I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We spent the weekend recovering from a cold that has hit everyone in my house. My down time recuperating to give me the opportunity to download some images from my vacation so here a little sneak peek of where I went.
My parents were both born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. Their moms were actually best friends. How sweet is that? Lately they have been going back to visit once a year and we decided to tag along for this trip so that all of our extended family could meet Hudson!
Now I love visiting with family, but I must admit one of my favorites part of visiting Colombia is getting to get all dolled up. While Colombia can be a very expensive place when it comes to purchasing clothing it’s insanely affordable to get hair cuts, colors, manicures and blow outs.
My first stop from the airport was the salon where I got an amazing $4 manicure!
{They didn’t have the traditional brands that I’m use to so I used a new to me brand that is made in Colombia called Vogue. It was amazing and last the entire trip. I had to pick up a bottle for myself before I left. I have Neon Mango on my nails. }
The next day we started out our journey on a train ride:
Where enjoyed the beautiful view:
We stopped in a couple of towns like this one:
Where I spotted a fake donkey that Hudson had to take a picture on!
Hudson also got to meet up with my grandma:
{It was practically impossible to get a good shot of everyone actually looking at the camera and smiling, but this was the best one and I think it came out pretty good.}
Especially since we started out like this:
{Ha ha, my mom is going to kill me for posting this one. }
Hudson also got to meet a little friend called Emilio (Amazing name!)
Hudson got in on the action and sat in some salt chunks:
In between visiting family and catching the sights we checked out one of the many malls in the area. My favorite store has to be a place called, CasaIdeas.
{It’s a mix between a Crate and Barrel, IKEA and Anthropologie all rolled into one that features home decor items.}
Here are some of my favorites:
Tablecloths:
{I’m still mad at myself for not snagging the floral one with the orange border.}
Bedding:
Colorful coverlets:
Kids corner:
It was pure heaven. I picked up a handful of toys for Hudson.
We then went on a short plane ride and finished our vacation visiting more family in Medellin. Where we visited some surrounding towns and went on a boat ride:
I spotted these beauties while in Medellin:
{So pretty. They were about $70 a piece and I wanted to bring them all home with me.}
Hudson also found out that he enjoyed hammocks:
{The lucky guy also got a mini hammock gifted to him from his grandparents. So now he can swing at home too.}
We took in more local sights:
I won’t bore you with anymore family pictures, but I hope enjoyed a little peek into where I was off too.
Hope you are all enjoying your summers as well.
Tomorrow we’ll be back to the word of interior design. 🙂
Your trip looks amazing. For the past year, I had a couple ESL students from Colombia. They were so amazingly kind and have asked me to come visit them. One of these days, I’d like to. Looks like such a neat place.
Hola que emocion soy seguidora de varios blogs de diseño y decoracion es mi pasion y llegue al tuyo y me acabo de enterar que tu familia es Colombiana estoy feliz de saberlo yo tambien soy Colombiana vivo en la region de los llanos orientales en Villavicencio (Meta). Tu familia es muy linda y tu hijo es divino te felicito por tu blog , tienes mucho talento, algun dia me gustaria tener el mio un abrazo y mis mejores deseos, Diana
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What a fabulous vacay! I am so jelly! You deserve it!
great pics! i looove the one of hudson on the little donkey- he’s so cute!
Looks like a great vacation! Hudson looks too cute on that little donkey!
loved the pic of daddy and hudson. he is a mini of his father . WOW
Looks like a good time. LOVE the pictures of everyone with your grandma.
Your little man is ADORABLE!
Your trip looks amazing. For the past year, I had a couple ESL students from Colombia. They were so amazingly kind and have asked me to come visit them. One of these days, I’d like to. Looks like such a neat place.
PS – That home store is AWESOME.
Hola que emocion soy seguidora de varios blogs de diseño y decoracion es mi pasion y llegue al tuyo y me acabo de enterar que tu familia es Colombiana estoy feliz de saberlo yo tambien soy Colombiana vivo en la region de los llanos orientales en Villavicencio (Meta). Tu familia es muy linda y tu hijo es divino te felicito por tu blog , tienes mucho talento, algun dia me gustaria tener el mio un abrazo y mis mejores deseos, Diana
Oh my gosh- great trip! And Hudson has gotten so big!!
Sounds like an amaing trip!Love the photos!Looks so fun and cute!Your boy is so cute!
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that casaideas store looks awesome. wish we had one here stateside!