So here is my first Post!
This past month I have been working hard on sewing up some new garments for my girls… Dresses to wear on vacation back Home, play clothes//romping around Sicily wear ;) For my Tea Bird’s Birthday I decided to surprise her with a cushy Bird…. One to lounge on while she reads… Im so so happy she LOVED it…
Read MoreI have a feeling there will be many Beach Posts…… We have so much to explore here!
This place is named “Marinai Beach” to the locals here on base, as its where a bunch of the Military members go …. Its about an hour from Base, but the drive is super easy and its very accessible… Called “Oasi Gelsomineto” you can find it here … Parking ranges from 6-12 Euro per car for parking, but its totally worth it! Clean and private and centered in a Nature Preserve…
Read MoreEvery year I make them take photos with me…. And as they get older, they give me the ol’ “ Aw come on Mom!” … And each Birthday I explain, its not for you, its for me, for our loved ones, and the loved ones to come… They I follow them around for 20 mins and get some shots! hehe I always win… Birdy was bribed with a Cake Pop ;)
Read MoreMan Im behind on posting….. It happens…
This one tho, when we finally made it to the Mountain….
Every day we visit her from our neighborhood- Us and the girls on the walk with the dog, waving from afar, saying ‘Hello’… From the clear days when she looks massive to the ones she hides behind the clouds to the shows she puts on, lava spits and dragon smoke, its like we’ve become friends… There is scientific proof that people have an endorphin effect from staring or being among the Mountains- this rings so true for Me.
Eddie Vedder said “Sure as I am breathing, sure as I am sad, Ill keep this wisdom in my flesh… I leave here believing more then I had, this love has got no ceiling.” I found this quote to resonate deep with me…
Read MoreCava Grande del Cassibille…
Ya’ll, I have been finding some Gems on ‘All Trails!!’ This hike was another W I N.
Read MoreWe had finally moved our legs……
Golly, there isnt anything else husband and I were craving more then a H I K E post quarantine….. Honestly, the kids may not have ever been on board so strongly either! The minute we knew that Nature was somewhat open here Andrew and I traded in our 4 seater rental for a bigger SUV and loaded up! Car, kids, fruit, music- Lets go! Im so late in the game, but I just discovered “All Trails” where I have been able to find hikes, the duration, the level etc with total ease…. Our first choice was perfection….
Read MoreWelp, Im finally finding myself falling in Love here. It has taken some time, some healing, some surrender- Maybe it was the light rolling across the super green hills or the sounds of cow bells, maybe just Him holding My hand while we drove into the countryside. After 13 years he still knows how to make my stomach swarm with butterflies…..
Read MoreCatania.
The very first place we visited post quarantine was the Piazza Carlo Alberto market, followed by the Pescheria (Fish Market) in Elephant Square on a early Saturday morning with new friends… The Markets were something I have dreamed of since we first found out Sicily would be our new Home. I imagined brick and cobbled old streets, lined with booths of fresh produce and spices and breads, freshly washed laundry hanging from tiny terraces above… Architecture and birds and the sounds of the incredible language shouting from vendor to vendor….
Read MoreOur path took us on quite a ride- We flew from Fukuoka to Tokyo to LA to Dallas to Baltimore to Rota to Belgium to Sigonella.
Read MoreIn a few weeks Ill be leaving japan, and sadly enough leaving friends like this… Ones that have become Family.
Covid has been a bitch this year, keeping people at a distance, for good reason, but its still a little crushing. We dont get to spend the time we once took for granted, with people we are on short time lines of living close to… Now here we are, getting ready to say Good Bye.
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