preparations are in full swing for our trip beginning next week. a week in italy where i will be teaching at the PACS (and adding to my list of gelato flavours tasted), and then another week in england visiting my grandma and searching for fairies in the woods with ivy. my mum is meeting us there and i cannot wait!
please note that all of this means *i* will be packing and planning and doing all of the stressing during the next 10 days...while children run gleefully through the backyard pulling clean washing off the line and trampling it in the dirt, and husband blissfully breezes through the week waiting to be told which flight he will hop on to take him on our adventure! bitter?? not me! stress is the ugy truth of my life this week and i hope you 52Q-ers can be patient with me during this time! i hope to have the new prompt up tonight.
aside from making kits and gifts and finding clothes that fit (and are clean, quite a treasure hunt indeed!) we have been preparing in other ways...such as eating pizza. falconbridge family favourite is veggie pizza with bbq sauce. don't judge till you've tried!
and deciding what to do on our days off on the amalfi coast...i'm in favour of sitting on the beach gelato in hand (did i already mention gelato?) while watching the girls learn how to skim rocks with daddy.
stay tuned! and take some deep cleansing breaths with me!
I'm jealous ... of the trip and of the pizza and of the upcoming gelato but NOT of the packing, etc. You'll handle it all quite nicely, I am sure - afterall, YOU are a pro! Can't wait for the 52Q ... my craft table is all cleared off and waiting to get started. Deep cleansing breaths ...
Posted by: SuZeQ | March 16, 2009 at 03:18 PM
Em I'm sure you'll have a great trip...Let's take a deep breath before you get there...Something will fit, the hubby will help you , eventually .....And the little girls, at a certain point they'll won't be able to make more mess than they're already doing...hahaha
Have a great time !
XO
CRIS
Posted by: Cris | March 16, 2009 at 03:29 PM
gelato, i don't think you have mentioned it, baby #3 needs to have its fair share as well!!!
Posted by: tami | March 16, 2009 at 04:50 PM
Wow...what a lucky family you have! I hope you all enjoy Italy and England and bring back good stories.
Posted by: Heather | March 16, 2009 at 05:21 PM
I ate some pavolva gelato the other week - di-vine!
Only in australia!
Safe travels.
x
Posted by: * | March 16, 2009 at 05:23 PM
that pizza looks fantastic! I made a loaded baked potato pizza once...it was totally yummy! Here's a link to it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/post-it-notes/3149077276/
You can do your own thing to it, too!
Posted by: Tanya | March 16, 2009 at 05:28 PM
Have a fab time and Ivy the English woods are perfect homes for fairies! Max and I were looking for fairies in our woods the other day.
Louise (the UK)
Posted by: louise | March 16, 2009 at 05:49 PM
Bliss! Have a blast!
Posted by: elizabeth | March 16, 2009 at 06:18 PM
Have an awesome time!!! Sounds like you will!
I look forward to hearing your stories and seeing your photos!
Posted by: Hannah | March 16, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Just keep dreaming of melon gelato, melon gelato, melon gelato...
Posted by: Puanani | March 16, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Have a lovely trip hope the weather in England stays fine for you. It has been a beautiful spring day here (Hertfordshire, England)today. Daffodils out swaying in the sunshine. Lovely. :)
Posted by: Traceyr | March 16, 2009 at 07:41 PM
oohhh...you are going to have a lovely time!
and veggie pizza with bbq sauce is yummy. we personally like to buy the fresh dough from trader joes, brown extra firm tofu in some olive oil, then add bbq sauce, saute a bit longer. then add more bbq sauce to the dough, red onions, pineapple, and the tofu to the pizza..sooo good!
Posted by: amie powell | March 16, 2009 at 08:17 PM
Since stress is not good for you or the babe, it is not allowed. You will get it all done, even though I'm sure right now it's difficult to believe that. I always visualize myself on the plane (or car, or whatever way we're traveling) and know that at that point I've done all I can and I can just look forward and enjoy! And don't worry about us 52Qers -- we'll be looking foward to your posts on the road, and living your exciting adventures through your words and photos. Hope you have a fabulous trip!!
Posted by: Sherri P eh | March 16, 2009 at 08:23 PM
well as long as your hubby doesn't do as my father used to. he'd sit in the car and honk the horn while my mother struggled to get seven kids looking semi clean and out the door. my mother would pack, prepare, organize and basically do everything for the trip. dad gassed up the car and checked the oil! no wonder we never went anywhere!
Posted by: Monique | March 16, 2009 at 09:30 PM
I can't believe it's that time already! We are so sad we aren't having gelato with you guys!
Posted by: Jamie | March 17, 2009 at 12:08 AM
i........ am.........so.............jealous.........
Posted by: Chelsea Parsons | March 17, 2009 at 01:37 AM
I don't know if you've already mentioned it, but Positano and the island of Capri are absolutely worth the visits! I've been there a few years back and am still dreaming of returning with hubby! Haven an amazing trip!
Posted by: Sylvia | March 17, 2009 at 06:02 AM
Whereabouts does your Grandma live in England? I live here too, so just wondered!
Annie B
Posted by: annie bellamy | March 17, 2009 at 06:14 AM
O I wish I could come to Italy, I've seriously considered it but it's just too expensive since we've already had 2 vacations this year and have booked a third. Maybe you'll be there next year with some other cool teachers like this time and I'll be able so save up for it? Hope so! Have fun!
Posted by: Thinkie | March 17, 2009 at 07:49 AM
oh drool!! Yay for you guys!!!
Posted by: jaz | March 17, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Have an awesome time.
I LOVED Sorrento even though we spent time in hospital there.
I will think of you and try not to be jealos ;)
And yeah the gelato... ohh.... too late, jealous.
Posted by: Neen | March 17, 2009 at 09:28 PM
yeahhhhhhh, i'm so exicited...we'll see and embrace the next week. i'm so happy!!!
The gelateria down my house is preparing a lot of gelato for you...arrive in a hurry!!!;-)
kisses
Simona
Posted by: simona | March 19, 2009 at 05:19 PM
What a wonderful time you will have on the Amalfi Coast. Hopefully you will head south from Naples for a few days...perhaps work out of Sorrento. You MUST see Pompeii. The girls will love it.
From Sorrento there are great buses you can take down the coast. They are similar to our nice charter buses in the US, but are their mass transit. You can stop off anywhere you like.
Have fun!!!
Posted by: Nancy | March 21, 2009 at 04:34 PM
so nice you get to come to blighty LOL
although we have defected to Scotland for a year or two xx
Posted by: Elle | March 26, 2009 at 09:52 AM
Hi! I went to the Amalfi Coast, Capri and Napoli two years ago and if you want, I can send you some travelling tips! Best regards, Patrícia (from Brazil).
Posted by: Patricia | March 27, 2009 at 01:39 PM