The Donnelly girls, coming back around

Last week I met up with Aunt Dee and Eileen in Siena as they were closing up their Italy tour. After spending the day at the Duomo and checking out the Campo, we headed for the heart of Chianti (the region roughly between Florence and Siena). We stayed two nights at a hostel in the small town of Tavarnelle and spent our time cruising the beautiful cypress-dotted hills, drinking wine (Aunt Dee and Eileen swapped being the responsible DD), having our afternoon caffè (epresso), shopping, and wandering through the tiny little medieval villages. Eileen drove that little rental car like a champ--cautiously aggressive and confident, just like a true Italian! Back in Florence, they spent three more days with us sightseeing, getting hair cuts, making tiramisu, and relaxing. What a great trip for all of us! I hated seeing them leave on Tuesday, but at least I will see them in about a week in Colorado!

I don't have pictures ready yet, but here are some from Claudia's carbonara night at our place a couple weeks ago (it seems like such a long time ago already!).