Ciao Cyndi

Three years ago today my family's hearts were heavy with sadness as Cyndi was moving to Italy. Starting a new chapter in her life she was moving to be with the man who stole her heart. Danilo was the man she fell in love with and wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. He is a wonderful person, everything a mother and father could hope for their daughter, with many of the good qualities I see in her father. He is a good person, caring, loving, gentle, kind, and loves our daughter as much as she loves him. It is only right that the two live happily ever after. Our minds knew all of this but our hearts were still heavy knowing that she would be so far away from us.

Putting on a brave face we all headed to Chicago International Airport as the day for her to leave finally came. Everything she was taking with her now included three large bags of luggage, two cats in their carriers, a carry on, and one large purse. After checking in her luggage we had time to wait until the flight would be boarding and everyone was trying to put on a brave face, her father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law, which was not easy to do.

This picture was taken by Cyndi just before she left. When she was going to take the picture she noticed that we were all smiling then reminded us that she was moving to Italy and wondered if we shouldn't look sad, so we gave her our sad look.

One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was watch as our baby walked alone down the corridor of the airport terminal. Knowing that she would be moving so far away broke my heart but at the same time time I was happy for her as she had found the happiness she so deserves. All you have to do to see how happy she is to have found Danilo is mention his name and watch the wonderful smile on her face appear and her eyes light up, she just glows. It has been three years since that hard trip to the airport and their love has grown with each passing day. A new journey in her life started when she walked through the doors at the airport in Italy and saw her future husband waiting for her.

And they live happily everafter in beautiful Italy.

Sweet Halloween

This is Cara's second Halloween but her first year to be a big girl and go door to door for treats. What else would our little princess be but Cinderella? The pictures say it all.

To see more about Cara's big night click on my link The Story of Us.

Better Watch Out

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

A Country Ride

Hey, join us for a ride in our corvette. Put on your sweater and bring along a jacket as we head out into the country. This is the time of year where summer is just a memory and the taste of much colder weather looms close at hand.

Fall offers a magnificent display of colors as the trees start preparing for winter. Last night we had a frost making the vibrant colors in the trees quickly fade. The steady winds blow through the tops of the trees making the leaves fall, streaming towards the ground. Tonight offers a bright blue sky, temperatures are cool but not cold, and our desire to squeeze in as many rides as we can get in the convertible before the car goes into storage.



Sit back, put on your seat belt, turn on the car heater, and enjoy the quietness and beauty of the farmlands near where we live. After the ride we will stop along the way and grab a hot bowl of potato cheese soup. Enjoy and thanks for coming along.

New Toy

Ameridad purchased a new toy that will decrease the amount of time spent cutting the lawn. A picture is worth a thousand words so here it is.



I think my mowing time will be cut by 100% because I will not be able to get him off of the machine, which might not be such a bad idea. I did get a chance to try out the mower but had some difficulty when I tried to initiate turns. Screaming in fear did not help the mower go where I wanted it to go, definitely felt like the mower was in charge. Didn't Stephen King write a book about this? No, I remember now the story he wrote was about was a car named Christine.

One, Two,Three

Step back to a beautiful fall day, October 9, and enjoy a few minutes with Cara. While playing outside with Mommie, Grandpa A., and me we discovered that our little girl is now counting.



She is growing so fast, picking up new words each day, and is such a delight to be with.

A Blustery Day

After watching this video it is easy to see why this time of year is called fall.

This was just one of those fall days that makes being outside most enjoyable. We have lived here for almost nine years and I still cannot believe that this is our backyard.