On the Road Again

Well, my time here in Italy is coming to a close. And if the vacation time offered by most American companies is any indication, it looks like I won’t be coming back for a while. Now I understand why Americans don’t go abroad so often.

We left the beach yesterday, and are now headed to Pavia (Ale’s birthplace) for his baptism. I know, I’m Protestant, what am I doing? If I’ve learned anything, it’s that sometimes, when the thing doesn’t hurt anyone, you just do things to keep the peace. But I digress. So, after this ceremony, we’re flying south for the week, to Sardinia (Alghero). I’ve never been to the south of Italy in all my times here, so I’m pretty excited about that. I mean, technically, we’re just trading one beach for another, but Sardinia is supposed to have the best in Italy, so we’re trading up at least.

Anyways, after that, Ale and I headed back to the States for a while (probably a very long while). I still don’t know exactly where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing, but I’m making progress. In the past month I’ve changed my mind so many times about the future, I don’t think anyone believes me anymore. First I was going to stay at home, then I was moving away, then I was staying in Cullman, but buying a house, now I’ll probably just go back to Plan A and stay with my family for a while. At least all this wondering gave me something to do...

Now that the time is getting closer, I’m starting to feel apprehensive and guilty about leaving Ale to go to work. I know millions of women do it, and they don’t torture kids at daycare, but still.. I don’t want to miss anything, whether it’s first steps or just some snuggles. But, I don’t have a choice, so I might as well find something worth doing.

Speaking of first steps, Ale has (somewhat) started walking! A couple weeks ago, he started taking steps, just a few at a time. Now he’s discovered cruising along the furniture and walls, so he refuses to take steps. He’s become quite a little character though. He shakes his head no, and he means it, too. He occasionally claps, and waves “ciao” constantly! He will definitely learn “ciao” before “hello”, as people here are always coming up to him and saying “ciao” repeatedly.



That’s about it for today, not feeling terribly inspired on this car ride. Just wanted to give a little update to my legions of fans (ha!), and let everyone know we’re alive and well! Now, I’m going to try to enjoy this last vacation before reality hits harder than ever.

Ciao for now,

Kathleen