A new Adventure

Hello hellooo! I know it's been months since I last had a post. I wasn't sure if I would even come back to blogging. Right now I should be in Europe with some of my favourite girls (another thing I hadn't blogged about) but instead I have a different adventure awaiting :) Baby S will be making an appearance in February. If you follow me on Instagram (@graciebellabutterfly if you want to follow) or Facebook you may have already seen this news.

I'm excited, anxious and it's a whole new adventure. It wasn't exactly planned (hence my Europe trip) but it's something we have discussed and I guess it was the right time :) Jason and I have taken this week off work to do some major house cleaning and prepping the soon to be nursery.

I hope to blog more about the whole experience and would love to hear your thoughts.

USA Trip 2013 - Orlando Florida Universal

Hello lovelies! After Disneyworld we went stayed in a Universal resort. It was so pretty and I felt like I was in another country. 

1. Portofino Bay hotel view 

2. On a vespa 

3. Nicole 

4. Alyssa with her hair wrap 

5. Nicole getting her hair wrapped 

6. Hogwarts in Harry Potter World 

7. Butterbeer 

8. Bertie Botts 

9. Owl Post 

10. Harry Potter world 

11. Dr Seuss world 

12. Universal fun 

13. Portofino at night 

14. My packing mess

Harry Potter world was amazing to see. Again I wish we had more time there. We only had time to go to the Island of Adventure and not the mail Universal park but hopefully I will be able to stay longer next time :) 

So that concludes my Girls Trip. An utterly life changing experience and I'm so glad I was able to go. I'm actually thinking of going on another girls trip this year. More about that later.

Have a wonderful rest of week. 

USA Trip 2013 - Disneyworld

Hello hello! Not many more posts of my holiday to go. After Savannah we drove to Orlando, Florida for a few days of adventure. First stop Disneyworld. We stayed at the Art and Animation Resort which was so awesome. 

1. Our first visit badge, Magic band (used as a room key and to purchase things) and personalised ID card

2. The Lion King bed. Our first night was in the Lion King room 

3. Our lounge room 

4. Simba bed 

5. Alyssa and me 

6. I love castles :) 

7. Inside the Beauty & The Beast food court 

8. Nicole and I waiting to meet some Disney Princesses 

9. On the carousel 

10. Alyssa having fun on teacup ride 

11. Caught mid laughter 

12. Teacup ride 

13. Castle 

14. At dusk 

15. We stayed in the Cars suite for two nights (we were upgraded from the Little Mermaid room) 

16. Nicole in the bathrooms at the resort

17. Castle all lit up 

18. Changing colours 

Disneyworld was so much fun. I don't think it will ever lose it's specialness to me :) and I want to visit every Disneyworld/Land in the world. 

Only one more US post to go. Have a wonderful week. 

USA Trip 2013 - Savannah, Georgia

Hello lovely people. From Raleigh, North Carolina we started our road trip to Savannah, Georgia. We drove through South Carolina on our way. 

1. Road trip snacks (one of the best parts I think) 

2. Galloway House the beautiful plantation house we stayed in 

3. The outside deck at night 

4. The beautiful dining room 

5. The king bed room 

6. An Australian flag to say some Aussies were staying here (thought this was really lovely)

7. Archway 

8. Savannah Moss

9. Old staircase 

10. The Wandering Madman (he survives with donations. He was awesome)

I wish we could've spent more time here. The plantation house was so pretty and we spent one of our days reading in the lounge room and the sunroom. It was so relaxing. 

Only a few more posts to come :) Have a good weekend. 

USA Trip 2013 - North Carolina

Hello hello! I'm behind with my US posts again . I really need to pump these photos out. 

After NYC, Alyssa, Nicole and I flew to Nicole's hometown Raleigh, North Carolina. I really loved this place. It was so pretty and I could see myself living there :) 

1. Welcome to the South. Fried chicken, mash potato, corn and broccoli. We had some biscuits and corn bread too. 

2. Watching our meal being cook 

3. Crunchy autumn leaves

4. Smores before cooking over the fire 

5. Alyssa and Nicole cooking for 'Pinterest' night

6. Chocolate covered strawberries with pink chrystal sugar was Alyssa and my contribution to Pinterest night

7. World Market. This was one of my fave stores

8. Autumn leaves. I'm obsessed because we don't really get the changing of the leaves here

9. Pretty daisies

10. Nicole's kitten 

11. Sunset beauty 

12. More autumn leaves

I wish we could have had more time here. It was such a great place and I felt so relaxed after the fast paced life in NYC. 

More US posts to come!