52 Weeks:: Week 2

I almost forgot to do my entry for Week 2 of the List Challenge!  We were in Rome during Christmas of 2008, so here is a list of things I learned.




What I learned in Rome...


1. Have change.  I have never been scowled at so fiercely by cashiers then when in Rome.  It was explained to me that stores didn't go to the bank everyday, so they preferred exact change if possible.  How do you do that when you have cash fresh from the ATM? ;0)

2.  History, history, history surrounds you: in the buildings, in the streets, in the churches, in the people.  Ah-mazing. 

Blessed Anne Marie Tagli

3.  You can see incorruptibles.  They are just hanging out there in tiny churches.  People pass by them all the time and don't say anything.  Wow.


4.  Tiny little shots of espresso...very addicting.

5.  You walk almost everywhere.  This part I really liked.  It makes you feel so much more connected to your surroundings.  (However, my husband claims not to have liked carrying a heavy baby on his back.  Imagine that!)

St. Maria Trastavere

Beautiful statue of St. Cecilia.

6.  The art.  The paintings and statues and architecture.  So overwhelmingly beautiful.

7.  I like having one word for hi and goodbye! 

8.  We could only find a tiny Christmas tree!  This was Juliana's Christmas tree. She loved it.

52 Weeks: Week 1

I found this list challenge over at On The Brink of Something Beautiful through Angela.  52 lists for 52 weeks!  I thought it was a fun challenge, and it didn't involve sewing!  (It is hard sometimes to always have to sew something in order to blog!)  I have always loved making lists since I was a kid.  I loved making lists of all the books I read over the summer, and I made schedules for my days and impressed all my friends' moms.  I still make lists: on my giant white board, stuck to my fridge, on my inspiration board, on the iPhone, and often on random receipts found in my purse.  I am thinking it would be fun to make a little notetaker for this challenge.  I have made several of them from Kathy's Notetaker pattern as gifts (and this tutorial looks really cute too!), but I have never made one for myself. 

Also, I must admit that my Sundays don't always look so productive.  Often they go more like: go to church, make breakfast for hungry, grumpy children, and then recover from previous two activities.  Luckily, the girls went to their Grams' house after church for a special breakfast and cousin playing. ;0p

Now I am off to start on my giant pot of chili!  What are you doing today?!