Buongiorno 🌼. Welcome into week 2. I‘d say week 1 hit us with nearly everything and then some. By now I’ve caught you all up on the daily chronicles of the Smarties. Pulling our hair out, I meant living our…
Bellissimo 3/21
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Sunday Mike 2/21
Yesterday was a catch up day. We ran a few errands and tried to just ignore that fact that we have a major water leak. Nobody seemed to be worried about it, why should the Smarties. Luckily, Mike figured out…
Just the basics 2/21
Just trying to catch up on almost a full week in review. Again, I am typing this on my cell phone & it won’t allow me to see the full text. Please excuse the typos and errors. It only takes…
When in Rome 2/21
In all fairness, you would want a new couch too! The house was left completely furnished (Almost too much. They literally left everything. Which I guess – our bad for not being more specific, but really shame on the realtor…
No water no problem 2/21
Well Monday 2/22/2021 was our 1st night in Italy. We were pleasantly surprised and should I say relieved when we saw our home. My mom kept saying “what if you get there and it’s a scam”. Honestly, the thought really…
Are we really doing this 2/21
Andiamo ~ Let’s go 🇮🇹 Here goes everything. We’re following our hearts and going on a wing & a prayer to Italy….. join us for no doubt ~ a Griswald 5 alarm family fun journey. Full of daily shenanigans. We…
Timeless details.
“We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in the sand” Have you ever tried to pick a paint color? How about an off white or antique white shade. Let me tell you, the…
The vision is for an appointed time.
IMG_6001 Click on the IMG 6001 link highlighted in blue for a good laugh. The vision is for an appointed time; though it tarry, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. ~ Habakkuk 2:3 If you…
Every space should inspire you.
“Every space should inspire you to live your best life” The home was renovated in 1967, that’s all we know. Funny, when you look at homes in Italy on the internet and come across one that says “renovated”….the year will…
See you soon dinner.
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But, that’s ok. The journey changes you. It should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and…