The Lederman Kitchen

Our trip back to the US was too short to do everything and see everyone we wanted.  But it was all the time we had so we tried to make the most of it. After Lauren & Ryan's wedding in Seattle , seeing and spending time with friends and family in Portland and the Bay Area was our priority.  Along the way, we squeezed in eating the food we miss and running some essential errands - you know Costco, Target, Banana Republic. We were busy.  And I was pretty bad about getting out my camera.  I know, I can't believe it either.  It just felt so normal being home, spending time with our friends, eating at our favorite restaurants.  I'm full of regrets now. How cute are our Nephews? Seeing some of my besties in Portland Portland Boys photo, with Clara - there are a few playmates for her on the way in this group! Pho - I miss this so much in Ireland, it's hard to look at the photo Beautiful fall trees in Portland Mom's amazing homemad...

Brian said it best in his Facebook post " En route to London for work for a few days. Picked up a stowaway to keep me company."  I hope to be the stowaway on many more of his trips across the Irish Sea. After landing in London, first thing first, we grabbed a much needed bowl of Pho.  What you can't have, is always what you want most.  After the shock of finding out there is  no Pho in Dublin , it was high on our list of "must do's" on this trip.  Yum!  Only missing the Plum Sauce... We had a few hours left in the day to check on some sights before Brian had to do what he came for, work. Buckingham Palace Guarding the Palace Big Ben  Tube Station London is a big city for sure.  There were some familiar retail sights that you can't find in Dublin: Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Whole Foods, and Chipotle, to name a few.  It's very diverse, you see people living, working and visiting from everywhere in the world. C...