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Joy Lynn

A lifestyle blog centered around living simply, adventuring daily, strong marriage, home improvements, and creating a life filled with lessons learned and grateful hearts.

Jan 8

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Joy Lynn

A lifestyle blog centered around living simply, adventuring daily, strong marriage, home improvements, and creating a life filled with lessons learned and grateful hearts.

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I can't believe I haven't already posted a picture of this big fella since our return. He has been ultra clingy, super snuggly, and of course a little sassy. Oh how I missed him! Can you believe he'll be ONE next month?! Don't worry, there'll be a proper birthday hat and everything 😉😍 I love my Hondo and am so glad to smother him with love again!

This handsome guy is 28 today. Goodness am I blessed to wake up to him every day. I am so proud of the man he has become, and the loving husband and loyal friend he is. Words fall short when you feel like describing how marvelous any one person is, so I'll just say, "happy birthday, my love."

Take me back. For the wild, careless adventure. To climb hills and chase waterfalls and kiss in the mist. To breathe in the air and live off the yogurt and find peace in every rough and stunning view. Oh Iceland, this is my love note to you.

PS. be sure and check out the blog for my monthly update for September - it has a few trip photos!

Before we left the US, we had a day to explore NYC. Neither of us had ever been and it really was pretty cool to take it in. The night before, we saw Time Square (so overwhelming haha), but the next day we saw the Freedom Tower, 911 memorial, the battery, Trinity Church, the stock exchange and bull, and lots of other cool areas of the city. I'm so glad I've seen it once, but I don't feel a great need to return... too much of a small town girl I think 😉
In this photo, you can see the Statue of Liberty blurred out in the distance.

Thinking back to some of the packing choices I made, there wasn't a lot I would have changed. These shoes from @drschollsshoes were not only cute and neutral for mixing and matching with all my outfits, but they were amazingly comfortable. As you can see in the photo, they got plenty of wear and held up so well to the miles we walked each day. I'm happy to say they'll be continuing their uses at home! Love these!

We are finally home with our pup, and trying to overcome jet lag and get resettled. But in looking over photos from our trip, it was interesting to see where we took tons of photos, and where we took very few. Funny, because it was truly indicitive of our comfort level and enjoyment in each country. I can't wait to share more about our crazy travels, but in the meantime, I'll be nursing this cold (that thankfully didn't hit me until we hit US soil) and sleeping forever! Catch ya soon, friends!

Joy Lynn

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