La Vita E' Bella

It really is a beautiful life! That's Charise and I getting ready to go to my favorite Cafe' in Prato called La Vita E' Bella, after Roy's favoite movie! Roberto B. (Italian actor) is from Prato so this cafe' is filled with all his awards ect.

Working hard!

Helping out our pastor's mom renovate her apartment to get ready to move into. Anto did the painting for the "art room". So creative!

Americans & my new Church!

AIM = Adventures In Mission. Meet my new American/Italian friends! Names of people in group shot are from left to right : Winter, Brian Mike (our pastor or Church of Christ) his wife Anto, me, Molly Randy and Charise!

Meet "Betty" The Car

Betty is Lorain's 82' car from London! She took me for a ride in it and its just awsome! No power steering, and manual! What a ride! Paolo say's its for sale but that's a lie :)
And that's the lovely Lorain cutting fresh bread to go with Paolo's Pasta dish he is about to cook!

Paolo's Recipe!

"Carbonanara" in frying pan brown bacon, minced garlic & chopped parsley. In seperate bowl mix eggs (for amount crack 1 egg per person eating) with grated pamasan cheese until thickish. Add hot bacon mixture in with egg mix and stir well. Boil Penne pasta (with ridges on pasta to help adsorb sauce flavor more) mix Hot pasta in with bacon/egg bowl and serve with sprinkle of chopped fresh parsley on top of Carbonanara. Fabolous! Dad, that's a 1932 R.Royce with Paolo & Lorain after they got married! And pls. meet "Betty" Lorain's pride and joy! She runs so smooth still at 26 yrs. old!

Real human skulls?

Okay...I don't think they are real but it sure was scary to walk in here! Reed I thought of you in this cave!
So this is the end of my delightful trip to San Gimignano! Thank you Paolo and Lorain! I loved it so!

Great Grandma Sears Dress

I had to get some good shots in this nearly 100 yr. old dress that belonged to my mom's mom's mom!
That's Lorain and I in line for the bath room that costs 0.50 euro to use! Welcome to Italy!