Gasping for air, I tried to resurface to catch a breath. But try as I may, I could not break through. It didn’t take long to realize my head was deliberately being held down under water and for a brief moment I wondered, “Is this it?” Thankfully our coach was on deck and told the… Continue reading Want to Change? Fight for It!
The purpose of this trip was to visit the city that our great grandmother was from. My sister arranged a "heritage" tour and we sent our family background information ahead of our visit. Our driver/heritage tour director Domenico had done a lot of research on our behalf. He showed up at our hotel at 9:00… Continue reading The Tale of Two Sisters in Italy – Our Family Heritage
Sleep never felt so good. I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and noticed that sunrise was at 5:39 a.m so I decided to get up and go sit on the terrace and await the sunrise. It was rather cloudy this morning so I did not get any spectacular photos, but it was absolutely beautiful. Our… Continue reading The Tale of Two Sisters in Italy – Day Three
Thank you all for your continued love and support you show to me. Your prayers and good thoughts truly helped us along our travels. I should start by telling you a tiny bit about my travel companion. I am one of 7 girls. The oldest girl is Laura. She was a teenager in the 60s… Continue reading The Tale of Two Sisters in Italy – Days One and Tw0
My sister and I will be traveling to Italy in 7 days. Why Italy? Well our last name is Lombardi! My sister Laura and me. Our mother has been very interested in genealogy for the last several years and she had kept in touch with some of my dad's cousins who traveled to Italy, the… Continue reading Why Italy?
I often get asked "What do you eat?" So I thought, I'll tell you. Now for starters, this is just one day's worth of eating. I do not eat this same food EVERY day. But it will give you an idea of what I put into my body. I have found that if I eat… Continue reading One Day of Eating – YUM!
