{exciting news!!!} 17 Aug 2011

It's official.........I accepted an offer to teach 1st grade here! I'm SUPER excited. I start 23 August and the kids go back to school 29 August.  Mark will be in 7th grade and Kieran will be in 4th.  We are enjoying the last little bit of summer vacation. 

Ciao!

{Swim Completed!} 12 Aug. 2011

21miles or 34,000meters at the post pool.

I started mid-June and finished this morning--swimming 1500m each time I went to the pool.

LOVE the t-shirt :D

Ciao!

{20 yrs!} Happy Anniversary to us!

{my birthday} 16 July 2011

Mark & Kieran made my cake this year. They were so excited to make it! It turned out fabulous, if I may say so myself :D

{Happy Birthday Mark!} 29 June 2011

{I'm married to an Ironman & a skydiver!} June 2011

Mark coming across the finish line in 7hrs. 51min. He competed in the Ironman 70.3 in Rapperswil, Switzerland on 5 June......we are SO proud of his accomplishment!

Mark did a tandem sky-dive in Thiene, Italy on 18 June...Happy Father's Day :D

You can see by the smile after, HE LOVED IT! and is already planning his next jump!

Enjoy...........

Ciao!

{trying to post pictures......honest!}

UGH! I've been trying to post pictures from Kieran's study trip to Sirmione and our latest adventure--a walking wine/food tour through the Italian countryside...............BUT............uploading pictures is NOT happening :(

I will try again soon......sorry if you've been visiting & haven't seen any updates.

Ciao!