Travelog for: Little Billy

To get the party started we went for a wine tasting.  Yumm...round bodied, full of flavour.......oh I mean the wine ofcourse.

Today was Lizzie's Birthday so she got a mini-party at her office.
We drank champagne and I even helped with the singing.

Veels geluk liewe maatjie om dat jy verjaar...............

Its kind of the Birhtday song in Afrikaans....I struggled a bit but soon got the hang of it......with a little help from the Champagne ofcourse...

YAAYYYY!!!  Lizzie told me she had a suprise for me, since it is my last week here.  And seeing as I looovvveee white beaches.......off we went.  Hurray!!

WOW!!!

Lunchtime!!

Do you think I can take this little guy!! Yeah!! Why not!! Its me and you Mr. Prawn.......

Hello Family!

I arrived in New York this afternoon. It was a long trip from South Africa but I made it. I'll update again soon with some pictures.

Little Billy

I didn't know that there would be anyone waiting for me! I jumped out of my travel envelope and was greeted by Winnie the Pooh, Nicki Bear, Honey Bear, Wolletje and Hazle. It's going to take me awhile to get to know everyone.

This afternoon we were looking for something to do when we saw there was a puzzle on the table. We got the box open and decided to put it together. It was harder then you would think! Winnie the Pooh, Hazle and I decided to dig for pieces while Nicki Bear and Wolletje put it together. After hours of work all we were able to put together was the border. Michele was so happy with our hard work! She said that she will help us put the rest of the puzzle together.

Michele was so happy that we put the border to her puzzle together, she decided to reward us with some ice cream!  It's called Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough by Ben & Jerry's. Too bad we have to share! 

Tonight for dinner we are making calzones! Michele cheated and bought premade dough. She says it's easier and not so messy. First we had to cut the dough ball in half, then we had to flatten it out. It's not as easy as you would think it is. We got some holes in our dough but Michele said she could make it work. 

Next we put a layer of ricotta cheese on half of the dough. On top of the ricotta cheese we put cooked bacon. Michele told us that you can use whatever kind of toppings you want. She said some people like veggies, pineapple, ham, olives and lots of other stuff. After we put the bacon on we put a good layer of shredded mozzarella cheese. Michele said you can never have enough cheese.  The last step is to fold the dough over and "close" the seams. Daryl put the calzones on the baking pan then brushed them with a little olive oil and in the oven they went!

About 30-40 minutes later the calzones are ready! We got a big plate for us to share. Be careful, it's HOT!

Boy was that good! 

For dessert we all shared a mini watermelon. It was a little over ripe but it was still sweet and juicy.

Today Michele took us on a drive through Rome so we could see some of it's history. Our first stop was to the Sears Service Station. Michele didn't know too much about the station so she looked it up online. She told us"The Sears Oil Company was founded in 1913 and the newly restored station was originally constructed in 1930. The gas station stopped operating and has been vacant since 1974.  In 2002, restoration began and its conversion into a museum of Sears' history began. The museum will include on display restored antique pumps and a variety of artifacts inside the building. The pumps feature glass globes on top and the reproduction of side billboards were installed to complete the project. The museum, with free admission, may appear small in size, but will highlight vast memories of a much simpler, by gone era."