Christkindlmarkt at Rathausplatz Square

How beautiful does this look!? Every year between the start of Advent in late November through Christmas, Christmas markets can be seen throughout Europe. You can take a cruise on The Viking Pride which will take you from Vienna, Austria to Nuremberg, Germany along the Danube River. The cruise will stop at many different villages and each of them have similar Christmas markets. The great part about this would be that it is off season so it would be a lot cheaper to see all of these villages in Europe! The Viking Pride only has 75 staterooms and carries 150 passengers. I found an amazing article in the AAA Magazine "Highroads". I'm going to keep that copy so if it's something you lovely ladies are interested in, we can check it out!! :) Imagine giving gifts from Europe to our family and friends for Christmas the year we go!!!

Lake Powell

Last summer my Dad visited from Kansas City and we took a journey up to Page, Arizona. Some of the guys my dad works with had rented a houseboat on Lake Powell and my Dad wanted to check it out! We went to the marina and took a tour of the house boats and my Dad was hooked! He has been planning this trip for the last year and now next week he will be here! My aunt and uncle from Florida are flying in a few days early to see Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon and they will meet up in Page next Saturday. I really doubt I'll have any internet service while I'm up there but I'm going to at least keep a joural and then I can update this blog when I get back! I'm super excited to take the first trip of the summer ~ finally! I love being on the road and exploring the States!!

Barcelona!! Si? Si!!

I think that Spain would be a muy bonita place to visit!! I can hear the music playing and I can picture us dancing with some frilly skirts on! Doesn't that sound like fun to you??

Bratwurst Anyone?

I've met so many people from Germany in my life that I think it would be an amazing place to visit..then when I meet the next person from Germany I can say..."I was just in Munich! I loved the Town Hall!" :) Plus, I love bratwurst so much that a trip to Germany would not be wasted!

ahhhhhhh......venice......

Another travel dream of mine is Venice, Italy! Someone who loves pasta, pizza, and romance as much as I do has to go to Italy! I'm sure there is room in the gondola for the 3 of us! I can't wait!

New Zealand

So many movies are filmed in New Zealand and it just looks so beautiful! This picture reminds me of some places in the states, but I still want to put this on the list of places to visit! Maybe while we are there we can look for elves and hobbits!!

step 1...check!

OK..so I'm still trying to figure out where I want to go but I do have my passport so when I (we) figure it out, I'm READY! I would like to get it stamped sometime in the near future so next on my to do list..Pass Nursing School!