Today we held our "housecooling" -- the opportunity for us to say goodbye to our friends and, incidentally, clean out our pantry. I don't think anyone left empty-handed; thank you all so much & hope you enjoy your finds!
It's hard to believe that we're leaving the day after tomorrow. It seems so near and yet still a month away -- as Jeremy says! The suitcases are all packed and waiting, although we'll undoubtedly do some last-moment shifting.
Tomorrow is reserved for the final boxing of personal items from the house. Michael's got a few more things to do: mothballing our pc, packing up the clothes he won't be taking, and so on. Another trip to Goodwill, a meeting with Slavica (who will be giving our house the spring cleaning it desperately needs!), and the last-minute odds & ends will probably last the day, sadly.
We've been concentrating on getting in our ethnic foods in the last few days. Todi is great for many things (including food, for certain!), but if you go out to eat, you'll be eating Italian. Or maybe Italian. For a change -- would you like to go out to Italian? It's also rather difficult in our small town to get other spices; curry powder is a rare find, for instance. Jerk seasoning? Non c'e. Tandoori? Don't even ask.
As a result, we enjoyed Ethiopian last night (Desta at the corner of Briarcliff & Clairmont), Rain tonight (Lavista & Cheshire Bridge), and we'll have ... barbecue tomorrow at our house courtesy of Spiced Right in Tucker! Mmmm.
We know we will miss you all; I was reflecting, however, how much our life in Atlanta depends on remote friendship. Many of you I see only once a year because of schedules, distance, and so on. Somehow, we manage to stay close in our hearts. Others I email regularly. Those of you I see frequently will be the most difficult, because of course we'll mostly change to the written word. I have to laugh because one of our dear relatives said she knew more about what was going on with us in Todi last time we went via the blog than she does when we're living in Atlanta just 7 miles away from her!
Our love to all of you. And I say it again -- we would love to see any of you who are planning to come to Italy; please let us know about your dates and how we can help you have a wonderful visit! Those who can't come -- we'd love to hear from you through your comments, emails, or even snail mail!
Our address is:
Via Mazzini, 30
Todi (PG) 06059
Italy
Love,
Alexandra
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