am i ever coming home?

Hey Hey America!

Soooooo……….. Monday…… Big day! Back to going to class. Let me tell you this, if these classes this week make me feel like it will be a repeat of HELL like last semester, I will be dropping out of school. Just a little pre-warning. J I cannot take another semester like this last one. Seigs- I don’t have you here to cry to so skype dates may occur when things get rough J

Anyways.. Yesterday me and alexa pretty much woke up at noon because it was so rainy. Then went to the coffee place and cappuccino is def. not on my favorite list yet. Doesn’t compare to the sugared down PetroMart cappuccino I love haha. Then we finally got internet J Then we had to go get more passport photos taken for me, aka my mug shot. HAHA! And then walked around more and shopped. Ran into this cool place, pics soon, that made me feel like I was in Egypt or something.

Made my own dinner last night.. finally made eggs from here. Actually really good.. Set up my internet, SO I skyped my mother and father real quick which made me so happy! But they were going over to my aunt and uncles to eat dinner with Papa and I got jealous. L And then finally did a work out aka bender ball and felt so much better. Gotta keep those abs I’ve been working like hell for in tact! Then my brainless mind suggested we watch Taken since Alexa has never seen it. Probably should have kept it that way! Haha. Cause now we’re both freeking out, but no worries, it’s a good reason to be freeked out and now we’re just more aware!

Then earlier request skyped Nikki which definitely made me happppy to finally talk to her again. This on and off again internet has made it harder to talk to some people L BUT now problem solved. We have internet. Next skypers; Hogan, Krob, and Kaitlan….. message me who’s after that. Stacey and Chelsea…….. where’re my skype me date while you’re in class? Skype me when you’re in Dr. Dallas’s class! Haha (speaking of you 2, since I know you read this J FALL 2011 class schedules are up J so let me know the verdict if you’re going to come here next semester!!)

Anyways, went to bed and now about to get ready for class. I am going to try after my first class to get my Italian class switched to Mondays and Wednesdays and that would mean I have no classes on Thursday and Fridays. LEGIT! Traveling timeJ

I’m starting to get more adjusted to being here esp. since now I have Internet and easier to contact people. I just wish it would warm up! So sick of being cold in our apartment!

 __________ after classes began and me and bess somehow got to the right street J

Well kiddos.. Shelley did it again. My 6^th semester in college.. 5/6 no classes on Fridays! This time no classes on thrusdays or Fridays! SCORE! Travelllllllll!

Back to school, back to school, to prove to mommy and daddy I ain’t no fool.. got my lunch bag packed, shoes tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight. J why didn’t I bring billy Madison L?

So I began my day with a 9am class of Special Events, equivalent to MSU’s Banquet Operations required course. HOLLY LAMMERT why are you not here? You would LOVE this class! It was not bad! Luckily I already knew someone in the class so that helped! Shouldn’t be too hard of a class. It turns out our big project is as a class we plan the FUA’s ending party. SO that should be fun.

After class I introduced my friend to my favorite sandwich, im on my 3^rd one so maybe soon they’ll know my order. Of course she loved it, how could she not. HAHA We decided we should go there for lunch every Monday after class and we would be totally okay with life.

However, don’t know if that’s going to happen now! Turns out I got my Italian language course switched from Tues/Thurs to Mon/Wed. SO no classes on Thursday and Friday J But full days of classes Monday and Tuesday……. Blah.

Well then at 3 I had my Customer Relations Management class that is transferring back as a senior living course. This one I hope should be pretty okay too. Both teachers I had today were really nice.

Then I somehow found my way home successfully and made dinner. SOOOOO now it’s time to skype my friendsssss J

Tomorrow is Hospitality Accounting…… AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Who can I pay to take that for me? I already told my teacher because I already have him for customer relations management, I’M SCARED!  Haha I HATE accounting….. and math. KROB how do you do it?

ALSO is where is my drum roll please!!!!!!!!

BAKING TECHNIQUES 2……. Advanced class cause my pre-reqs passed…… LEGIT like no other….. I AM SO READY FOR THAT CLASS it’s not even funny! J

WELL hope you are all having a good day. Remember to text, email, facebook, or come visit me to update me on your lives! J

A rainy Sunday!

ciao ciao my friends!

Sorry I was unable to add the long thing from yesterday so now there is so much to catch up on.. but hey it’s the weekend so you can always wait till tomorrow and procrastinate in class or at work to it J

Soooooo last night we went to that bar crawl or whatever…… we were all way too sober for it so we left and went to toms and drank.. took shots of this Italian liquor and it was almost like a flaming dr. pepper…… oh my gosh thanks to all my friends who didn’t buy me one of those on my shot night.. sooo strong.. so usage of the buddy system Tom walked me home! So I came back here safe and sound!

As for today, we don’t really have much to do so me and alexa might go to the café and try coffee for once and use their wifi. Plus we are going to try and find the place to buy internet……….. I want to skype so many people right now its ridiculous!

I need to ask around and find out where to go to church over here.. haven’t really seen a Catholic church yet..

Tomorrow classes start so I must prep for that! But for now we are sitting here and I am trying my first  cappuccino  …… it’s okay! It’s like wine, maybe I’ll grow to like it!!

Tonight we’re cooking dinner and going to watch Taken!! Haha

More tomorrow! Love you all!

Get lost by yourself in italian land!

Hey hey hey hey……. So I wrote that beginning in the wee morning hours and now LOTS has happened and we are just sitting around before we go out so I figured I’d update now……..

Currently waiting for the morons who work for tmobile to answer. I need to work for them so they might have someone who knows what they’re doing working for them for once.

Anyways.. So today we had this stupid orientation thing so I went with alexa to hers and sat in the lab and checked out facebook…. Thanks for all the comments guys!! Lol

Then went and got my FAVORITE sandwich in the world. focaccia bread is my new staple here. Bread co better have some comparison because that stuff here is ridiculously good. And then went to my orientation that took FOREVER to start.

Finished that and on my own I am getting pretty good at finding my way home. I relate everything to where the Duomo is and I can get home. Well somehow I wandered off track for maybe about an hour. Now let me go on record and say I probably shouldn’t post this story as I know so many of my family and adults are reading this but honestly I LMAO the whole entire time. Don’t get scared it’s not that bad!!

So I was going back to meet alexa to go grocery shopping and I have been fine without my map lately well then all of a sudden I was like why am I not at the Duomo yet and I was like no I am getting back without my map so I kept on walking. I literally am calmly walking along laughing because I am like how did I get so off track! My Springfield knowledge taught me everything is parallel or perpendicular to my street. Finally saw what I thought was the Duomo, call alexa laughing that I got so off track and said I would be back in like 10 minutes and then finally got to the “Duomo”……. Ya it wasn’t it.. so I was like crap, no I can do this.. Kept LMAO walking and finally it got in my head “if I post this on my blog people are going to yell at me so bad!” SO yes I got my map out people! BUT then I walk one more dang street and there was the Duomo to the left! I was like DANGIT! I so shouldn’t have checked that! So I got back okay! But literally it was so funny. I walked through the most Italian neighborhood.. not an American in sight! And then through the Italian ghetto again and then through this dark alley construction Italian area and then back in American land. HAHA

So then we went grocery shopping.. Gahh I miss target walmart shop n save schnucks, etc. I just miss bigger sized packaging! Seriously 8 oz of shampoo and conditioner….. have they seen how long me and alexa’s hair is? HAHA I almost want to chop my hair off…….haha NOT!

I have almost gone 1 week without tanning. WITHDRAWALS….. I know (Dad and Seigs esp.) It’s for the better. Haha

So I am trying to figure out the Dublin St. Pat’s Day situation…… I really really want to go to Dublin (thank to Katie Hogan) even if it’s not for St. Pat’s because apparently it’s EXTREMELY crowded and what’s the point of going if you can’t even make it to the bar!! HAHA So speaking with Tricia about that soon of when we will go! AND THEN that weekend will be a great weekend because NIKKI will be arriving!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO excited for that and cannot wait!

Tomorrow is a FREE day finally but like everything is closed here so we don’t know what we’re going to do.. Probably stroll through the city and then prep for classes starting on Monday.. I’m pretty prepped up for that! I am so ready to bake!

The grocery store we went to today was finally like a grocery store though and they had this knock off gelato/ice cream thing I guess and it looked DELICIOUS. SO I bought it. If there is one thing I will miss besides the bread here, it’s this ice cream. OMG so good.

So I finally got off the phone with T-Mobile morons. OMG. I got a text last night when I got home saying that I was over 50 dollars in data charges and then 2 seconds later get one saying I was over 100 dollars. So called my mom freeking out and she called them but I don’t know how to explain it so I called them just now. OKAY morons. SERIOUSLY. I’ve come up with 128 dollars in data charges from checking my email. HAHAHA Cause neither of the 5 morons told me correctly nor does the website tell me the right thing. SO I (censoring word biotched) my way into talking to the supervisor and got all of the charges taken off. SO NO MORE EMAIL ON MY PHONE! Lol but I will be getting Internet very soon!

ANYWAYS.. pub crawl tonight. Free drinks! Legit. More tomorrow.. sorry this is so late. But its long because I have had time and reason to update it twice!

L8R!

Getting lost in the ghetto!

Hey Hey Ciao Ciao my friends!

Here’s my request for you to all send me an update on your lives- whether it be via skype, email, text, facebook.. booking your flight and coming to see me and telling me…..doesn’t matter J

SO weird to think this time last week I was still prepping to leave and that it’s almost been a week since I left..

Story because of KELLY and AUNT PEGGY. Midnight last night….. I get this email from Kelly saying read and watch me ASAP and I am like OMG it’s another video from Papa! (Long story short- Kelly sent me the CUTEST video ever from papa at the most perfect time last semester when I was stressed as hell from class) Took a bit to open but me and alexa left our friend’s apartment (saying this to point out we keep the buddy system! Haha) and I got home and watched it. TEARFEST 2011. CUTEST freeking thing ever and I will probably watch it every day. Kelly, send me those whenever you can! I LOVE THEM! And all you Lanasa’s-- you have Iphones too! Send me an email of Papa and Mama like that when you see them again please J!

So update since yesterday.. basically me, chris, and sam took a tour of the Italian ghetto then landed in the Italian Harry Potter World…….literally, just trying to find the post office. Looked at some nice cookbooks yesterday…..sucks I cannot buy them…..they’re in Italian. But then we split up to go home and me and sam were walking through the little market place and I am now convinced…… the STL version of the fleamarket (speaking of does anyone know if that’s still open??) has moved to Italy. They had the purse I stalked the fleamarket for for months!!!! Sandra Bullock’s orange purse she uses in The Proposal. Buuuuut I just got the new one from target sooo I didn’t get it.

Then we went to this little get together thing of all the students in the school.. Seriously annoying but everyone is so cliquey (spelling?).. Mingling was like not an option just like it wasn’t the other night either. Everyone was in their own little groups.. so annoying. So we left after a bit.. and stopped by this Kebob place Chris is in love with.

SIDE NOTE: (Emily, I e-mailed you this yesterday because you used to talk about what you were craving all the time so I figured you’d understand! Haha) Anyways.. I seriously will need like a nutritionist by the end of this. All I eat is simple sugars and carbs. No complex carbs, no salads, rarely protein, little fruit, no calcium.. etc. I NEED MEAT AND I NEED MY MILK! Haha! I am having a MASS craving for Chinese or a MASS load of BBQ Pork or chicken. Literally- all you springfielders----- Buckingham’s craving like no other right now. I am on the hunt for good Italian milk that is for sure. And also…… most people know I have desert after dinner no question about it. I don’t have that anymore. So depressing I know. DON’T GET ME WRONG their food is delicious that I am eating but man oh man do I miss Penn Station, Buckinghams, Subway, China King……anywhere where I can get a HUGE amount of meat and little bread and/or WHOLE GRAIN bread. HAHA and oh how I could go for a huge Schnucks or Pasta House salad right now. Basically I miss American portion sizes!! haha

But the reason I came up with that long last paragraph is because this kebob place had this HUGE thing of pork being cut right off the bone and I was just like AHHHHHH give me that WHOLE thing. Def. going there one day and just asking for a wrap with all pork and lettuce and tomato. And Kasie, Tricia, Deanne, Nikki too—you all can verify this…….i miss bacon!

End of protein missing rant- So then went and bought more wine.. White zin….easy choice I know I need to expand my horizons. HAHA but then went back to sams and just chilled and drank because it was way too cold to cross the river! Plus it was kinda rainy on our way back!

Most of my friends would laugh at this considering they know my overuse of acronyms way too much, but Amy from work told me I have to watch those!! HAHA I use them daily without knowing it so for clarification purposes because I know she’s not the only one who can’t understand my acronyms here’s a key J:

KROB: Name we call Katie Robert

DEF: Definitely

PRESH: Precious

L8R: Later

SEIGS: Name I call Kasie

LMAO: Laughing my (butt* J) off

PERF: Perfect

MMK: Okay

NBD: No Big Deal

PREP: Prepare/Preparation

Can’t think of any more right now..

Anyways.. so today we have this little residency permit meeting and pay our stupid 75 euro to legally live here. HAHA

Then pretty much the rest of the day will consist of shopping and going out somewhere tonight..

But also, I have to call TMOBILE and crab like no other because they’re huge morons who don’t know what they’re doing.

MMMMMK Until next time……..

Hope your lives are going swell J.. 

almost the weekend..

hey guys! tried to get this all written before everyone got up for school and work so you can procrastinate to this!

so yesterday i went on a tour around schools and met some new friends.. omg my school is going to be so cool! i am soooooo excited to finally see kitchen aids, get my lab coat, and bake bake bake. yaaay. so the tour was kind of useless so we all kinda just chatted and looked at the sites. florence is alot smaller than you'd think but trust me you can get lost for HOURS!

I AM USING A MAP TO GET AROUND AND I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF! LIKE SO PROUD!

so last night we all decided since we had to get up early for the most useless thing ever to just show our passport we found out.. but we just decided to stay in and make use of our balcony we have at the top of our apartment that overlooks all of florence. OMG SO PRETTY so worth dragging all my crap to the 4th floor let me tell ya. more day pics to come soon! but we all just chilled and i bought my first bottle of wine.. cheap white zin in honor of my mother. HAHA and the def. got a good night sleep after that. lol

woke up and did the whole passport thing then went shopping with alexa and sam around the markets. OMG i am not leaving this place without a LEGIT italian track jacket and scarf. I WILL NOT leave without them. we went into this SWEET market place with fresh meat, seafood, pasta, etc. Mrs. Grand's food prep and safety and sanitation def. came in handy to tell me some of the fish was just not legit. (Stacey- spoken like a true HRA student?) OMG though i am such a culinary freak i could spend a whole day just studying the food places around here it's ridiculous! and  then we got this great calzone thing with spinach and cheese. SO GOOD. but they had all this wine. PEOPLE who like wine get over here and visit me and buy some. then we went into this store of all nike and adidas stuff for example. there was like a whole wall of nike airs and i totally thought of you krob! there just a tad bit.. okay ALOT more expensive over here. and then we found a pair that were like 400 euros..... you want those?

so then we just shopped some more. okay seriously how hard was it to find alexa uggs? SO HARD. seriously cannot find those here. finally we found some fake ones after looking for a few hours. So then now we are just sitting here in this cafe chilling and im updating this thing and added pics to facebook! CHECK UM OUT! i know right-- there's not many of me in them! shocked?

on a side note! I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT SICILY and when I am going to go. I am so excited and have found a few people who want to go. and i better stop calling cannoli- cannelloni.. i don't think sicily would approve.

more to come soon!

what i miss from the states in this post has to be SVU, One Life to Live, Food Network, Strawberry water, and gum.

we should be getting internet soon so hopefully i can skype people!

Miss you all!

i am so happy so many people are reading this. totally thought not many would! haha

guess what i am missing today! national chocolate cake day :( i am so sorry i am not home to make one...... but dont get sad!  i toured the place i will be taking baking classes in....... OMG so pretty! cannot freeking wait!

tylonel pm, nyquil, bennydryl, sleep aids... i need you.

WHAT UP AMERICA? wake up!

soooo last night was one of the worst nights sleep ive had since like 8th grade. went to bed and laid there for over 4 hours so exhausted and yawning but no sleep. fell asleep at 3am finally woke up at 10.

but woke up feeling a little better and went grocery shopping and bought a tomato (writing this for my grandma :) ) hahaha.. and then met alexa for lunch around the duomo! OMG SO GORGEOUS literally. we found this cute pizza place and i think it was one of the best sandwiches i have ever had and will def. compare it to penn station! THAT SAYS ALOT! then i got ben & jerrys. cookie dough. shock? took a picture of both the sandwich and ice cream? again- shocked?

BAHAHAHA

anyways i am waiting on going into the tour they give around florence to show us everything. alexa *my roommate already had the tour and said my school that im going to is SOO neat so i am really excited.

im getting more excited to be here now that everything that put a damper on my mood is going away. i miss home alot, well i really miss target, walmart, kohls, and all that cheap buy in bulk stuff and the use of the american dollar. FOR REAL.

i miss working out but luckily alexa said she loves to work out too sooo pretty sure we're both going to hit the gym pretty soon!

well im going to try and load pics soon and once my internet gets fixed hopefully i can stay on skype! KROB and LYNN-- LOVED SEEING YOUR PRETTY FACES LAST NIGHT!!!!

L8R friends!

Such a tourist..

So me and alexa definitely somehow rigged our wifi to work in a specific spot in our room last night. total luck! so funny we both totally agreed we missed home, texting, and facebook way too much.

to be honest i have been so drained esp. since we had to wake up at 730 to get ready for orientation. going from only being on a plane to chicago and then all that flying to get here...........worst idea ever. packing my carry on and purse to the rim........WORST idea ever. buddy boy taxi driver dropping me off for my apartment like 5 blocks away carrying over 100 pounds with me.........WORST idea everrrrrrrr.

last night was just so dreadfully draining. its so cool being here dont get me wrong. me and my roommate get along really well. we both don't really know anyone so that's kind of helped alot! we both were so tired we talked, unpacked, rigged facebook, took showers in the COLDEST apartment ever, and passed out last night. alcohol did not sound good at all last night!

our apartment is on the 4th floor SO carrying all that luggage walking all that way......... aaaaa...... TEARS were being held back. lol it SUCKED. but hey i made it! so im over it.

but this morning we had orientation powerpoints twice. i fell asleep. felt too much like school. whoopsies! then somehow someway I got alexa and i in for ROME AND TIVOLI next week. it was a madhouse trying to get next weekend but my $$ mind made me go up there and tell them i paid for a trip that other weekend in march so they let us in! LEGIT? i think so.

SO today we woke up FREEZING. already blew a fuze but me bess and alexa figured out how to fix it!

i have international email until i can pro my internet situation-- so ALL YOU DATA PLAN PEOPLE get email set up and talk to me! i miss the US SO MUCH but let me tell you this- there is not one bit of me that would get me back onto a plane to go home. HAHA flying was horrendous and HOGAN you were right, my right foot was HUGE! haha

so anyways me bess and alexa stopped by this cute coffee place this morning and got a croissant SO GOOD. all i had to eat tuesday was like 2 pieces of bread and water because i felt so sick all day!

but after we all went in search of food to eat. me and alexa finally and i mean FINALLY found this panini place. haha!

but yes, KROB for the record. took a pic of my croissant and lunch and some realllllly fine looking deserts. thought of you while doing so.

texted my mom at i dont know what AM time it was there in Central America but had her DVR SVU tonight. WITHDRAWALS!!!!!! but thanks to my best friend nikki austin over there..... she FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE I CAN WATCH IT! got the message now while sitting in lab! BAHHH i wanted to scream.

anyways sitting here till 5 waiting for alexa to get out of her orientation so i can go to mine. and then tonight we have a big dinner. me and alexa are so drained still we dont know if were gonna go out tonight. we both figured if we catch back up on sleep, by tomorrow we should be good to go!!

hope you all are doing well there!! love you!

Off to Madrid! THAT WAS LONNNNNNG!

ALL RIGHT. To Madrid I go.

Guys I’ve never been so nervous in my life. Experiencing turbulence at the current moment. Probably the left filangee is broken. (from Friends)

So I texted my phonebook probably to the last second I could. I know I know, I will be fine, have the time of my life, have stories for a lifetime to the point everyone will tell me to shut up, and enjoy every last second.

But let me just add in here for I balled my eyes out at take off sake. A few years ago when I thought about this, I never imagined what it would be like to leave as I’ve been calling it lately- “my safety zone”. Between missing the heck out of Qdoba and missing everyone at the City, my friends, and family.. It’s rough for me to say goodbyes even if they are for a little bit. I know time flies and I don’t want it to, but everyone prep yourself for the biggest hug from me you’ll ever get from me in your lives. I feel like im getting married with pre-wedding jitters of I don’t want to do this anymore, then I slap myself and tell myself to shut the heck up. I know I probably am annoying as hell sometimes and talk my brains out for years, have a me complex out of this world, etc. etc. BUT you all have continued to support me for years and I love you all to death for it.

Quick shout-outs in my boredom-

My Family- I LOVE AND MISS YOU DEARLY and wish you would book your tickets now to come visit. I’m missing papa’s birthday shindig and I’m sad as heck for it and I’m missing papa ralph’s bday too L DON’T have any family weddings without me. I’m 21 now, cannot miss out J hehehe

My friends- GAHHHHHHH don’t make me cry my eyes out okay! I miss the hell out of each and every single one of you and I will creep on facebook on all you so BE GOOD and don’t have too much fun without me. I’m missing Seig’s, Krob’s, Chelsea’s, and slightly Trish’s 21^st and UGHHHHH I want to be there so bad! Somebody with an iPhone 4 SKYPE ME (AKA HOGAN FROM KROB’S PLEASE!! J) Kristen I know you have an iPhone- so you from Seig’s shot night PLEASE. Roomie has to see her favorite roomie shwasted J Prep yourselves for my return, we’re all almost 21 so bar night asap for my coming home and maybe late bachlorette party. HEHE GOTCHA! I could go on forever with this but I need to stop or I’ll cry more.

Qdoba- I MISSSSSSSSS you tremendously and I was sad like no other I did not get to come visit last weekend with cake! I know those salsas and frying like I used to do had to be taken on by someone else! Can’t wait to see you guys again and Mike—already started the journal you gave me J!

City- You all know probably better than anyone my ability to cry at good-byes. I’ve known you guys for 4+ years and have spent hours upon hours working with you all and it’s CRAZY to think my last day EVER might have been Thursday. If that was it, then you guys better know by now you guys definitely have played a huge role in my growing up years and helped changed me for the better. But you know I will be back to visit (with cake, yes)! You guys always spoil the hell out of me and I don’t deserve it but thank you thank you thank you for it! I will never forget you guys so it better go both ways! HAHA! Sorry food days don’t happen as much with me gone but when I get back my professional ability to bake will be 10x better than it ever was before! So diet now and be ready for what is to come! Cannot wait to come back and see you guys.

SO what is the moral of this long thing. I know I have a home to come back to and even though I am not even there yet and I will probably want to live there for the rest of my life by May, but don’t worry I don’t think I can go longer than summer without seeing you all, even if it’s I come home for a week and go back since apparently I am getting married but sorry for ya, hell no I ain’t having a kid!!!!! Haha

LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL BUT GET PREPPED FOR PHOTO CITY HERE IN A FEW DAYS J I made this one the long one because I really don’t know how much I am going to update this thing so this might be it for a while! My devotion to my studies is too strong and I don’t want to lose focus by writing in this. HAHA NOT!

Off to Miami! The city of Golden Girls!

Hey KIDDOS! IM GOING TO ITALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY WOW!

BAHHHH I am on the plane to Miami. I can’t believe I am doing this. All those who texted or called or facebooked me this morning thanks so much for the well wishes! And all those who talked me through my nerves while sitting in the airport thank you thank you thank you.

Had to stop by work one last time to pick up the boarding pass for Miami. Didn’t cry as much as I thought I would but here’s the shout out to say I miss you guys already! Julie --I’m pretty sure my mom and dad cannot explain enough how happy they are Smitty will be in Miami! Don’t forget about me even though I am 4927 miles away you all!! Baked goods coming your way even if I don’t work there this summer! CANELLONI……… I mean CANOLI for sure. HAHA

Mommy and Daddy and Randall “Atlas” and even pooshky monster- I know I probably didn’t cry as much as I did on my cryfest Friday and Saturday but I am still in shock of all this! I love and miss you and thanks for everything. Randy- ATLAS AND ZEUS likes on facebook will come your way as soon as I can. Ran good luck with the Spartacus debut. Send me a clip asap when you can in case it’s not on the internet or youtube! Can’t wait to see your big debut! And good luck with all the challenges. I brought my contract so I will follow it precisely! J

To my family and friends- miss you guys already too! This will be the longest I have ever been away from home but as much as I will miss America, sorry to say I don’t want time flying by! I gotta take this all in and I want to spend every last second I can in Italy!

Heres the rule on texting and phone calls- ANYONE can text ME and it’s free! BUT I cannot text you back. SOOOOOO people UPDATE ME ON YOUR LIVES by texting me and I will email you or facebook or yahoo text you back if I can! You know my life is handled through my whiteberry so this is going to be rough not to be able to pick up my phone and text people! AHHH what’s everyone going to do when no one gets the annual holiday mass text of Happy Easter! As for phone calls. DON’T call me! Lol—and if you mistakenly do- DO NOT LEAVE A VOICEMAIL! $$$$$ charges like no other. THANKS J

ANYWAYS. As much as I am nervous as hell right now, I’m so prepped for this it’s not even funny! Got my nice book of speaking Italian in 7 days.. but like some have responded I’ll learn it in 7 hours! HAHA

Keep it classy all you Americans while I’m away.. don’t forget about me and skype me if you have it. I don’t plan on sleeping much sooooooo text me when you can and Ill see where my location is.

And another for the record to add to my list.

1. I will not be getting wastedly blacked out……come on I don’t have my best friends here to take care of me J
2. I will watch my drink and I will not get raped.
3. I will be careful and smart. Cannot emphasize how much I know that.

Thank you all again for all the support. Love and miss you all already!

I LEAVE TOMORROW!

OMG i've been dancing around my house all day saying I'm going to italy!

All I know is I will thank God the rest of my life for this opportunity, never in a million years would I EVER have thought I was actually going to go through with this. Everyone knows I talk too much and don't always do! HAHA

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and keep praying everything goes well. I am so excited and so ready for Italy I cannot even explain it.

I'm at 48.6 on the suitcase and THANK YOU KATIE HOGAN you saved my life with that suitcase! HAHA

I'll try and update photos and facebook and this thing when I can. We'll see how time goes considering most of my time will be focusing on my studies. HEHEHE

I have orientation the next few days but next weekend already is ROME! WOOHOO!

Love and miss everyone already. Texting, tanning, RecPlex workouts, my car, taco bell, having a job, constant communication abilities, texting, tanning, workouts........etc. etc. WITHDRAWALS have already sunk in. BUT it's all for Italy so I'll make some sacrifices.

and FOR THE RECORD info to put out there.
1. I will be careful. I will not be pulling anything out of The Hangover or the movie Taken will not be happening. (I brought that movie to watch again....haha)
2. I will not be bringing any "Luigis" home as my Uncle Ron put it. AKA I will not come back with a child.
3. I cannot promise I won't get married. I mean if you have seen When in Rome, Josh Duhamel........ if I meet a boy like him, sorry for ya! RIng on my finger within a week! HEHEHE
4. I will be careful. Be smart. Have fun. Study. Bake alot. Eat alot. Maybe drink a little bit. Etc. Etc.
5. I know I have a home to come back to........I know i have the best family, friends, and co-workers a girl could ever ask for. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for all the support.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I am so ready for this and cannot wait for picture time.

I'll end this with Katie Robert's famous quote from yesterday because she's probably right-- so look forward to this-

Katie Robert: you're probably going to come back with 15000 photos- theres gonna be a picture of the dinner you ate, the desert you ate, your feet walking around the city, your hand in the air.. you're gonna take pictures of all the cars, mopeds, motorcycles, buses.


love and miss!

pre-plane ride.

HEYYYYYY kiddos.

So i leave on Monday and figured this is going to be the easiest thing to do in order to write what's going on 4,927 miles away from here since alot of people on my email list don't have facebook......but if you do or have someone's you can check out-- that is where all the pictures are going to be.

don't miss me too much but i'll be missing everyone here..... just know when i get back------ BAKED goods to what my bank account can handle! haha

anyways-- i'll try and update this thing when i can.. if i don't post for a few days-- don't be worried!!

and for the record...... YES I'LL BE CAREFUL..... and YES I SAW THE MOVIE TAKEN :)

love and i'll miss you all!!