Piazza de Popolo

Mauricio and Jodi playing with Sirlei in the fountain. This was our last night in Italy and the weather was perfect.

Farah chillin on the steps

I think that Sirlei was happy to not be in her stroller, what a cutie!

Italy was such an amazing place and I hope we can go back again soon. There are just too many things to see in the short amount of time we spent there.

Nieces on the 24th

I have the cutest nieces and nephews, Hano and I can never get enough of them. I don't have any pictures of my nephews since we were not with them on the 24th but my nieces were having a blast in the pool! It is so much fun to watch them grow and learn, they are so smart and remember everything that you teach them. Danali knows how to say "more" in sign language and is so proud of herself everytime she does it. Sirlei is still pretty little but she knows that if she rolls to much she will end up on her belly and that is not something that makes her happy. We are so happy to have such a wonderful family, maybe one day the baby making will rub off on Hano and I but for now we are really enjoying our nieces and nephews.

Happy 24t

The 24th was a pretty fun day, even though I worked for half the day and wrote an essay for a couple of hours. Hano had to work until three but when he got home we went to the pool with Vanesa, Hano's sister, her husband Marcos their baby Danali and Marco's sister Adreana who is visiting from Sao Palo. Mauricio, Hano's brother, Jodi and their baby Sirlei along with our friends Andres and Karen joined us as well. We met at Marcos and Vanesa's house before heading over to the pool. Everyone had a really good time. After the pool we went back to Marcos and Vanesa's to eat coxhinas, which are soooo amazing if you have not had one, and ate cake and ice cream. We had a good time sitting around making jokes, laughing and just having a good time. It was such a nice break from homework!!! Hano and I had to leave a little earlier since he had to be to work at 6am. Today I have had a case of ADD, I cannot concentrate on homework no matter how hard I try, this is not good considering my time is winding down! I am hoping my motivation will come back tomorrow so that I can a lot done.

Finally and Update!

It has been a while since my last update! Things have been pretty busy around here with both of us finishing school and working their is not a lot of time for anything else. Hano is finishing up his last couple of semesters and then he is finally done, YEAH! I still have two years left, but I am really enjoying school and can't wait to be done as well. We are searching for our next adventure and hope to end up somewhere as fun as Florida. This year we have decided to make a year of traveling, we are going to Rome next month with Jodi, Mauricio, and Sirlei! We are very excited it is going to be such a blast! Here are a few pictures of things we have been up to since my last post.

Spring Fever

I am so glad that Easter was such a nice day!  The spring fever has definitely set it for me.  Easter sunday was really nice.  The Melendez clan got together and we took Easter pictures and watched movies.  The little girls, Sirlei and Danali, looked so cute in there little Easter dresses.  They are both getting so big!  I am so thankful to have such a wonderful family.  I wish I had more interesting stories, but I am just to boring these days.  I hope to be more on top of my blog when I get my own place.