Arrivederci, USA!

Goodbye USA, hello Italia!  

Welcome to our blog, where we will record our adventures in Italy and living la dolce vita, "the sweet life, full of pleasure and indulgence." Leaving last week was bittersweet, as saying goodbye to our families and friends was especially difficult knowing how long it might be before we see them again, but we were so excited to begin this new chapter in our life.  Vivian and Clara were thrilled to ride on an airplane and their enthusiasm was only slightly dampened after sitting on the tarmac for an hour before even taking off for our first of three flights - their parents were less than enthusiastic, I assure you. (thank goodness for gadgets is all I have to say about that!)

 However they exceeded our expectations and behaved very well on the planes. Clara was asleep before we even took off on the overnight international flight to Ramstein, Germany and slept most of that flight and the following to Aviano Air Base, Italy. Vivian loved looking out the window and reporting all that she could see.
    We arrived tired but happy to be here, and our fantastic sponsor family, the Fraziers, had everything set and ready to go for our arrival. They took us out for our first pizza dinner that evening and showed us around the areas surrounding Aviano.   More details and pictures to come!