Italy here we come! Dan and I are all checked in and ready for our 5 pm flight to Rome where we will meet Murphy, Josie, Matt, and Emily. The six of us are booked on a 9-day Rick Steves’ Rome to Florence tour that begins tomorrow night. It’s Murf and Josie’s turn to choose the family trip this year and it seems they’ve come up with a winner.

M&Em and M&J added a little pre-tour of their own … a couple days in Venice. They will take a train to Rome tomorrow.