Dolche

Dolche was looking so cute on a rainy day in December... It was his nap time and he wanted to take a break from his long hard day of being a Dog...

Roma Italy style

Sorry this is at the very beginning but it will have to stay so you can see it!!! Where in Rome!!! Tina looks extra sexy in the picture and no it isn't because of her Fanny pack!!!!
This begins our trip in Rome or as the Italians call it ROMA!!! I wanted to help the flight attendants perform a great safety procedure show so I assisted in showing how to apply the face mask in case of an emergency... Just kidding it was 6 in the morning and I was really tired I have no clue what made me want to do this... Poor Josh had to stay behind and work his Lovely job!!! He was very much missed very much missed!!!!
Day one of our trip we arrived at the airport and me being the forgetful type I Forgot the papers where we were staying but the airport had an assistant counter that had the list of all the hotels!!! They knew what hotel I was talking about... we were looking on the bright side of things and thinking that they thought this was the best place in Rome to stay but I think it was maybe not the best place to stay because the rooms were so small... but lucky for us we had our own bathroom!!! Most European Hotels you have to share!!! Speaking of sharing... I had to share the little bed with Ashley... at one point in the night the mattress was pushed over and I was sleeping on the hard bed. It felt like my ribs were going to break. Needless to say they were very sore at the end of the night. Thank goodness I got up and fixed it... but unfortunately we ended up staying up till one in the morning!!! But it was a good time Thanks Ashley for having a good chat!!!



This our room!! Yes it was that small!!! I don't know how this hotel was well known!!!






I just wanted to show you this big hill... Rome had a lot of big hills.. my butt at the end of the trip was very sore!!! At one point Tina dared me to run to the top of it because it was hurting my knee's more just to walk up the hill so I decided to run... The Little Italian men came out of their Shops to watch me run and say things to me while I ran up the hill!!!









Since I am so awesome at directions I was in charge of getting us around Rome!!! But at this point you see me with this Italian man I had to stop and ask him what Road I needed because we came to a Round about that had 7 roads branching off of it!!! This guy was more than happy to help me get directions... He even gave me a kiss!!! It was so funny so we had to take a picture and Ashley joined in... He was my first kiss in Italy!!!!
In Rome they have the most beautiful Alley's ever beside that smell of urine from all the men that don't use the restroom in the toilet they think it is okay to use the restroom outside... like dogs!!!! As you see here to your left (Tour guide Ang) The beautiful Alley way... Or course I had to get on a scooter... the scooter in Italy is like the number one form of transportation!!! In the city of Rome they don't have marked roads so everyone is driving around crazy... Those little scooters can cut through traffic... it of course scares you to death but none the less it is fun to watch.. If you really want to you can take a guided tour of Rome on a Scooter!! I hate to know how much that costs!!!!
At this point
I was so sick of seeing urine everywhere and seeing our first man actually peeing on the street, Me being the innocent I thought it was a pipe that broke but my friends had to point out to me that it actually was a man peeing... I decided hey I am going to pretend to pee!!!
We made it to the Coliseum I am so awesome!!! My navigation skills... I only had to ask for directions once, hence the picture with the man!
I had to have this here to remind me that Italian men are so DISGUSTING!!! It was like I was getting raped outside of the Coliseum by some guy dressed up like a Roman!!! Never ever will I go back to Rome without Josh every, ever, ever, ever, ever again!!! He was the second guy that kissed me on the trip and I was so upset... I am trying to get away from him but he wouldn't let me go!!!! SICK!!







On a lighter note... this is a gas station in Rome!!! It is right on a busy street!! I thought it was so cool I had to take a picture of it!!!





















These pictures are what I thought Rome looked like and they do if you got to the Palatino or Rome Forum!!! It of course does not go for the rest of the city... It was so Beautiful!!! I really enjoyed this part of Rome A LOT!!! It was so Beautiful and peaceful!! It was like another world!! Unlike the Coliseum that is right in the busy part of Rome!!






Now after we were enjoying the Beautiful Palatino we decided to go Shopping, they have street vendors that are aloud to sell you knock-offs!! I was so excited to go but on our way we see this street full of people carrying flags and blowing whistles(like police whistles)... Hence they were blowing these whistles at people when they walked by... so me being nosey we stopped and asked someone what was going on... They told us it was a protest...We don't know if it was for the police or against it... but they were sure willing to let us join in on the fun!! It was great!! It was the best part of the trip!! So we were in an Italian Protest in Italy!!! GO PROTEST!!! How many people can say they were in a protest in Italy??? It was so funny we were laughing our heads off and the guys that asked us to join them seemed to not be able to speak English but they learn it in school from the very beginning so might have been lied to... but hey it was so much fun!!!

Look at those Knockers!!!














Thus ends our trip... when getting back to England we decided to take a trip to the restroom and use it before we had to drive home... Well in the restroom they had these cool hand driers that blew so hard they moved skin... so we had the bright idea of me putting my mouth under it... I am sorry that this picture of me is really bad and ugly and looks like I have huge freckles on my face and dirt that was caked on me thanks to Rome... but it was so funny and the British were staring at us like stupid Americans!!!! Love it!!!

November 25, 2006

Welcome to ColChester!!! This is the oldest city in England!! It was a nice relaxing trip until at the end of the trip we went to McDonald's!!! Yes we went to McDonald's!! But don't worry it wasn't good and the service sucked!! Big time!!!
This is ColChester Castle it was the capital of England at one time and a King did live in this Castle!! It was very beautiful and they had a lot of cool artifacts one was a floor dated back to 400 BC!! Underneath the castle is the remains of a Roman, Claudius, Temple!!! The temple that stood there before was very big...but the tour guide couldn't tell us what they did inside the temple or what was in fact inside the temple!!! But fortunate for us since that temple was around the time of Christ or before we in fact have a clue of what happened inside the temple!! It is great to be Latter Day Saint!! Thank you Lord for making our parents pick the true church!!
Josh decided to try out as a Roman warrior!! The armor was very heavy!!!

I thought instead of touching history I would climb it!! It was part of the Castle wall!!












We had a glimpse of what it was like to use the restroom in the castle!!! Yes they did have toilets but no they didn't flush they would just go!! Some guys job was to clean out the mess!!!

On our way home we found a pub called Half Butt Inn so Josh decided to do what the sign told him and show half of his Butt!!!

Novmer 24, 2006

Our First trip to London!! This was a great trip!! We first arrived in China town! I know you Love the pictures of the Duck and yes Slow roasted Squid...Yum!!! It really brought back some great memories for Josh and His Mission... He also had the opportunity to speak Cantonese with some of the people living in China Town and I might add that was very sexy!!!

This is the wonderful Restaurant that we ate at I had Sushi and Eel Don!!! Josh had Miso soup and sushi... we felt so deprived living in this country and not having Sushi once a week! So this was a great treat! Thank you London!!
Yes you read it right... Since we liked China town I decided to take up residence and have a part time job!! Josh isn't to thrilled but what can you do it pays the bills!!!













This Picture is dedicated to you Dad Cooper!!! Like Josh's hat??? I really liked mine but it was way too expensive for a street vendor so I decided not to get it!!
Here in London they have a place called Harrods much like Saks 5th Avenue in New York City... the only difference the Queen actually shops here!!! Josh found a watch for 25,000 pounds which is 50,000 dollars we put it on Lay away and will have it paid off in 2025!! Can't wait to get it...
Since we did all that shopping in Harrods Melissa and I took a little break to cuddle up with this Teddy bear... we wanted to take him home but I don't think he would fit through our front or back door!!
Since Harrods is owned by Princess Diana's boyfriends father they had this little shrine dedicated to the both of them!! It was a very nice little reminder of there life!!











This is Beautiful Big Ben at night!!! Yes it was a sight to see!!! After we looked at Big Ben we headed to Hard Rock Cafe!! Yes we ate American food in London but it was all good because we were going for Austin's birthday... We got lost like 50 times trying to find it but it was worth it in the end it took us about 2 hours to find because no one knew where it was at!!!














Yes please do mind the gap they are a pain to get over!! But for some they are just born with one!! Thus ends our trip of London for a day!! But don't worry there will be plenty more trips in the future since it was so cheap to get around!!! But nothing compares to New York City!!!

November 23, 2006

Yes it is that time of year once again!!! Turkey Day...this year we had so much to be thankful for! Our amazing turkey dinner created by yours truly... Ang!! While we were missing our family in the states we had a wonderful day that we spent with the Wilcocks!!
Josh using his patriarch roll of the family by carving our wonderful turkey up for all of us to eat!!
I mastered the skill in making a pumpkin roll for the first time... yes it was good!! Just to add it was way easy to make thanks to Betty Crocker.com's cooking videos!!!














Melissa and Dolche had a hard day of eating turkey and decided to take a rest!!!
Yes Thanksgiving would not be complete without a little fun and competition! Even though we all knew Tina would win the game in the end it was still fun playing Cities and Knights of Cataan!!!!!

October 31,2006

Dolche inspecting the candy to make sure it is okay! Yes that was a big Longerberger Basket and it was almost full!!! Yea that is right it was a lot of candy!
Dolche getting his first piece of candy for the night... he was done after that!!!

October 31, 2006

Our first trick or treat experience here in Lakenheath!!! Many people gave us disapproving looks because of our house and the heads hanging... some English people were so disgusted by our house that they wouldn't even let there children get any candy from us! But that was okay with me because we were running out of candy at like 7:30 and trick or treating started at 7! It was great though!! We had a blast!!!

October 31, 2006

Here is our Beautiful Dog Dolche!! Yes he was a pumpkin for Halloween!! We bought him here in England he is a Yorkshire Terrier but we didn't buy him in Yorkshire, England but he will do!!! He is the best Dog and we are sending him to Obedience school were he is doing so well!!!! All the children that were trick or treating really Loved him!! It was really cold out but he wouldn't go inside he wanted to see everyone! The poor little guy was shivering the whole time!!!

Along beside Josh we sat and waited at the church I was his Prisoner! But I was trying to do the damsel in distress act because I was innocent... some people thought other wise!

October 28, 2006

Josh waiting in the car we were bored... It was Halloween at the church and Josh was an executioner!!!!

October 18,2006

I am going to Italy!! Josh didn't get to come but I went with a bunch of Awesome friends to Italy through Ryan Air it only cost me round trip $40.00 so for reals you have to come and visit us!!!
Over the Swedish Alps on our way to Italy!!!
Butt's up to Como, Italy!!















Getting ready to ride up the mountain that led us Bergamo!
The Beautiful city of Bergamo, Italy .
Us getting ready to eat...you don't give tips but they charge you per person to eat at the restaurant! Even if you just come in to get a drink!
I thought I would take a time out and sit on this enormous ... We were waiting to eat at this cute little restaurant!
Everyone being serious and taking a time to look at the scenery! Or they were trying to ignore me! I am not sure?
After a long day in Italy it was a moment of time out while we waited for ANOTHER bus!!!