Virtual Coffee {22}

Hello, and welcome to what is, at this point, a nightcap rather than coffee as it’s almost midnight here. Eh, no matter, any excuse to get together, right?

The day completely ran away from me today, which is not a bad thing in and of itself as it’s kept me from obsessing about the boy starting preschool tomorrow. The start of preschool here, or Scuola Materna, is emotionally what Kindergarten is in the US, cause after three years of preschool they start first grade. I know it’s not “real” school yet, but still… he gets up and goes every morning… and sure, it doesn’t matter if he misses school every once in awhile but still, after this… primary school. Sniffle.

Anyway. I picked up his grembiule today, a smock they wear over their regular clothes, from a friend who embroidered his name on the pocket for me as I’m crap with a sewing machine (of course I’ll post a picture tomorrow, you don’t even have to ask), I packed all his stuff, I dried my eyes looking at baby pictures and I went to my very first school meeting tonight. I know, all this is going to get real old, real fast, but right now all I can think is how is it possible that I think my three year old is big, he’s only three.

Ok, I’m done, moving on to other news, I went to Ikea again today for the beach apartment. I practically live there. They should be giving me stock options any day now! I’m not totally done yet (will I ever really be done??), but I did get the last of the “necessary” items (like the second bathroom sink, cabinets, mirror) and have started on the actual decorating part which, admittedly, is kind of fun. So I came back with a trunk full of pillows, and colorful fabrics, and vases, rugs and candles. Not a bad way to spend the day, even if it is an hour and a half drive, there and back. The husband is going down tomorrow to supervise the last of the furniture assembling operations and, though we would’ve enjoyed spending this weekend there, the sodding windows haven’t arrived yet so it’s going to keep sitting empty, well, furnished but empty of people.

At this point, if we were really having a nightcap together, I’d yawn and stretch and offer you a bed, because, it’s pretty late to be driving home (and we probably weren’t drinking herbal tea). We’d finish the conversation over coffee tomorrow morning, right before taking pictures of the cutest little preschooler ever. And now I’m off to charge my camera. 


Night, night. But before we sleep, pop over and visit Amy!