Of course all the left wing loonies will have the kids killing each other and all the adults… Sigh…
Screwem… Too bad more ranges don’t/won’t do this on a regular basis!!!
She proceeded to tell me she was trying to track down family, and had found out her Grandmother had emigrated from Yugoslovia (now Slovenia) around the turn of the last century, just prior to WWI.
So she had decided they were going to go on ‘vacation’ and see what the place was like. She had managed to find her Grandmother’s original address in this little town/village, and on a lark wrote a letter to that address…
Low and behold, two weeks later she’d gotten an email from the town, from a person with the same last name as her gran, and saying he was her cousin twice removed!
She and hubby were invited to come visit, etc…
And that morning had gotten a letter from her Grandmother’s former address, again a relative who still lived there, and was the Chief of Police for the town/village. The family still owns the house, and they are invited to stay there, and there would be a party for the “lost” (e.g. American) part of the family!!!
So she’s getting to really dig into her family’s history, and meet relatives she didn’t know she had, and how she’s frantically trying to learn a few phrases of Slovak, and… and… and…
And O.M.G, they leave in two weeks!
NOW I see why hubby was rolling his eyes! 🙂
I’m truly glad for them, as it’s not often today one gets chances like this; much less the ability to travel semi-freely to what was once behind the Iron Curtain. I can’t help but wonder what her impressions will be…
And I can’t help but wonder how they will be received, considering the ‘curiosity’ many have about America.
Many moons ago, I got one knocked out and one chipped playing sports, oldest daughter got three knocked out in a fall, youngest daughter lost two playing sports, grandson already chipped one playing football.
AND…
Got a call from oldest daughter, and my 13 year old grandson managed to knock out his four front teeth while they were out in the boat… Crossing a wake from another boat, he slipped and hit the rail.
I swear, ‘somebody’ doesn’t like us… Sigh… And the Dentist says he’ll have to wait a month for the swelling and other damage to show itself before he decides how to ‘fix’ this…
Needless to say, grandson is NOT happy that he’s gotta walk around for a month with no teef, and sounding funny…
Poor kid!
White means I haven’t spent much time at all there, pink means I’ve gone there a time or two, orange means I’ve been there often enough to have a preferred restaurant, blue means I have enough time there to have people recognize me when I got to my favorite bar, and green means I’ve lived there or might as well have.
As you can tell, I DON’T do cold real well, and most of this travel is thanks to the military…
You can make your own here. Jump in if you’re of a mind to! 🙂
Sorry folks, a ‘tad’ busy for a couple of days… But one to laugh (or wince) at… A woman out shopping with her husband spots a pair of boots she loves. The husband says: ”No chance love, they’re way too expensive”. Later on in bed, the wife is just falling asleep when the husband tries his luck and places his hand on her hip. She turns to him and says. ”I don’t think so, pal…. If you’re not prepared to shoe the horse then you sure as hell aren’t riding it” Based on wandering around Naples looking for a pizzeria tonight, you can’t throw a dead cat without hitting a church… And using a church as a reference just Does. Not. Work… After three wrong turns, four alleys, somebody’s private courtyard, we finally met up with the rest of the party… Go read the folks on the sidebar!!!
For those who travel through Munich, some ‘new’ changes to the customs and immigration procedures if you’re flying United to Lufthansa connection… Come in to Terminal H (as always), but no longer clear C&I in H, you walk down to Terminal G, go past the security check (NOT through it), and you’ll see a new C&I set up there. Once through, turn left, go downstairs to the G gates, and no second round of security!!! 🙂 Yeah US!!! Munich was typical, cold/drizzly, Naples is typical warm, humid, but for a change NO garbage strike! My nose and sense of smell are VERY appreciative… For those from the Northeast, one of your ‘traditions’ has apparently percolated over to Italy, and that is the guy washing the windshield in traffic… LOL, the taxi driver was NOT appreciative, and I thought we were going to have to break up the fight! On another note, apparently the watch thieves are back at it, not only in Naples, but Rome, Florence and Venice, so don’t wear a good watch, or ANY watch if you don’t have to…
Sigh, now back to the regularly scheduled BS…