Last night’s meeting of Reading Between the Wines was so much fun! Between the circus-themed goodies provided by Shanley (our hostess) and the Bacardi favors provided by Nicole (more on that in a bit), we had a great time. Oh, and the book discussion was fun, too. 😉 I actually read The Night Circus at […]
Tidbits and Treats
Europe, Day 9: In A Firenze-y Over Florence
Previous recaps: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Day Four – Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento Day Five – Sorrento Day Six – Rome Day Seven – Vatican City, Rome and Trastevere Day Eight – Pisa and Florence It’s hard to […]
Happenings (ii)
1. Yesterday was Mama and Papa Bender’s 32nd wedding anniversary! It’s always fun to look back at old pictures of them. They are a truly wonderful example of what it means to love fully, embrace the importance of family and – perhaps most important of all – don’t take life too seriously. 🙂 2. I […]
Europe, Day 8: Pisa and Florence
Previous recaps: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Day Four – Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento Day Five – Sorrento Day Six – Rome Day Seven – Vatican City, Rome and Trastevere On our eighth morning in Europe, we checked out […]
Europe, Day 7: Vatican City, Rome and Trastevere
Previous recaps: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Day Four – Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento Day Five – Sorrento Day Six – Rome Following our wine happy trip to the Trevi Fountain, we returned to the hotel and promptly fell […]
Festivities
Thank you all for the birthday wishes last week! They capped off a pretty spectacular day that was followed by an equally wonderful Mother’s Day weekend in St. Louis. Being able to spend the holiday with Mama Bender is always a treat. Since Mother’s Day usually falls on or close to my birthday, it’s an […]
Twenty-Six.
(Me and my Dzia Dzia on our 1st and 60th birthdays. He celebrates his 85th birthday on May 12!) Leave it to the history nerd to look up these facts about May 9 through the ages. On this day in… 1502 – Columbus left Spain on his fourth and final trip to New World. 1573 […]
Europe, Day Six: Rome
Previous recaps: Day One – Paris via London Day Two – Versailles and the Latin Quarter Day Three – Four Corners, Four Views of Paris Day Four – Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento Day Five – Sorrento We couldn’t wait to get on the road to Roma, but enjoyed one last complimentary breakfast at the Hotel Prestige […]