A Little Left of Center II

There's a lot going on around here.  Good stuff, too.  On Friday, my daughter, Mom and I are going to see the place where Cari and Sam want to get married. 

  We have a 1:30 appointment with the event planner. They have set the date for the wedding - March 21, 2009.  It sounds like a long way off but when you are planning a wedding you really do need a year to pull it all together.

  Cari will graduate from California State University at Fullerton on May 17.  The ceremony starts at 8:00 in the morning.  Since it's outside, it's probably a good idea to start early in case it's a hot day.  Chances are, though, it will be overcast and cool.  That would be fine with me.

This coming Saturday, May 3rd, is Bryan and Shannon's 11th wedding anniversary.  They are going to Las Vegas to celebrate and I am going to go to their house and stay with the kids.  Please pray for me.  LOL  I'll need lots of extra energy to keep up with 4 kids.  They are really good so it should go well. 

Bryan has passed all of the requirements to get into the Sheriff's academy.  The May class has been filled so he will go into the academy that starts in September.  He was disappointed at first because he is really ready to get going on this new phase of his life.  After thinking about it, he thinks it will be a good thing to start in September so he won't be doing those 10 mile runs when it's 110 degrees outside.  I think he was spared a lot of misery by going when the weather is a lot cooler.

I received a vase I bought in Florence today.  I had it shipped because it's big and I didn't have space in my suitcase for it.  It arrived in perfect shape.  I am so happy with it.  It's just beautiful.

  This is a picture I took of it in the pottery shop in Florence.  I just love the poppy and the wheat stocks on it.

I am really missing Italy and all of the fun things were were doing while there.  It's hard to get back to my life.  I'm feeling a big let down and trying not to get depressed.  Sniff, sniff...I had so much fun.  I want it to go on and on.

I will be posting more stories and pictures of my trip in the next few days.  It's so much fun to go through all of the ticket stubs, brochures, post cards, and other things I got there.  Makes me feel like it's not that far away after all.

P.S.  Thanks to Jeannette of Welcome to My Travels.  She told me what the conversion from grams to ounces is and also what 'dl' means.  Can't wait to cook a great Italian meal.

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• #6 Comment from jeadie05 
  5/4/08 4:04 PM | Permalink

  How lovely to have the wedding to look forward to ,We had over a year to prepare for my Grandsons last year ,and the time just flew by ,your pot is lovely ,looking forward to more ...love Jan xx
• #5 Comment from lsfp1960 
  5/1/08 8:41 PM | Permalink

  P.S.  the vase is beautiful !!  And I love those tiles..Linda in WA  http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/
• #4 Comment from lsfp1960 
  5/1/08 8:40 PM | Permalink

  It's kind of like when you come back from a cruise and you walk into your bedroom & your bed's not made.  Or you go sit at the table and no one brings your menu...getting back into our real lives after an adventure is not fun sometimes.   You'll have a good time with the grand angels...Linda in WA http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/
• #3 Comment from jlocorriere05 
  5/1/08 5:32 PM | Permalink

  It's hard to settle back into a routine after a trip away! Let's hope some good Italian cooking will help you get over it! Happy anniversary to Bryan and Shannon. It sounds like you have a busy year planning for Cari and Sams' wedding. It'll fly by! Jeannette xx  
• #2 Comment from rdautumnsage 
  5/1/08 9:44 AM | Permalink

  Gorgeous pottery. Sounds like things are going at hurricane pace now that your back. Give it another week and things will hopefully return to normal. It's always that way isn't it, when you go off on an adventure and have to return to every day life. (Hugs) Indigo
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