Happy Halloween to everybody!!
Ever since I was little I have enjoyed Halloween because it is the one day you can be anything/one you want to be. Italy started celebrating this day about five years ago so it hasn't really caught on yet. I wanted to make this a special day for the boys so I planned a "carnival" for them after school. When we got home we dressed in our costumes, the night before I had made Fil's ghost costume out of an old sheet, Ruggie dressed as batman and I was a black cat. (I have posted pictures) I had them come into the kitchen and we made sugar cookies. I found some m&m's in the cabinet and made a batch with them. While we waited for the cookies to bake I had them bobb for apples. Ruggie wouldn't cause he thought you had to eat it and he doesnt like fruit. Fil did it though and finally got one. The night before I had drawn a spider web and 2 spiders and cut them out. After the apples we played pin the spider on the web. They seemed to like this game but it was getting late so we had to go trick or treating before the people had left. We were only suppose to go to three families in the building and they were expecting us so that's why we were on a schedule. When we got back they ate all their candy (despite what I told them to do). The cookies had cooled so we decorated them and before we finished Pat came home. I was really glad because even though we were having fun Ruggie was a little monster dressed as batman. He had thrown things in the kitchen, cracked some eggs in the fridge and just been ugly in the way he talked to me. So I was glad to hand them off to their mother. Pat carved a pumpkin and lit it, it was our center piece for dinner. After our simple dinner I packed my bags for Florence tomorrow!!
This was a great and memorable Halloween...even if I had to deal with a little monster.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Go to the Mattresses
After three consecutive days of rain, Saturday proved to be a beautiful sunny day. During the morning I stayed home and did my chores in peace. Alberto took Fil and a friend to the mountains for a walk and Pat went shopping with friends. Ruggie stayed with me and he played while I finished my chores. Pat came home for lunch and then I was free for the rest of the weekend. I stayed in my room for awhile and rested, but left at 4 to meet Barbara. We took the tram downtown and then walked along the Po River. We crossed the river and walked a couple of miles up to a church overlooking the city. On our way we met a couple that goes to my church so we stopped and talked for awhile. At the church we took lots of pictures because the sun was beginning to set and was just breathtaking (I have posted the pictures on the picture website so check them out). We walked back to the main part of the city and then took a bus back to my apartment. We watched a movie in my room and then went to our favorite restaraunt close to our homes for pizza. Another relaxing day in the city but it was nice to walk around because we are trying to save money for our trip to Florence on Thursday.
Sunday was the laziest day I've had in a long time (like before coming to Italy in May) and I loved every second of it!!. The time changed for us so I slept in until (the new) 9:30. The house was silent cause Ruggie spent the night with his grandma and Fil was at boyscouts for the day. Pat and Alberto went our after breakfast and I hung out at home looking for interior jobs in the US on the internet. I made a wonderful pasta lunch and then got ready for another afternoon with Barbara. Andrea let me borrow the movie, Il Padrino (The Godfather) and since I had never seen it I thought while the house was empty would be a good day to watch on the big tv in the living room. Unfortunately, we didn't finish before the family came home so we stopped it and sat around the living room and talked. Barbara really enjoyed meeting the family and Fil asked to stay for dinner ("leave the gun take the cannoli") so she sayed for homeade lasgna. The parents went out later so Barbara stayed and helped me clean the kitchen. After I put the boys to bed we finished the movie. We then called it a night and "went to the matresses". Nothing like starting another week, "Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday...."
(I kinda liked the movie if you can't tell)
Sunday was the laziest day I've had in a long time (like before coming to Italy in May) and I loved every second of it!!. The time changed for us so I slept in until (the new) 9:30. The house was silent cause Ruggie spent the night with his grandma and Fil was at boyscouts for the day. Pat and Alberto went our after breakfast and I hung out at home looking for interior jobs in the US on the internet. I made a wonderful pasta lunch and then got ready for another afternoon with Barbara. Andrea let me borrow the movie, Il Padrino (The Godfather) and since I had never seen it I thought while the house was empty would be a good day to watch on the big tv in the living room. Unfortunately, we didn't finish before the family came home so we stopped it and sat around the living room and talked. Barbara really enjoyed meeting the family and Fil asked to stay for dinner ("leave the gun take the cannoli") so she sayed for homeade lasgna. The parents went out later so Barbara stayed and helped me clean the kitchen. After I put the boys to bed we finished the movie. We then called it a night and "went to the matresses". Nothing like starting another week, "Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday...."
(I kinda liked the movie if you can't tell)
Friday, October 26, 2007
Stick a fork in me I'm done
It's sad to say but I always hate Thursdays because I work all day and have the boys all alone until they go to bed. Most Thursdays are fine but I always dread them like I use to dread Mr. Campbell chemistry tests. This Thursday was fine but the freezing rain for the second day in a row was making it hard to get up and around. Once I got to work I continued to work on this apartment in London. The exciting thing about it though is the library I have been drawing (was designed before I got to Italy) did not get approved by the borrough committee, so we had to purpose the client other options. Five new options to be exact! But the cool thing about redrawing is my boss is actually letting me design the options. We collaborated on the ideas but I still get to give my ideas. This hands on approach is making more excited about the project and we are almost in the phase of picking out all the finishes and furniture so now that I am begining to see what the end result will be I am really hooked and the hours just fly by. I looked at the clock and it was time to eat lunch and when I finished lunch I began to work and before I knew it it was time to pick up the boys. When we got home I put in a movie to keep them calm for an hour before we went to basketball practice...oh how I love you Disney. After bball I fixed a simple dinner and we had chocolate pudding Mekayla made for dessert. I tried to get the boys to bed early cause I wanted to try and watch Greys Anatomy in Italian but by the time I got them to bed I was too frustrated to focus on the fast speech. Not an extremely eventful day but not as bad as I always think Thursdays will be, exactly like those tricky high school science tests.
Today was still raining and cold...three days non stop rain. Fortunately I love rain but it is hard to wake up with no sun like I'm use to. This morning I woke up at 10 till 7 and I guess I shut my alarm off cause I looked at the clock and it was 10 till 8!! I jumped out of bed and hurried to the kitchen just sure I missed breakfast. To my surprise Pat was just starting hers and Fil just got to the table....so we were all late this morning. Work was awesome today. The client approved one of the five options and I have moved on to the fourth floor. I am currently working on a staircase and trying to design it in a partictular way that it is half spiral and half regular. This project is proving to be more difficult everyday trying to figure out weird angles of walls, stair diameters, and trying to master everything using metric system. My boss is really patience and works me through things I don't understand. She also stops at different times of the days and tells me helpful hints I might need to know in the future...general things that will make me a better designer and business woman. Today we designed a shoe cabinet that will hold 100 pairs of shoes!! I told Pat and she said she wanted one too :-) When Ruggie and I got back from Gymnastics we waited for Pat and Fil to get home cause they went to buy food for our special dinner. Fil wanted to do burgenoun (sorry can't spell French..one language at a time) it's like fondue but you dip raw meat in hot oil and wait for it to cook. I always wanted do this but I never imagined doing it with three kids (their eleven year old cousin Marta came over too). We had sausage, pork, chicken, and beef and four different sauces to try. I little tip for you out there that want to do this....it is not a good idea to have five years olds participate. By the time the meal was over I had a headache and wanted to use one of those skinny forks on me. It was a good lesson in patiences though. I didn't get upset I just sat back and watched the chaos. I drank a little red wine and had ice cream for dessert to try to calm my nerves. Stick a fork in me I'm done and going to bed....Yeah it's the weekend
PS I added some photos that I took last weekend so check those out when you have time
Today was still raining and cold...three days non stop rain. Fortunately I love rain but it is hard to wake up with no sun like I'm use to. This morning I woke up at 10 till 7 and I guess I shut my alarm off cause I looked at the clock and it was 10 till 8!! I jumped out of bed and hurried to the kitchen just sure I missed breakfast. To my surprise Pat was just starting hers and Fil just got to the table....so we were all late this morning. Work was awesome today. The client approved one of the five options and I have moved on to the fourth floor. I am currently working on a staircase and trying to design it in a partictular way that it is half spiral and half regular. This project is proving to be more difficult everyday trying to figure out weird angles of walls, stair diameters, and trying to master everything using metric system. My boss is really patience and works me through things I don't understand. She also stops at different times of the days and tells me helpful hints I might need to know in the future...general things that will make me a better designer and business woman. Today we designed a shoe cabinet that will hold 100 pairs of shoes!! I told Pat and she said she wanted one too :-) When Ruggie and I got back from Gymnastics we waited for Pat and Fil to get home cause they went to buy food for our special dinner. Fil wanted to do burgenoun (sorry can't spell French..one language at a time) it's like fondue but you dip raw meat in hot oil and wait for it to cook. I always wanted do this but I never imagined doing it with three kids (their eleven year old cousin Marta came over too). We had sausage, pork, chicken, and beef and four different sauces to try. I little tip for you out there that want to do this....it is not a good idea to have five years olds participate. By the time the meal was over I had a headache and wanted to use one of those skinny forks on me. It was a good lesson in patiences though. I didn't get upset I just sat back and watched the chaos. I drank a little red wine and had ice cream for dessert to try to calm my nerves. Stick a fork in me I'm done and going to bed....Yeah it's the weekend
PS I added some photos that I took last weekend so check those out when you have time
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Afternoon with Picasso
Monday was a good day even though it is always tough to get back into "babysitter" mode after my relaxing weekends. Ruggie had a play date with his little friend Leonardo in the afternoon so at 4 I took him to the park while we waited so Fil couldn't kill him. Right before we left the house, Fil hit Ruggie and busted his lip, making it bleed...deep sigh....I left the punk at home with Mekayla. Every few minutes Ruggie would ask me when it was time to go to Leo's house and I felt bad that he had to wait an hour and a half but it was better than having both boys couped up in the house. Finally it was time to go to Leo's house! I love that kid...he is three going on 25. Everytime I see him in the park with his nanny he always shouts, "Ciao Lindsey" (and he pronounces my name better than most Italians). I dropped off one kid in time to pick the other one up for Basketball. Alberto said he would pick him up so I went back home and had some alone time while I waited for the family to get home. We had a quiet dinner at home and then I met Barbara in the park. It was her birthday so we decided to go for some gelato and spent over an hour just talking over our amazing desserts. Reluctantly we both went back to our homes to rest for another busy day of child care.
Tuesday
The days are starting to get colder...which I love. I was on a mission to finish my drawings at work and succeded!! I finished all but two rooms of the top floor. Feelings somewhat productive I went home and met Ruggie there. He had gone to the hospital with his mom to get vaccine shots and then he stayed at home until I got off work. We went to his music lesson with another mother and her two sons, they are four and two so needless to say the car ride is a long and loud. While I was waiting for the lesson to finish I went to a store that is sorta like Wal-Mart and looked for ideas for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately they didn't have as many things I was looking for so this Thanksgiving might be lacking a few traditional dishes (depending on what side of the scale you are on that might not be a bad thing). We had another nice family dinner where we discussed current events and daily activities. Even though I don't like cleaning the kitchen after every meal, it is nice when Alberto sits in the kitchen and talks to me while I wash the dishes.
Wednesday
Today was rainy and cold but perfect day for a hat so I was happy I didn't have to fix it. Mathilde came back from London today so we were very busy trying to correct drawings and discussing what she learned from our clients while she was abroad. The day flew by and before I knew it I had to go get the boys. I always carry an umbrella but I took it out two days ago so of course it rained while I walked to their schools. I was a little suruprised when I got to Ruggies school because Alberto's mother was there with Ruggie waiting for me. The sat in the dry warm car while I waited outside for Fil. She gave us a ride home and then stayed for a few minutes. Fil and I were suppose to go to the modern art museum today but he threw this huge fit and would not go. Finally I bribed him to go and his grandmother gave us a ride. There was a special exhibition on collages, and since I have made several with the boys, Pat really wanted me to take Fil. The collections was wonderful. Collage art is some of my favorite (and the only pieces I like by Picasso-in contrast to his cubanist paintings). They had two of his and a whole wall of Matisse. My family has two prints of Matisse so Fil was excited to see something he knows. He really enjoyed the show and we had a nice time, even if we had to walk home in the rain. After dinner I had to work on some more drawings because when I left work today I saved my stuff but when Mathilde opened the folder the work was not there. I checked my files on my computer and the same thing...not drawings!! I was very upset and embarrased to call her and tell her they weren't there. I know I saved though and think it has to to with our server because we have had similar problems in the past-just not whole days of work gone. Surprisingly the second time around didn't take me very long and I think it looks even better than the first drawing did. I enjoy my work and drawing on my computer but I couldn't help to wonder how much fun I would have if I was creating a collage...oh well maybe this weekend I will make one :-)
Tuesday
The days are starting to get colder...which I love. I was on a mission to finish my drawings at work and succeded!! I finished all but two rooms of the top floor. Feelings somewhat productive I went home and met Ruggie there. He had gone to the hospital with his mom to get vaccine shots and then he stayed at home until I got off work. We went to his music lesson with another mother and her two sons, they are four and two so needless to say the car ride is a long and loud. While I was waiting for the lesson to finish I went to a store that is sorta like Wal-Mart and looked for ideas for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately they didn't have as many things I was looking for so this Thanksgiving might be lacking a few traditional dishes (depending on what side of the scale you are on that might not be a bad thing). We had another nice family dinner where we discussed current events and daily activities. Even though I don't like cleaning the kitchen after every meal, it is nice when Alberto sits in the kitchen and talks to me while I wash the dishes.
Wednesday
Today was rainy and cold but perfect day for a hat so I was happy I didn't have to fix it. Mathilde came back from London today so we were very busy trying to correct drawings and discussing what she learned from our clients while she was abroad. The day flew by and before I knew it I had to go get the boys. I always carry an umbrella but I took it out two days ago so of course it rained while I walked to their schools. I was a little suruprised when I got to Ruggies school because Alberto's mother was there with Ruggie waiting for me. The sat in the dry warm car while I waited outside for Fil. She gave us a ride home and then stayed for a few minutes. Fil and I were suppose to go to the modern art museum today but he threw this huge fit and would not go. Finally I bribed him to go and his grandmother gave us a ride. There was a special exhibition on collages, and since I have made several with the boys, Pat really wanted me to take Fil. The collections was wonderful. Collage art is some of my favorite (and the only pieces I like by Picasso-in contrast to his cubanist paintings). They had two of his and a whole wall of Matisse. My family has two prints of Matisse so Fil was excited to see something he knows. He really enjoyed the show and we had a nice time, even if we had to walk home in the rain. After dinner I had to work on some more drawings because when I left work today I saved my stuff but when Mathilde opened the folder the work was not there. I checked my files on my computer and the same thing...not drawings!! I was very upset and embarrased to call her and tell her they weren't there. I know I saved though and think it has to to with our server because we have had similar problems in the past-just not whole days of work gone. Surprisingly the second time around didn't take me very long and I think it looks even better than the first drawing did. I enjoy my work and drawing on my computer but I couldn't help to wonder how much fun I would have if I was creating a collage...oh well maybe this weekend I will make one :-)
Monday, October 22, 2007
Now That is COOL
Another busy intense weekend...
On Saturday I slept in and then did my weekend chores. I had to buy bread at the local bakery instead of going to the veggie and fruit market. I am friends with the women that run the bakery and love TRYING to chat with them while I wait for my bread. When the kids got home from the pool we had a simple lunch with the all five of us which hasn't happened on a weekend since the beginning of September! It was nice to eat as a whole "family". After lunch I met Barbara and her two girls and Balbina at OUR park. Parco Valentino is our favorite place to go so we decided to take the girls and let them run around and work out some energy. At 6 we went back to their house and started baking chocolate cake and I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. The only bad thing was the recipe called for a stick of butter and apparently the sticks are bigger here cause the cookies were as flat (and greesy) as pancakes (but still tasted good). Andrea and I went out for pizza so that we could finalize plans for our trip next week. Next Thursday is All Saints' Day and there is a 4 day weekend. Andrea, Barbara and I are going to Florence, Pisa and Sienna. I am really looking forward to it. After dinner we went back to Barbara's and finished watching a movie they were in the middle of and then sat around and talked until almost 2 in the morning.
Sunday was jammed packed. In the morning around 11, Pat and Alberto's friend, Luca, picked me up and we went to an art exihibition of contemporary African art in an old Fiat warehouse. Some pieces I really enjoyed but overall the art was not my taste. Lots of bright colors and surprisingly lots of glitter paint. We also went to the permanent collection which I loved. There were a few Matisse, Picasso, one Manet and one Renior. These painting were much more enjoyable for me than the African art. We ate a quick lunch in the food court and headed to Superga, a little town or suberb of Torino located on a hill overlooking the whole city. We went inside the huge church and walked up the 1000+ stairs to the roof for an amazing view of the city and surrounding areas. I had to get back to the city because I was meeting Barbara and Balbina for a night of fun. We met at the bus station and went to the other side of town to one of the three Olympic Ice Palaces to see a gala ice skating show with the famous skaters and the 2006 men's gold medalist from Russia. He was amazing and the first routine he did was to a Pavaroti song that literally made me cry. Many of the skaters danced to Pavaroti and other Italian opera songs. It was great to actually see some of them in person after I have watched them for so many years on tv. After the show we went to our favorite pizzeria and talked with the owner while we ate. Barbara and I ended our night with gelato even though it has been getting really cold here lately.
A very cool weekend-in more ways than one!
On Saturday I slept in and then did my weekend chores. I had to buy bread at the local bakery instead of going to the veggie and fruit market. I am friends with the women that run the bakery and love TRYING to chat with them while I wait for my bread. When the kids got home from the pool we had a simple lunch with the all five of us which hasn't happened on a weekend since the beginning of September! It was nice to eat as a whole "family". After lunch I met Barbara and her two girls and Balbina at OUR park. Parco Valentino is our favorite place to go so we decided to take the girls and let them run around and work out some energy. At 6 we went back to their house and started baking chocolate cake and I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. The only bad thing was the recipe called for a stick of butter and apparently the sticks are bigger here cause the cookies were as flat (and greesy) as pancakes (but still tasted good). Andrea and I went out for pizza so that we could finalize plans for our trip next week. Next Thursday is All Saints' Day and there is a 4 day weekend. Andrea, Barbara and I are going to Florence, Pisa and Sienna. I am really looking forward to it. After dinner we went back to Barbara's and finished watching a movie they were in the middle of and then sat around and talked until almost 2 in the morning.
Sunday was jammed packed. In the morning around 11, Pat and Alberto's friend, Luca, picked me up and we went to an art exihibition of contemporary African art in an old Fiat warehouse. Some pieces I really enjoyed but overall the art was not my taste. Lots of bright colors and surprisingly lots of glitter paint. We also went to the permanent collection which I loved. There were a few Matisse, Picasso, one Manet and one Renior. These painting were much more enjoyable for me than the African art. We ate a quick lunch in the food court and headed to Superga, a little town or suberb of Torino located on a hill overlooking the whole city. We went inside the huge church and walked up the 1000+ stairs to the roof for an amazing view of the city and surrounding areas. I had to get back to the city because I was meeting Barbara and Balbina for a night of fun. We met at the bus station and went to the other side of town to one of the three Olympic Ice Palaces to see a gala ice skating show with the famous skaters and the 2006 men's gold medalist from Russia. He was amazing and the first routine he did was to a Pavaroti song that literally made me cry. Many of the skaters danced to Pavaroti and other Italian opera songs. It was great to actually see some of them in person after I have watched them for so many years on tv. After the show we went to our favorite pizzeria and talked with the owner while we ate. Barbara and I ended our night with gelato even though it has been getting really cold here lately.
A very cool weekend-in more ways than one!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Rough Ride
By Thursday I was still feeling under the weather and decided to stay home from work. The beauty of that decision is that I can work from home because all the files are saved on my computer. However I slept from 9-1 and only worked from 2-3:45 until I had to pick the boys up. After I got the boys home Fil said he wasnt feeling very well either and the boys were very calm at home, reading books and laying on the sofa. I continued to feel bad and as the hours dragged on my dizzy spells became more intense. The parents go to Tango every Thursday so I knew I had to be with the boys all night and was hoping the spells would stop. We didn't go to basketball because Fil was still feeling bad. We had a simple dinner and to my happy surprise Pat came home to help me put them to bed and I decided to work a little on my drawings for my design job. But the spells increased so I went to bed hoping the ride would end when I woke the next morning.
Friday,
Happy to report the ride had changed from the spinning teacups to the carousel. I went to work and tried, in vain, to catch up on my drawings. When I got the boys from school Fil and I had our daily battle on doing homework. The plan is to do homework after lunch while Ruggie takes a nap. I got Ruggie to sleep and Fil started his homework. He finished most but was having a hard time finishing the last, losing attention with each new math problem (I don't really blame the guy he was doing almost 2 hours of homework). At 4:45 I took Ruggie to gymnastics and left Fil at home crying and screaming. Right before we left I told Fil he could play on the computer for 30 minutes until I had to leave for gym and that when I left he had to get off cause he's not allowed to be on without supervision and Mekala was busy cleaning the house. He agreeed but when time came to quit he wouldn't and threw a huge fit. When I got back from gym I was worried that he may never talk to me again, but his second personality kicked in and he was this happy sweet little boy. Friday night the family went to a memorial mass and dinner with their whole family, so I stayed home and fixed an American breakfast for dinner and worked/played on the computer. Friday ended with me completely dizzy free and am hoping it stays that way for the rest of the weekend cause this cowgirl is tired after the rough ride of Thursday and Friday
Friday,
Happy to report the ride had changed from the spinning teacups to the carousel. I went to work and tried, in vain, to catch up on my drawings. When I got the boys from school Fil and I had our daily battle on doing homework. The plan is to do homework after lunch while Ruggie takes a nap. I got Ruggie to sleep and Fil started his homework. He finished most but was having a hard time finishing the last, losing attention with each new math problem (I don't really blame the guy he was doing almost 2 hours of homework). At 4:45 I took Ruggie to gymnastics and left Fil at home crying and screaming. Right before we left I told Fil he could play on the computer for 30 minutes until I had to leave for gym and that when I left he had to get off cause he's not allowed to be on without supervision and Mekala was busy cleaning the house. He agreeed but when time came to quit he wouldn't and threw a huge fit. When I got back from gym I was worried that he may never talk to me again, but his second personality kicked in and he was this happy sweet little boy. Friday night the family went to a memorial mass and dinner with their whole family, so I stayed home and fixed an American breakfast for dinner and worked/played on the computer. Friday ended with me completely dizzy free and am hoping it stays that way for the rest of the weekend cause this cowgirl is tired after the rough ride of Thursday and Friday
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Bring on the Heat
Monday was the official day that Torino's heat got turned on. Until then though I have been fine at night with one blanket and a light jacket during the day. However, my work is like a icebox and am hoping the heat works before I freeze to death (a slight overreaction). Pat told me on Tuesday though it hasn't really been that cold so we are not turning on our heat out the house. I am just wondering how cold it has to get to have heat. Today was in the 50's and I would have enjoyed some heat while getting ready to go to work.
Today was a fabulous day at work. Mathilde and I went to a potenital client's office to talk about a project he is currently working on (has been working on for over 3 years). He is now at the point for interior designers. The meeting was in English which made me even more excited. The project is extremely exciting and challenging. Because the project is in progress I am not allowed to reveal what exactly it is, all I can say is it is located to the EAST of Italy and is hospitality related. After the meeting we went out for lunch at a nice little cafe. Unfortunately what I ate didn't really make me feel well and by 5 I was feeling really bad. It caused me to have dizzy spells. I wanted off the ride but continued until the late evening. I was feeling better by 8 but the boys started screaming and fighting so I went into a relapse. Pat and Alberto had company over for dinner. The boys and I ate before the guests arrived. When they all (10) showed up I was wishing I was wearing camo so I could just fade away. I don't like being in big crowds when I am suppose to be taking care of the boys and they are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I feel like I'm not doing my job very well and it makes me uncomfortable. I finally got to escape to my "super hero cave". I can't believe the week is almost over but I am ready for this weekend because my friends and I have a few plans in the works but I will blog about those later....so stay tuned.
Just in case you lost count I will be back in Texas 2 months from TODAY!! Yeah!
Quick story:
We were playing hide the thimble last night (we didn't have a thimble so we were hiding a Shrek action figure). Ruggie went first and hid him IN the VCR. It took me 20 minutes to rescue him, but don't worry he is recovering and the VCR still works...crisis averted.
Today was a fabulous day at work. Mathilde and I went to a potenital client's office to talk about a project he is currently working on (has been working on for over 3 years). He is now at the point for interior designers. The meeting was in English which made me even more excited. The project is extremely exciting and challenging. Because the project is in progress I am not allowed to reveal what exactly it is, all I can say is it is located to the EAST of Italy and is hospitality related. After the meeting we went out for lunch at a nice little cafe. Unfortunately what I ate didn't really make me feel well and by 5 I was feeling really bad. It caused me to have dizzy spells. I wanted off the ride but continued until the late evening. I was feeling better by 8 but the boys started screaming and fighting so I went into a relapse. Pat and Alberto had company over for dinner. The boys and I ate before the guests arrived. When they all (10) showed up I was wishing I was wearing camo so I could just fade away. I don't like being in big crowds when I am suppose to be taking care of the boys and they are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I feel like I'm not doing my job very well and it makes me uncomfortable. I finally got to escape to my "super hero cave". I can't believe the week is almost over but I am ready for this weekend because my friends and I have a few plans in the works but I will blog about those later....so stay tuned.
Just in case you lost count I will be back in Texas 2 months from TODAY!! Yeah!
Quick story:
We were playing hide the thimble last night (we didn't have a thimble so we were hiding a Shrek action figure). Ruggie went first and hid him IN the VCR. It took me 20 minutes to rescue him, but don't worry he is recovering and the VCR still works...crisis averted.
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