Coffee

My first attempt at uploading video! It took forever! Here's a weird little video that we took while drinking coffee at midnight in Rome. I had espresso and Matt had cafe Americano (regular coffee). I think I like the espresso because of the demitasse cups! Fun fun!!

Olympics

Conversation over breakfast at Grandy's:
Me: Can you believe that trampoline is an Olympic Event?
Hub: Whatever. You can't get me. I don't buy that for a second.
Me: No joke. It's true. Olympic trampoline.
Hub: OK, what do you want to bet? I'm not falling for this.

***1 hour later***
Google search: "Olympic Trampoline"
Google results:

1. Olympic Trampoline - Add 2008 Summer Games to iGoogle

   Results: Men's Trampoline - Preliminary - Aug 16 12:19am ET 1 Chunlong Lu 72.40 2 Dong Dong 71.70 3 Dmitry Ushakov 71.50 results.beijing2008.cn

HAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA
:)

My First First Day...

...was awesome!! I love my class! I know it's only been 4 days, but they are awesome! Yessssssssssss!

First First Day of School

Tomorrow is my First First Day of School! Last year I started in late September, so this will be my first full year of teaching. Yipppppeee! I'm excited. My numbers aren't huge and I hear from last year's teachers that my kids are awesome. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome.

Italia Installment #2: Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica

Interior of St. Peter's Basilica

This was designed by Raphael and Michelangelo

Apostle Peter's Tomb

The Plaque Marking the Apostle Peter's Tomb (In St. Peter's Basilica)
Click on the Picture to enlarge it if you would like to read the text.

The intricately carved wooden altar over Peter's tomb

Michelangelo's Pieta

Renaissance sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after the crucifixion.

Stealthy pic of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
The guards kept yelling "No photos" in English, but I didn't use a flash so I don't feel quite so guilty. The guards also said, "Shhhhh" over and over and over.

Another Stealthy pic inside the Sistine Chapel

Waiting in line for St. Peter's Basilica