June 23, 2009 · filed under life, travel
post-vacation reality
I had high hopes for coming back from vacation and showing you all the pics and telling the fun stories, but I got distracted by how quickly the stress of real life came rushing back in. I started feeling sick with a cold way back in Akron at the very beginning of our trip, and even now, 2.5 weeks later, I am still having sinus issues. (I can’t hear out of my left ear, which means I can’t hear you yelling at me to go to the damn doctor already, jeez!) So I wasn’t feeling great, plus the jet lag, plus I think I have a broken bone in my foot, and then my internet connection went all wonky, so yeah, it’s been quite a week! But I have finally finished uploading photos.
Yes, photos from Sardinia and Paris are here!
I think the photos pretty much tell the story. In Sardinia we were in the middle of nowhere. We had a little villa up in the hills, and almost every day we would wake up late, make a big breakfast, hop in the car to go explore a beach, lay out til we were fried, then come home and make a big dinner. We only went out for two meals all week! (Oh, but we ate a lot of gelato. At least once per day.) It was fun to make pizza and pasta, and indulge on local cheeses and wine.
The beaches were stunning. The landscape was dry and rugged, and the ocean met up with either cliffs or white sandy beaches. There must have been dozens of beaches and we only saw a fraction of them, but we were pretty sure we found the best one on the southern coast.
There was no cell service, no television, no Americans, no computers, and only an intermittent Blackberry data signal. It was so nice to just shut off.
We left Italy very well rested and a few notches more tan (freckled) and made our way to Paris for just two nights and a day. We picnicked under the Eiffel tower, took a tour down the river Seine, walked around the Notre Dame cathedral….and went to the military history museum? Yes, I am the Best Wife Ever. We also ate croissants and croque monsieurs and wished vacation would never end!
But alas, we are home, where the cats shed and the laundry piles and alarm clock buzzes. Life moves on, and soon I will begin plotting our next vacation…
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I feel a bit odd announcing this, but I always hate it when people keep their birthdays a secret, so when you find out at the very end of the day or when the day has already passed, you feel terribly guilty for not knowing and therefore not wishing them a happy birthday the first 17 times you saw them that day, so I will just tell you now that my birthday is tomorrow (Wednesday)! I anticipate getting lots of Facebook wall posts, having lunch with my sister-in-law, and prying my husband away from his office to hang out with me in the evening. Oh, and instead of cake at my obligatory office celebration, I requested vodka. Nope, not even kidding. I’ll let you know if they indulge me! Happy very boring 28th birthday to meeeeee!
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oh, hello
miller everett
jlc
June 23, 2009 9:08 pm
Awww happy BIRTHDAY!!
glad i found this blog today… you have such a beautifulllll layout and i LOVE all your pics!!
blonde, traveler, lover of a wonderful hubby and paris??? love it!!!
Erika
June 24, 2009 5:44 am
I still can’t believe I am only a week older than you. You are so much more sophisticated!
Erika
June 24, 2009 5:44 am
um, take out the “only”.
Crystal
June 24, 2009 5:49 am
Happy Birthday!
RA
June 24, 2009 6:48 am
Happy birthday! I assume that your SIL is coming down to meet you; otherwise, I would demand that we have martinis together. Heck, I still demand it! You know, in a nice way.
Your pictures are lovely!
doahleigh
June 24, 2009 7:18 am
Happy 28th birthday! Twenty eight has been a really good year for me so far. Hope it is for you too!
Jen
June 24, 2009 7:58 am
wooo! Happy birthday!!!
(also: broken bone in your foot, are you serious???)
lesli
June 24, 2009 9:05 am
Happy Birthday, Janet!!!
katelin
June 24, 2009 10:22 am
okay your trip sounds amazing. i want to go to sardinia like tomorrow, ah, love it. and happy early birthday! yay birthdays!
Angela Noelle
June 24, 2009 11:14 am
Oh, how I’m longing for the beach right now! Your trip sounds absolutely amazing–the perfect amount lazy and relaxed combined with sight seeing. And of course, happy birthday tomorrow!!!
the ambitious mrs
June 24, 2009 1:06 pm
First of all, Happy Birthday of course!
Your trip looks awesome. My upcoming trip to Florida can’t possibly be as exotic. It looks heavenly, worth flying around the world for!
Brie
June 24, 2009 2:24 pm
Happy Birthday!
Julie
June 24, 2009 2:42 pm
MMMMMMMMMM Gelato.
Happy birthday!
Glad you had so much fun on your trip.
Did you get to try some limoncello?
Bellacantare
June 24, 2009 4:21 pm
Welcome to 28! Hope yours ended up eventful (I ended up being sick for mine a few weeks ago due to my own Italy/Europe trip. Boo. At least I had fun getting sick, haha). Happy Birthday!!
ashley
June 25, 2009 7:07 am
Your trip looks like it was lovely! Beautiful photos. Its always sad to come back to reality, isn’t it? The ending of vacations are always the hardest!
Happy birthday
Liz
June 25, 2009 7:11 am
Happy belated birthday! sorry, i was out of town yesterday and did not check blogs/facebook. But your pics! gorgeous!
Where to next?
heidikins
June 25, 2009 2:37 pm
Swoon! That is fantastic!
Happy (slightly belated) Birthday!!
xox
Holly
June 25, 2009 6:04 pm
Happy Birthday! The trip sounded wonderful. My boy and I just got back from 4 days at my beach (my hometown beach in DE) where we ate whatever we wanted and drank a lot, and now real life is back where my cat is following me whereever I go (apparently she missed me), I’m allergic to all her fur again, there’s no food, and lots of dishes and laundry to do, but it’s almost the weekend
Auntie Karen
June 26, 2009 12:01 pm
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! I hear you are coming for thanksgiving – I have a spare bedroom with your (and Andrew’s) name on it, if you would like to stay with me. Can’t wait to see you.
Jackie
June 29, 2009 6:56 pm
Sounds very relaxing! Happy belated birthday!! I’ve been on vacation and am just starting to tackle my reader