Love, John Ralph & Jessica
Blessed
I don't say it enough, but I have an amazing family. When John Ralph and I got married, the size of my amazing family doubled. We are...
Home again , home again, jiggity jog
John Ralph is home! He got in early yesterday morning (around 0430) and I couldn't be any happier. We had such a great day yesterday ...
We have a couch...
...Oh, buddy, do we have a couch. I spent the better part of 6 hours today following an Indian man around the city looking for his truck, ...
I probably deserved a princess band aid
Things have been really busy here, but not exactly interesting. You know how sometimes you can run around doing things all day long, but a...
A city after my own heart
Vicenza is having a chocolate festival all weekend long. One of the perks of living downtown is that I only have to walk about 50 yards to...
Spooktacular
This afternoon I found myself with a little extra time on my hands, so I decided to start doing a little redecorating. Yesterday, I stop...
Radiators
I may have mentioned this earlier, but there is some silly law in Italy that you can't turn your heat on before a certain date in Octob...
She works hard for the money
I got a phone call on Tuesday letting me know I was hired to work in the homework lab, an afterschool program with Child and Youth Services...
Ask and you shall receive
I have been praying that I would get the courage and have an opportunity to really get out and be immersed in the Italian culture... ...w...
Goblins and Ghouls
Well, I think it's safe to say that after a few Skype dates with Scootie and Seeber (sister and niece) and phone call each from my two ...
Challenges
The last few days have been a little tough. I was wondering when it was going to actually sink in that I'm living in another country,...
Fall
The hubby left this morning and is going to be out of the country for the next few weeks for work (boo!), so I'm on my own for a while....
Eat more chicken?
John Ralph and I enjoy entertaining (for those of you worrying that you haven't gotten your Christmas Party 2011 invite, rest easy, J...
Dear Dad,
I have finally, now that we've been here for two months, made it to an Italian grocery store. We have one on the end of our street cal...
Childhood memories
One New Year's Eve, when I was very young, my sister told me that if I stayed up until midnight a marching band would come marching dow...
Adventures
Yesterday, John Ralph and I decided to take a little break from unpacking, hop in our little European car, and go for a drive to some nearb...
Our humble abode
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have our stuff! It was supposed to arrive yesterday between the hours of 8AM and 5PM, so I sat at...
It's worse than waiting on Christmas.
Is it bad that I'm sitting in my window, anxiously looking out whenever I hear a truck coming down the street, hoping it's my house...
Monte Berico
One of the things we really love about this part of Italy is the scenery. Vicenza sits at the base of some beautiful mountains and is surr...
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