CHAPTER SEVENWHEN TWO BECOME ONE... AND THEN THREE

Heather and I had not traveled much together before our honeymoon in Italy. Between our lack of cash in college and her lack of time early in her career, the notion of taking off overseas seemed impossible. Which is probably why we spent more time planning our 12-day, four-stop tour rather than the finer details of the wedding itself.

We began by strolling Florence’s cobblestone streets, sampling blue “puffo” gelato (it allegedly means Smurf) and stuffing our suitcases with leather goods and market cheese. We then indulged at a remote resort on the Tuscan Coast. During our day excursion to Giglio Island, Heather ate a bad clam that turned her into a barf-spewing dragon. There wasn’t a corner ...

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