Communications from Rome to Home

Well, this trip has certainly started well! Read the emails from a) Mom just after arriving (before the effects of "trauma" hit, apparently!, b) Jimmy in Toronto, pre-board, and c) Kathy from the apartment in Rome - never a dull moment!

PS. I'm not bringing washcloths....;)

glaron2@comcast.net to Kristina kelly <kristinapecora@gmail.com> date Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:37 AM subject Buon Giorno mailed-by comcast.net

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The first Wave of Pecora clan have arrived - of course not without trauma that we will tell you when you get here!!
Are now in the process of purchasing a phone to use here...Weather is beautiful - crowds are crazy and we are totally exhausted - no real sleep on the plan.

Can't wait to see you!
<love from us all here

xoxo


From: James Pecora <james@bigworldstudios.com>
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Subject: Fw: OH MY GOD!!
To: Kathleen Ellis <kce1966@yahoo.com>


We're sitting I'n Toronto waiting 4 our flt.... I'M laughing my ass
off...we board in about an hour...c u soon....lol

On Thursday, September 9, 2010, Kathleen Ellis <kce1966@yahoo.com> wrote:
> fyi...also, if the driver isn't there right away, just wait for him; he'll be waiting for you outside the baggage area.  And don't worry about getting a phone at the airport - you can get one just a few blocks from here.
>
> --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Kathleen Ellis <kce1966@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Kathleen Ellis <kce1966@yahoo.com>
> Subject: OH MY GOD!!
> To: "James Ellis" <jellis@maford.com>, james@bigworld.com, "Kristina Pecora Kelly" <kristinapecora@gmail.com>, "Sandi Pecora" <sandipecora@comcast.net>
> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 4:06 PM
>
> I can't begin to tell you what
>  sort of day we've had!!
>
> T - We'll need washcloths - please bring a few!!!
>
> It's almost 10:00 pm and we still don't have our luggage!!!  We were a half hour late in taking off from Detroit, which put us behind when we hit Amsterdam.  We made the flight but our baggage didn't!!  They assured us it would catch up with us at some point but you can only imagine how that went over.  We spent over an hour in the Rome airport trying to communicate with people about what happened, where our luggage was, and where to send it to.  WHat a fiasco!!!  I'm surprised Dad didn't have another heart attack right there in the airport!
>
> Then we were told the luggage wouldn't be delivered until midnight tonite at the SOONEST!
> We didn't get ANY sleep on the planes, so you can only imagine
>  what sort of shape we were in by the time we hit Rome!!  We went out right away to get a few groceries and buy a phone (I'm told it will be rather pricey to call home, honey, so I'll only do it once from Rome this Saturday.  I can call from Cosenza on Sunday the 19th.).  We've been able to purchase, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo and
>  hair gel but that's been it.   But we left it all in the restaurant we
> just ate at, so Mom & Dad are going back out to get it.
>
> That pretty much sums up our day.  The only saving grace has been the WiFi in the apartment that we've been able to hook up to (Thank God I brought my Mini!)so that we can communicate all this with you!!!  Hopefully we'll have a better day tomorrow!  I'll leave my Yahoo up in case ya'll want to respond.  :)    I'm headed to bed in a little bit though.
>
> xoxo, Kath