A visit from mom

May 31, 2007

Our travels continued when my mom and Walter, her husband, came to visit last week. We spent 2 days in Milan and then went to Cinque Terre, a group of towns on the Mediterranean. It was really beautiful there and we had such a fun time exploring all the little towns and eating really good food. We even hiked from one town to another and loved seeing the ocean and the cliffs. After that, we went to Bellagio on Lake Como. It rained a lot while we were there, but our stay at Hotel Belvedere was wonderful. It is so fun to share our Italian life with friends and family from home. My mom and Walter really got to see what it was like to be here and deal with the quirky Italian ways. And as with all our visitors, Ben and I are so grateful that they came to see us, it really makes us happy.

Now, we have one month left of being here and are deciding what are next steps will be. Hopefully, we will be coming through New York, Washington, and Memphis/Pickwick during July while Ben continues to look for a job. I have realized in the last month that Milan has become a home for us, even though it's not the best. And while, i don't think i'll be very sad to leave it, we've made a life for ourselves here and I feel proud that we've accomplished that. This next transition to wherever we end up seems even scarier than the one we made moving here. But we're praying that the next place we move is full of friends and opportunity for both of us.

Ben is very busy right now with school and I am not doing much. There's always possible performances for me, but one never knows with this group. Happy June to Everyone.