Halftime Report

It is hard to believe that we are more than halfway through our Italian adventure. Last night at dinner, Ricardo and I were using football halftime as an analogy for where we are. It is time to take a break, relax, recharge, and decide how we want to "play" the rest of the game.

We have loved every minute of this adventure and have already made so many wonderful memories. However, I think we both realized that we want to do a little less sightseeing (our future trip to Rome excluded) and a lot more of what we do best (people-watching, walking the less-traveled streets, eating, hiking, renting a vespa, taking a sailing lesson, taking cooking classes,etc.). Don't get us wrong. We have loved the sightseeing and we cannot spend time in Italy without understanding the history. We are just getting a little run down and want to spend more time relaxing and making our remaining 5 1/2 weeks count. Before long, we will be back to work with a million things on our plate so we want to make sure we are not only enjoying Italy, but also enjoying each other.

Ricardo and I both feel that this trip has helped our states of mind (NYC was starting to wear on both of us more than we probably realized), life goals and, most importantly, our love for each other. I know it sounds sappy but we really have fallen even more in love with each other on this trip. You would think spending 24 hours a day together for the past two months would have the opposite effect, but it has brought us closer together. On the agenda for this week- Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and Bergamo. Italy on 3 1....2....3....Italy!!

Arrivederci!