October was a big month for us. Really big. Yuge Enormous, even.
- We went on vacation at the beginning of October.
- We moved from our beloved literal island in the Danube onto a figurative island in the city. ((More on that later, maybe.))
- I changed jobs and office buildings at work. ((Same boss, same employees, but new, old, and different stuff for me. Probably no more on that, ever — here at least.))
- We went on vacation again at the end of October.
It’s almost the end of November now, and it feels like we’re still trying to catch up from October. We’d planned this trip many months in advance, coordinating with my parents and their friends in several different countries, and so bailing or rescheduling it to let us concentrate on our impending move across town and adjustment to a working kitchen again was not an option. Not that we wanted too, anyways — after getting the details mapped out with the new landlady and previous tenants in our new place, it was good to get away from a stressy bit at work. Continue reading A week in Eastern Italy