The Richards in Scotland: May 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Bubbly and Brunch at the Marcliffe

During the gorgeous weather we had in May we were able to have lunch on the patio at the Marcliffe! I really enjoy having lunch there as it is right next to the boy's school and it is such a lovely atmosphere with good food and champagne!! I will miss lunches with these other Mom's from the ISA...clockwise...

Jan (w/Gracyn), Christi, Esther, Meredith, Erin, Kyle, Michelle, Katrin, Brooke, Meredith and Brooke's Mom...missing a few others here but I hope to do it one more time before school is out!!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Pretty Days for GOLF!

We had some of the warmest days in Aberdeen, and perfect days for Golf in May. Christi and I played a round and Jon played a round with the boys.

Inchmarlo Golf Course..Highs around 65 F!

Playground fun

Golf at Kippie Lodge

Corn on the cob for Trent!

First day of Shorts to school...it was warm enough!!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Scottish Wedding

Congrats to some of Jon's work friends...Nicola and Ian!! We attended our first Scottish wedding reception and ceilidh dance at Meldrum House and had a great time!!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Brooke's 40 Party

My friend Brooke Tillemans celebrated her 40th Birthday party with a 70's dress up theme. We had a great time celebrating at Kippie Lodge with drinks and dancing! What a night!

Brooke the Birthday Girl!!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Quick Last Minute Trip To Houston

On Saturday, May 12 we decided to make a quick trip to Houston for some house hunting as we just found out we would be moving back in the summer! It was a quick trip, but we managed to see our Moms for Mother's Day and found a house in Greatwood (Sugar Land, TX). We met up with family and a few friends, but it was definitely a quick trip with not much time to catch up. It was great to see everyone! We accomplished quite a bit and left on Thursday, May 17. It was nice to feel some Texas heat and eat at some Mexican food and at a nice Steakhouse!! Now off to prepare for our move back in July!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Tapas, Sangria and Wine in MADRID, SPAIN

I just came back from a long weekend (Thursday-Sunday) in Madrid with 16 awesome ladies from the American Woman's Group here. Madrid is the capital of Spain and is the largest city in Spain. We had a wonderful time seeing all of the wonderful monuments and sights such as the Royal Palace, the Plaza Mayor, the Almudena Cathedral and Puerta del Sol. We visited The Prado Museum, which holds Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas and Francisco de Goya's La maja vestida and La maja desnuda. In the Prado is the best collection of artworks by Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, Rubens, Titian, Hieronymus Bosch, Jose de Ribera and more. We also visited The Reina Sofia Museum, where Pablo Picasso's Guernica is located.

During our trip we went on a tapas and wine tour, we took the hop on hop off bus, ate at the world's oldest restaurant in the Guinness Book of World Records dating from 1725 (Botin), saw the Real Madrid Stadium, ate Chocolate con churros at the Chocolateria de San Gines Restaurant (established in 1894), visited the Rastro flea market, watched Flamenco at the Corral de la Moreria...awesome...and did more shopping! We also enjoyed many many tapas, sangria and wine!