The Itenary

Here's what we're planning. Of course, plans are subject to change.

Jan. 30- fly out late afternoon

Jan. 31- arrive in Rome in the morning and take the train to Assisi. We'll spend the night there.

Feb. 1- take the train to Florence. We have a reversation at the Uffizi late afternoon.

Feb. 2- up in the air. My dream is to do a long day trip to Cinque Terre. I really want to hike the cities. We'll see how tired we are and what the weather is like. If that doesn't work out, we'll go to Pisa and Lucca.

Feb. 3- morning reservations at the Academia. The rest of the day is for Florence (or Pisa if we don't go on Saturday).

Feb. 4- finish Florence and take the train to Rome. Eat pizza that night!!

Feb. 5- Ancient Rome, Spanish Steps, Piazzas, Trevini Fountain, etc.

Feb. 6th- Vatican City, possible afternoon trip to Ostia Antica

Feb. 7th- Christian walking tour-catacombs, Paul's tomb, etc. University, whatever is left

Feb. 8th- fly home

So that's it. We'll see what happens. We'll post when we can. Arrivederci!

Governor's Honor Nominee!

Bethany interview for Governor's Honors Program this past weekend. Ten rising juniors and seniors are chosen from each high school to interview. Students are nominated by teachers and must meet strict academic standards and show leadership abilities. To be nominated is an honor! We attended a county wide breakfast last week honoring the 30 students in the county who were nominated. She survived the interviews (very nerve wracking) and will find out the end of March if she's chosen. We are very proud of her regardless of the outcome! Good job, Bethany!

blizzard of 08

There's nothing like snow in the South. Kroger sells out of milk, bread, and pork rinds, every church in the city of Atlanta is cancelled, and my favorite- the redneck sleds. Tupperware lids, boogie boards, whatever you can find to go down a hill covered with 1/4 inch of snow is considered a sled. We had a great day playing in it!