Archive for Archive for July, 2007
The Castle in the Sand
Somewhere, 40 minutes from Catanzaro, nestled in the Crotone District and backed into the Ionian Sea is Calabria’s very own sand castle. It is true!
Well….it LOOKS like a sand castle.
According to the official website for Le Castella, the goddess Calypso lived there with Ulysses “for a long time.”
The geographical location of Punta Castella was created [...]
"Till Death Do us Part"
… what a SCARY concept! Yuck. I mean who wants to think about the dead, dying, and death on the happiest day of their lives? Not me! I want to think happy thoughts…positive thoughts…
Why not say instead “forever” or “for always” or even “forever and ever and always?” I’m just saying…It certainly isn’t a very [...]
What Do You Get When You Mix
Italian Bureaucracy and Wedding Planning?
Easy sailing?
Not quite.
A nightmare?
Nope! Not again.
A good laugh?
Well…decide for yourself.
I sent an email to the Italian Consulate in Houston requesting detailed information on the process I should take after Pep and I get married.
I received this automated response.
I will be out of the office until July 27. For emergencies such as [...]
Another Challenge??
I think not!
Our very own Sognatice had the courage to test me not once, but twice…
But, this one was a TEXAS-SIZE dare! Yep, ya’ll! She questioned my Texanism, or som’um like that”
Well - I think I’ve proved myself once again! Bring on the dares, ya’ll! Bring em on!
You Are 84% Texas
Well, butter my butt and [...]
I’m a BIG FAT Italian Testimone
Or, at least I will be in a few days.
Peppe’s best bud is getting married this weekend in a little ole town near Naples called Benevento. And, we are making the trip!
We have no choice, ya see…WE are the testimone, or the witnesses, or for lack of an even better term - the Maid of [...]
Someone Onced Asked
me what I miss most about America (besides the food, she added). That got me to thinking…
I miss…
- squeeze hugs from Cole.
- weekend shopping trips with my mom, grandma, sister, aunts, and cousins (and finding a 75% off sale at the mall).
- forming a line to receive communion.
- driving wherever I want - without an [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen
Raise your glasses…
Put a smile on your face…
Prepare to make a speech…
Oh, wait. That would be ME who has to make a speech, right?
Well, believe it or not (and trust me, I am still leery of celebration)
Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast
is
Officially Open
(Ringing bells and blowing whistles inserted here.)
But, in keeping with the “let’s-take-as-much-of-your-time-as-we-can” plan, it [...]
Hurry!!!
There are only 12 hours left to cast YOUR vote for the New Seven Wonders of the World!
The field has been narrowed to 20 contenders, including
- The Eiffel Tower- The Great Wall of China- The Roman Colosseum- Peru’s Machu Picchu- The Taj Mahal- The ancient city of Petra- The Statue of Liberty- The Sydney Opera [...]
We’re Almost There, Baby
Almost…
After months of cutting through Italian Red Tape (with dull scissors, no doubt,) Il Cedro Bed and Breakfast is set to open its doors, ahem, “officially” that is, this FRIDAY!
Woo Hoo!
Who knew the paperwork would take FIVE months to process? I know, I know, some of you expats living in Italy coulda guessed, but really [...]
