are you ready for this?

cause i have LOTS of pictures! i'm really sleepy right now (wine, fajitas, dessert and Gilmore Girls will def take it out of you), but i've been wanting to get these up, so here they are...

1. Brad & Sicily

we met this man in our hotel one morning, and apparently he had nothing to do cause he took us on the city bus to the car rental shop. i think he got sick of hearing us try to communicate in English with all the non-English speaking employees.

this is a view of one of the many towns we drove through on our 3 day trip in Sicily. the Mediterranean is breathtaking.

we found some absolutely beautiful locations along the way. this one just happened to be the coldest spot in all of Southern Europe.

see, he's freezing. that's why is jaw is all clenched. but it was pretty.

oops, not Sicily! but this is an uber-cute picture of me and the BF. AND my new red Hunter Wellies! he buys the best Valentine's Day gifts.

one of the many dilapidated buildings we saw.

i loooove lamp posts. i think Paris got me hooked on them.

a street. in a town. i have yet to find an American city that is this beautiful.

here's Brad in a little shop that sold pastries and lunch foods. they had amazing calzones.

cacti in italy. who would've thought?

a harbor. this was definitely the Land of Boats.

the countryside was full of rocky, jagged cliffs right up next to the Mediterranean.

a Sicilian sunset

an old door on an old church in an old town. in an old country...

2.) Bobbie & Stockholm

so, i love to take photos of my friends. these two shots, while showcasing the fact that my Minneapolis best friend is visiting me for a week, are also my displays for photos using new lenses. this one was taken with an ultra-zoom. good thing her skin is so darn beautiful :)

this shot was taken using a wide angle lens. they can do incredible things with capturing the sky. who wants to watch 'Little House on the Prairie' now? hm..makes me miss Laura. Laura and Manny.

so, there you have it. hope everyone enjoyed these as much as i loved taking them.