A.J. Eathorne

Italy

April 1st, 2008

Buon Giorno!

I made it back home safely from Italy!!!  It was a wonderful trip..and a very full one at that!  The trip was 10 days altogether, but it seemed liked it took 4 days and we crammed 14 days worth of stuff into it:)  Needless to say, I am catching up on a little sleep now, as well as organizing the pictures (about 325 of them?!?!).

The tour consisted of 47 ladies, mostly from the Knoxville, TN, area.  We flew in to Milan and then toured by bus through the cities of Sirmione, Venice, Verona, Mantova, Burona, Siena, Florence, Greve di Chianti, Pisa, and then back to Milan.  And trust me, there were still a few more places we visited amongst those!  The weather was very good, only about a day of rain, although the temperatures were still a little chilly!  A lot of my pictures make it look like I wore the same thing everyday-my coat!?  I didn’t really!  I met some great new friends on the trip, and I hope I can keep contact with them.  There was lots of walking…in amongst churches, monuments, wineries, restaurants, piazzas, and cities.  I would have liked to say that we lost weight with all that walking…not to be:(  We had enough food, sweets, and wine to cover it all and then some.  But hey, what are vacations for, right??

I promise I will try and get some pictures up on the website soon…or at least have a link you can check them out on.  For now, you will all have to imagine the fantastic sites that I have seen and realize that I am still trying to figure out which church/Duomo goes with which city!  My favorite place is definitely the Chianti Hills in the heart of Tuscany.  It is beautiful countryside; rolling hills that are covered with olive trees, vineyards, and colorful flowers.  Not to mention all of the ancient homes that pop up all over the place!  I would love to return one day to a quiet villa at a winery and just relax and enjoy the beauty!

I am home now and getting back in to the swing of things–literally:)  I leave on Monday for Morelia, MX, for my next LPGA event.  I am in that event and am excited to once again start the birdie run!  I am not sure where my next event is after that.  I am going for a top 10 finish which will put me in to the Ginn event in Orlando without having to qualify!?!?  Sounds good, eh?

That is about all for now.  Thank you to everyone writing to me!  I love all my fans!

Swing smooth, and keep the putter head low and to the hole!

Love, AJ

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