Late Sunday Ramblings- Brussels, Belgium and More

Hey all!

My son playing my daughter's leap pad and my youngest playing his brother's DS. I definitely have to buy my youngest a kiddie tablet- he loves to steal play with his siblings'.2012 has been an interesting one so far.  It's only the end of January, but so much has happened!My theme of the year and the rest of my life is "DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED." Saying something so so simple has brought me more courage than I've ever felt in my 28 years of living. I have a lot of new things planned and I actually plan to do them. You can't rise without falling...sometimes you will fall many times, but you will rise!One of the most amazing things that's happened to me this month is spending nearly 3 days alone with my husband. It's the first time we've done so since we got married 4.5 years ago. We went to the gorgeous city Brussels in Belgium. One of the perks of living in Europe is visiting the surrounding countries. In the past I feared traveling because I have small children, but now that our youngest is nearly 3, the thought isn't so scary. I've done a good amount of traveling around Germany in 2011 alone with my 3, so I am ready for more exotic places further away. Plus it was comforting to know that my daughter really loves planes and does quite well on them! So where next? Stick around and find out!Some photos:Late night waffle snack? Of course!Food Lion in Belgium- well the logos are very similar!OMG. Nuff Said.Loved this Lobster Soup on our first night there!Light Lunch the next dayWaffle Truck!After lunch we indulged and indulged on chocolate. I haven't eaten chocolate since....well I did make chocolate chunk cookies Friday. Two weeks later!To keep the overindulgence going, we helped ourselves many times to this lovely Cherry Beer from Chimay. OMG. I haven't drank anything alcoholic since.This statue is quite famous here. A lost child was found here peeing many years ago. As we were pissed (as our english speaking friends across the pond says for drunk), it was only natural we'd take a picture in front of it. Oh, I am soooo cultured ;)A lil overdressed for breakfast, but I rarely get such an opportunity to dress up. The patrons were wondering who *I* was lol. Happens often here in Europe. Especially I am already tall and was wearing 4 inch heels. :)Beautiful Ending at the Palace!Thanks for reading! I have a recipe, yes a RECIPE to share with you all tomorrow. I hope you enjoy. Also look out for my favorite things from January this week. One of my favorite things has a lot to do with why I am blogging again! 
Hope you all have a wonderful week!