Oh Italy.

Happy Wednesday!!

I woke up missing a trip that B & I went on last year with his family.. and since I can't get enough of our pictures - I thought I would share them with you! I don't have a single one up in our house.. again. I have GOT to get that gallery wall finished. Or started. haha.

We traveled most of May last year - it was the best trip ever! B's sweet parents were so generous to take us and I wouldn't trade the memories from that trip for anything in the world!

The pictures below are not in any order based on which areas we visited.. Blogger isn't that user friendly that I want to go back and rearrange them, you'll understand!

Venice, my love. I don't have words to explain how much I loved Venice. I never could have imagined how amazing it would be in real life - and I think it is for sure 1 place that EVERYONE must see! I am already dreaming about taking our kids back one day. It's a magical place.

Lake, Como. Again, no words. I never knew a place this relaxing existed. We rented a villa for the week and used it as a landing pad while we traveled to and from Venice and Switzerland. It was right on the lake and every night we left our windows open! We went to local markets for fresh produce and cheese - and the wine! Oh my the wine was amazing! We found a local cafe' and spent several mornings there enjoying latte's and croissants! I would go back to Lake Como in a second!
The family! I am so so blessed with an amazing sister-in-law and perfect in-laws! I think of B's parents as my own and love them dearly! We've always gotten along and I have always felt welcome as part of the family. I know it doesn't always work out this way - and I feel so so fortunate that we all have such a great relationship. I think of B's sister as my own sister - I'm much closer to her than my own sisters and she's always been amazing to me. Love her.

We took a day trip to Bellagio via boat - and had the best time! Shopping, lunch, wine.. and more wine!

Positano!
We took a train into Naples and then took a beautiful drive along the Amalfi Coast to Positano. Yall, I die. By this time in the trip the guys (B & his dad) had already spent almost 2 weeks with us and headed back to the states to run the family business.. its super hard to get B away from work for very long. So, B's mom, sis and I continued on to Positano, Florence, & Rome! We had the absolute BEST time!!! We took a boat ride along the Amalfi Coast, spent time on the beach, did an insane amount of shopping and drinking! Loved every second.

This is us in Sorrento! We were just able to spend a day here but I would give anything to go back for longer! Such a sweet romantic town! Right on the water - tons of sweet streets and shops! Dreamland!

Loved this! A sweet waiter left his "number" for me in my latte! I thought this was cute & sent it to B :) Told him I was staying in Italy with my Italian Stallion!

LOVED the Colosseum! It is so hard to imagine all of the madness that went on in that massive place. We hired a tour guide for the day and learned a ton!

Venice again - love these streets!

Florence was so so much fun! We bought some great leather goods, amazing art - and of course, had more wine then we knew what to do with!

Breathtaking.

I don't know when we will make it back to Italy - but I'm counting down the days!

That's just a few of my thousands of pictures from our trip! Seeing them again has me inspired to start on this gallery wall.. maybe this weekend!!

xo