Relaxing

     Today was a relaxing day. We spent all morning in our pajamas. I layed on the couch and watched TV, Connor played with ALL his toys and made a huge mess, and Aaron played games on his computer. It was so much needed since it's always go, go, go these days. At lunch time, we picked up lunch and went to our friends new house. We spent the whole afternoon there and didn't get back to the hotel until close to 7. We had leftovers for dinner and then went to sleep pretty early.

We found this big snail in our friends yard.

Catching Up

     I have been slacking, BIG time. I think I have a pretty good excuse though. We have been really busy. Since my last post, we have both passed our drivers test and got our Italian drivers license (I got a 100, but I am still scared as heck to drive here), we signed the rental contract on the town home we are going to live in for the next 3 years, we bought a car, we celebrated our 3 year anniversary, and we have started to venture away from the base. 

    We have been living in a hotel for 29 nights, and still have 13 more to go. We are ready to get out of here. We have tried to help Connor adjust by making it feel like he is at home. We put his suitcase on the ground with all his toys so he can play whenever he wants.

 He likes to sit in it.

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).