travel log: germany and greece
surprise!
i'm off to europe this Thursday.
to say i'm excited is an understatement.
for starters, i get to see this little lady.
{disregard the placement of her undershirt! ha}
my baby sister.
and one of my favorite people on the planet.
she's studying living in florence
("studying" might be debatable)
i think they just need to start calling "study abroad" programs what they really are...
"living and traveling abroad programs!" haha
i'm pretty sure I never did any homework when i lived in italy!
but what's a girl to do when her sister is living in europe?
i say GO VISIT!
now, i know i know...
you're probably asking me how the heck I can afford this travel!
i work for a non-profit on a shoestring budget
and my husband sells bagels.
we're not rollin' in the hamilton's if you know what I mean...
so how have we been able to do the following travel this year?
{May/June Kev and I went to England, Scotland and Ireland}
{August my family went to Alaska}
{and now i'm off to Europe again}
i'll give you a hint...it's NOT because we're loaded.
but in order to share my secrets, i'm planning a blog series on
"how to travel ridiculously cheap and get free flights"
or something like that.
you'll just have to wait till next month to milk me for all my travel know-how. ha!
Polly and I decided to go visit some of our family in western Germany in Dusseldorf!
I honestly think my favorite travel memories are when we stay with friends or family...
it's really the way to go!
they know the area and are built in tour guides, cook yummy meals, offer a sweet place to stay, and best of all, the memories made are ones I cherish for a lifetime!!
we then decided, "what the heck! let's go to Greece"
because how can you pass up the greek isles when ryanair is so CHEAP?!?
we couldn't.
so there you have it.
and lastly, while I am planning to do a blog series on travel (because traveling is SO feasable if you know how to do it right) the real answer to how i've been able to travel so much is sweet Abba. He has opened so many doors for me and my family, and I can't really take credit for that. God is just SO good to give us the desires of our heart.
He has SUCH an EPIC spirit of ADVENTURE to Him!
{don't forget that}
He delights in JOY, in LAUGHTER, and in BEAUTY
and traveling brings about all 3
so here's to the God who is fabulously crazy fun-spirited....
Ephesians 3:20 "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us"
love Katie
AND...as a shout-out, my other beautiful sister is currently living and working in Costa Rica. Love you Lena Bean and miss you! Wish I could come visit you too:)