HELLO AGAIN, friends! I’m back. Long time no see…right? I’ve got some news.
After a year-long deployment in the Middle East, my husband has finally come back to me. YAY! About a month ago, we finally reunited. He came to Italy to spend some time with my family; then we took a plane to Florida where we retrieved our car to drive all the way up to Northern Virginia. That’s where we live now! The whole thing sounds much easier that it actually was. There was a lot of sorting, packing, sending, cleaning, reorganizing, flying, driving, changing hotels, unpacking, more cleaning, more reorganizing. It wasn’t easy, especially on the emotional end…there were also many goodbye dinners, hugs, and tears.
I spent a beautiful year in Italy, with my family, and I love the fact that all the recipes I posted from there are a tied to a story or a funny anecdote involving my unwavering little helpers (my mom and my cousin). I miss pretty much everything and everybody but I’m also excited for this new beginning. Tom and I are finally together again, in a place we can call our new HOME. We live in a colonial house with a lovely kitchen with lots of storage and plenty of light pouring in — totally perfect for my photography needs! Another great feature of our new place: a beautiful backyard plunging directly into the woods! Did I mention D.C. isn’t too far away? This is pretty much the best I could hope for and I’m excited to start this new chapter of my life, with Tom, in this house.
I’m thrilled to be back at blogging! I missed cooking, having my stuff with me, and sharing my recipes and photos. I’ll celebrate my return to blogging showing you how to make some delicious and colorful treats.…
