<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3087414641/sizes/m/in/photostream/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7567" title="3087414641_018d3f01fb" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3087414641_018d3f01fb-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>My Italian Adventure has arrived!

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As I write, I am at Houston Intercontinental ready to board my plane to Florence.

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I am armed with my homepathic No-Jet Lag remedy, snacks, and reading material.  I thought I could publish right this post right here at the airport, but Houston Intercontinental does not have free Wi-Fi.  (Not cool, H-Town.)

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<strong><span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;">9 hours later...</span></strong>

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I'm on a layover in Amsterdam where I have 2 free 30 minute sessions!  Hurrah!

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I did not sleep a wink on the plane.  Uh-oh.  I popped the No-Jet Lag like it was candy.  Perhaps I'll crash on the 1.5 hour flight to Firenze.  (That's Italian for "Florence", peeps!)

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HOW COME NO ONE TOLD ME THAT THE KLM SEATS ARE HALF THE SIZE OF A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SEAT!!!!  HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!?!

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Hell's Bells!  NO ONE slept!  Except maybe the lucky bastards in First Class.

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If I remember correctly, it's approximately 4 a.m. Houston time right now.  I hurt.  I cannot wait for cappuccino.  And perhaps a brief nap at the hotel while I wait for Bill and Rhonda to drive down from the big beautiful lake that I cannot remember the name of because I'm delirious.

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Oh.  And guess what I remembered on the plane?  I packed my camera.  I packed the charger.  I failed to pack the cord that connects my camera to my computer.  Isn't that special?  Perhaps I wasn't meant to blog along this trip after all.  Perhaps I'm supposed to live in the dolce vita moments.  Perhaps I am meant to take all of my Italy memories home and then share them with you in a couple weeks.  Either that or I'll be at Bill and Rhonda's mercy to email me a photo or two a day to post.

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I'll Carpe Diem Italian Style and then get back to you sooner or later.

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Ciao!

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