For years my in-laws have been harassing us about having a baby. “If you didn’t want children, why did you even get married?” They asked. So, when we found out that I was “expecting,” F was super excited to tell…
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Francesco and I were in Cassino, Italy, for two weeks for our niece’s communion. For those of you that didn’t grow up Catholic (like I didn’t), it’s a Catholic rite of passage and-let me google it. Wikipedia says, “In the…
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It isn’t uncommon for moms everywhere to be on top of their kids like, “flies on shit,” as my mom would so eloquently say and Italian moms are no different. Italy is famous for the food, the beauty, and the…
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If you follow this blog you already know that my husband, Francesco, and I are talking about having children. For those of you that don’t come here often, you should know that it scares the holy shit out of me.…
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I’ve been getting comments, tweets, and emails asking what the hell happened at the end of my in-laws stay over Christmas and into January. Honestly? I was so busy hosting that I didn’t have time to write any lengthy posts…
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I want to start out by wishing all of you a happy holiday! Thank you so much for all the support, for keeping me sane, and for contributing to my life by sharing your stories with me. I wish you…
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I wrote this on my phone. I apologize for errors or crazy formatting. As you all know, my in-laws are in town for three weeks. It’s been interesting. If you haven’t had a chance to catch up you can see…
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This isn’t a real post. It’s more of a follow-up post to a series of posts that I wrote a long time ago. I felt that I should update everyone because I never did for some reason. I don’t want everyone to…
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expat life
My Italian Family And Religion: To Be Or Not To Be, And Why Is Jesus Punching My Kids?
May 28, 2014I woke up this morning with anxiety about babies. Wait. Let’s start again. I’m a big fan of compromise. I like getting my way like everyone else but I’m also a guilt driven person and getting my way often makes…
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You’ve moved to Italy and met a man who is different than anyone you’ve ever known in your life. If you’re partner is anything like mine he’s probably emotional, passionate, loving, a great cook and is embarrassing in the PDA…
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