What's up, doc?

As the title implies, we saw a doctor in Pinerolo this week. He is an allergist and was quite helpful to us! He gave us some meds for myself and Little J for his asthma. He also recommended a few specialists for my Boo. All in all, a good visit.

I also wanted to update everyone on the Albers's happenings. Our sea shipment arrived yesterday! I'm in Heaven, or what I imagine Heaven will be like. LOL. I have to admit, it might sound silly, but I was almost in tears when I pulled out my salt shaker. Seeing that lovely device from home, well, it almost reduced this grown woman to tears. When I saw my spoon rests, the same thing almost happened. Don't even get me started on once the bed was assembled! I haven't slept that well in a couple of months. I think I passed out around 9:30 last night and only woke up when Joe almost pushed me out of the bed in the middle of the night. Mind you, it is a king-sized bed. He has plenty of space. He thought my side was better last night, I assume. Anyway, I lived through almost getting the push and had a great night's sleep. Happy, Happy, Happy!

We went to lunch with a couple of families from church this past Sunday. The food was delicious (it was the best gluten-free pizza I've ever had, in my life), the gelato was scrumptious and the company was delightful. It was a great day! The kids would have been happy never coming home. Alas, reality struck and we had to start preparing for the shipment to arrive.

Besides the shipment, not much else has happened this week. We've settled in, gotten better adjusted, and are finding a new routine. Oh, and I started Italian lessons this week! My instructor is a great guy that was willing to let my questions dictate how the lesson went. I think that Joe and I will learn a lot and teach each other through this process. I've also enlisted my instructor's help for teaching the kids Italian. We will be bilingual when we move back, hopefully!

Funny story time...I made Borsch the other night for the end of our Russian "study"...that only lasted 2 days. Anyway, I found it ironic that I could not find Italian seasoning and had to make up my own. Skip forward a couple of days to me trying to find Italian dressing at the supermarket. No go! So, once again, I will be making homemade Italian dressing with a Pinterest recipe. Praying it works out. I guess there are benefits to living in a melting pot. Ethnic foods are in abundance in America. We've found most Italians just put olive oil and balsamic vinegar on their salad. Praying for a miracle in finding the items necessary for my recipe. :)

**Note - I can't find the cord for my camera to upload pictures to the laptop. I'm incredibly frustrated by this. I actually typed this post a week ago and have been searching for the cable ever since. Once I find the cable, I will load pictures.