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...
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...
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...
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'...
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 ...
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&...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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 ...
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, ...
Dirndl vs. Prada
Earlier this week the "Welcoming Committee" brought me these flowers. The two ladies I spoke with were really great and ...
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 ...
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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