Annie's input

So every city has a vibe.  Paris was elegant and wonderful. Venice was so unique and beautiful.  Roma - much more like New York City but with ruins scattered through out the city. We've had so many great moments and the scary one where I thought my wallet was picked but I had just put it in a different pocket in my purse.  Ben proceeded to be my guardian walking by my purse side all night.  Bill's already talked about our favorite pizzeria - REMO - where we ended up two nights in a row.

Sometimes in life you just feel drawn to do something as we did with this trip.  Only 6 days in it has been everything and more than we hoped it would be.  Our kids are great travelers.  The language barriers that were freaking us out have been minimal.  It has already been a great bonding experience just 6 days in to 14 days.  So off we go to Tuscany.  We decided as a family that maybe we could slow the pace a bit.  I never seemed to have adjusted to the sleeping and time...maybe because of radiation...just more tired. 

But overall...I wouldn't trade this for the world.  Perspective has been an important thing and this trip is helping me settle into that and what it means for us going forward.

Thanks for all of you who are having fun watching our blog.  So many of you have kids our age.  I know Siebert's have a trip planned and several of you may have already done this.  We aren't that unique.  But if you haven't done it and are thinking about it....time only passes....if you don't do it...you don't do it.  It's been a gift of a lifetime for me personally and I think my entire family would say the same thing.

Ciao Bella.....off to Tuscany with hugs and love, Annie