On Saturday, we took a day trip to Blanes. Querube was desperate to go to the Costa Brava, and Blanes is the first town along that coastline (it's also conveniently on the train line that passes Masnou, which made things easy-breezy for me...). Forecast was good, sun was shining... We packed our bags and headed out.

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On Monday, the weather cleared up nicely. Still a little cloudy, but the sun was so desperately trying to break through that we got a few rays here and there. I was working during the day (I live for the lunchtime school runs) but we managed to get together for one last dinner before the Doks headed home.

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Well, this weekend was super happy and super sad at the same time. I spent a great weekend with all the girls - drinking, dancing, gossiping and brunching - to celebrate Emma's last weekend in Barcelona. She's moved back to Wisconsin (cheese state, can I get a what what!) to go to college and see her family and generally get her shit together after Barcelona Baby-adulthood, and we're really, really going to miss her.

The sheep is Pam. Named after the fabulous Pam Poovey. Bear claw rawr-rawr!

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After a rainy start to the weekend, the sunshine came back! This weekend has been nothing but gorgeous - a little chilly, a little windy, but somehow a little bit of sun makes Barcelona come alive.

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January brings with it the return of school, the replacement of wall calendars, and ample reeds and driftwood washed up on the beach (much to Dog's delight). With the girls in school, I donned my coat and wellies and took her to the beach for some running, jumping, stick-chewing and hole-digging.

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