Rome in a golf cart

   Camping fabulous is the name of the sight in Rome we stayed at. By the time we got there , rushed to change , find food and make the meeting I was pretty beat.  So when Monday rolled around I sent jim and Tristan into the city to get some of the sightseeing out of the way because the younger boys and myself didn't have the energy to chase daddy all over Rome.  So I arranged to meet up with him later in the city. Now for me , this ment I had to put my big girl panties on. I am so used to just letting Jimmie figure stuff out and we all just follow him so for me to figure out the bus and train all by myself was a big deal. But you know what? I did it just fine, we all made it with no problems at all. We even had no trouble finding Jimmie and Tristan.

  So Jimmie tells me he knows what we are going to do. We are going to rent a golf cart and ride it around Rome. You can park it anywhere for free, drive on the narrow streets and it will fit us all, well mostly fit us all. It's designed for four people but we will just squeeze in. Sounds legit. So here we are cruising around Rome in a golf cart. At first I was scared to death, were driving in the streets, through intersections and round abouts. Busses and motorcycles and cars are all around us. Were completely exposed really. When jim rents it he says they just gave him the keys and basically sent him on his way. No safety instructions, no guidance. The only warning was written in the dash board, it literally said" don't fall out, or tip the cart over, this may cause death." Hmmm. That's reassuring. So with one butt cheek hanging off the side, we just zipped all over the city. It was so much fun!!! We got to see so much this way!! We could take this thing anywhere!! There were absolutely no rules at all. We saw several police and thought we might get in trouble for exceeding the limit. Nope. They just giggled at us crazy Americans. We did illegal u turns , drove on side walks and streets and the cobble stone roads around the colleseum. It was one of the funnest nights we had for sure. Rome is absolutely an amazing place. I love it!!!!  I really can not put into words how incredible Rome is, I could definitely come back again and again.

  The kids made up a game to see who could get the most high fives. Again I was touched by the heart of Italians.  Cute guys would go out of their way to high five the loco American kids. Cole won for sure. Who can resist his cute freckly face and smile? 

  We found an Irish pub to watch the World Cup. France won and the whole place cheered. I don't really care, but I enjoy being in a room full of people who do care. 

  We crawled into bed exhausted but happy. Once again , just as a family of five we were able to have an amazing amount of fun together.  We have got to hang on to these memories and hold them very close to our heart, you just don't know what tommorow brings. Financially speaking, leaving to tour Europe for two monthes may not be the most responsible thing to do, but I think it's memory's like this that would come to my mind if I were on my death bed, I wouldn't be thinking about how much money I should have kept in the bank. You just can't put a price tag on the time we have had together. I'm very greatful we have had not only the circumstances to do this but the gypsy heart  it takes to throw caution to the wind and just go. 

   I owe it all to my husband , my best pal , my soul mate who always makes his dreams and mine come true.  All who wander are not lost......