Checking In

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Hello everyone! I hope you had a lovely time last week with those great guest posts! I had a wonderful, relaxing week in the Spanish sun. We had no internet access which turned out to be the nicest detox! Although I have to say I was a little nervous to find out if those posts I scheduled before I left actually got to you! Looks like everything went off without a hitch. Phew!

Now I’m back to reality for two days before an early morning flight on Wednesday for three weeks in Maine. But not to worry, I’m not leaving you again. I have lots of fun posts planned for my trip to the States including a few great recipes I’ll be teaching my kid brother! You might even get a few videos! Fun!

While I crash my way through Monday, here are a few great links I found when I caught up with the interwebs yesterday (while doing about 5 loads of laundry!).

Apartment Therapy’s food site The Kitchn picked up Jenna’s recipe for Savory Southwestern Oatmeal that she shared over here last Monday. What a fun surprise to come back to!

How fun are these citrus coasters pictured above?

Since I’m in charge of snacks on our flights, I’m loving this New York Times article with great tips and tricks for packing food for flights.

Ireland had their first citizenship ceremony last week. Although it’s a while off, I already can’t wait for mine!

Another addition to my kitchen want list – recycled glass counter tops. Love the back story, love the look.

I’m hoping strawberry season will hit Maine while we’re there. I’m dying to make this jam recipe in perfect little Mason jars and then bring a whole batch home on the plane!

And in other news, huge congrats to my husband who handed in his master’s thesis today! Yippee!!