Week Thirty-Eight & Nine | Team Carpenter Takes London

James and I only beat the Carpenters to London by about four hours. Our Stateside weekend had come and gone in a flash and now we were back to "normal" life. James quickly showered and skirted off to work while I awaited our guests' arrival and straightened up the flat a bit.

London Eye Experience

Our time with the Carpenters in London was FILLED with new adventures, but due to James' work schedule, it was typically just Mike, Lisa and me exploring during the day and then we would meet up with James for dinner at night. 

It's not every day you celebrate your 31st 21st birthday in London, (ahem, Happy Birthday Miss Lisa!), so in honor of Lisa's birthday, the Carpenters decided to live it up! Like literally... up in the air... Hello? Are you following me??

Montserrat Mountain | Team Starnes Takes Barcelona

James and I spent the second part of our day excursion at Montserrat Mountain, which is located just about an hour outside of Barcelona. The mountain is easily recognizable for its peculiar rock formation, but most of its visitors are drawn to its "rare" La Moreneta, which is a statue of a dark-faced virgin Mary with infant Christ.

A Stroll Around the Capitol

It's easy to overlook your own home country when you are so actively trying to explore new ones, but coming back to the good ol' U-S-of-A proved me wrong. There is plenty of beautiful and historic buildings and places right under all of our noses. Washington, DC is one of those places. So much history, so much beauty. It might not be as old as the Roman Forum in Rome, but it sure does deserve the same amount of respect.

Week Thirty- Seven | Team Starnes Takes Washington DC

Let me start out by saying, I'm almost three weeks behind on my Weekly Recaps and I am having such a hard time getting back into the swing of things here on the blog. While I should be working on Week 39, I am struggling to get through Week 37. So much has happened in such a short amount of time— these past three weeks have just blurred together. I haven't had any time to devote to this blog, so bear with me.