Christmas 2017 Reflections
Buon Natale! Stockings are unstuffed. Presents are unwrapped. The boys are chewing on their new bones and our bellies are full from a Christmas breakfast. There is still frost on the ground outside and we've got a fire going in the living room fireplace. Church bells have rung, carrying their song through the chilly air. Tom's wearing one of his Christmas presents...a new shirt from my mom. I'm wearing some alpine slippers I picked up at the Bolzano Christmas Market on Saturday. The Christmas tree lights are on and our bookshelves are framed with the Christmas cards we have received. My coffee cup is full of Irish coffee and we're listening to Burl Ives Christmas album. I want to sit here and enjoy the ambiance and music so I thought it might be a nice time to share some photos and reflect on our first Christmas in Italy. It's hard to believe we have been living in Italy for six months. We're already halfway through our first year. Time is flying!