ROMA, Italia
Jeff took this ridiculously epic-looking photo. I’ve uploaded the rest of my digital shots from our trip onto flickr and now I have a few rolls of film to scan…
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When In Rome…
ROMA, Italia
Welp, we’re back. And we had an amazing time, which leaves us dogg tired. So tired that I don’t even feel motivated to go through and process my photos. And I always want to go through and process my photos. Above are a few of my favorites so far. More from a photojournalistic point of view rather than tourist but that’s probably why I love them. Jeff has been good about getting into his photos right away and has already started posting a few each night on flickr. Feel free to check them out!
Right now I’m torn about how to change my name. I mean, I’ve been Huong Nguyen for 27 years so Huong Anything Else just sounds off key. But I definitely want to take Jeff’s last name…according to facebook I already have, but do I hyphenate, not hyphenate, drop Nguyen completely, make it my middle name, drop my middle name…so many options.
We still can’t really settle in and relax yet. The apartment seriously needs some order brought to it and we have a few minor details to work on for our second reception next weekend. Yes, we’re having another reception. The party’s totally not over yet. My parents are throwing a soiree with 150 of their closest friends in Lancaster, PA and I get to throw on a traditional vietnamese wedding outfit. Eight course meal, here we come!
And of course, more photos to come.
Across the Ocean Blue
In a month we’ll be honeymooning in Rome and we’d love some suggestions of things to do and what not to do. I don’t know a lick of Italian but I’ve been trying to learn the little bit I can from iPhone apps and language learning podcasts. So far, nothing has really stuck. But then again, I haven’t really been putting in the time.
This photo was taken at the Peaks of Otter Winery where we went for a wine tasting this past weekend. I love maps. And push pins in maps. And I’m excited to add another push pin to my map.
Me and my pants are ready for some traveling.
The Longest Way
The Longest Way 1.0 – one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.
Jeff and I agree that this is probably one of the best time lapse videos we’ve ever seen. It’s of Christoph Rehage who spent a year on foot (4646 km) through China and it documents his beard. Sounds silly but definitely check it out if you have 5 minutes and 18 seconds to spare as I promise it will remind you of the beauty of people and travel. And beards.
Jenny Lewis and My Stupid GPS
Having a GPS is both awesome and frustrating when on a road trip in a town you’re not familiar with. Though it’s good for long distance directions, I find myself calling it unpleasant names when we’re trying to look up local directions and it tells us to take three rights just to get to a place that’s right across the street. And it’s been known to tell us to exit a highway only to get right back on and continue on it. We don’t have the same sense of humor.
Jeff and I saw Jenny Lewis at The National in Richmond on Friday night. It was pretty freaking awesome and was the third time I’ve seen Lewis in the past year (once with her other band, Rilo Kiley). I think it’s safe to say that she’s my all time favorite. She played two new songs which made me happy to know that she’s working on a new stuff already and played a bunch from Rabbit Fur Coat which made Jeff happy because he likes songs from that album more than the ones on her latest. Here’s one of my favorite tracks from her latest album, Acid Tongue…
See Fermando:
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Sunday Citar
INTERSTATE 81 — 2007
“When you come right down to it, the secret to having it all is loving it all.”
—Dr. Joyce Brothers
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“Citar” means “quote” in spanish and “Sunday Citar” is something that Tabitha Blue over at freshmommyblog.com has started and invited me to join in on. It’s a way of sharing funny, inspiring, motivational quotes that she comes across and also for others to share the same and have a common place to find more inspiring words. I think it’s a lovely idea. Please feel free to join in on the show and tell.
