I’ve been told I shouldn’t boast about how sickly sweet Pep can be, yet I can’t stop. Seriously, if your husband prepared lunch like this, wouldn’t you want to tell? Come on gals, what do you think? Notice something a teeny bit “off” in that message of love? Well, I don’t. “Y” stands for “ya,”...Read More
They say the best surprise is no surprise, but I can’t quite say I agree. I mean, seriously. Who thought of that? The best surprise is returning to your new country and your new husband after spending five weeks away, walking through the door and finding an oversized package covered with hearts with your name...Read More
One of the benefits of living in a foreign country, besides the striking people and homemade dishes, is being able to display around-the-clock affection for your home country. Not that expats plunge onward in blind patriotism, in fact, it is the opposite. Many of us are aware of our country’s, dare I say, shortcomings, but choose to love...Read More
It is just no one told my husband. Last week marked my SIX MONTH wedding anniversary, and while both my mom and Pep’s dad made fun of us for celebrating, we did anyway. We had a nice romantic dinner. He bought me roses. We reminisced about our wedding day. He gave me fat pants. I...Read More
With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, B&B’ing, freelance writing, and learning how to cook, it’s easy for me to feel lost. In this state, we can easily take for granted our loved ones, our family and friends, and even our four-legged pals. In November, 2006 our community puppette, Sophia, gave birth to six...Read More
It’s true. I lose stuff all.of.the.time! In my defense, it is not usually my fault things disappear. Seriously. Can I help it if someone digs through my jacket takes my cell phone and MP3 player? Is it my fault if a white gold and diamond bracelet (the first present Peppe ever gave me) fell off my...Read More
Ah, yes…I am one of those people who look for signs all around me. I truly do. I hear them in songs and see them when walking down the street. One million other people may see the same “sign” – but I’m convinced it was sent – to ME. Case in point. I’d recently completed...Read More
Ok. Ok. So, it has been three days and I’ve already wished you Easter blessings. I know. I knooooow. But, don’t you want to hear about Easter in Calabria? I woke up early Sunday morning (around 9:00, he he) to a beautiful sunny day. Sky had predicted thunderstorms throughout Italy – throughout the weekend. Since...Read More
You know I get overwhelmed when there are too many holidays and fun events going on at once. Remember? Well, it has happened again and I am just bubbling over with things to talk about. I know, I’ve promised to let you in on more details of our Sicily trip. So, for that, I will...Read More
This Marriage Meme was sent to me by a friend who found it on Kerry’s Khaos. What fun! And, how appropriate for this week’s installment of Love Thursday! 1. Where/how did you meet? We met in the burbs of Paris in 2000. We had seen each other around for a few months, and were officially...Read More
