Ireland bound

A nice long weekend to Ireland to see Tom Petty! We started our journey in wet Dublin where we met up with Javi, Ani, Artemio, Mayra and Toi. Cute little town, though only seen thru a sideways turned umbrella. After, Ricardo and I rented a car and headed for the West Coast to see a bit of the countryside. No specific plans or reservations, so we took off driving.......

Temple Bar in Dublin, where you´ll find all the traditional pubs and nightlife, though that´s also on nearly every corner

Guiness Factory- they let me change my beer for a diet coke- nice

We started our drive around Connemara, stoping the night at "Singing Mary´s" B&B in Clifden and then off to see KylmoreAbbey and Gardens

Our next drive was around the Peninsula, for more amazing scenery

Next stop, Cliffs of Moher on the Dingle Peninsula

An overnight stay at the honeymoon spot of our lives- or not- we got in late to Kilarney and decided to just get a small room for the night above a local pub. Hmmm on a Saturday night, was maybe not the best idea. Luckily the drive the next day was more than worth it. We spent a full day driving "The Ring of Kerry", Stopping off at Valentia Island and looping back around for 1 last night Limerick

Nice little getaway for the Riches.

 and so.... it just doesn´t get any better than this. Our Girl´s Weekend 10 year reunion at Grayton Beach! What an amazing group of girls that I get to call friends! Homecooked breakfast every morning, long days lounging at the beach, dinners on the town, a suprise "americana" themed shower for baby de Abiega and watching the others enjoy a few fruity cocktails! Love these ladies.

Southern States

These pictures brighten my day..... From my May trip to Tennessee and Georgia.

Celebrating Mother´s Day with Grammy at Calhoun´s

 Ricardo and I reveal the bump (on White´s Creek Lane)

 A play date in the park

 A visit to Amish Country

A night out in Nashville with the Odom´s at The Stage

 This moment is priceless- Addie´s school performance. Her huge smile and clapping doesn´t capture half of the joy you could feel from her in the audience

 Will Odom turns 2

 An overnight trip to Opryland hotel- the light show, as always, a fav

 A few extra nights enjoyed with Cabe and Lea Carvalho

 And a baby registering trip with Kenz to Babies-R-Us

Myrtle Beach Days.....

The whole month of May.... enjoying the start of summer and some wonderful trips around the South to spend with time with family and friends. First stop- North Myrtle Beach with Ricardo, Mom and Dad. We spent 5 days at the beach, enjoying the sun, dinner at some of our fav´s (Drunken Jacks in Murrel´s Inlet) and a few rounds of putt-putt with Mom and Ricardo.

Honey I don´t mind

Behind the scenes in the latest Love Division Video, "Honey I don´t mind"

 and watch the final production here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXsiar6iST0&feature=plcp

 We had so much fun filming this- nervous of course- but we got into our roles quite smoothly. :-)

Celebrating- part II

                   Week 5                                                                                                    Week 22

Ricardo and I are very happy to announce that we´re expecting a little girl!! I suprised Ricardo on Feb 14th with the good news. Everything is going wonderful & after much back and forth to find the perfect American/Spanish name- Carolina Lola de Abiega Richards- will be here Oct 21st. I´ve always loved the name Carolina & Lola is a special name for both Ricardo and I after his Aunt Lola.

Celebrating- part 1

1 year ago on Easter Weekend- April 23, 2011- Ricardo and I were married. To celebrate our Anniversary, we decided to stick with the Semana Santa Weekend break and head to the South of Spain.

we began in the plaza of Caceres in the Extremadura region

 spent an afternoon in Merida, visiting the Roman Ruins

 caught the Semana Santa processionals in Merida and Zafra, what a unique Spanish tradition!

 we stayed over in the cutest, quaintest village of Zafra- in an amazing boutique hotel (a great wedding gift from our friends Yolanda, Carlos and Cris)

 for the final 2 days we headed to Cordoba to visit la Alhambra, the famous Equestrian show, walk around the town squares, getting lost in the most amazing side streets and visitng the Alcazar. amazing town!

 and for our final pit-stop on the way home, a visit to Baeza