Adam and Paolo!

Hey y'all -

So, I had a GREAT time with Adam and Paolo yesterday. I walked to their hotel around 2 to meet up with them, and I was so glad to see familiar faces! I adore those boys.

They were hungry, so we got some pizza and had a picnic by the Colosseum. :) It was very touristy and cute. After that, we walked around the Forums and the Victor Emmanuel Monument. Then, we headed toward the Pantheon. After visiting the Pantheon, we headed back toward where my apartment is, stopping for gelato along the way. We went to an electric store around the corner from my apartment to pick up an adapter for Paolo's camera, and then we went to the Santa Maria church with "The Ecstasy of St. Theresa." We sat in that church for a bit, and then we went across the street to see the Paulist Fathers' Church in Rome. It was beautiful! And they spoke in English! Haha, yay. Anyway, we saw a poster with Father Dave and Jimmy and that other really nice priest from St. Austin's, so Paolo took a picture of Adam and I pointing to it like fools.

Then, I headed back to my apartment to change for daily Mass. I met up with Adam and Paolo at the Paulist church at 6, and then after Mass, we ran into a guy who had just graduated from UT. He was really cool, so we all went out to dinner near my apartment. It was absolutely delicious, and I had a great time with those boys. Then, we parted ways and decided to meet at 7 tonight for dinner again.

After leaving the boys, I talked with my three roommates for a while. We had some quality girl story time, and it was a lot of fun. (I adore you girls.) Then, I edited my papers and went to the grocery store with Apu for some fruit. After that, I tried to steal internet from the boys' hallway. It was semi-successful, and I got to send a few emails.

Then, Alex and I went back to her apartment and talked for a while about our lives. We can't believe this program is almost over! So sad!

I am getting REALLY excited for Mom, Kim, and Chris to get here! We're going to have such a great time!

I love you all!

Ciao,
Ashley

PS - Italy is the best. You should all come here.