Home is Wherever I'm with You

  Some days life as an expat is crazy... Today was one of those days where pretty much nothing goes right. Started last night. Josh was trying to leave for the airport. I'm making dinner and the dryer is going. Blew a fuse. But we don't know where the fuse box is...after some google translate we found it and then it continues to happen several more times. This morning making eggs. Mid cooking, the fire on the gas stove turns off. No reason for it. Find out later you have to buy gas like a propane tank for a grill. But that wasn't done before we got here. There are gates to enter our house but only half of gate opens so you can just barely squeeze one car through. I’m talking fold your mirrors in and close your eyes hope you don’t take off all the paint tight squeeze.  Road trip to school, water main break detour takes 35 extra min because you're driving on a mountain and every one and their brother are trying to go that way too. Gas got fixed. Gate got fixed. Road go...

 Buongiorno! It's been over 5 months since my last update.  We thought we would live in the apartment 6 weeks, but that turned into 5 months.  It was long and frustrating but we reached the end of the tunnel and I'm now sitting in Italy drinking coffee on the patio.  I guess it was worth the wait!   We arrived on Tuesday morning and I'm pretty sure since then I've slept about 8 hours total. Jet lag is rough!  The kids finally slept through the night last night.  So maybe Josh and I are close too!   The boys started school and the first day seemed to be great!  They are going to the International School in Bologna and have already made some friends.  I've met several people as well and everyone is so friendly!  We're all in the same boat and everyone just "gets it".  They get the frustrations and the delay, the different food and the tired kids.  So I think we will fit in just fine!       ...