A Little Change of Pace

I have been seriously slacking on my blogging lately and I am really sorry for those of you who actually take the time to read it! Even though it was nearly three weeks ago now...I can't forget about the end of my mom's trip to England!

The beach! With Brighton Pier off on the distance!

For the last leg of my mom's journey through the UK, we went down to the southern coast of England to a town called Brighton.  Brighton is said to be like the San Francisco of the UK and I can definitely see why.  Going down there was a totally different atmosphere than anywhere else that I have been in the UK.  Everyone was so happy and carefree, it seemed like a 24/7 vacation.

It was a pebble beach, of course I had to make that again! :)

My mom and I took a much different approach to Brighton than we did for the rest of our trip.  Instead of walking all around and seeing as much as we could, we took our last few days together to just relax and enjoy the sunshine.  Our hotel was right on the beach so it was really nice to just walk out the front door and be right next to the water.

Mom and I outside Brighton Pavilion

Besides all of our relaxing on the beach, eating delicious food, and shopping around town...We did manage to see Brighton Pavilion.  It was a really cool place, but not exactly something you would expect to see in England.  It was Indian style on the outside, and Chinese on the inside.  I guess it goes along with the theme of Brighton being different!

Loving that beach :)

I absolutely loved getting to spend Easter with my mom.  We went to a church that was recommended to me by one of my good friends at Reading and it really was a great service.  I'm glad that I got to have a special Easter with family so it really meant a lot to me.

One of my favorite pictures of my mommy!

I am so incredibly blessed that I have such a wonderful mother who I got to spend over a week traveling around the UK with. We saw nearly the entire United Kingdom traveling all the way from London to Edinburgh to Brighton! I think that she really got a great taste of the UK and can see why I love it so much here. Thank you for everything, Mom! You are the absolute greatest! :)

Luckiest girl ever :)

So although I was disappointed that I didn't get to finish my big European vacation like I had planned, I think I got something much better...Love. Love from my family, love from my friends, love from boyfriend...Love from the people who mean the most to me.  Isn't that what life is all about? I think once you figure that out, everything else just falls into place.  I am one lucky girl to be traveling all around and seeing all these great places, but what makes me really lucky is the amazing people that I have in my life to enjoy it with.