| Vatican City and Saint Peter's Square |
I am safely back home and I am thankful for that! After traveling thousands of miles, seeing such amazing architecture and learning about the customs of several different cultures it is nice to be home. The trip was a whirlwind of activities with wake up calls, bags out, breakfast buffets and us travelers loaded on the bus by seven thirty and if we were lucky by eight. I will post some pictures highlighting off and on over the next several posts. Unfortunately, I didn't have very good internet or any time that I could blog like I thought.
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| Leaning tower of Piza |
Before I left on the trip a lot of you saw on Facebook that my little Rico dog was killed by some neighbor dogs. A tragic and very painful episode that had stressed me at the very moment I was about to leave. Maybe it was God's way of making me tolerate the loss by distracting me enough with the trip of my dreams. Just as I returned from Paris I happened to see a listing for a Shiffon (Shitzu and Brussels Griffon cross) puppies somewhere in Nebraska with a 308 area code. I called while still in Denver and behold the breeder lived on a ranch about 45 miles away from Alliance. Today she met me and I have a new buddy, Baboo. He is 10 weeks old and a ball of fur with a very playful spirit. Yes, I know a puppy takes many hours of work and patience to boot. I think I am up for the challenge, though. I am not planning any big trips in the near future.
| Baboo |


