Roman Sampler

SATURDAY/SUNDAY

All day Saturday and Sunday was spent traveling.

So, AirFrance kind of screwed up our flights so we got not one, but TWO 5 hour layovers. Which were made so much better by these seats. We both slept here for over an hour once we snagged them. And the in flight dinner was SO GOOD. They had chicken curry. I really hope they have it on the way back. I'm dying for it :) As well as some more Gossip Girl, Friends, and CSI episodes like they had on the way here.

Our hotel attendant suggest this restaraunt. And we have now eaten here 3 of the 4 nights we've been here. The fourth night we fell asleep before eating dinner. MONDAY

We got into our own hotel (after being bumped the night before into a room that barely fits a bed). Our room is big, has a huge bathroom and an AMAZING tub! We are knee to knee on the toilet and beday.

We spent the morning in Vatican City. That's the Pope's house behind us.

We spent the afternoon in southern ancient Rome.

TUESDAY

Here's our great new stuff! I got Cashmere tights: And Kyle got a sweet new jacket, which he is using to come onto Pinnochio:

The Pantheon. After seeing the Pantheon we spent the night wandering beautiful streets like these.

WEDNESDAY

I bet you never would have guessed that this was Kyle's favorite part of the trip so far. It's a graveyard with famous graves like Keats and Shelley with cats that live there.

I turned around after walking away after taking the picture and Kyle was basically emptying his pockets into that box.

This is the graveyard with the Pyramid behind us.

We're having a great time. Just two days left! See you all soon.

Goomba

Kyle and his brother buy each other an online game for Christmas every year that they can play together. But this year the game they want doesn't come out until February so I made this Goomba from Super Mario brothers for his brother to have on Christmas.

Merry Christmas to the Cheaters

We had Christmas early. Six days early to be exact. Kyle knew he was getting a game and he wanted to play it before we went to Rome. And like I'm going to argue with opening presents early.
This is Kyle's reaction to his surprise gift--which was Lady Gaga, his love.

Here's me with a very tired looking face and lots of wonderful presents!

This was my big surprise for Kyle. I wasn't (and still am not) finished, but I laid out what I had for him. It's quite a big blanket/rug. It's 5-6 feet wide and tall. I just have about four rows left on the top of his head now.

This was the Christmas morning mess. We left it there for quite awhile, but we had to clean it up to make room for our new table to be delivered today. Pictures of that wonderful new item will be posted soon!

Nativity

Kyle and I totally starred in the Nativity this weekend. Kyle was Joseph and I didn't quite qualify for being the virgin Mary, so I was the Angel Gabriel. During the practiced I proudly and loudly proclaimed "For with God nothing is POSSIBLE!" And didn't understand why everyone was laughing at me...

During the real thing I got the word impossible down, but apparently declared that Mary was the Son of God. What would I do without my husband to let me know all these dumb things I say?

Other than that it was really fun and went really well. A member of my church sewed all of the 15+ costumes to fit each actor. It was amazing. The whole thing was great. And I felt really supported by our family who came to cheer us on.

A Coplen Weekend

We ended up at the Coplen's a lot this weekend. Jessica had her first formal dance. After much dispute Jessica finally gave up her tennis shoes for nice shoes.
Justin switched up their Christmas Card. Enlarge the picture for labels as to whose head is on whose body.

And Friday night we were honored guests of Jer's birthday party at Classic Skating. Kyle hates skating if you can't tell by his face:

But he did much better than the last time we went there. He stayed in the kiddy rink the whole time last time. This time he was so pro.

The birthday boy:

And how the birthday boy spent most of his time at Classic:

Most of us pooped out pretty early on, but Jer and his friends never wanted to stop.

25 Things You Didn't Know About Kelli

US Weekly has a list every week with 25 facts about a celebrity. And I am so the celebrity of this blog so...here's my 25!


1. I play Spider Solataire until I win even if my eyes are burning and I'm exhausted.
2. When I win Spider Solataire I feel disappointed because that round was obviously too easy.
3. Pasta is my favorite food, but I only like white sauce.
4. I have only one thing at each restaraunt that I order.
5. I love Soap Operas. More than anything else.
6. I unashamedly pass this passion on to my nieces in spite of their mother's disapproval.
7. I am bored with US weekly and am looking forward to my subscription expiring.
8. I have a favorite client.
9. Kyle tells me that's unprofessional.
10. I hate basketball season.
11. I look forward to the weekend all week long and then am so disappointed with how boring it was.
12. I can check my email ten times in under an hour with the same high expectations that someone may have emailed me (this is only at work when I have no clients).
13. I will knit or crochet obsessively even if my hands are killing me.
14. Kyle wrote a song called "Big Old Undies" about me.
15. Kyle tells fart jokes because he knows I'll laugh hysterically.
16. I am so excited when I come up with new ways to organize and strain my mind to find people to show that might share even a fraction of my interest. I even consider blogging about it.
17. I find the indents that long toe nails or finger nails leave after you cut them insanely interesting.
18. I think about what I'm going to wear the next day from about noon on.
19. I hate my teeth. With a passion.
20. When I'm sick I get fairly certain that it will never end.
21. I hate my nose. Not because it's ginormous, but because it is always bugging me.
22. I finish books mostly because I am so anxious to start the next one.
23. I play the piano for hours when I'm depressed.
24. If Kyle would, I would move to LA in a heartbeat.
25. I try to trick myself by setting my clocks ahead--and it works.

Oh the Kraftiness

I found the best craft blog. This girl is crazy creative and has tons of patterns and instructions for all sorts of crafts. Check it out: http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/