Dear Friends...

London Layover (4.15.12)

Dear Cass,

I sat behind a guy who had a growth on his earlobe. It would've bugged you.

Dear Sam,

Gah, everyone has a British accent :P

Dear Daniel,

I listened to Fall Out Boy basically all night. Do you like them?

Dear David,

Can't stop being excited about you and Rose. It's not even a big deal, but :D

Dear Ellie,

Accents make everything better, don't they?

Dear Alicia,

You always meet all the interesting people.

Dear Aaron,

I wonder if superhero stuff will be big in Italy too? :O

Sienna/Florence (4.17.12)

Dear Cassidy.

I've seen like 6 owl things so far. It's hard to resist.

Dear Aaron,

Superman stuff abounds! I've seen like 2 Batman T-shirts. I pretty much had to be dragged away.

Dear Sam,

Italian pug at 2 o'clock.

Dear Alicia,

I miss you so much. This feels wrong without you beside me on the bus.

Dear Everyone,

I HAVE ON BATMAN UNDERWEAR!

Dear Sam,

Our guide: "One of the best things about Italy is that we don't have a lot of urban sprawl." You love.

Dear Alicia,

It rained today. And I saw shoes. And purses.

Dear Alicia,

I think about you every time I open the windows :)

Second Day in Florence (4.18.12)

Dear Kirsten,

It rained cats and freaking dogs today. Great bonding time ;)

Dear Sam,

I saw one of my people today. But it was weird. He looked like Darth Mal.

Dear Aaron,

I saw Darth Mal.

Dear Cassidy,

It is cold and miserable. You'd love it.

Dear Daniel,

I've heard Italian thunder.

Traveling to Pisa (4.19.12)

Dear PC,

Catch-22 is so good.

Dear Cass,

Even you would be miserably cold right now. It's like 55 degrees on the bus, AC blasting, and I have on damp shoes and socks. I cannot wait for NC weather.

Dear Senora Millen.

I keep getting the urge to answer Italian with Spanish. *sigh* I miss you and Pass the Monkey already.

Dear Kirsten.

There's so much Nutella here :D I think about you at every breakfast.

Dear Alicia,

Cinque Terre flooded! Like, right now it's unvisitable. They're digging houses out of the mud :O

Dear Cassidy,

Just saw the most massive Ikea ever. Like 10 football fields of store. At least.

Hotel Outside Switzerland (4.19.12)

Dear Pandora,

Remember when I blogged Top 10 Guy Eyes and Wentworth Miller was on there, but I didn't actually know who he was? Well. He's in a movie that's on called Dinotopia XD

On the Way to Lake Como (4.20.12)

Dear Alicia,

TUNNELS! Lots of tunnels.

Dear Gabe,

I just had the horrible realization that we'll never be the pronunciation police together ever again :(

Dear Michael,

I keep hearing the accents of the Italian waiters and remember the mission trip. How people thought your fake Italian accent was legit? Ha XD

Dear Daniel,

Hm. I just miss you.

On the Way to Milan (4.21.12)

Dear Cassidy,

Our tour director says "ek cetera" instead of "et," and "tide you by" instead of "tide you over." Weird.

Venice (4.21.12)

Dear PC,

We heard music tonight like I've never heard in my life. The violin player was the most incredible musician I've ever seen or heard. I think them playing was the #1 most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life. I'm not even kidding. I wish you could've been there.

Dear Cassidy,

We just heard the most amazing violin player ever play the Titanic theme song! I actually almost cried it was SO BEAUTIFUL.

Dear Sam,

We took a gondola ride today and Sarah had to be packed next to this massive Russian guy. I laughed once we got off and said I was sorry for her. She raised an eyebrow and said to me, "Such is life in Soviet Russia." I think she misses you too XD

Pompeii (4.24.12)

Dear David,

I literally just saw a retarded running horse.

Back to Rome (4.26.12)

Dear Alicia,

I saw some cows today!

Dear Cass.

I took Motrin last night. I hate.

Dear Sam,

I almost bought a plaster penis as a joke. My dad said no.

Dear Cassidy,

I'm not afraid of dogs here. It is the weirdest thing. Nor do I get lost. I might need to move here.

Dear Aaron,

I dreamed about you the other night. I miss you.

Rome (4.26.12)

Dear Aaron,

I miss TJ. I'm going through withdrawls. Please tell me you've written some since I left.

~Stephanie