It's been a while....

So it has been quite some time since I have posted anything.  Things here have been CRAZY!  I am teaching full time (finally) and then I have this dreaded Teacher Work Sample to do, which thus far is 37 pages.  I have not even started my portfolio which is due the end of April.  So, in between planning, typing and trying to see Europe as well, there hasn't been much time.  Since I last posted I have been to Venice (Carnevale), Austria, Nove( cermanics place), tons of restaurants, the biggest cave in the world in Trieste, a castle and who knows where else.  I know I am missing some places but I can't think. 

So, I have been a busy girl! School has been quite time consuming, so that is where most of my time goes.  

During Carnevale, I did get a chance to go!  It was SOO Much fun!  We took the train in to 

The biggest cave in the world that I went to was a ton of fun! I went with the Outdoor Rec. group.  It was 500 steps down into the cave and 500 steps back up and out of the cave.  It was in no way as cool as the ones I saw in VA, but it was just HUGE!  Then we went to a castle.  The castle was right on the ocean and it was beautiful!  This guy built it for his daughter and then she never even went there.  Such a tragedy, these poor spoiled kids!

I'll continue this later! Gotta run for a bit...

Amazing weekend on the Mediterranean sea!!

                                    This is a road that zig zags all the way down the cliff on the   Almafi coast 

                                                  This is at Positano 
                                                        Also at Positano 
                                                              Beautiful streets.. more of Positano (which is where Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed.. fyi)

                                                            I just loved their signs.. too cute!!

                                                           Church...
                                                             This would be our tour guide.. Elio.. crazyy Italian..
                                                   Me.. obviously.. at Capri... one of the most amazing places EVER..
                                 We're at the top of Capri looking down.. boy was the drive up here scary!
                                                               Beautiful!!!!!
                                                          I just liked the tree!
                                                      Bus we took to get to the top of Capri
             My newly acquired friend, Megan and I getting the best seats in the house on the bus.. Up FRONT!
                                                         Pics from the bus ride.. yea we were that close to the edge!

                                             Funny pic... so the guy in the mirror is our bus driver and he was awesome!! He looks just like Robert Romano off of Everybody Loves Raymond!!!!! Awesome guy!!
                                                            Bottom of Capri, which is Anacapri
                                                         The rocky Mediterrean coast... 

                                                     just off the ferry in Capri
                                                                  Naples!
                                                             You know me... I love takin' pics of myself! lol
                                                     "Pistachios.. Pistachios... Cashews.. "
                                                            Castle behind the port of Naples
                                                    Bus that brought us from Aviano to Naples

Pics.. GALORE!!!!

          Little over board with the garland.. or whatever that is.. I thought it was cool though!
                                         The Italian MACHO man!!!!!! OHHH YEA!!
                                      Don, look at that.. why isn't our wood stacked like that??? :) 
                                           Loved the view.. 
                                                            AWESOME BOATS!!!!
                                                       Awesome tree!!!
                                            Too MUCH FUN!!!
                                          Dirrty Elephant Ride!!!!  
                           Look at that CRRRAAZZYYY GIRL!!!
                                             HAAHAAHHAA... what can I say????

Breathe it! Live it! Love it!

                                                       Walkin'  the plank.....
                                                                Scaredy Cat!!!!!
                                                  We couldn't pass up a romantical moment!! lol
                                                             I'm gonna do it!!!!!!!!
                                                  
                                                 Yes... we're laying on the random ground!!!

                                                    Awesome DOME!!!!

                                              Crystal was obsessed with the manger scene!!!
                                                           The water is TURQUOISE!!!!  
                                                                         AMAZING!!
                                                    Small town... and a windshield wiper.. haha
                                              Crystal and I...  we're on top of the WORLD!!!
                                              I do believe I can see all the way back home!!!
                                                Wouldn't want to be under that THING!!
                                    That's more snow than SC has seen in all my years of living!!
                                                          

                                                          Another Amazing dessert!!!!
So.. what I have been doing??? That is a great question that is been plaguing the minds of ones for years upon years... Anywho.. I've been meeting more people.. which is great!  This past weekend I went to Barcis where they have this awesome lake where the water is turquoise!!! It was amazing!  The weekend before that I went to Piancovala (I'm sure I didn't spell that right).  That place was also AmAzInG!!!  I went to the top of the mountain that I have pictures of all over the place! You could see forever and it was awesome!  Crystal and I had a great time!  Ok pictures..