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Oh man, i have many small thoughts::: It would be easy to write if I could show you some photos - but we haven't had the chance to upload photos in a while. So, we will have to catch up on visual effects later. Here are some samples of my would-be-blog-titles-if-i-had-the-time-to-blog:::


The Hours Inbetween::
It has been, believe it or not, difficult to embrace this present stage of life, traveling around Europe because I feel so torn about saying goodbye to people in Denver and I am apprehensive about what life (and relationships) will be like in Guatemala. So, as much as traveling around Europe with my Love is a dream - it is also still "life." We still have struggles and I still get sad sometimes. I totally buy into the philosophy of "embrace the MOMENT, don't fight it" but for some reason I've been fighting this "moment in time" - this chance to enjoy traveling and exploring new places with Matt...


Under the Olive Trees::
Italy really is a place for the five senses. In Florence we camped under a row of olive trees, looking out over the valley below, complete with the most lovely of Duomos and skylines. Matt and I are both suckers for the lovely culinary fragrances, peeping out around every corner. Matt has quite the sense of how far away the next wood-fired pizzeria is. And so did one of the local cats, who crawled under our tent and dragged away our leftover wood-fired pizza. I would have never known a sweet little kitty would do something like that! Matt is still a bit torn-up over it.


Thresholds:::
We are currently staying at a Seminario (an old monestary) in Volterra, Italy. Above our door is a fresco of an old monch, who presumably used to live in our room. It reminds me of this adorable little Inn in Twin Lakes, Colorado: ((Anyone who is in-love in Colorado should ask me about this romantic getaway.)) At the Inn in Twin Lakes, there was also a picture of a woman who used to live and
"work" in our room - if you know what i mean. And I just smile at the contrast of Ancestrial-thresholds in ancient Italy and the mining days of Colorado.

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Anyways, we've rented a little super old FIAT Panda for the day and we are looking forward to exploring the Chianti region of Tuscany. Ciao, ciao and much love to all.