Way OT: All Roads Lead to Rome--My Trip to Italy

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[jbowman]

Hi everyone!

I don't want to be too self-indulgent, but thought I'd share some details of my recent trip to Italy. As some of you know, I took 29 students to study art history in Italy for two weeks. I was looking forward to the trip (three words: gelato, Campari, Labello!), but was also dreading it (I would be away from Ellie and DH for two weeks as well as have the responsibilites of looking after the well-being of 29 people). I am thrilled to report that the trip was a success--not b/c the students really liked Italy (which they did), but b/c I never raised my voice! I am absolutely convinced that the only thing that prepared me for the trip was motherhood. Had I not needed the patience of a saint for the past 17 months, I couldn't have done it.

We started out in Rome, my favorite city in the world. I had lived there several years ago, and it was *bittersweet* to be back since I have changed so much since I lived there. That said, it took no time for me to get into la dolce vita: all of the walking, the perilous street-crossing, the *krazy* traffic, the gelato, and the art (oh yes, the real reason I was there, LOL). Of course keeping track of 29 students was like herding cats and running around Rome/lecturing about art in the blazing sun was tiring...the fact that I was in the early stages of pregnancy (and feeling seriously nauseated each time I moved) didn't help too much either. Months before the trip, I had dreamed of enjoying a Campari with a good friend of mine who lives in the Eternal City. Alas, LOL, that was not to be! Fanta Orange, anyone?!

Unable to imbibe, I indulged in serious gelato, pastry, and retail therapy. I consumed a ton of gelato! The first day I was in Rome, a guy working in a gelato store gave me a free cone & then it was all over. As I said in a previous post, I would order a second cone just as I was finishing my first (the students stared at me in amazement). It seems that the only other things that helped my nausea were pastries with orange marmalade in them. I also found that purchasing some expensive luggage at Mandarina Duck helped my nausea enormously ;).

We visited Pompeii, Assisi (which everyone adored--it is the Italy that everyone dreams about), San Gimignano, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence. No problems on the trip, although we did have to stand in line at the Uffizi for 3 hours (indeed a small price to pay, especially since admission was free the day we were there). I ended up bumping into a good friend of mine at the Bargello in Florence--and then we met later for drinks (Fanta Orange strikes again).

Although I missed my family desperately, it was great to see the students' reactions to the Villa Borghese, the ruins at Pompeii, the Basilica at Assisi, the complex at Pisa, and of course, the Sistine Chapel. I only hope that I can someday tell my child, "you don't remember, but the first trip you took was to Italy."

Thank you for indulging me :).

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

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[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[DebbieJ]

Jill,

Congrats on your pregnancy! How exciting! Yay--Ellie's going to be a big sister!

It sounds like your trip was wonderful. I hope your students enjoyed seeing such an inspiring place and caught some of your passion along the way....

~ deb
DS 12/03
And a niece or nephew arriving in early August!

http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/10029.gif

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[JLiebCamm]

Wow, Jill, congratulations! I must have missed the big announcement and reread your post three times trying to figure out if I was understanding it correctly! That is wonderful news.

I wish I lived closer...I would love to sit down for lunch and talk Italy. I loved Pompeii, and what's funny about it was that I wasn't even looking forward to that day in my itinerary. It just blew me away. The mosaics and frescoes are so vibrant; it's hard to believe how old they are and what they've been through.

Assisi was wonderful, very much a spiritual experience for me (being Catholic and of Italian descent). I loved the Basilica there.

I actually made it right into the Uffizi without a wait (we were there really late in the day). But we waited for 2 hours to see David, which did not thrill me at all (although the unfinished sculptures around David were amazing). It reminded me of seeing the Mona Lisa...surrounded by a crowd and feeling very anticlimactic.

Thank you for allowing us all to live vicariously through you!

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[aliceinwonderland]

JILL! You are so bad hiding it in a post like that...First I read "...unable to imbibe" and said to myself WHY!! and then "nausea" and then I got a clue! LOL!!

Thanks so much for sharing the details with us...as you know my best friend lives in Rome and I also dream of having a drink with her and her sweet italian boyfriend, but no such luck this summer :(

So thanks for letting me live vicariously...Oh, and I'll need some Viena tips soon; looks like we'll be there for Christmass :):)

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[octmom]

CONGRATULATIONS, JILL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! So when are you due? :) :) :)

And, oh yeah, I'm glad that your trip was fun. ;)

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[kristenk]

Jill, Congratulations! I had no idea you were pregnant, but I guess I wasn't the only one! I want an updated siggie! :)

Your trip sounds wonderful - even with the nausea. :) My first (and only) trip to Spain was before I was born and I *loved* hearing about that when I was little!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[tarahsolazy]

Woo Hoo! Congrats on the new bambino! Your trip sounds heavenly. I spent 10 days in Rome alone in 2000, and I loved it!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[mudder17]

Whoa!!! Congratulations, Jill! I must have missed the announcement, but I am so excited for you! Ellie is going to make a wonderful big sister! I've been so looking forward to hearing details, but the pg announcement definitely is the most exciting. ;)

Your trip sounded so wonderful I wish I could have been there! Do you want another chaperone next time? :P

Thanks you for sharing the details--it all sounds so lovely and romantic and yummy! :)

Eileen

Mother of Beautiful Kaya, www.chemicalgraphics.com/kaya
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/candle.gif

http://www.gynosaur.com/assets/ribbons/ribbon_gold_12m.gif , 15 months & counting
Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[bostonsmama]

Congrats! That is sooo great! Stinks that you had to battle nausea while there, but I can't think of a better way to soothe an upset tummy (yum, gelato!) :P

Is this a 2006 baby?

Take care and rest up Prof. Jill before the next semester.

L

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[pritchettzoo]

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And congratulations on little Gelato. :)

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!

[kensjen]

Thanks for the details. Oh, it sounds heavenly! :)

And congratulations on your pregnancy, that is wonderful news!!