Two Days Left in Rome

December 13, 2009

We have only two days left in Rome. What did we do today?

We stayed up late watching a movie last night and slept later than we wanted to this morning. Maybe we are just trying to adjust our body clocks to get ready for the trip home! After breakfast we headed for the flea market to pick up a few more souvenirs. It was cold and rainy today, so we didn't wander around looking for things - just headed for what we needed and got back on the bus. The 75 bus took us up near the train station so we could walk to Santa Susanna - the American Catholic church in Rome. Unfortunately, they closed early and we had to leave the books in the church with a note. We donated many of the books we've already read to the library. Hopefully they will make some other children happy.

We waited again for a bus - this time the 62. The bus service runs on Sundays, but not as frequently. This means more waiting at bus stops. Did I mention that it was cold and rainy? Oh well! We took the bus to St. Peter's to stop at a shop, but it was closed. We were able to mail our last postcard while we were out though! By this time, everyone was cold, wet, tired, and grumpy and so we headed home. We can do the rest of the errands tomorrow, right?

We came home and worked on the packing again. We packed the backpacks and cleaned out the kids' bedroom. Now everything is in piles in my room. I guess it will be incentive to finish putting everything into the suitcases so that I can go to bed tonight!

After dinner and showers, we headed back into the city for Mass at Santa Maria in Monterone. It's a tiny little church right near John's studio. John and the rest of the graduate students weren't back from Greece yet, so we went by ourselves.

We are home now, John is home now and all is well. John and I will finish packing tonight so that we can play tomorrow. Lots to do before we leave!

Only one more day!

-Terri