Though we shared the love a little too much (all of us caught a nasty cold/flu/respiratory illness) and had to deal with a very carsick puppy (had to stop 4 times on our road trip for Libby), we had an amazing Christmas and New Year's with my mom and sister.
It was a different kind of visit. Usually when we have visitors we hit the ground running. We are always showing people around Rome, eating out at our favorite restaurants, or on the go exploring a new part of the country. But, this time we spent a lot of time in our apartment. In part because all of Rome shuts down for Christmas and part because we were all stopped dead in our tracks by our mysterious illness. We cooked a ton of food, including a smorgasbord of sweets utilizing all 6 packs of butter I purchased, and listened to my beloved Christmas mix on repeat.
The trip wasn't all downtime though. We rented a car and headed for Tuscany for 3 days. We went to Bagnoregio and Montepulciano, then spent 2 nights in Florence, then went to San Gimignano and Siena before returning to Rome. We even took Libby on the road with us. It started off a little rough, the poor thing got so carsick on the way to Bagnoregio, but once she was able to get out and walk around she was great. (Though it did leave Jim wondering how he managed to get a dog that is just as carsick prone as me). Everyone wanted to stop and talk to us about her and pet her. Libby soaked it up and I enjoyed getting to talk about my little basotto nano in Italian.
Here are some pictures from our trip:
Libby is all ready to go!
Bagnoregio
Santa Maria Assunta - Siena, Italy
The girls in Siena.
Libby in the car.
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