All of our free time lately has been spent job searching and planning a cross-country move. Needless to say, I haven't had time for updates! But Thanksgiving is one of the days that I look forward to most each year, and I thought it was fitting to celebrate our return to the states by posting pictures from one of the most American holidays. Here is what our Thanksgiving consisted of this year:

1. a colorful turkey

2. a new family

3. a first taste

4. a walk

5. a cocktail

6. a football game

7. a first thanksgiving

9. a few pies

10. a Love

11. a meal

12. a fire

13. a leftover-breakfast

I'm thankful for all of these things, but what I'm most thankful for this year is Jimmy (warning: mushiness ahead). Having a partner as supportive and hilarious as he is, who I can travel the world with, run away to Tuscany with, and who supports me in my wildest dreams is more than I thought I could ever ask for. And I'm thankful for our amazing families, who have taken us in during a crazy time of transition, allowing us to pursue our dream to move to the west coast (ok: mushiness over). 

Coming soon: pictures of the Amalfi coast!

Was I Dreaming?

Was I just dreaming? Or did all of this Italian beauty truly happen??

It's been almost a month since our return (and almost a month since my last post...oops!), and to be honest it's been wonderful spending time with friends and family, eating our beloved and missed sushi and burritos, and reacquainting ourselves with the wonders of the modern world. But strangely, as more time passes, our amazing five months in Italy seems more and more like it was just a dream. Jim and I agree that when we were there time infinitely slowed down, to the point where at times we forgot that we would have to leave. It felt like our home; like we would be there forever. But now that we're back in the fast-paced suburban world we call home, it feels like our time in Italy was just a hallucination.

Thank goodness for a) pictures b) friends and c) scars that can all attest to the fact that we WERE indeed on a farm in Tuscany for five months! I can't wait to keep posting pictures from the rest of our time in Italy, allowing me to relive it all. After all I need something to prevent me from working too diligently on my job search, right? Right.

So keep reading ragazzi - more of Italy and of course our upcoming adventures to come!