Europe 2011: Day 11 and 12

Saturday and Sunday were very laid back, although Saturday Sid have one very interesting development.

We went down to eat breakfast and a girl somewhat shyly stopped by our table to ask if I wrote for Weddingbee. Turns out she was the wedding planner for Miss (that day turning Mrs!) Carousel from Weddingbee. I was shocked to hear that Carousel was staying in the room right next to ours, and dropped by just before she got dressed to say hello and surprise her (she didn't know we were staying there). She is the one responsible for our vacation itinerary because I emailed her and asked for advice, and it was so fun to thank her in person. We ended up going to her cocktail hour later in the afternoon. She looked gorgeous in a dress handmade in Germany!

I also visited the Gardaqua center, did some swimming, and indulged in a 30 minute massage. All vacations should include a massage.

Saturday night we watched the sunset on the pier. Tres romantic.




Sunday we decided not to go to Venice for church, as we had originally planned. I was tired of overdone tourist places, and it was just too painful to watch TH limp around to want to do any exploring.

We ate a nice lunch and I took a nap, and then had my favorite part d the day, sitting on the pier at sunset again, reading a talk from General Conference on service and discussing how we as a couple can chart a course toward living lives that are more service oriented. I just loved this evening together. It is really our conversations that define the good parts of our vacation and make things so memorable.