Oh Sarah #s....

aMrsin09

34 to go...

So, tell me about Italy?  We got to see "David" too.  Did you notice his hands were out of proportion?  It's the first thing we noticed.  Although ashamed, I will admit, I had no idea it was David of David and Goliath.

We also got to go to see The Mona Lisa and the Venus di Milo!

WildRumpus

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[QUOTE]34 to go... So, tell me about Italy?  We got to see "David" too.  Did you notice his hands were out of proportion?  It's the first thing we noticed.  Although ashamed, I will admit, <strong>I had no idea it was David of David and Goliath</strong>. We also got to go to see The Mona Lisa and the Venus di Milo!
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]


Hmm, me either.

laurenclaire1386

I would love to see David. Art history was my minor in college, so I actually did know his hands are huge, in relation to the rest of it. And I also really want to see the Pieta.

WildRumpus

I really want to see the Vatican. I was raised Catholic, and although I don't identify with it so much any more, there's still so much history there.

aMrsin09

Yeah, everyone was all, Oh you need to go over and get tickets for a viewing time, etc.  Made it seem lie a general PITA, so we went to see what the deal was with tickets and there was a "no ticket" line.  We waited about 15 minutes to get in...

laurenclaire1386

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[QUOTE]I really want to see the Vatican. I was raised Catholic, and although I don't identify with it so much any more, there's still so much history there.
Posted by Jill9288[/QUOTE]
Dude, I disagree with just about every doctrine and principal of the Catholic faith, but man, those people knew how to build churches.

aMrsin09

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[QUOTE]I really want to see the Vatican. I was raised Catholic, and although I don't identify with it so much any more, there's still so much history there.
Posted by Jill9288[/QUOTE]

The churches through out Europe were amazing.  As H liked to say "no hill or valley is complete without one"

We noticed the churches in France were kind of "meh" from the outside, but when you went in they were amazingly beautiful while the churches in Italy were (mostly) amazingly beautiful on the outside and "meh" on the inside.

aMrsin09

I'm still here.  I clearly have no life.

Interesting to know the reason behind the hands.

So...tell me more.  Where did you go, what did you eat?  What else did you see.

33 more to go!

kellyjellybelly

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[QUOTE]I really want to see the Vatican. I was raised Catholic, and although I don't identify with it so much any more, there's still so much history there.
Posted by Jill9288[/QUOTE]
I agree - we went when we were in Italy.  It was beautiful.  <div>We started a vacation fund - it's really just a bank, I throw money in it whenever I can - it's not a lot at a time, but eventually it adds up.  We had a garage sale, threw $400 in there, sold a few things on Craigslist, threw a few hundred more.  I just brought change into the bank and got $50.  Whenever I clean out my purse and find a few bucks - into the bank.  We really want to go to South Africa for our next big trip, so that will help us get there :)</div>

sarah0725

Hm, I went to Florence, Rome, and Naples, and I pretty much did all the major art-related stuff in all three places. In Florence, that meant the Uffizi, the Bargello, the Accademia, and a crapload of churches. In Rome, too many to mention: all four Museo Nazionale sites, the Vatican (three times), the Castel Sant'Angelo, Ostia Antica, Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, churches, churches, and more churches, the Forum, the Palatine... you name it. Naples was way awesomer than I thought, and I saw Pompeii, Herculaneum, Mt. Vesuvius, the other volcano at Solfatera, and a bunch of museums.

I ate... lots and lots of pizza and pasta. And Chinese food a few times. I know I'm weird.

aMrsin09

KJ, we do the same thing.  Our next two "big" trips are 1) anywhere in South America by my 50th b'day and H wants to go to Anartica by his 50th. That way we can say we've been on all seven continents together.  We've already been to five, but I have to say, I don;'t really seeing the Anartic happening (even though we are close).  H starts whining when it gets to 32...

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Oh Sarah #s.... : I agree - we went when we were in Italy.  It was beautiful.   We started a vacation fund - it's really just a bank, I throw money in it whenever I can - it's not a lot at a time, but eventually it adds up.  We had a garage sale, threw $400 in there, sold a few things on Craigslist, threw a few hundred more.  I just brought change into the bank and got $50.  Whenever I clean out my purse and find a few bucks - into the bank.  We really want to go to South Africa for our next big trip, so that will help us get there :)
Posted by kellyjellybelly[/QUOTE]

That's awesome. I think we're going to start doing that as soon as the wedding is over and we're not saving every penny for that. We really want to go to France so that we can go to a country where we actually sort of speak the language, rather than Italy where I got by on basically three phrases.

kellyjellybelly

My H REALLY want to go to antarctica as well.  I've looked at some of the cruises that go there, so that may be on the list.  though, in general, I am not a fan of cold.  Especially on a vacation.

aMrsin09

Chinese food is not weird.  There were only two places we ate out in France.  The Chinese buffet place and the most awesome Italian restaurant that was down the street from us.

Because I cook Italian at home, H was pretty disappointed with the food we had in Italy.  We both still swear that the best Italian food we've ever had was in France. The food in Sicily was even better than the food in Italy.

sarah0725

I could see Charlie wanting to go to Antarctica. He really likes the cold.

aMrsin09

We really wanted to go to Rome, but everything we had heard about the crime kind of scared us away.  My Mom went to school there in the 60's and she said it was even bad then.
How did you find it?

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]Chinese food is not weird.  There were only two places we ate out in France.  The Chinese buffet place and the most awesome Italian restaurant that was down the street from us. Because I cook Italian at home, H was pretty disappointed with the food we had in Italy.  We both still swear that the best Italian food we've ever had was in France. The food in Sicily was even better than the food in Italy.
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

Thank you thank you thank you for saying that. I had overall rather crummy food in Italy. I had some really great dinners at a hostel in Florence that had a four course dinner and breakfast special, but then in Rome I had pretty bad food most of the time, probably because I was only hitting the tourist places. In Naples, though, the pizza was utterly fantastic. There's a reason Naples is famous for its pizza. :)

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]We really wanted to go to Rome, but everything we had heard about the crime kind of scared us away.  My Mom went to school there in the 60's and she said it was even bad then. How did you find it?
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

Not bad at all. I didn't have any problems in Rome or Naples, and man did people try to scare me about going to Naples before I went.

I'd say that Rome is pretty much comparable to NYC when it comes to crime, meaning that of course you want to keep your wits about you and your purse pinned close to your side when you're on the subway. But if you're smart and you take precautions, you have nothing to worry about.

WildRumpus

Sarah, totally off topic, but what are your kitties names? Have you found a wedding dress yet?

aMrsin09

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Oh Sarah #s.... : Thank you thank you thank you for saying that. I had overall rather crummy food in Italy. I had some really great dinners at a hostel in Florence that had a four course dinner and breakfast special, but then in Rome I had pretty bad food most of the time, probably because I was only hitting the tourist places. In Naples, though, the pizza was utterly fantastic. There's a reason Naples is famous for its pizza. :)
Posted by sarah0725[/QUOTE]

And Thank You!  I was starting to think that H and I had just become royal food snobs.  It wasn't bad as in unedible, but more of the "your grandma would smack you if she knew you were serving this" kind of bad.
We had the best ever Puttanesca in Catania.  We still talk about that meal.  But the place we go to in Antibes...it is so good, I wouldn't even tell my G'ma about it because I was afraid she would ask "better than MINE?!"  and I have to say yes.

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]Sarah, totally off topic, but what are your kitties names? Have you found a wedding dress yet?
Posted by Jill9288[/QUOTE]

Haha, I think off topic is the point, because I'm trying to get my gold badge tonight. :)

The tuxedo kitty is Abby, and the black one is Jelly Bean. Lately, though, I've been calling them both "boober" for some reason. Not sure where this is coming from.

No dress yet, alas, although I'm going to start looking soon. It's a little complicated because if I look out here, I will go by myself, and I can't trust myself not to buy something weird on my own, I think. I'm probably going to try to look Thanksgiving weekend when I'm back in NJ.

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Oh Sarah #s.... : And Thank You!  I was starting to think that H and I had just become royal food snobs.  It wasn't bad as in unedible, but more of the "your grandma would smack you if she knew you were serving this" kind of bad. We had the best ever Puttanesca in Catania.  We still talk about that meal.  But the place we go to in Antibes...it is so good, I wouldn't even tell my G'ma about it because I was afraid she would ask "better than MINE?!"  and I have to say yes.
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

For me, I think it's just that I'm used to being an American with every cuisine choice under the sun available to me. Five days of pasta, and all I could think about was Indian and Mexican food. It was kind of sad.

aMrsin09

Funny, I wanted a lace dress but when I tried them on, they added about 10 years to me.  I was already old.  I didn't need anything more.

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Oh Sarah #s.... : I thought I hated lace dresses and then that's all I ended up trying on. And what I ended up buying. Bec's lace dress was AMAZING.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

So many people on here have lovely ones. I really like the one that Beatles had - I'm also pretty pro V-neck.

This was the dress that got me thinking I like lace:

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I don't know if I like this particular dress on me, and I'm not so big on the front, but overall, the idea makes me happy. :)

laurenclaire1386

Sarah, that one is beautiful!

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]Sarah, that one is beautiful!
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

Hehe thanks. :) I think I went in January, so I'm not sure if I'll find that particular dress, but I'm looking for something along those lines. I may want a different neckline, though.

aMrsin09

I thought you were going for a short dress?
Are you still going for the ...whatever that look was called?  You know what I mean.

sarah0725

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[QUOTE]I thought you were going for a short dress? Are you still going for the ...whatever that look was called?  You know what I mean.
Posted by aMrsin09[/QUOTE]

I don't think I was ever really going for a short dress, although I am planning on removing the train from any dress I get. I figure I only get one chance in my life to wear a long white ball gown.

And yes, there will still be a steampunk element to our wedding. :)

WildRumpus

Sarah, that's gorgeous! I'm currently stuck between two dresses that are completely different

dress 1

dress 2

I've tried both on and loved both. ::sigh::

aMrsin09

Cool.

How's the speed skating going?
How's you PhD coming along?  I missed the results of your exams.  What's the next step?

laurenclaire1386

#2 #2 #2! I loooooooove 2.