Don't let this cute little European dryer fool you. It is nothing like what we're used to back home. I'm not quite sure...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Settling in
We live on the main drag downtown. At first, we didn't think we wanted to be right in the thick of it, but now we're reall...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
City Livin'
We're semi-done with our 6th move since we got married. Yes, one two three four five SIX. Needless to say, I'll be just fine wit...
Monday, September 26, 2011
Making the last move
It's Moving Day!! Good grief, I've said that way too many times over the last 3 months. It doesn't matter that we don...
Friday, September 23, 2011
Happy Weekend
This is a city near us called Marostica. I went there yesterday and thought it was really neat. The entire city is surrounded by walls ...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Does anyone else's husband do this?
I find it incredibly hilarious and slightly annoying that he exerts just enough effort to close them only half way. Also, we...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Dolla, dolla, bills yall.
Some people have asked me what kind of money we use now. It's the euro, and currently, one dollar exchanges to about .71 euro...so b...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Benvenuti
Over the next four days I'm taking a class called Benvenuti. It's designed to teach people about living and getting around Vicenza ...
Monday, September 19, 2011
Futbol Americano
At the end of last week we got to move into a different hotel. In our new hotel we have a kitchen, living room, storage area, big bathro...
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Venezia
We're redeeming ourselves with this blog post. I hope you have about 30 minutes because this is a long one. It is full of pictures ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A little 411
Just a few updates about what's going on in our neck of the woods. John Ralph has to jump this week. His first was yesterday, he has...
Monday, September 12, 2011
Water Closet
Ok, I've decided there is no classy way to discuss this next topic, but it is one that definitely needs to be discussed. There have be...
Monday, September 12, 2011
"Are you guys from America?"
Well folks, we have a confession. We didn't go to Venice this past weekend. We went to Florence instead. Beautiful, historic, filled...
Friday, September 9, 2011
Hail & Farewell
Yesterday we went to a Hail and Farewell dinner for John Ralph's work. Not having a car, we rode our bikes. It was a nice distance to...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Light at the end of the hotel hall
We're making progress finally! I was able to set up a prenegotiation appointment for our [future] apartment today. The Italians love ...
Monday, September 5, 2011
Pimp My Ride
We decided to bite the bullet on Friday and buy me a bike. The last time I really rode a bike was probably when I was in the 4th grade, ...
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Dirndl vs. Prada
Earlier this week the "Welcoming Committee" brought me these flowers. The two ladies I spoke with were really great and ...
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Afternoon trip to Verona
Yes, that is a beer that we ordered at McDonalds. We went to Verona yesterday because John Ralph had the day off. The town is ...
Thursday, September 1, 2011
For the birds
Every morning, just after sunrise, a little dove starts cooing right outside of our window. It's very similar to the mockingbird that u...
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