Mother's Day

   Our Mother's Day this year was very laid back. My mom was staying with us for the week, so I got to spend it with my baby and her!  It was the first time in over six years that I was able to celebrate with her, so I was pretty happy.

Closing On Our First Home

     We have been in the process of building a home since September 2016. We knew Aaron was going to get stationed at Fort Hood, and we were really tired of throwing our money away into rental homes, so we decided to buy. Since we both like newer homes and wanted to pick everything out ourselves, building was our best option. The process was a little stressful, especially because we did almost everything from Italy. Thankfully my parents and Aaron's dad made trips to the house for us while it was being built. 

    Back in October I visited our empty lot, took a tour of a home similar to ours, and picked out all of our selections {paint, brick, stone, granite, flooring, etc}. I had a pretty good idea of what it was going to be like, but it was a surprise for Aaron when he saw it for the first time on May 4. We did a final walk through then and then finally closed on May 12. After signing what seemed like a million documents, we were done! We drove to the model home, picked up our keys, and went to see our beautiful new home.

It's finally ours and we love it!

Connor's Fourth Birthday Party

    In April Connor turned four years old. We didn't throw him a birthday party because we were in the process of moving, but we did promise him we would celebrate when we got to Texas. We kept that promise, and on May 6 we threw him a small birthday party at my mom and dads house. He had a lot of fun playing with his cousins and eating the special strawberry cupcakes I made him {he requested them months ago}. 

Goodbye Italy, Hello Texas!

     Aaron and I were both so ready to move back to Texas, so it is no surprise that we hardly slept the night before our flight. Connor was wide awake from the moment we woke him up that morning. I think he was really excited too. We had to leave the hotel by 3am so that Connor and I could catch the shuttle to the airport. Aaron went with a friend and he took both the dogs and all of our luggage. By the time Connor and I arrived, he was already waiting in line to check in. It went mostly smoothly, and the dogs were pretty nervous, but we got them checked in and my worries subsided some.

One Last Trip to Monte Berico

  One of the first places we visited when we moved to Vicenza was Monte Berico {Mount Berico}. There is a beautiful church on top of the hill and an overlook of the city. I thought it would be fitting to visit this beautiful place just one last time before we say ciao to Italy for good. I am so happy we did because it was such a good way for us to end this chapter before we start a new one.