emma Hey.This is where i post all my pics so if you wanna see some from your last visit in sthlm just click your way there..  http://vesseltass.bilddagboken.se/ Hope your having a blast in Rome. Tjing! /Emma

DAD Hey, good to see u messaging on this sight again. Love the message about how u are coping with ur new house Mom. I'll pray for the continued stay, but it sure sounds like ur having fun with ur roommates. The gym sounds great. How is school going? U feeling like u can speak Italian? Hope all ur trips to other places are a blast. I can't wait to hear about Chinquitara or however u spell it. LOVE, DAD

Mikahla Edeal Hey guys! I have finally gotten around to updating my site! My father and I had a great week driving around Tuscany - we went to Milan, Piacenza, Cortona, Florence, Siena, and finaly stopped in Rome:) My mom came to Rome and we all got to spend a few days together - it was so good to see them! I'm in Rome now and will try to get more info up about the city and my experiences here soon! I will get some more photos up soon too:) Love to all! ~Mikahla P.S. Megan - I MISSSSSS YOU TOOO!

megan! i MMMMMIIIIISSSS mikahla!!! espero que estas deviertiendose con su padre (dang keyboard cant make accents:() OH WAIT, wrong country, j'espere qui vous as avoir amusement avec votre pere. okay so that pretty much the extent of what i can remember from french I senior year of high school and im not sure if its all correct. oh well. anyway, i do hope you are having a blast and i just wanted to let you know that i am praying for ya here in the states! love ya much lady! megs

DAD I just tracked my passport application and it should arrive on Monday 2-5-07. Woopee!!!!!!!!!!!!! Airline tickets are secured(I leave SFO Mon.2/12 for Paris, Mom leaves Fri.2/23 for Rome, Hotel in Paris is reserved for 3 nights, Train tickets from Paris to Milanon (Sat.16th) arrived via UPS, Car in Milan is reserved for 17 days, Bed and Breakfast in Cortona is reserved for 3 nights. The plan from Milan is to book hotel in Venice on Sat.16th, see sights in Venice on Sun.17 and maybe Mon.18; head for Florence(2+hrs. from Venice), night of 18 for hotel and visit Florence day of Tues.19th; head for Cortona (1+hrs. from Florence), to check in for 3 nights thru Thur.21st, head for Southwest coast(2 hrs from Cortona) look for place to stop and play for the night or two. We have to pick up Mom at Rome airport on 2/24 SAT. Just a few more details to lock up. We are looking a t places in Rome to book for Mom and I while u check into ur new place. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! excited!!!!!!! Love, DAD

mikahla Edeal New Journal! Love, ME P.S. I'm blond again! Well, sort of, sort of orange - but I like to call it gold:)

mikahla Edeal Hey mom! yay! You're coming to see me! This is all so exciting! Yes, I am feeling better, but not all the way well yet. I haven't been sleeping very much or very well lately so that's not helping:( You could pray for me on that. As for shoes - whatever is comfortable. It is probably warmer down in Italy than it is here in Paris, but it is still winterish so do be prepared for that. Don't worry about looking like a turist - you'll look like a turist no matter what you do:) But knowing you and dad, you two will be the cutest little smiling lost old turists ever to be seen in Tuscany! I have filled out the UCSC online form, but I haven't sent transcript requests to Cabrillo yet - I hope to fax them from the school Monday. I haven't gone to a dentist, but my teeth aren't hurting anymore - it was really just that week - my teeth have shifted a bit I think though and it really might have been wisdom tooth movement that was causing the pain. I'm still kind of half looking for an english speaking dentist here, but I have been pretty busy with school and friends and stuff. The school is going well, French is really coming along now! I am feeling pretty good about it now:) I have been trying to jam in a good amount of study time into this last few weeks to make sure I get as much as I can from this experience here, and since I'm not sure yet if this might be the last time I study French. There are still a good number of things I want to see and do here in my last three weeks so we'll see if I can jam it all in and study too and hang with friends! I have some fun friends here now:) Love, ME P.S. Glad to hear you're riding horses again, that always made you happy:) (me too - maybe I could pick up a half lease of some sort while I am at UCSC? Who knows, but that would be fun:)

Mom Are you feeling better? Dad has found a really great flight going into Paris and out of Rome. He is so excited. He has checked on trains and cars. He is really looking forward to this. About shoes. Should we wear white tennis shoes or something else. There will be a lot of walking I would imagine, so any ideas would be appreciated. How is the weather? Did you fill in the form for UCSC and send it off? We are going to work on taxes and the fafsa before Dad leaves. The weekend before he leaves he is going to the Drags with Brandon. What a busy guy. How is school going? Love you so much!! Oh, Roni & I had a great time at the retreat. Katie H. went and wants to have us all go together, girls and mothers. So many ideas and so little time. Roni is signing up for a lot of classes, she is acting like you and trying to take a huge number. I have signed up for my one PHP class. I have ridden the horse 3 Wed. in a row now. It is so fun, I am going on the trails. I am so tired when I get home I can hardly stand up. Just getting so old. We are ordering Roni's computer tonight I think. This is the first night she has been home, and maybe she will go out tonight too. Busy having a good time on the Jan.break from school. I'll keep you posted. Take care. How are your teeth? Your host family would probably have a great idea of where to go to get some work done. Do it before Dad comes so you can really have a fun trip and not be in pain, at least in your mouth. Love again, MOM

mikahla Edeal nice try, but no:) I have a room mate - or at least i will as of Sunday. There is another room here, but a girl is coming hte first week of Febuary to stay there for a month - I will as for ideas from the family and maybe ask the school too - I'll let you know if I find anything. Love, ME

Mom Can Dad stay at your home and maybe in your room for a fee to your host family? What is your address now, and what is the phone number there. Love You and keep praying this is really hard for us to get all this together. Love, Mom

mikahla Edeal three weeks would be great! After the big expense of the ticket, another week would be relatively small and worth it since it really is a once in a lifetime experience. P.S. Have we found you somewhere to stay yet or are we just going to wing it? I haven't been getting internet lately and I got sick so I didn't go out at all yesterday and so have not done any research in a while, but I should get some done today:)

DAD I'm thinking of three weeks instead of two. What do u think?????????

DAD I left u a message on my space answering the question about the differences effecting our marriage. I had to send it in sections because it kept erasing for some reason, so I sent it in chunks and copied ea. part as I finished. Therefore I have a complete copy and if it's not clear i can send it again, hopefully in one piece. It was great as usual to hear ur voice. I'm heading for the county office to apply for the passport in the AM. I received my birth cert. today and have all I need to apply. Now we need to search for the best flight. Do u think I should still leave the 14th. I'm also looking into renting a car. That would be a great convenience for us in many ways. Love, DAD P.S. I'm getting real excited, a little scared too, but God can handle that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mikahla Edeal Papi, I left you a message at the house - I got all dressed and ran down to the public phone to call you, but I forgot the number on the table in my room:( The door to the house makes too much noise and my host parents are going to bed so I'm not going to run back down tonight, but like I said on the message, I will call you in the morning around seven - that's around ten PM for you. Hope to talk to you then! I'll dream about it and call in the morning:)

DAD call me on my cel. 831-706-6273, I'll be out of the house. Love, DAD