Moving=Lots To Do!

     I love productive days! We opened up an account at the Italian bank here on post, got a cashiers check to buy Aaron's car tomorrow, picked up Aaron's social security card, got a new ID made for me, switched our insurance to Tricare Prime Overseas, and went grocery shopping all before 3pm! It was a lot of walking, but we checked a lot off our list.

Enjoying a lollipop that he got from the ID card office.

Our Saturday

Downtown Vicenza

    We spent the day downtown with some friends. Since none of us have a car, we took the bus downtown. It was a new experience and easier than I thought.

I Love Italy!

     I really do! I just wish my family and friends were here too, then it would be perfect :)

     Here's how our day went: Our morning was pretty busy. Aaron passed his driving test and then we rushed to the housing office for our 10:30 appointment. We made it just in time! We went over our pre-negotiations and it went well. We meet the landlord and sign the contract on Wednesday :) After everything goes through, I'll post pictures of the house. I think it is going to be perfect for us!

     We brought lunch back to our hotel room and then Connor went to sleep for his first, and only, nap of the day. It's okay though because we both napped for 2 1/2 hours. I guess that's what happens when you are up all night! After we woke up, Aaron took Connor and Kylie outside to play. When I went outside, I found both the boys dropping rocks in the water drainage hole (can't think of the proper word). 

House Hunting and Drivers Class

    It has been a busy couple days! We went and looked at a couple houses yesterday with a taxi interpreter. We didn't drive around in a taxi like I thought we would, it was a regular car. The man that drove us to both appointments was very nice and informative. After several hours of discussing the pros and cons, we chose one that we think is going to work best for our family. We went to the housing office this morning and setup a meeting for tomorrow to discuss per-negotiations. There are a few things that we would like for them to change, so we hope they agree.

   I also had a 2 hour driving class this afternoon. It was crazy how much information I have to learn and how different things are here. No driving and eating or drinking, you can't leave your car idling for longer than 2 minutes, tickets are super expensive, there are over a 100 signs to memorize, and parking spaces in different colors mean different things. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of studying before my test on Friday!

 

Our First Week in Vicenza, Italy

     We have had a great first week in Italy. It is so beautiful and I can't wait to see more of it. We have been adjusting pretty well in all aspects except for our sleep schedule. I guess it's more like Connor's sleep schedule. Aaron and I can sleep all the time, Connor on the other hand is having a hard time staying asleep at night. He likes to wake up at midnight and play. He has also been sleeping with us for part of the night, every night. I usually wake up with a foot in my back or about to fall off the bed because Connor has pushed me to the edge.