FIRST DAY

GUYS THIS IS NOT REAL GELATO! Well maybe it is but it was nowhere near as good as gelato from actually gelateria's. But it's ok, it was our first gelato of the trip so we enjoyed it.

Well all of my Lizzie McGuire fantasies were shattered to pieces when the we came to the Trevi Fountain only to find it completely under construction.

We arrived in Rome at eight in the morning, met up with Jonny and Caitlin (which I was a little worried about because foreign airports are weird), and somehow navigated our way to their hotel. We were planning on saving some money and all four of us sharing a room. We quickly found out that would definitely not be happening thanks to their hotel manager Tomasso aka our mortal enemy. So note to anyone traveling to Italy in group- sharing a hotel room is pretty much impossible because a) the hotels workers watch you like a hawk and b) they are so tiny there wouldn't really be anywhere to sleep besides four of you snuggling slash falling out of the bed. So even though our bank account had to take a hefty hit to pay for hotels for two weeks, it probably was for the best. Who knows maybe we would have hated Jonny and Caitlin if we had all been in one room. Jokes they are perfect. 

So after the hotel fiasco was resolved starvation and jet lag set in so we quickly set out to explore Rome before falling asleep in our hotel. We spent the day exploring the Borghese Gardens where we got lost and saw lots of PDA. We then headed over to the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain. To be honest this was probably our least exciting day in Italy, So if you think these pictures aren't the beautiful Italy pictures you are looking for don't give up hope... They will be coming!!! 

P.S.- you have to pay for water in Italy. Worst thing ever... 

WE WENT TO ITALY

SURPRISE!!! Still not sure HOW I convinced Scott to spend all of our money and fly to Europe with our best friends, but I did. And it was the greatest. We spent two weeks traveling slash eating through Italy and definitely made the most of it by seeing SO MUCH. Seriously- never will I ever complain about my feet hurting again. I may have gotten a little snap happy because I ended the trip with over 3,000 pictures. I will try to show some restraint as I put them up here, but I apologize in advance for the overload of Italy posts coming your way over the next couple of weeks. (We are in the process of moving (?!?!!!) so our internet situation is a little up in the air. But you know whenever I have wifi I will be writing these posts and trying to relive this trip.)

Also don't expect these posts to be a bunch of glamor travel shots. Yes we saw a lot of very beautiful and breathtaking things, but the same cannot be said for how we looked (or at least how I looked). It was hot, crowded, humid, I wore running shoes with dresses, was a terrible outfit repeater, my hair didn't last down for more than 10 minutes, and we were all very very sweaty. (We have a new motto for whenever we think we are hot, "At least we aren't in Venice.") There were times when we were all tired, cranky, and hungry. My feet were constantly in pain from all of the walking and no matter how much water I was drinking I was still always thirsty. But I wouldn't have had it any other way. We made so many unforgettable memories and saw so many amazing things I never dreamed of seeing any other way then in a textbook. And traveling with your best friends? Probably ten times better then if Scott and I had done it alone. Get used to these model worthy faces. You will be seeing quite a bit of them on here.

In these posts, I won't idealize our trip. I promise to keep it real and tell you how it was, mention any tips or tricks I can think of that would have made our trip better, and spam you with lots of pictures of gelato. So if you want to follow along and feel like you were there with us, check back from time to time or follow me on bloglovin' to stay up to date on when I post. I promise it will be worth it. 

So cheers to reliving the best most exhausting two weeks of our lives!

RED WHITE AND BLUE

Fourth of July is one of my absolute favorite holidays. The food, the family, the fireworks... I was so happy that we got to go celebrate in La Jolla before we move. It was so fun spending time with my family AND some of our favorite friends. And I always love going back to the country club since it's where we had our reception :) Happy Birthday America!