As nervous as I was about Shana and Tommaso going out of town last Saturday through Tuesday, things went extraordinarily well. Shana had mentioned to me that usually their babysitters beg them to go out of town because the kids are so much better behaved when they're not around...I couldn't agree more! The weekend went extremely smoothly. Shana arranged a lot of additional help so that I wouldn't be so overwhelmed. Saturday afternoon, Ruth (one of the housekeeper's who has been with them since Jasper was born) and I took Jasper, Liv, and Ruth's daughter to the Villa Bourghese for a little arts and crafts event they were hosting. The kids really enjoyed it, and I got to walk around the grounds while I waited on them. It is so beautiful there. Saturday night, Ruth took care of dinner when we got home, and the kids were asleep by 8. I used the night to do my first load of laundry. Sunday, we had a lazy morning of breakfast and playing games inside, and then Tommaso's sister and her husband came over with their two daughters to take over for a while and take the kids to a movie. So I basically had the evening off, which was nice. I went to eat at a place in Piazza Barberini and sat in the window and watched the rain. It has been storming here almost everyday since the weekend.
Here are a couple of pictures of the kids playing at this children's gallery in the Villa Bourghese before the arts and crafts started.
I have been looking at several different language schools this week. I went to go visit a few, and have narrowed down my options. I hope to make a decision sometime next week, and get signed up to start the following week. Last night, I had dinner and drinks with the other au pair that I met at school. We had a great time and she's extremely nice. It is nice to have a break from talking to kids all the time. Tomorrow, I am going to go to Florence for the weekend to visit Meredith. The following weekend, I am going with Shana, Tommaso, and the kids to Copenhagen for the weekend. Their house is on a home exchange website, and they do that a lot, so we will be staying in a house in the countryside of Copenhagen. It sounds like it will be a very nice, relaxing weekend away. I am looking very forward to it!
I had to post these pictures of this bakery to give everyone an idea of what I have really been doing all week... Shana introduced me to these two DELICIOUS bakeries, and I cannot get enough of them. I find myself purposely walking out of my way to pass by them (and stop in and get something of course). Saturday, before Shana left we all went to one of the bakeries for breakfast with the kids. I had this amazing pastry with grapes on foccacia bread that was basically a piece of pie, and then had a pastry that we got to go for lunch and dinner that same day. I am addicted. Yesterday, I went to one of the bakeries to try another one of their desserts, and it slipped my mind that they did not have seating when I ordered it "for here" instead of "to go". So...I stood outside of the bakery with my pastry in hand covered in powdered sugar, enjoying every second of it with no shame. Needless to say, my ever-present sweet tooth has gotten a little bit out of control lately.
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