peddle boating on the vltava river in prague

 

i think one of my favorite things to do are water related. i love tubing, white water rafting, peddle boating... or just being on a boat in general. as a native floridian, i actually don't love swimming in the ocean. unless of course it's flat and warm and clear. all three of those things. and there are no sharks or sealice or sea creatures. i could go on. 

while living in prague, we  went peddle boating twice. i think in my brain it was more times than that because it's all i ever wanted to do when it was nice out. 

the first time we went with a whole group of us; matt and i in one boat, and then drew, sara, katelyn hobbs and diana in another boat. we enjoyed bohemian potato chips while peddling around the vltava river through the amazing architecture of prague 1. 

the second time we went was the day before we moved back to florida. we brought along some wine and cherries and cried. 

how could you not want to live there?

i think that day it all sank in that we were leaving. now i ask myself:

why? 

tennessee valley

all i can do these days is dream of travel. it's been a year now since we've moved back from prague and it seems so surreal. i think back to the streets we walked and the bedroom where we spent most of our time. i miss it beyond belief. 

it's not exactly budget friendly to just hop on over to europe. thankfully, living in the states there are so many places to choose from to visit. we have friends and family all over the map. 

let's see...

colorado- sister mani

california- brother leif, uncle jesse, drew swag

baltimore- paola/alex, my grandpa, kampes family, etc.

pennsylvania- erin/eli, donnelly's 
dc- katelyn

new york- too many to name, many cousins
orlando- emily/paul

cleveland- cheryl/andrew

nashville- dana/keith

oregon- stacey/matt

and i'm sure there's plenty more...

this video is from the week of july in 2010 just 3 days before i moved to prague. i was in california with my dad for a track meet of his. we went and visited my brother, leif, in san francisco, and at the time my best friend, erin, was also there. we took a hike down to this beautiful beach. here is a silly little clip from a visit to the tennessee valley in marin county: caution- it gets really loud from the wind.  

RIP rat