Passport Update...

... It's here!

For those of you who haven't heard about Eric's passport drama, I'm happy to report that he finally has it in his hands, and we are set to leave. Thanks to all of our family and friends who were so supportive, as we dealt with everything from the possibility of having to drive to New Orleans, to missing the Fed-Ex delivery man, even though Eric was at home waiting!

Less than Two Weeks and Counting....

With only four days left at school, our attention now turns toward Europe. We are packing our bags, practicing our French and Italian, freaking out about Passport delays (well, OK, I'm freaking out, but Eric isn't too worried), watching the rise and fall of the Euro daily (within two cents), debating between checking or carrying on our bags, comparing travel-sized products to find those with less than 3.4 ounces of liquid, and getting more and more excited with each passing moment (but I bet you couldn't tell!)

We will spend 6 nights in Paris, where we hope to see many of the famous sights and museums, stroll along the Seine, visit Monet's garden in Giverny, eat lots of bread and cheese and relax. From Paris, we travel to Switzerland for lots of hiking, biking and eating chocolate and cheese. We then head to Italy for more sight seeing, hiking and eating (I'm sure cheese will somehow be factored in).

So, if you want to hear about our crazy escapades and foibles (and hopefully some fun and enjoyable moments too!) and maybe learn some interesting information about far away places, stay tuned to our blog....

So what's next on our itinerary?

We're heading to Europe!

What started out as a simple dream to help us survive the school year has grown into an incredible trip! Thank you to all of our friends whose post cards and stories from Europe over the past couple of years inspired our itinerary. We would also like to thank Rick Steves for his incredible travel resources. WWRSD - What Would Rick Steves Do? has been my mantra for the past 10 months, much to Eric's bemusement. And thank you to Continental Airlines for having a direct flight to Paris. If it wasn't for them, we would have focused solely on Italy. Now we have the opportunity to travel through France and Switzerland as well.