Here’s what we’ve been up to as of late
Olivia Grace is here!
October 18, 2010She arrived at 7:39am on October 14, 2010. She weighed in at 8 pounds even and is 19 inches long. Check out the cute pictures of here!!!
Home and with news!
June 14, 2010We’re now home and today Arlene had her sonogram – it’s a girl! I think we’re going to name her Olivia!
Getting ready to head home…
June 9, 2010The past few days we’ve been busy doing the last few things our list and saying some early goodbyes. On Saturday, Arlene bought some Italian fabric to make the girls and the new baby boy (Arlene is now convinced it’s a boy – I remain pretty sure it’s a girl) a few outfits. For lunch zia Isabella came over and we had a fabulous dish of risotto with Antoientta’s new favorite – quesadillas! She loves them and adds prosciutto or pacetta in place of ham. She and Massimo both say that quesadillas are now an official a part of the Ascalone menu. Oh and I almost forget – we also had caprese with pachino tomatoes which come from Sicily – we were told they’re the world’s best and they didn’t disappoint!
Then in the evening we finally took the motobarca over to Brindisi. The girls loved it and didn’t want to get off the ship. After shopping around a bit we took the motobarca back to casale and headed over to Rino’s. At Rino’s we had homemade focaccia and the girls once again loved playing outside on the terrace.
On Sunday Tonino, Annarita and Geogria stopped by and then for lunch we headed upstairs with zia Isabella over to Massimo’s mother’s house. We had fabulous lasagna, cutlets (which are fantastic and the girls devour) and then cafe. Why did I mention the cafe – because we had them in cups labeled “onlydecoration” (one word)! Then later that afternoon we again took the motobarca to Brindisi where they were celebrating Corpus Domini with a huge procession. The streets were packed and the city is filling with over a hundred large boats as a Brindisi to Corfu (Greece) race will start on Wednesday. On the way back to casale we took the long boat ride home so the girls could enjoy some extra time aboard.
Then on Monday we went shopping at the mall and once again had spicy kebobs - these things are seriously deciduous! Then later in the evening Maria Chaira and Ricardo came over as Antonietta made piadinas and Arlene made fresh guacamole and chips! YUM YUM!!!
Then yesterday we ate lunch at the beach while the girls played in the ocean. The water and the weather are starting to warm and the beaches are already starting to fill. Later in the afternoon, we visited Giovanni, Matia and Rosanna (at her mother’s house). Rosanna just found out she is pregnant and is staying there a bit to rest. Then a bit later we had calzone and pizza with zia Rina and zio Pierino down a la courso. It was a perfect way to spend our last evening together.
