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(posted by Emily) How was your Memorial Day weekend? We spent ours in Atlanta, celebrating my cousin Lindsey's high school graduation. We didn't make it in time for the actual ceremony, but are incredibly proud of her and can't wait to watch her adventures at Auburn begin in the fall. It is always great to see our family in Atlanta, and this was a fun trip for us--we stayed a bit longer than normal and had a chance to explore some new sights around town. Lindsey's graduation party wasn't until Sunday, so we spent Saturday afternoon at the Atlanta Botanical Garden . As avid garden and flower lovers, it was a natural (no pun intended) choice for us to go check things out. sculptural interpretations of Giuseppe Arcimboldo 's Four Seasons - spring winter fall summer orchids in the conservatory wall of orchids The visit was spurred by my dad's interest in the Imaginary Worlds displays--l...

(Posted by Emily) In honor of everyone's favorite weekly social media trend, here are a few ThrowBack Thursday (#tbt) pictures of Team Barclay :)  After fun (and wet) night at Fiddlesticks, with the Academy staff in 2010. Our first picture together! First concert at the Hollywood Bowl - August 2010 Disneyland - December 2010 I was visiting Univ. of Cincinnati the same week as WGI in 2011. Ran in to Rick at a Whole Foods :)   Hiking the Narrows at Zion National Park during Spring Break 2012 At the top of Angel's Landing at ZNP - SB 2012 Angel's Landing At Chocolatree in July 2011 Surfing lessons - spring 2012 Surfing in Venice Beach  Up on the board! In front of the Olympic Stadium - London 2012  Paris - July 2012 Watching basketball - London 2012 Hope you are having a great day!  --E&R

(posted by Emily) 2014 is going to be a big travel year for the Barclays. I will unashamedly admit we have been bitten by the travel bug, and hard.  Here's what's on tap for us so far:  February - Trip to Houston to see the Stevens clan April - Heading to Maui for Spring Break via May - Trip to ATL for Lindsey's graduation and I am planning a trip to Indy to meet Baby Girl Fricke! July - EuroAdventure 2014! Living on Dad's canal boat in London for a whole month, with a train trip to the continent thrown in. Brussels, Paris, Nice, Rome, and Venice, here we come! Labor Day - First Anniversary trip to Portland via Thanksgiving - Home for the holiday via Winter Break - Two weeks in SE Asia, including Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore and Bali via Pretty sure I want to spend all of my time planning and researching--too bad work gets in the way! :)  --E&R