Family?

Well, obviously, Jonathan lost here in Arm Wrestling... Here we also are posing for quite a couple of cameras with our guide, Mary. And Desi I think said something scandalous!

Vaticano

Here is the view from the top of the Vatican, you can see Vatican Square, the Vatican Garden and Grounds in these pictures, I hope you enjoy them! (It was really crowded to get a good pic ;) )

Top: Underneath the Roman Columns of Assisi City Hall ( I think)
Middle: Gel, who looks too preoccupied for the camera while at St. Peter's
Bottom: Us looking for Desiree and the rest of the tour ;) (they were alongside us, but we couldnt help but start looking)

Here is our tour group on the last night in Europe (for most of us, that is). We were all dining on great food with some "background music" by a few singers singing some great hits. And in the end there were a few people who had danced with these singers. In the first picture, you can see Jason, the only other boy dancing with the lady, while Catherine (middle) and Alida (bottom) had also enjoyed a good dance!

Here is St. Maria di Fiore in Florence (I like to say Firenze). This was once the tallest church in the world, until of course, St. Peter's came along. Inside I cant recall why but it was seemingly empty, nothing about its interior was so captivating or anything, but the outside... that was a beauty of a basilica. Just the walls seemed 15 or more feet high. As you can see, it was currently under renovation or something like that :D.

I Didn't Know Where to Start!

Ahh yes! The Wednesday Blessings on all those pilgrims and passerbys alike! We kicked off our last Wednesday in Europe getting to the Vatican and waiting for Pope Benedict XVI, who came on a sweet white jeep. It was really hard getting pictures of him, so lets play "where's the pope?" It was really really crowded up there, but we managed to get some pretty nice seats. And it was awesome to see all those different flags and banners waving to and fro for the pope to see.

Ciao

So here are some pics. For the viewers eyes, I had only put up an iota of the pictures so there wont be too much problem viewing 167 pictures. I first started off with the theme: "Serving". As you can tell, its about... nevermind, you get the point. We served in so many great places, and my favorites were by far (for serving) St. Catherine of Sienna's (the nuns allowed us to serve on the high altar right beneath the cross that brought her stigmata ((but no pictures))) and St. Paul's (well he is my patron saint after all, but seriously, we went into a chapel that was only intended for Latin Mass and it was so beautiful! ((No Pictures though))).

Uh huh, I'm a serving boy

Yes yes... Here we are taking group photos with Fr. Rizzo (we took so many with so many different pics my mouth started twitching into an angry frown), I dont see one with Jason ( another server) though... ahh yes and there is the infamous cell that we had said mass for, this cell I think was meant for one, but we managed Mass for 30 people (thank God there were no claustrophobic), those Assisians dont like us :(.

This better Work for Bean's Sake

Ahh yes, so here we are again serving with Father Rizzo at the one of the churches containing a Eucharistic Miracle (see the sermon pic, where we are sitting in front of it)

Pic First, Second, and Last: Here we were serving in Loretto (thanks Mom) underneath three of the four walls of Jesus's home, which were taken by the Crusaders as they retreated from the Muslims into safety.
Center pics: We had served at various places I cannot remember (please help family!) But the pic on the right was I think one of the Eucharistic Miracle churches (yesssss)

So Maybe... You're Gonna be the One That Saves Me

I'm hating jetlag (just a little bit). Yesterday I fell asleep at 6 o'clock thinking I'd wake up for dinner, well I did wake up, but I just went and put on a sweater and fell on Jony's bed. I stayed there until 10 o'clock and then went up to my own bed (I first changed for a nice sleep ). I woke up for a bathroom break at 4:30 and as I headed down the ladder I knew I wasnt the only one awake, Jonathan tried to scare me ((he succeeded, but just a little)) by grabbing my leg, so we talked and I heard that Royce was awake (he said for us to be quiet.) When I went back, I noticed it wasnt just a bathroom break, it was a wake up call. So I got up for breakfast around 5 and noticed everyone but Lance was down there. Then I just kind of loafed till around 7 trying to get myspace working and then trying to get all my 10th grade sorted out. Then I started school (and for once it was early when I started). The only thing I enjoy about it is that I can get more school done, but I think I'm going to be tired around 5 this time. But then I get more time to play the guitar... so I cant decide my feelings towards it.

My Space? No Your Space you Dummy

So I've been getting a couple of emails concerning my space and I have an account and all that, but I want to know whats it good for? Does anyone else have it so I can actually use it with success? If so, could you please, pretty please with a cherry pie on top (mmm pie)? That would be helpful, oh and I think I have Keyleighs right now (sorry I dont know how to spell it :o ) and it seems like its just a new kind of blog... hmmm, any help?

Dame

Do Ya Do Ya Wanna???

I'm back my friends, but I am not wearing black... I dont know what that means but I just thought it'd be cool (I'm really tired, though its only 8 o'clock and I'll probably look at this in the morning and think I was a doof, but then again I'd think, what the hey?)

I'm not going to write much for now, except that it was fun and I got addicted to "Do You Want To" by Franz Ferdinand. Good old Franz. Oh yeah and this song which I dont know by some other bands. I'll write probably tomorrow afternoon, since I probably wont wake until then. ;)

Till Then!

Nighty night