Postin' some really cool pics by the fabulous Lexi Hiou in zee profile.

Especially if she hasn't bought her plane ticket yet.

Italia is calling me. I will take what I learned from my last trip and make this one even better. I feel hesitant to go where I have already been, but Italia has been the apple of my eye since I was old enough to understand that I was born there.

We will save our England, Wales, Ireland trip for Cameron's graduation year and take the kids with us on that one.

The itinerary this time? Rome-->Siena-->Undetermined Hill Towns-->C... read more

hiking thru the woods to a beautiful view
finding your way to the meadow pools naked under just a wrap via flashlight or headlamp ~ giggling because your companion is wearing a big bird yellow houserobe and she just happens to be really tall.
mmmmm....food I didn't have to cook and dishes I don't have to wash
staying in my pj's while I eat breakfast and drink coffee at the dining hall
hiding a fake spider in my bunkmates' bed...giggling as quietly as I can, only to have a less than dramat... read more

I took him down yesterday. He was on the back of my office door at work, so that when I shut my door to escape the yahoos in the office I could gaze at this fine man. He can't go to my new office, he just wouldn't fit in with the pictures of people from Africa and India. Where will he go? Anyone have a spectacular spot for him? Anyone want to start a sisterhood of traveling Johnny at the piano lookin mighty scrumptous?

Walking through REI ~ Thought process: Look! There's a training board. My luv was so bummed when we bought our house and the previous owner took their training board with them (guess they don't consider them curtains). I'll surprise him and drop down $80. Feeling good. Feeling unselfish.

Checking my email at home ~ Thought process: Sqweeeeee! There's a paypal invoice for the melos I wanted! point three seconds later the transaction is completed and I just dropped down $79. Feeling... read more