a happy wish and confession of my whereabouts

My favorite photo from our trip.
I want those stairs very badly.

Happy New Year! I am back on a normal schedule and ready to write...and boy, do I have a lot to say! My holiday break was pretty amazing; I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas on vacation with my husband's family in Italy, celebrated Christmas with my husband at our home the night before we left, spent New Year's Eve with friends in Massachusetts, and celebrated Christmas with my family the Friday after New Year's. The trip to Italy was "supposed" to be a surprise for my husband's half sister who spent the semester studying abroad in Rome. Although I am ninety-nine percent sure she doesn't read this blog, I didn't want to take any chances, so the only thing I posted that had anything to do with Italian culture were the stars made from pasta in the photo from December seventeenth - the day before we left. It was SO hard not to post about our preparation or excitement...little did we know our cover had already been blown on multiple occasions over the course of the last four months - thanks fam! I will post more about specific details of our trip, but I couldn't wait a second longer to get the word Italy out into my blog world. I also wanted to start the year off on the right foot by writing on the first Monday of the year, as the day is quickly coming to a close and almost ended without a post. I have to run, but stay tuned for more details about our trip. It was my first time visiting Europe and I have a lot to share!