She's going. She just asked if we could throw in Venice, which was fine. But now she's saying she doesn't want to go if there's no Venice, and it's looking like I can't afford it with Venice.

It's like before I thought it would be a fun option, but now it's a requirement that I may not be able to meet.

Will she pick up the venice leg? Sounds like she want her trip, not your trip. and it might be that Venice is her dream, so I get it . But cost is a consideration.

I just talked to L who pointed out that M (venice friend) has a lot of disposable income and not a lot of time. She's willing to pay for convenience and trying to get the most out of going to Europe on her small amount of vacation time.

I guess I just wish she'd said, "I really want to go to Venice this year!" to my "I'm going to try to finally take my trip to Budapest." Then, I could have either found someone else to go with and maybe we could've met up sometime while she was over there.

L is going to talk to her I think since she's sort of in the middle on it. They've both been to Europe, Linz used to have that kind of disposable income and not a lot of time, but she doesn't now and now she's not with soon-to-be-ex, so she's got time on her hands.

I actually have neither time nor money.

nothing~ma to Beverly & calm~ma to Kristen. {{Raq}}

So who wants to see a photo of me at last night's Pirate Night? [link]

Pirate Jilli is awesome!

I bought origami paper so matt can fold sniches tonight at the bookstore. and I went to the drug store. That's enough for today, right?

Absolutely.

hugs and hairpats to Kristen. ~ma and glitter to everyone who needs it.

Oh, that is an awesome outfit, Jilli! I love the hat. Not surprising, I love all your hats.

In being three is hard news, I just made pizzas from scratch while holding a three-year-old. Poor noodle woke up from his nap on the wrong side of bed. Then his older brother jumped all over him. THEN, his mommy wasn't home. Poor noodle.

DJ, can you suggest that she go to Venice and you meet her a few days later in Budapest?