It's that time of year. We're making the annual pilgrimage back to Cali which means pancakes, mexican food, sushi, In-Out Burgers and the list goes on...

I probably won't be blogging for the next few weeks, I'll be checking in from time to time on my favorite bloggers.

Enjoy November and see you back here in December!

Well, November has hit us with a bang...

That would be lightening, thunder, hail, wind and other fun side effects of Mother Nature PMS'ing.

The last night Lucy has woken me up no less than 7 times (yes, I am counting) while Luigi sleeps like a baby with no clue of the tempest going on outside.

She also smells about as bad as a dog can smell, and there's no hope for trying to change that as long as the torrential downpours continue.  Why is it she wants to sleep in the mud?!  Can't wait to give here one of these again...

The garden is now a pond and all of the drains are plugged by the falling leaves.  Water is spilling everywhere. Ironically, for some reason, we have no water in the house this morning. Ahhh, Italia.  At least I got some great, winter photos of Portovenere...

4 days (and counting) until our trip back to Cali!

ZAP!  I've been tagged...

Scintilla at Bell'Avventura sent me this.  Let's see if I can actually do this right (and those who follow me!).  Here are the instructions:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

Here it goes:

1. When I was 8, someone ran over my left pinkie toe and it's been paralyzed ever since.  Sticks up straight when I bend the others.  Guess it could be worse huh?
   
2. My dream job was to swim with Shamu at Sea World (still wish I could!)
   
3. For exercise and mental release, I turn up the music and dance around the house - alone.  I've only been caught once by my husband who proceeded to join me.  Quite therapeutic.
   
4. I am scared to death of getting on a motorcycle or scooter (bad place to be for that huh?).  Two wheels, a motor and hand brakes just don't make sense to me.
   
5. If I had the time, I'd learn to sew and paint.
   
6. I am a closet KISS fan (love "house dancing" to I Wanna Rock n' Roll All Night"...)

Now it's my turn to tag:

Creative Structures

Sicilian Simplicity

ReBoot to Italy

Ms. Adventures in Italy

punto eet

NYC/Caribbean Ragazza

Buon divertimento & have a great week!