Thanks to Linda at Linda's Thotful Spot..........for my tag.

I was up at 7:00 this morning and out the door at 7:20 for a walk.  It felt great to get some exercise.  It's been far too long since I started my day with a walk.  I took Kasey for the first stretch.  I can't get a good sustained walk when she's with me because the little bugger has to stop and smell everything.  I swear she can smell a cat poopie 30 feet out and 6 feet deep.

After I got back, I dove in to the laundry - not literally - LOL.  I did 4 loads and got them all put away.  Around lunch time, I took the car to the car wash and then hit the mall to pick up shampoo and conditioner at the beauty supply store.  I ran into Penneys and found a cute blouse for my Mom for Mother's Day and my favorite undies were on sale so I treated myself.  I ran an errand for Dennis, stopped at the grocery store for red seedless grapes and then came home.

It feels great to be back to my usual schedule after a few weeks of being a big ol' slug.  I'm eating good again, too, which gives me much more energy.

Tonight, I'm fixing salmon for Dennis and an omelet with mushrooms, green pepper, 2 eggs, and a little cheese for me.  Delish! 

Ok, so here's how my trip is shaping up so far.  A few reservations have been made and a deposit or two has been forwarded SO I guess it's safe to start talking about it without fear of jinxing it.  I'm superstitious. 

On October 4, 2007,  my Mom, sister, daughter and I are leaving Los Angeles and flying to Milan, Italy.  We will be there for 2 days before heading to Verona for a day to see Juliette's balcony ("Romeo, oh Romeo, where art thou Romeo?").  From there we will take the train to Venice and then a little boat to our hotel which is near the famous Rialto bridge. (see below)  After two days in Venice, we will hop another train and go to Florence where we will stay in a nice Bed and Breakfast Inn from the 10th until the 15th.  During our time here, we are taking a side trip to Cinque Terre which is on the Mediterranean coast.  We have rented a little apartment in Rome for the week of Oct. 15 to 19th.  During this time, we hope to go south to see Pompeii but that is still up in the air.   Cari will fly back to the US on the 20th to go back to school.  Cio, Cari.  From Italy, Mom, Carol and I will venture into Switzerland, Austria and Germany and then return to the good old USA on November 3.  It's an adventure of a life time and I still cannot believe it's going to happen.  We are praying that the dollar gets stronger against the Euro because the exchange rate right now is: $100 = about 73 Euros.  We wanted to go to England but the dollar is in the gutter there.  $100 = about 50 pounds.  Wow.  The best exchange rate is in Switzerland where they still use the Swiss Franc instead of the Euro.  $100 = about 121 Swiss Francs.  These figures are not precise - just estimates.  I am saving like crazy so I have money for trinkets and goodies. 

Pensione Guerrato - Venice, Italy

"The history of the Palace:  Pensione Guerrato is nowadays situated in an palace bult in 1227.  The palace was donated to the nuns of S. Lorenzo and its rooms was - at least till 1381 - rented to merchants staying in Venice and ventian too."  From the web site for the inn.

I'll post more information and history as I get it.

HUGS!