we are now home -- what a trip home!

we thought we were coming straight from brussels to sfo -- wrong! we had a short layover in chicago at the o'hare airport. not enough time to get from plane, thru customs, collect baggage, check baggage, ride tram to new terminal, new boarding passes and get thru security. we missed our flight home. damn the xbox. that's what got us held up in security. the bag had to be emptied and rescanned. if i was as fast as jill and not carrying 2 big ass bags - we would've made it!! they were able to get us on the next flight - not on standby either. instead of arriving at 5:30 we came in at 9. didn't get home until midnight. poor paul had to be up at 4:30 to head out to modesto for work.

what an amazing trip. duomo was the highlight for me. went in a few times to light candles for loved ones who have passed and ask for blessings for all my friends and loved ones. pretty powerful thing.

jill had the trip and opportunities of a lifetime. she met some great friends from all over the world. hopefully, they keep in touch.

we did make one very special friend. shonna silvas-camera, fantastic lady with a great hubby. she came in to milan to visit and go with us to castings. we searched for international markets and just had a fabulous time getting to know each other. she made it very hard for us to leave.

ciao -- better get that all out now. i'll sound like a dummy saying it here!!

jill had a photoshoot yesterday for a magazine here in italy. they said it will be an 8 page editorial coming out in september.

i dropped her at the train station this morning to take a fast train to pescara. it broke down and she arrived over 4 hours late to their destination. 10 hours on a train - that would suck!! she will be doing a fashion show tomorrow nite, jump on a train at 2 a.m. and arrive here in milan at 8 a.m. she's going to be soo stinking tired.

we're going home in 12 days. can't wait to see paul and william.

i'm so proud of jill and what she has accomplished here.

shonna (dana and suzanne silvas' sister) spent the day with us and it was quite interesting. we were in the subway when this obviously gay man came up to us and wanted to read our palms. he said something to me about my seperation, told shonna about the triangle in her hand and something to jill about paris and england. but to hear more he wanted $$. guess what he needed the money for --- he's saving to get a vagina!!! yes, a vagina.

jill left today for vicenza. she'll be home tomorrow nite. thank god she left me her macbook. hopefully, the package from my ma will arrive today and i can watch some movies. "the hills" dubbed in italian jut isn't cutting it today.