Day 2- Amalfi Coast

On Day 2 we got up early, had breakfast and left the hotel in order to catch our cruise boat by 8:30. By the way, the hotel we stayed in was awesome. It was called the N.H. Ambassador Hotel and was a high-rise. I had a great room on the 19th floor and they had good breakfast buffets for being an Italian hotel. It was there that I had latte fresco (fresh milk) that absolutely knocked my socks off. It was so creamy and delish and if I drank it everyday I'd probably gain 10 lbs in no time.

The boat that we took had three levels and I and the girl I hung around with for most of the trip chose the top level. There were deck chairs to sit in and we had an awesome view of the Amalfi Coast.



This was the view right as we were leaving the dock. We left from Castellammare.

We stopped in Sorrento to pick up some more passengers and then sailed towards Capri.



This was a small fortress type protection after we had left Sorrento. I would have liked to have been able to explore it.



First views of Capri. I want to go back to Naples just to be able to see Capri. We only got to sail around one side of it.



Me with the island of Capri behind me. This is where we dropped anchor for 45 minutes and they allowed us to jump off the boat and swim. Probably one of my favorite parts of the trip. The water was beautiful, warm and incredibly salty. Seriously it was the saltiest water I've ever swam in.



Another view of Capri



One of the many islands that we passed. I liked this one because it had a church on top of it.



This is what I had to look at a large majority of the cruise x 100. Aren't you glad you weren't me?



Lemons on display in Amalfi



When I'm in a region, I like to sample the foods it is known for. This region was lemons so I had limoncello, lemon cake and lemon drops. This lemon cake was to die for. It had a sort of cream layered in the middle with cream on top with bits of lemon peel sprinkled on the top.



Me with Amalfi in the background



A guy in the group had a birthday during the trip. The Italians brought out four cakes for the people at our table to share. We thought it was so nice of them until we got the bill and the actually charged us for the desserts. Um...gee thanks! We weren't the ones who even told the waiters it was his birthday!



This was the view I had from my hotel room.

Last day of pictures tomorrow.

Day 1- Pompei

So...I'm breaking the Naples trip down by days to make it easier for me and less boring for you.

The first day was 8 hours of riding on a bus and then Pompei.

It looked rainy when we got to Naples, but then finally started raining on us right as we started our tour of Pompei. Thankfully it stopped raining after about twenty minutes, which also cleared the crowds out.



This was towards the start of our tour, it was one of the main squares of Pompei.



One of the infamous plaster casts of the bodies found at Pompei. This guy was trying to cover his nose and mouth from the poisionous gas. I can't explain how weird it was to see this place that was preserved from 79 A.D. It was surreal!



This was one of the entrances to the bathhouses. I believe it was on the men's side. Very picturesque.



This was in the courtyard of the largest house in Pompei. The House of Faun. (Named so after a statue in the courtyard)



A scene from the brothel. They had a "menu" of different options you could ask for. This is one of the options.



One of the statues on the wall at the bathhouse.



A view of the huge courtyard and a view of Vesuvius. If you look you can see it shrouded in the clouds.




I believe this is still part of the bathouse, on the side of the goblet it has the price engraved on how much it costs to use it.



This is the price engraving on the side of the goblet



The fruit stand outside of Pompei, where I might add I purchased the best lemon granita (slush) I've had since I've been in Italy.

Look for more trip pics tomorrow!

Out For a Bit

My trip to Naples leaves tomorrow and I won't get back until late Sunday night, so I'll be gone from the blogging world for a few days. I promise lots of pictures when I get back!

*Things I've Seen or Heard in Past 24 Hours*

My 70 year old neighbor down the street wearing a bright orange shirt that had SEX scrawled in huge white letters on it. Yeah....I don't know.

A woman on the Army wives forums talking about her husband that just deployed and she's decided she's not shaving her legs until R&R. Um...ew.

See you all in a few days!

Question of the Day

If you could meet one famous person dead or alive, who would it be and why?

My answer? Ansel Adams. I would LOVE to be with him when he was taking pictures and see what his whole process was and to talk about how he captured nature so beautifully.




Now let's hear your answers!

Fall Fashion

The air has been crisp here in the mornings and evenings and there is a certain smell to the air. A smell I can only associate with fall and I am excited! As a kid I didn't much care for fall. Fall meant going back to school and I was NOT excited about that. As an adult it means cooler weather, fun holidays and of course.... new fall clothes.

I've already been scoping all my favorite websites for new fall clothes. However...with possibly quitting my job I'm going to have to go a bit easy on the fall clothes, but still..I have to look.

Up first is my very favorite piece and what I want the most this fall.



It's at Old Navy, it's white, it's pretty and it WILL be mine.



I love argyle. It's so preppy and classic looking. This also came from Old Navy.



The color is quintessential fall and I love the collar on this. Another Old Navy pick.



Old Navy again. So warm looking and again..I love the colors.



I like the simplicity and casualness of this plaid shirt. Forever 21. As if I could have a shopping list and not put them on it!

Of course this is just the beginning of my fall shopping list. I'm sure I'll be back at a later date with more great finds!

Destination Unknown

I have a question for both military and non-military folks. When it's all said and done where do you want to end up living?

Sean and I had been discussing where we wanted to live after his time was up in the Army. As of right now, he's positive he's getting out after this re-enlistment is up. I think this time he might actually be serious. He's getting very burnt out in the Army and I can tell this and I think his body has just had enough.

So far we've discussed moving to the suburbs of the nearest big city to our hometown in Oklahoma. He likes the area, I like the area and it's close to my parents and friends.



We're also throwing around the idea of Louisiana. We both really liked being there. Granted, we don't want to move to Leesville, but we've discussed a few other areas in Louisiana that we wouldn't mind moving to.

At this point though I think we just want to move home. Sean is throwing around the idea of going back to school and becoming a history teacher. Interesting no? I think he'd be great at it and I can see him enjoying it as well. As for me I think I could be happy being a librarian at an elementary school or having my own photography business. Maybe even a little of both.

So if you aren't living where you want to live right now, where do you want to live? Or if you're military, where do you want to live once you are done with your time of service or after retirement?

Empty

Dear God...I never thought I could miss someone so much. I feel like such a baby about it too. I mean, women have done 12 months or 15 months of no husband and I'm complaining about 3 weeks. I just feel so alone though. It doesn't matter how much interaction I have during the day either, at the end of the day I go home to an empty house and it's just Boomer and I.

It makes me wonder how I ever did so well when I was single. I guess it's because I had friends and family in close proximity and they kept me occupied. Maybe also it was you don't miss what you don't have. So..not having a husband that lived with me everyday..then I didn't miss it. Make sense? Ok..maybe not, but it does to me.

I just have this overwhelming since of dread about everything right now. Mainly the deployment is what I'm referring to. I have all these scenarios and questions that run through my mind and I try to tell myself that I can't possibly be the only person who has thought these things, but it makes me feel a bit morbid at times.

You want to know the stupidest fear I have about this whole thing? I worry that something will happen to Sean while he is deployed and he won't love me anymore. Isn't that dumb? But that's a huge fear that I have. Completely unfounded and stupid, but nevertheless it worries me to no end.

I'm really sorry to be a Debbie Downer about all this. I swear I'm still a fun, positive person. I guess the stress and worry is just getting to me.