Two weeks of fun with family!

It has been awhile since I have blogged but I am happy because it means that I was busy hanging out with my awesome visitors :)  First my parents were here, then my Aunt and her friend Medley, then my sister Sara rounded out the two week time frame!  It was a whirlwind of fun and we had absolutely wonderful weather the whole time.

My parents were first up on the schedule and they got here Thursday and stayed until Monday.  We had a great time exploring Rome once again, and going to some cities they had not been to around Veroli. One of those cities was Sora where my Dad preceded to climb a huge mountain by himself and successfully reach a long lost castle that was clearly not reachable by car...only on foot.  If you know my Dad at all, this is not surprising...I am not going to lie he had my Mom and I nervous for about 20 minutes when he was out of sight...but he of course made it safely back down the mountain to us! Then we went on a little road trip to San Severo where we got to watch the team pull a win out by the skin of their chins...we got seriously lucky!  But it was great for them to see a game, and the 6 hour round trip was full of talking, getting a little lost, side detour to a church, and finding a perfect spot in the sun for a cappuccino before the game :) We also got to spend a little quality time in the sun on our balcony... which was great because they have been in the RAIN back home in Seattle, so that was perfect!  Always such a fun time with my parents when they come to visit, and I feel totally blessed that they are able to do that! :)

After the win against San Severo!

At the cafe where we met the other teams biggest fan...ha!

Bus tour of Roma...had to be on top in the sunshine.

The Trevi

My Dad is somewhere in this picture...can you see him?  This is the giant mountain he climbed in case you were wondering ;)

My parents are the best...thanks for coming!!

Then funny enough the one day in between them and my Aunt it poured rain, we had thunder and lightning...and the power even went out for a little bit...go figure!

My Aunt Karen and her friend Medley arrived on Wednesday afternoon and by the time we got back from the airport we just had time to have a great dinner and enjoy their company back home.  Then it was up early to Roma where we spent 8 hours walking and talking :)  We got to see all of the major sites and had a fabulous lunch outside the Patheon.  Back home we went on the train and ended up eating a dinner of fresh bread, cheese, olives, chips...it was a perfect ending to a busy day!  Then the next day I got to show them around Veroli, Frosinone, and a few minutes in the sun before we were headed back to the airport.  It was so fun to have them here, we had such a good time!  Next time I want them to stay longer though :)

First night at Pepe Nero...YUM!

Self portraits are hard with 3 people ;)

Vatican Museum

Lunch at the Patheon!  Thanks for coming Aunt Karen and Medley!

I absolutely love having people come and stay with us, it just makes me so happy!  And of course when it is my parents and family members it makes it extra special!  Thank you Mom, Dad, Karen and Medley for coming all this way to see us...we loved every minute of it!!

Up next...blog about Sara's three day whirlwind trip!!  Stay tuned...

Countdown:

3 games to go in the regular season!