June 26, 2007

European Vacation

We can’t believe that it’s almost time to leave!

Hopefully we won’t have as many follies as the Griswold family. 

Here is the link to a Google Map so that you can see our overall plan. We will start in London and fly out of Rome.

Things LeAnn is excited about : Things Eric is excited about :
* Seeing the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre
* Crepes with bananas and Nutella
* Walking among sheep in the Cotswolds
* Witnessing Monet’s Garden
* Visiting the Gaudi sites in Barcelona
* Hiking the Cinque Terre
* Admiring truly Venetian glass
* Observing the vast Roman empire
* So Much More!!!		 * Visiting Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
* Getting lost in the Cotswalds
* Landing on the beaches of Normandy
* Scaling the ramparts of Carcassonne – I hope I get to see a working trebuchet!
* Watching LeAnn run from pigeons in the Piazza San Marco
* Overindulging on Florentine gelato
* Gathering notes for teaching history next year
Difficulties for LeAnn: Difficulties for Eric:
* Fuzzy teeth, no electric toothbrush!!???
* Expensive soda and no free refills!		 * Not being able to check blogs daily
* Identifying mystery ingredients on French menus

* Filed by LeAnn at 9:29 pm under Europe 2007
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June 15, 2007

Out with the Old

Old DoorNew Door
…in with the new. After owning my house for just over two years, I finally had the back door replaced. I remember telling my friend Anne that the old plywood-clad door wouldn’t last long, but despite offers from my friend Dave to help install a new one, I never got around to doing it. Finally, I decided to throw some money at the problem and have one professionally installed. It was far more expensive than I expected to pay, but I’m happy with the purchase.

* Filed by Eric at 8:09 pm under Life in General
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