I cannot describe how sad I am that I have not gotten this BLOG TO WORK!!!!! I have tried. I am competing with many others on trying to use the WIFI (I am so not techi, I don't even know if that describes my issue????). Nonetheless, here is my blog from the past 5 days. I have chosen to use shorthand for my blog. I absolutely love School House Rock, I am going to sum up these 5 days by unpacking our adjectives. This is also a new blog I am using, so............. I can't figure out how to upload more than one pic at a time???? Forgive me. I will put pics on facebook, it works!

With out further ado...

Unpack our adjectives

TRAVEL DAZE:

1. cankles/ compression socks/ point and flex

2. Anxiety/small spaces

3. BIG SMELLS

4. Airplane gas

5. Bloody nose Ben

6. Can't wait to land!

7. Bags under eyes and bags left behind

8. Expired passport- plane in the rear

9. Stacy, " Help me Jesus, short breath in, long breath out....KATIE IT'S NOT WORKING!!!!"

Katie, "Be patient, calmness will follow, ride the wave of your breath."

Stacy, " I'm trying. Where are you sitting Yoda."

Sara," Shut up Katie!"

10. Flying over the beautiful Swiss Alps we all have an AHHHHHHH moment!

11. Landed safely. THANK YOU JESUS!

12. 36 hours with no sleep

VERONA

1. First Gelato

2. Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo... Juliets balcony

3. Simone, our Italian/Texas brother/guide, WONDERFUL

4. Roads all formed a cross, which is intersection of two streets that formed a forum/ downtown

5. The Verona PoPo looked like Peter Pan with a pistol

6. Finally, Hotel Almafi......"I'm going to get a glass of wine and go see the Adirondack Sea"- Becky Woods. "You mean the Adriatic Sea?"- Katie. "Yeah whatever!"- Becky

7. Can you sit on the toilette and take a shower all at the same time in your bathroom?!?

8. Gelato and Wine...

9. Beautiful, beautful city!

VENICE

1. Waterways:

* Rio di Santa Maria

* Rio Della Verona

* Rio Delle Veste

* Rio Del Pestrin

* Rio Del Baroroli

2. Beautiful Day

3. Perfect Temp?!? C x 9/5 + 32...... Who cares! Do I need a jacket or not?

4. Gondolas

5. Venetian Glass

6. St. Mark's Square/St. Marks's Basiica

7. Rialto Bridge

8. Bridge of Sighs

9. Doge's Palace

10. Gelato and Wine...

11. Lost in Venice...That's a good thing!!!!

12. Gelato, Gelato, Gelato......

13. Beautiful, beautiful city!

FLORENCE #Tuscany

1. I have one word...."Dahveed"

2. Beautiful leather: leather jackets, leather boots, leather journals, leather purses, Lots o leather

3. Florentine Steaks

4. Duomo

5. Accademia

6. Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella

7. Uffize Gallery

8. Mussels/Smoked Cheese and Grilled Vegetables/Ravioli/Gnocchi

9. Lost in Florence, that's a good thing!!!

10. Gelato, Gelato, Gelato........

11. Beautiful, beautiful city!

12. Fun group!!! Super fun! Kids are great!

You may not understand...you had to be there! We are having a great time!!!!! Hopefully I will figure out how to attach all of the awesome photos to this blog. A picture really is worth a thousand words!

The weather is out of this world beautful!!!! Sunny everyday!

Tomorrow we head to Assisi (so excited about this, heard it was most charming!) and then on to Rome, with an excursion to Pompeii. This will fill up the remainder of our trip. Italy rocks! 3 more days to go!

P.S. And so much more...........

Peace out!

Contributers to this blog entry

Stacy Embanato

Misti Cordell

Becky Woods

Archie Brown

Julie Johnson

and yours truly