Paddle boating at Lake Garda

Kristen, Cherie, Emily and I went Paddle boating on Friday. It was my new thing for the week. We had so much fun. We paddled out into the middle of the lake and jumped off the boat and swam for awhile. 

 Kristen and Cherie before we jumped over board. They both got sunburned. I didn't, I turned a nice brown color. I have this awesome tan line on my back. 

Cherie and Me. We loved going so much, we are going to go again in 2 weeks.

Dinner Out

We went out to dinner for Giovanna's birthday. She is sitting next to me holding the baby. 

We went to Sette Santi on Monte Berico. This restaurant is beautiful and the food is really good. 

We ordered some pizza and hung out and ate until we couldn't move. Then walked down the road and got some gelato. So yummy. 

Black & White Fondue Night

This is the table that we decorated for the fondue night. 

 All the ladies that came that night.

Cruise Day 5: Athens, Greece

The Parthenon in the Acropolis. That lady would not get out of the pictures. She was just standing there eating a sandwich. So irritating.

 This is the temple of Athena. The statues were so intact. It's amazing how long they've been preserved. 

This is the temple of Zeus. You can see that pillar in the back round. It used to stretch all the way back there. 

We went to see the changing of the guard. They do it every hour at the 15 after. 

This is the guys that will be replacing them. 

The city of Athens. There was houses as far as the eye could see. So very very crowded. 

Cruise Day 4: Santorini, Greece

Dana and I rode up donkeys/horses up the mountain to Santorini. My donkey would just stop walking in the middle of the road. Dana's horse would start running. She hated it. Then she blamed me for making her do it. That's her in the blue shirt and white pants, sliding of the horse. 

Do you see those switchbacks? That is what my donkey went up. 

This is the village of Oia. It looks just like what you would think Greece would look like. I was in shock about how beautiful it was. I loved it. I want to go back. Next time I will take Matt. 

This is tzakiki sauce. I dipped my bread in it. I love Greek food. The onions were so good, they were marinated, so yummy.

Dana and I on the way back to the ship. She hates this picture. It's one of the few I got. This was the best. 

Cruise Day 3: Corfu, Greece

We went to a monastery and this little pathway was on the way. If you look hard enough there is a little old lady at the end of this path. she had about 6 cats around her feet and was feeding them. Like people that feed the pigeons, throwing food at them. 

Dana took this picture of me. She thought it would come out good, because the flowers match my dress. 

We were far up on for this picture. I loved how blue and clear the water was. There were children playing and you could clearly see their feet. 

This is what I had for lunch. Chicken, Steak, and Pork Kebobs. I would dip each piece into my tzatziki sauce. So yummy. I love Greek food.

Cruise Day 2: Ancona, Italy

This is a church that we stopped at, after awhile all churches start looking the same. However this one had a surprise inside.

Yup that's right some dead guy. You could see this guys face in tack. The picture doesn't do it justice, it was so cool. 

I love this picture with all the reeds in front. This is of the bay that we can into. 

The water was warm. I didn't think about bringing my swimsuit. You could see the fishes swimming around my feet. 

We drove pass this field and our driver stopped in the middle of a roundabout, while other cars where in it. 

There was sunflower fields all over the place.

Birthday

I got these pretty flowers from my friend Dana. She's the one I went on the cruise with. You'll see more pictures of her later.

I went out to lunch with these lovely ladies. It was suppose to be a luncheon to meet new spouses for the company, but the only people that showed up were people we already know. 

Amy, Ali, Hilary, Dodie and me. 

Ali ordered this Italian dessert for me. It was so good. 

I got lots of birthday wishes from everyone. Thanks for all the love and support while Matt's been gone.

Cruise Day 1

This is the MSC Armonia. I went on a cruise to the Greek Islands.

This is my friend Dana. We had to practice, so just in case we sank. 

This is the captain of the ship.