Well, after 24 hours of traveling, we finally arrived at our b&b. Rome is incredibly confusing. Kevin and I decided that we were street savvy and could figure out the way to our hotel using public transportation. Boy were we ever wrong. First, let me preface by saying that even though we went to Verizon and set up all the international stuff, our phones are NOT working. (Verizon get an angry phone call from me when we get home). So we had no map or way ...

Today is my last day of work before our trip. It's a little surreal. This trip that we have been planning for a year is right around the corner. It all started that moment we logged on and booked our hotel in Munich for Oktoberfest. We had always duscussed going to Oktoberfest and making a whole Europe trip out of it. And so we pulled the trigger and booked the room. What a rush! After that, my life became consumed with anything haveing to do with this ...