Time is Flying!!

My long anticipated wait for visitors has both come and gone in such a blur. The month of April just flew by! Now I'm back into school and studying, (I have only 4 weeks of class left actually), but I'm finding it even harder with the great summer weather we've been having here. I also blame the weather on why it's taken me so long to get another post on here - I've been getting e-mails and messages asking "when are you going to update your blog???" So I'll wrap up the last week with my parents and update you on where I'm heading next.
My parents and I certainly did a great job seeing all there is to see in Rome! The Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Pantheon, Circus Massimus, Trevi Fountain, National Museum, The Vatican: Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's, Vatican Museum, and the Catacombs. We had wonderful sunny weather for all days but one when it was rainy, but we made use of a museum that day. Rome has so much to see and so much history it's almost overwhelming. We were actually even lucky enough to be there over the celebration weekend of when Rome was founded some 2760 years ago. Over the three days we were there, we took in so much information about the city, all the emperor's, and the buildings that I won't even begin to really tell you about it. That way, you'll just have to go there yourselves and learn about it :) Here's a little fact though - There is a legend about the Trevi Fountain (see my parents pictured by it) that if you throw a coin into it and make a wish, you are guarenteed a return visit to Rome in your lifetime. My parents threw one in so maybe you can arrange your trip over here with them?
With the extra days that they were back here in Milan before they left, we did a bit more exploring to the Scala Theater and of course ladies, my mother and I did some shopping :) (we left my dad to fend for himself and sent him off with some ice cream and told him to explore the Duomo some more) It was definitely the first time traveling with my parents where I wasn't just tagging along asking my mom what we're doing next. I've gained lots of traveling experience since I've been here and am used to having to find out where to go so most times I was the one leading my parents around with the map. To my parents defense, it can be tricky reading those maps, and finding those street names (Nazionale- got it yet dad?), and finding where one of your 4 pair of reading glasses are while carrying all our gear can just be a hassle. Sorry mom and dad:) You don't know how many pictures were taken and moments we had where one of them would say, "Oh Mugs, don't put that on your blog", or "You better not put that on the blog!!" All in all, I had such a great time with them and I found it hard saying bye. I only have 2 months left, but I was spoiled in the past 3 weeks having my visitors, that I was kind of getting used to having people from home around.
Now, like I said, I'm slowly wrapping up my semester of school. The weather has been pretty consistent in the low 70's everyday. My hypothesis is that Italians are all cold-blooded because they STILL have not put away their coats and are wearing their sweaters and pants! I asked an Italian in one of my groups for a class about it, and he said that this isn't that hot yet. The real summer weather hits in July and August when it's normal for it to get over about 105 degrees here everyday. I will be home by the time July gets here - phew.
I have also been planning the last few trips for my remaining months here. So far I have trips to Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Sorento/Capri/Pompeii planned. I'll also be spending my birthday with 9 others in Greece in a villa we rented for a week right on the sea coast. :) A little relaxing beach vacation in between finals. I'm heading home June 30th and although it seems like ages away...I know it's going to creep up on me and before I know it my semester abroad will be over. I hope all is well in the U. S. of A. I saw you all got your own little taste of summer 80 degree yesterday....but today I saw that it's...well you're all there I won't even say :) Ciao Ciao! Love from Italy!