Life in Smalltown Virginia....

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Here are some older pictures from my first trip to New York a couple of years ago and Vegas about 3 years ago. I am planning on going back to New York May 1-3 with Adam, my parents and my brother and his family to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary. I am really looking forward to this trip I think it is going to be a wonderful time. We are going on a limo tour of the city, a Yankees game and to see Lion King on Broadway (it's a FANTASTIC show). New York is one of my very favorite places and I've visited many times now.....

My friend Diane and I on a limo tour

I saved up and bought me a pair of Manolo Blahniks....LOVE EM

My most prized possession, My Manolos

Me at Jimmy Buffet's in Vegas

Adam and I at the top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Vegas

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Eiffel Tower

Then, in October, 2008 I visited Paris, France with my friends Carol, Christy, Christina, Julia and Virginia. We had an amazing trip. We visited the Eiffel Tower, Normandy, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge and that's just naming a few.

Moulin Rouge

The Girls outside Moulin Rouge

Artists in the Square at Montmartre

Montmartre Church

Arch de Triumph

Notre Dame

Oh, the FASHION....

The Girls at Dinner in Paris

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Blarney Castle

Ireland was the first stamp on my passport. In October, 2007 I went to Ireland with my friends Velleda and Christy. Velleda is a Marathon runner, and she went to Ireland to run the Dublin City Marathon. Christy and I tagged along for moral support.

Me kissing the Blarney Stone

A church in Cobh

Ring of Kerry

The Ireland Crew

Church Again

Dinglebay

Cliffs of Moher

Me in the Guiness Factory

Cathedral in Dublin

The Burren

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The Coliseum

I went to Italy in August, 2008 with my husband Adam, my brother Vince and my sister-in-law Teresa. We visited Rome, Pescara (where my Grandfather D'Angelo is from), Florence and Venice. It was the most amazing trip ever. Everyone's favorite part of the trip was finding the farm where my Grandfather grew up. Through some research and blind luck, we were able to find the house and farm where my Grandfather was born and raised. You can see the pics below....

Pompeii

Pompeii

Adam, Vince and Teresa in Pompeii

Teresa and I in Naples

Naples

Vestea (where my Grandfather is from)

The farm where he grew up

Adam in Vestea

The Olive Farm where Grandpa D'Angelo grew up

The house where he was born and raised

Adam when we arrived in Venice

Vince in the waters of Venice

Vince and Teresa waiting for our Gondola ride in Venice