Ciao!

Good news!  Rome is safe from vampires tonight.  The loads of garlic in the bolognese sauce should hold them off for a while.

I now sit in my room relaxing after spending time cooking, cleaning (Yes Dad I do clean), vampire fighting, and listening to some good ol' Sinatra in the kitchen. I love Rome already :-) 

Tonight for dinner:  Spaghetti Alla Bolognese (a white wine bolognese made with bacon and all sorts of other yummies), salad, and bread with dipping oil.  I could certainly get used to this whole cooking with all sorts of fresh (and cheap!) and beautiful fruits, meats, veggies, etc.

Jon-  I spotted a shelf the other day.  This shelf was a lot like the shelf we saw in London.  I wish I could show it to you, but unlike you I did not have my camera on me to take a picture.  It was a pretty good-sized one, too. You definitely would have been impressed.  You could easily set a pen on top of it without the pen dropping.  It was very impressive!  Jon, I think you should grow a unibrow to shelve a pen as well.  I mean think of all the benefits!  Show off that Jellinger brow! Jenny would love it I assure you.