We are quickly arriving to the June birthday gauntlet in this house. Just one week until Sam turns nine! For this birthday, Sam’s main present is a brand new bed. And not just any bed . . . a handmade, Sam-proof loft bed! Steven is currently fighting with the painting spray machine outside which keeps […]
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eastering
I just hit a nostalgic mood as I was uploading some pictures from yesterday’s Easter shindig. Here’s some Easter from over the years. I keep telling them to stop growing, but they never listen.
7/23/99 Day 15 “Plane Day, Take Two”
[This is the last of a series of entries I wrote in a travel diary I kept during the summer of 1999, when I went on a two-week long trip to Europe with people from my high school French class. Thankfully, many friends and my one-day husband were included in that group. Sadly, I have […]
7/22/99 Day 14 “Pompeii Day”
[A continuation of my travel diary I kept during my Grande Tour de Europe: 1999. I’m typing it up for posterity. Or something. — Present-day Carrie] [horrible handwriting; worse than usual] On the bus going back to Rome from Pompeii. Can you tell? Really really nifty. Got oodles of pictures. Italy needs to do something […]
7/21/99 Day 13 “When in Rome Day”
[A continuation of my travel diary from the summer of 1999, which I kept as I travelled through Europe. — Present-day Carrie] Good Lord, it is so hot down here. And these crazy Italians act like they have never heard of air conditioning. I think the heat’s gotten to their heads. Today we went to […]
7/20/99 Day 12 “Bus, bus, & more Bus Day”
[We continue to look back at my travel diary that I kept during the summer of 1999 when I traveled through Europe for two weeks. In Italy, I learned how to say, “No nuts,” in Italian. — Present-day Carrie] Hey, noticed I slipped a day. Word to the wise: don’t eat Italian food, Especially when […]
7/18/99 Day 10 “‘Nother Long Bus Ride Day”
[ A continuation of my travel diary from when I traveled Europe in the summer of 1999. — Present-day Carrie] Yeah, we’re on the bus again. Hopefully it won’t bus this time. Heading down to Florence. Yesterday was very spiffy. We walked around Lutzern, & this was the first time when I felt a great […]
7/17/99 Day 9 “Switzerland Day”
[And we continue the travel diary I kept in the summer of 1999 as I traveled through Europe. Let’s find out if I finally escaped from France. — Present-day Carrie] Wow, this is a nifty hotel! And a nifty little town!* How come we’re only staying here for one day?! But I must finish yesterday’s […]
7/16/99 Day 8 “10 hour Bus Ride Day”
[We are still continuing with my travel diary from the summer of 1999 when I had the opportunity to experience Europe. I liked France until I went there. — Present-day Carrie] Yes, folks, you heard (read) me right. We’re just gearing up for a 10 our bus ride through France to Switzerland. About to leave […]
7/15/99 Day 7 “Aujourd-hui, Paris”
[This is a continuation of the travel diary I kept during the summer of 1999 when I had the pleasure of touring Europe for two weeks. This entry explains some of why I always remember why July 14th is Bastille Day. That and my odd love of history. Quick, what happened in 1215?? — Present-day […]