Saturday 10 November 2007

Tragedy at Aviano

I sit typing while watching an incredibly beautiful sunset. My thoughts obviously go to the families in our community who lost loved ones in the Blackhawk crash on Thursday. Our hearts are heavy for them and our family prays for them as they take each day minute by minute and hour by hour.

As Jacqueline and I danced and watched the twinkling city lights below last night, I was reminded once again of the fragility of life and how blessed we are.

Sunday 4 November 2007

Halloween and lights




We had a terrific Halloween. It rained the days up to it and the days after. We actually "trick or treated" on Saturday evening on the base. Many people decorate their cars and the kids trick or treat out of the trunks. See above.

Jacqueline chose to be a mermaid and picked out the octupus for Julia. Michael was still TDY so he missed out.


The night prior to Halloween, I was cooking dinner and moved the crockpot (we only have one plug in our kitchen) and the electricity went out. I went to the garage to get it back on, but failed. I then went over to my g'friends house to call Michael with the girls in the pouring rain. My cell phone didn't work; I couldn't drive b/c the electric gate didn't open; and, the house phone was obviously not working. As I was going over there I saw my landlord and waved him down, but of course, I couldn't tell him what was wrong (I haven't learned "the lights are out" in my Italian class). He did go over to the house, but he couldn't get them back on either.



Michael walks in the door, unplugs the crockpot and the lights come back on. Ahh. Life in Italy!


Jacqueline likes to open the window on our stairwell and yell "buono giornio" to our neighbors. Today, she did it NAKED.


We went to a wine tasting with one of the fighter squadrons this weekend south of Udine. Terrific wine! See, it all comes back to that.