Malaga!

Dear readers,

I am turning 27 this coming Tuesday, October 2 and as a pre-birthday gift my parents decided to give me a get-away to...MALAGA!

Honestly, I can REALLY use the time away to enjoy the sun, the beach, good food, some shopping, quality time with my family and who knows what else!

I am leaving today and I am going for 5 days, but I'll make sure to post regularly on this blog.

Talk to you soon and as always, if any of you have great tips for where to go in Malaga, let me know!

Love, Melissa

It's all about family!

Dear readers,

My family is of great importance to me! I don't know what I would do without them. They are the ones I want to see happy, they are the ones I wish only good things for, they are the ones I turn to whenever I need support, they are the ones with whom I can be 100% real, they are the ones (of course among others) that created the person I am today, they are the ones I have the most profound memories with, they are the ones that for me are the ONE!

So, as a tribute to my wonderful family, for today I picked a photo which represent a loving family! I hope you like it and I definitely hope you can relate to it!

Tell me some cool things about your family? Are you close to them? If not, why not? Let me know!

Love, Melissa

Popayan

Dear readers,

I am going to divide my post about Popayan, Colombia in two, because I first want to give you a look into all that I have been up to in Popayan and thereafter I want to give you a peek into celebrating Semana Santa, also known as "Holy Week", in Popayan, which is quite a happening!

The reason why I visited Popayan was because of the fact that my little nephew got baptized there and of all people they chose me to be his godmother, such an honour! So, that was the main reason. Second, because I wanted to experience Semana Santa, but this I will cover in another blog post.

The photos that I will show you now are my most treasurable, since my family and loved ones are in it. I hope you like it!

The first bunch are taken at Calibio. Calibio is this huge house of my brother-in-law's family. It has been in their possession since forever and I can definitely understand why. This place is magical! It is around 1000 hectares and its view is splendid. You can look all the way to Cali. Calibio is a place where his family can come together and enjoy their time off. Aside from that, this place is often rented for big events. For example, he and my sister got married here!

At Calibio, my brother-in-law's family house

Having breakfast

My boyfriend and my nephew LUCA :) Isn't he just BEAUTIFUL?!?!

My nephew Milo, Luca's little brother, the one that got baptized

Luca :)

At "Elejio", another of their event locations

Milo :)

Luca and Martina (his niece) riding a horse

Superman! :P

At Calibio, now for Milo's baptism

Godmother (me!) and Milo

From left to right: my mother, my brother-in-law with Milo, my sister and my dad!

Godparents baptizing Milo

Milo Thomas' cake

Milo's petit fours

Celebration dinner

My mom is so ready for easter ;)

I just love looking back at these pictures! :) Such a shame my sister lives so far away :( I wish they would live here, so I could see them more often, but hey, this is just the way it is!

What have you guys been up to lately?

Love, Melissa