we are all getting very excited...just a handful of days left til we leave!!

Rick, Jeff, Sean, Amy, Cari, & Audrey :)

The Blue Grotto

I'm so sorry to everyone if this potentially spoils some of the suprise of the trip, but I was doing some research about some places we are going. I have to share this one with you all because it is beautiful and hopefully it will get you excited to see this place!!

We will be here on July 15th, which is when we go to Capri. This place is called the blue Grotto. It's a sea cave that ancient Roman Emperors used as a private bath. It's partially lit up giving the water a dark blue color. I can't really explain it; the picture says it all though. Maybe we'll get to go one a boat ride through this place!

Hopefully this gets you a little more psyched to go in T-minus six days and counting!! See you all at the airport!!

Happy Sunday to all!
It is pretty crazy, but a week from today we will be at the airport just about to get on our plane!
I don't know about everybody else...but I'm not sure I am ready! I feel like I have so much stuff to do still. I've got all sorts of lists everywhere, piles of stuff accumulating, and the upcoming week is looking pretty busy. But alas, we will soon be in Italy and all will be well.

I wanted to make sure everyone knew to pass this link onto whoever might be interested!...friends, family, coworkers, etc. They'll be able to check in on us and at the very least, ensure that we made it to Italy alive. :) ...My mom is always happy to get that sort of information.

101 Fun Facts About Italy:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/potpourri/fun-facts.asp

EWTN has a great website all about Padre Pio. I would highly recommend looking him up...his life knocks me right on my hiney.
He was an incredible man!
http://www.ewtn.com/padrepio/index.htm

Here is a summary if you don't a whole lot of time.
http://saints.sqpn.com/saintp27.htm