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 I just got a 35mm wide-angle prime lens…might be my new favorite. But I’m still conveting Lizzi’s new lens. This just might be my new favorte wine. Favorite cupcake: Strawberry Shortcake from The Sweet Tooth Fairy. I’m certain they will serve these in heaven.

Arrivederci Spoleto….Buon pomeriggio Firenze!

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Goodbye Spoleto…good evening Florence! Saturday morning I will be saying arrivederci to the beautiful town of Spoleto.  And also saying goodbye to my fellow travelers. Saturday morning ends the group portion of my trip. And I’ll be heading off alone to Florence. Yes, heading to Florence alone! Gasp! Shifting from adventure to high adventure, with no [...]

Dream Job + Italy

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What is your dream job?  Today’s prompt for the blog challenge I’m attempting (link at the bottom of the post). I say attempting because we all know that I won’t make all 31 days. I am living my dream job times 2. First, I work full time as a Web Developer …the same job I coveted [...]

Favorite Movies

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I’m attempting to follow a 31 day blog challenge (link at the bottom of the post) and today’s prompt is: Favorite movies you never get sick of watching.  The Wedding Singer is my all time favorite! I quote it often and can watch it from any spot. I randomly post youtube clips of it on [...]

Best Childhood Memory

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Me + my Daddy + any roller coaster = best memories My parents divorced when I was five and my Mom and I moved back to Utah. My Daddy stayed in California (the Bay Area). And I went to only seeing my Daddy for a month every summer. But we would sure pack a lot [...]

Italy Plans – Trevi Day 9

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Trevi, another hill town in Umbria, is about 12 miles north of Spoleto. The majority of the town sits on the hill and only the center of town is flat.  It was a fortified town with two walls encasing it’s concentric streets that resemble a shell. In Trevi we will be learning about olive oil [...]

Let’s describe some stuff…

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Io sono grato e benedetto. (I am grateful and blessed.) La scrivania è nero. (The desk is black.) Il mio caffe e dolce. (my coffee is sweet.) JaNiyah è la mia bellissima nipotina. (JaNiyah is my beautiful granddaughter.) La mia nuova macchina è rosso. (My new car is red.)   Il tempo è freddo e [...]

Adding a little color…

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I’ve made it through two weeks of Italian for Travelers. Oh. My. Gosh. This is so much fun! I wonder how much of this beautiful, musical language I will retain and be able to use gracefully while in Italy. OK, I’ll settle for not-so-graceful and just be able to get my point across. Or order [...]