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And, I’m Back!!

Hey hey hey!!

Probably thought I was gone for good, huh?  Nope, still here.  I’m not going to get into all the crazy details, but I will give you a brief explanation for the absence.  Erik and I took a 5 week vacation in the beginning of February, and while I was trying to post from the ten places we went to, I completely failed.  To be honest, I was just not in the mood to write and was trying to enjoy every minute of being detached from “real life”.  When we got home, I tried to recap the remaining places, but again, failed.  I had to take a week-long vacation out to DC (rough life) for a family wedding, followed by a trip to Colorado for work.  Needless to say by the end of March, I was exhausted from traveling.  I spent all my free time catching up on work, with friends, laundry (never seemed to end), and getting my life back in order.  I finally feel put back together and ready to post again!

Yep, I’m back and feeling super inspired to share so much with you!!

I’ll be back this week with some fun new recipes, but until then, I’ll share some pictures from the last half of our travels.

{ Erik. crossing the Costa Rica / Panama boarder }

{ Erik. crossing the Costa Rica / Panama border }

{ chita. monkey love }

{ chita. monkey love }

{ Bocas del Toro, Panama }

{ Bocas del Toro, Panama }

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{ boat ride in San Juan del Sur }

{ boat ride in San Juan del Sur }

Ciao!

Dolls! I’m just popping in to say hello and goodbye for a bit. I’m heading down to Central America tonight for my month long backpacking adventure with Erik! I’ll try to do some recaps in each spot with pics. Until then, stay healthy, happy, and fabulous!

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One backpack for one girl! Goodbye girlyness!

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Not much to report here on the home front sugars, except that it is tons warmer today than it has been in weeks!! You can go ahead and roll your eyes if you have snow in the ground since the social media world is totally making fun of us babies here in southern California.

Spring flowers in the Asian garden

Anyway, I thought this quote was perfect to mark 2 weeks until I leave for an epic trip with Erik.  I haven’t mentioned it yet, mostly because we were still figuring out dates.  Now, tickets have now been purchased and arrangements made; in 2 weeks we are leaving for a month-long trip through several countries in Central America.  The path may be somewhat mapped out, but I am so looking forward to the unknown adventure and where the path may lead.  I was able to spend the first 3 months of last year in Costa Rica with a trip to Nicaragua, so this time around I cannot wait to see some new spots!

Of course this means The Vibrant Bean will be MIA for the most part.  I will have some posts with pics and such, but until mid March (I get home March 3 but head straight to Washington DC for a week) the usual business will be mostly on hold.  Please bear with me and stay tuned for hopefully some epic travel photos and adventure stories!

P.S. if you have any must see/do/stay at/eat at things in Guatemala, Hondaras (only Roatan), Nicaragua, and or Panama, please share!!! Thanks friends!