Ciao Euro

I'm wasting time today. I'm afraid to go out and do too much because I will end up spending money, money I don't have. Tomorrow we are going to Luca and Pisa before we fly out tomorrow night. I imagine I will need the small amount of cash I have there. No use in pulling out more money now.

this post is just to put up a few of my unseen pictures from Europe and some of my favorites from the past six months.

goodbye europe.

"Jessalyn was a cheerleader..."

So tonight we had our talent show. you get one picture. That is it.




We are getting ready to leave. Dad heads off in less than 24 hours and mom and Josh and the Bartees are close behind.

two days but really one

I don't love Italy the way I love England. I wasn't here long enough to really let our threads intertwine, but even though its constantly hot even with the breeze coming through our patio doors I will miss the never failing songs of the church bells that float in with the heat in the evening.
I have one day left. Well, I don't count today or the day we leave (Sunday) and since today is pretty much over I shouldn't really count today, so it's like it's tomorrow and I wouldn't count tomorrow so all that leaves is Saturday. Crazy how time flies huh.




these are at a Tuscan bed and breakfast we went to for an afternoon to paint.

Roma the Great

We went to Rome this weekend. I don't know if you know this but Rome is hot. At some point though we all just threw our hands up in resolve and realized that we all have sweat running down our backs. Our sweat stains weren't alone.

I realize i haven't put up many pictures of Italy but I haven't had time to mess with pictures... we're numbering in the thousands after this semester and our charger burnt up and died and so my time on the computer is limited.. not to mention I have filled up my hard drives. That will be fixed in about a week when I meet everyone in Zambia. :D
I have four days ( I don't count today or the day we leave) I am excited but as I come to the end I realize that I have been so ready to leave Europe because I know I have two more months, one month, three weeks, but as I am really coming to the end I feel a slight panic at the thought that in one month life will be normal. Do I know how to do that again? We will see. Right now I guess I don't have to worry about that because I have a very exciting month ahead of me. I guess I can start to panic again in about 3 weeks.

Here's a few pictures of Rome.

I want to go home pretty badly today. It happens a number of times a week but today is worse. It's father's day, but that has nothing to do with it. I'm ready to spend a day with my dad in London, and I'm ready to see mom and Josh in Zambia. I'm ready to see Patrick and Jasmine and of course my girls in Lusaka. I'm ready tackle Kallie when the Bartees show up at Patrick's house. I'm ready to be in Africa... but of course it would be nice if I could see my grandparents and Alysa and the Lackeys before I spend another month away. I'm ready to be home to see the people I love, that love me... I've been away from love too long. I loved England... but England can't love me back. I'm really just looking forward to the 30th.

Today I'm not just celebrating my dads but males in general that exude what I see to be positive attributes.
Especially in relationships... or moreover I'm celebrating the females that they are coupled with that have healthy relationships with these males. Not relationships that neglect every other aspect of being a member of the human race. Those I will not celebrate.

So thank you dads.
..and thank you general males who are dating general females that understand the world keeps turning even though you may be the center of each others worlds.

Just because you're not on here doesn't mean you're excluded from my list.

I'm sick of Europe and everything it reminds me of and I'm really sick of this room.

As you may have guessed from my lack of blogging, I don't have a lot of words these days... so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead, but I do have pictures.


K.B.





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Grandad Jay



Klay


Patrick

Laz

joshie




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