After a two-year Covid delay, we are finally on the girls’ high school graduation cruise!

Arrived in Venice after getting a restorative 1.5 hours of sleep on the plane.

There is a 100% percent chance you will get lost in Venice if you have all your wits about you. Navigating the alleys of Venice on 1.5 hours of sleep is extra fun. Tried to walk around Venice, but we were delirious with exhaustion, and utterly useless.

Stopped in at the famous Harry’s Bar so I could hang out with Hemingways ghost. Had a Bellini, which was absurdly expensive and meh, if I’m being honest. Haydee and I had a not completely lucid conversation about napkins. SO SO SO tired.

Shocked the entire Italian nation by eating dinner at the unreasonable hour of 6pm. Almost fell asleep in my gnocchi. Waiter brought us shots of homemade grappa with raisins. I hate grappa. And raisins. The girls took one for the team and drank mine. Left the raisins.

Ran into the Italian version of Duck on our walk back to the hotel. I miss Duckie.

Everyone was asleep before 8pm.