cinque terre....heaven on earth

ciao tutti!!!
we arrived in cinque terre today! so gorgeous!!! yesterday we went to bugnara to visit with our relatives and it was incredible. so friendly and so much food and fast talking!!! we went on a little tour around town and saw grandmas old house which apparently she gave away...........whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??????????? (actually we saw BOTH houses and of course steph is already scheming as to how she can buy them back. as of right now shes thinking a couple grand will do it..all the gelato must be going to her head) my phone isnt getting service which has been quite frustrating and mom im sure youve been worried. apparently in one of the towns in cinque terre tomorrow there is a festival that were going to try to go to. lemon feast! hopefully the guide book is right, we need to ask around to find out. the hike is going to be daunting...its only seven miles but its supposed to take five hours and its possible we might die. the path looks ridiculously challenging. sorry for the lack of apostrophes but i have no idea where they are on the keyboard. also we just had the most amazing piece of pizza ever..so good! sorry this is all over the place...a little frazzled at the moment. steph found a boy in a dark alley and is now in love. shes convinced they  will soon be married. should prove to be an interesting stay here. this hotel were at is wayyy  nicer than the hostel we were in in rome although according to stephanie it was super nice. trust me. it wasnt. thats all i can come up with for now. more later. stacey
ps. mom if you must know i have been doing quite an excellent job with the italian thank you very much!