackenzie8433
Oct 25, 20122 min read
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paris in a day.. and by iphone :)
you know you've lived in Europe for a while when you 1. decide you can go to Paris just for the day, and 2. and all you need is your...
mackenzie8433
Oct 23, 20122 min read
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Cote d'Azur - day 2
I realize that some of my geographically challenged friends may not know where I'm talking about! :) The Cote d'Azur is the southeast...
mackenzie8433
Oct 18, 20121 min read
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taking the "girls trip" to a new level - {Cote d'Azur}
Sorry for the blogging haitus. Let's chalk it up to having a little too much fun! I had the absolute pleasure of having one of my Texas...
mackenzie8433
Oct 16, 20122 min read
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soccer mom in Bruxelles
We did a pretty good job of not living our typical "american" busy life for the first 8 months while we were here. With the exception of...
mackenzie8433
Oct 4, 20121 min read
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magnificent mallorca
Ahh.. I've been missing a true beach vacation. You know the kind. Wake up to the sound of 7 excited kids (sorry Shayna) ;), schlep your...
mackenzie8433
Sep 26, 20121 min read
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champagne with kiddos and honeymooners.. why not!?
Of course the Champagne region has been on my to-do list for visiting while in Europe. At just 3 hours away, it's an easy weekend...
mackenzie8433
Sep 25, 20121 min read
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in search of summer...
Moving to Brussels has been quite the climate change for us Houstonians. We've traded in our flipflops, sundresses and t-shirts for...
mackenzie8433
Sep 20, 20121 min read
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in search of summer…
http://v5 #Belgium #Bois #Brussels
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Sep 20, 20121 min read
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The scoop on Cruising the Baltic.
So I've gotten a LOT of pressure questions (yes, you Shayna..haha) about giving a truthful report on the cruise once I got back. So, here...
mackenzie8433
Sep 18, 20125 min read
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