Last night we had a Ci Vediamo Dopo Party at one of our favorite restaurants here in Grottaglie. The food and wine was delicious, the atmosphere was perfect, and the company was exceptional. We'll truly miss the faces that we saw around the table last night.
Jackson is definitely onto us. He can tell that something's going on and from the looks of things, I'd say he's not happy about it.
Dan is trying to get him excited about his next adventure in jolly ol' England...and he even got Jackson to say the word "jolly" but you can tell our kid is still unsure of what all these movers and boxes and packed bags are about. He's going to miss Italy and his friends here for sure.One thing I've realized I'll miss about Italy is the way they love kids -- or more specifically, our kid. I don't know of a coffee shop (and I frequent many of them!) or a restaurant in America that welcomes your child (smiling or crying) as if he's family the way that they do here. Jackson got a little antsy as the hour got later and later and pretty soon he was carted off by Olivia, the restauranteur, to play in a giant trough full of wine corks.
Olivia and the rest of the restaurant staff gave Jackson a red wine cork to take home to America as a memento.
Our shipment is on its way to America already...although we probably won't see it for about a month. Our bags are packed, the last load of towels is in the dryer, and the apartment is spotless.
Tonight we'll be doing some more "Ci Vediamo Dopo-ing" (I just made that a word) and gelato eating and then tomorrow we fly to London before we head home to Edmonds. I seriously cannot believe that 3 months have already gone by since we arrived here! It went by too quickly.
Until next time, Italy...ci vediamo dopo!
Salute!
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