italy part II

it was so worth it to me to buy a new charger.. even though we don't need one here at home. we have 4 now. lol. i will cherish my trip pictures. how's this for an opening post? hello heavenly gelato!

em and her fam in anacapri:

riding up a solo chair lift in capri. yes i am scared of heights so i was a tad nervous.

leaving capri

entering the lovely sorrento..see that hill on the right? yeah we climbed stairs up that. ouuuuuuuuuch.

pompeii… this is the day our camera died.

then the next day we happened upon a excavated roman resort.. no one in sight.. no tourists or souveniers.. just the guide and us. what a treasure.

chris will have to clarify what carmena is doing here

how amazing is it to walk down streets like this. so gorgeous.

the walls and doors everywhere. so lovely.

chris became quite the expert on self portraits

i probably will post one more italy batch before i take on london. which is basically a lot of pics of me and chris holding out the camera in front of us. 🙂

(i posted tonight for you, mihan. xoxo)

June 11, 2008 20

italy…part 1 of ???… there’s just so much goodness

i can't even edit in order.. i am posting random pics that caught my eye today. sigh, i miss this place! we did a few touristy things while there.. but really, we were in the middle of everyday italy.. south of naples and we LOVED it. i loved seeing the neighborhoods, seeing the people.. seeing the grit of everyday life. and since i can only handle touristy things in little bits.. i was so glad to share this trip with the people. it was such a people trip. we seriously made the most amazing friends. we are so thankful. it's amazing how you can live across the world, speak different languages.. but still connect.
here is the website that hosted the event.. there is a little video on there that shows some good stuff. the women enjoyed chris, LOL. i am cracking up that the ONLY speaking part of the video is CHRIS TALKING. hahahaha. ahhhh. i love them.

chris hung out with emily's husband a bit while i taught. this was taken while hiking up a volcano.

chris got this one of me teaching.. it's not the best photo but i LOVE it sooo much because me and my new friend paola are cracking up. my translators were the best. THE BEST!

good stuff.. FOOD. get OUT! nutella pizza?! deliciously insane. 🙂

my new favorite appetizer of all time. the potato croquette. i will dream about it.

best pizza ever. good part- it's all for one person. bad part- i have to cut it myself?!

and i love that they have little dessert bars like this. why can't our starbucks be stocked like this? seriously, that would be dangerous.

the women embarrassing chris. 🙂

we met people from france, netherlands, turkey and norway.. and so on the flight home, we couldn't help but befriend a traveller from ireland and gave her a lift to the train station 🙂

ciao!

June 8, 2008 24

ciao!

we bought a charger the other day, yippee! tomorrow is our last morning in italy and we will head to london for 2 nights.. then h o m e. i miss my bed. 🙂 but we have spent our days with new friends, delicious meals and lots of walking. we are whooped.it has been such a great time. i will miss our new friends.. and the gelato..i will miss the gelato, lol! we will be home by the end of the week to wish kira a happy birthday and then shoot a wedding the next day. gee i am tired just thinking about it 🙂

June 2, 2008 14

thanks

for all the encouragement.. unfortunately we are in a small town that doesnt have a best buy or a camera store or anything like that here.. we are holding out hope for monday when we go to rome.
although we had an AMAZING time today and had a full battery today so if this is all i get for the whole trip, i will be okay. i think.

May 29, 2008 9

sniff.

in london right now.. we don’t have our battery charger for our camera. i feel sick about it.

May 28, 2008 16

weekday treat

on monday, chris and i headed up to san fran for another napa wedding! i love it because it's not too far from home, but far enough where we get to stay away for a night!

and on tues we had the day to pretty much veg before we headed home.. we thought we would meet up with my cousin for lunch but she ended up having to take the day off from work with her oldest girl. we were so happy! 🙂

it's always so nice to have some quiet time with chris. with the hustle and bustle of our good but chaotic home, it's so important to have time to reconnect. i propose that we get away monthly 🙂

and now.. back to home life- today, we've got a dance recital and baseball game and i've got major layouts to make. 🙂 happy wednesday!

March 26, 2008 19

one of the top 10 things to do in sydney

okay, probably in your lifetime. 1400 stairs. no bathroom breaks. if you get too tired, your whole group will have to go back. could i do it? at the time i was feeling quite weary and i am scared of heights. but i was torn, miss this exciting event to nap? what a wimp. but in the end, they wouldn’t allow pregnant women to climb, so that made the decision a whole lot easier. 🙂 the whole system was quite well planned. they make you take this little course on climbing, you are harnessed to your group of people, you have these cool headlight things, and walkie talkies. some people in the group paid an extra 100 dollars i think to climb during the sunset. chris made it up in time to see the sunset without having to pay the extra money. chris said there was hardly any wind. perfect time to climb. and the view. look at the freaking view. in the lobby of the climb office, they have all these photos of famous people at the top of the bridge. nicole kidman, matt damon, cate blanchett, etc. kinda exciting. these are the pictures they took of chris up at top.

simply stunning. 🙂
adding the entire bridge shot so you really get an idea. he climbed to the top where the flags are. long way down, huh?

September 8, 2005 14

thank you

for an amazing time. for the memories. for taking the time. for your generosity and kind hospilitality. we felt truly loved. and we love you.
thank you so very much.

and thank you to all the grandparents who stayed home and watched our 3 babies. they had a wonderful time with you guys. we could not have left them in better hands. every minute we thought of them, we knew they were okay. better than okay. thanks you guys.

July 31, 2005 1

in sydney

we sadly left melbourne the other day. here at our hotel, they charge up the kazoo for the internet, so this will be quick. we are climbing this bridge after breakfast:

we saw superman being filmed the other night:

and we went to bondi beach yesterday. look at this! it’s a pool that is filled with ocean water. so amazing. i loved it.

we head home early tomorrow. get this: we leave friday morning here, and get there friday morning. crazy.
bye!

July 27, 2005 7

footy

the boys went out for a saturday afternoon footy game.

bunch of cousins, uncles, a brother and a dad… reuniting after about 8 years.. to enjoy this national pasttime. beer and meat pies were consumed. and my man did a good job with my camera. from a girl’s point of view, i like the name footy better than football. doesn’t seem as brutal as american football. just a friendly, little manly game of footy. sounds better doesn’t it??! 🙂

July 25, 2005 5