I just have to say that I have now been writing the blog for about 10 months and I LOVE when people tell me they are reading it! I started it for my family to keep up with my travels in April and May and decided it could be very helpful when we moved to Italy, so I should keep it up. This has proved true and I know my family enjoys reading it. And it is just a nice bonus when other people tell me they enjoy reading it as well! It takes me quite awhile to write the blog updates so it helps reaffirm the time and detail I put into it...so THANK YOU for reading! I mean, let's be honest...it's not like I have anything else to be doing right now with my spare time...but it's still a lot of work!!
And on a side note...I love reading people's blogs too. Even when it's friends from high school that I haven't seen in awhile, I just really enjoy blog style writing, and it's even better with pictures! The other thing I started looking at the other day was cake decorating blogs. For about a year and a half now I have had it in the back of my mind that I would love to do cake decorating. When I went to meet with the lady who did our wedding cake I was very fascinated with how she started cake decorating. She said she started by taking a class with her friend and she kept it up and her friend quit...and about 10 or so years later she now has this huge portfolio of gorgeous cakes! I keep thinking I have just enough artistic ability that I might be able to do this...and I certainly have a love for baking! I need an excuse to try this out...something to bake a cake for. But for now it's staying as a thought in the back of my mind...I'll let you know when I take it further. I know I just went on a little cake decorating tangent...but my original point was about blogs and if anyone reads any good blogs I'd love for you to share...I'm always up for some new reading! (Along with Harry Potter I'm currently reading for the 3rd time!!)
I know I never really ask for opinions or recommendations on here, but I am now and would love any and all responses...please!
So Taylor planned our whole Christmas trip to Austria, and last night I asked where we should go for President's Day weekend. He said he wasn't sure, but he thought it should be my turn to plan this trip and come up with some places to go. So I'm looking for suggestions from anyone who has traveled to Europe or has friends who have, or heck, maybe you watch a lot of Travel Channel and you have some good suggestions...whatever...I'm not picky! We would like to leave Italy, but besides that...no other requirements. We will probably leave Friday night and return home Monday. So we would have 2 good days in the city. Let me know what you think!
So Taylor had a great time on his "guys weekend" trip. I think he enjoyed his time away...and anytime he's skiing, it's gonna be a good trip! Taylor's mom asked him if I enjoyed my alone time...my response was, I enjoyed a bit of it, but I have lots of alone time these days so it's really not a hot commodity for me! I did have a girls night on Saturday which was fun.
And I'm still waiting on work...still waiting...still waiting. AHHHH!!! I had this big dilemma. As I mentioned previously, Taylor's brother Phillip is getting married on January 30th and he is heading home for the wedding next week. I assumed I would be working and didn't think I could ask for time off work when I just started, so I decided to stay here. Well we are now a little over a week away from the wedding and I'm still waiting on a local clearance from Family Advocacy to go through Human Resources before I can be in-processed and start working. They can't give me a definite time of when that will come through, but they say ideally I will be in-processed by Friday. But it is now Wednesday and I have yet to hear from HR. I would LOVE, LOVE to be at the wedding and to be home with family and friends for a week, so I'm torn! I just don't think I can risk going home because I don't want to ask for a week off, in case all my paperwork goes through. This process has already taken 2 months, I hate to extend it any more time then necessary. I just don't think I'd be starting off on the right foot if I left my first week eligible to work. But on the other side, I'm going to be very upset if I missed the opportunity to go home AND I haven't started work.
Taylor and I have very different views, he says "we've ONLY been gone three months", while I say, "we've been gone a WHOLE three months". Time at home is much more vital to my well being then it is to him...he puts up a strong front! But I CAN DO IT. No worries, I'll be fine, just maybe a bit jealous and bitter...but fine, none the less!! I'm excited to hear all about the beautiful wedding and to see lots of pictures!
Alright, I'm off to spend a little time outside. Five days of sunshine over here. I'm not sure if we've had five days in a row since we've been here! I told my mom (and Leanne), but I'll tell you why it's sunny. I just ordered my first pair of rainboots from Target and they arrived on Friday...it's been sunny ever since! Go figure!
Ciao, bella!!
1. mykitchencafe.blogspot.com is a great cooking blog. Everything I've made off of there I love. And most of the recipes don't call for weird ingredients nor take a ton of time.
ReplyDelete2. Visit Prague of course! Maybe in the next three years we'll come and visit and take you there. I probably wouldn't be able to speak great anymore, but I could sure try.
I love your blog!
If you want to stay in your general area, Vienna and Munich aren't far. I LOVED Vienna, it's a beautiful city. Tons of great art, palaces, the opera, etc. A really cool city. Munich is a ton of fun also - less art and stuff, but with the world's best beer gardens, who cares?
ReplyDeleteBudapest and Prague are also cool, though a bit farther away. Budapest is pretty different from the other cities, but still has lots to see. Prague is also pretty unique, feels very old Europe, and some interesting sites - also good night life!
Between those four, if you think you'll have another chance to see more later then it probably doesn't matter. If you think this might be the only chance, Vienna was my favorite (lots of other people prefer Prague - though it's worth considering that all of them except maybe Budapest are probably going to be REALLY cold still).
The Nice/Monaco area is really nice, though might be better when you can sit out by the beach. Barcelona was my other favorite city (outside of Italy) if you're willing to venture even further. Beautiful beach, cool museums (Picasso, etc), AMAZING architecture (you have to visit all the Gaudi stuff).
There are obviously a million other cool places, but those are some of the ones I liked the best.
Thanks guys for the suggestions. Prague is a definite possibility and is on the option list, as well as Munich and Barcelona is on our list, but we're going to wait for a little warmer weather for that one! I'll look up the rest of your suggestions, I appreciate it!! Happy Wednesday! And thanks Di for the blog...I'm always looking for new recipes...I tend to repeat a lot!!
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