A final photo with our landlord, Antonio
When we arrived in Naples in August 2006, it was a time of firsts: our first glimpse of Vesuvius, our first real Neapolitan pizza, seeing our first sunset over the Mediterranean, and of course our first white-knuckled drive on the Tangenziale. Two years, a baby, and countless good memories later, we have arrived at our day of lasts. We said goodbye to our home in Bacoli yesterday, completing the two-day pack out with the help of our good friends Eric, Laura (+ Baby Parker!) and Jaimie, who bravely volunteered to keep Luke for a whole day. We made our last drive up to the Navy base last night and will spend our last night in Italy there tonight in the Navy Lodge. The last cafe and the last Italian meal all come together to mark the end of this adventure for us. Despite all the stress and hassle that comes with such a big move, we can already look back and know we are so thankful for this opportunity and glad we took it. And though, we have to leave tomorrow, we take with us the experience of all our travels, our friendships, our stories and memories. These perfect souvenirs are easy to pack; they travel light in our hearts and minds and will be with us for a lifetime. So tomorrow, it's
Arrivederi Italia and
Hello to family, old friends, and new adventures back in the States.
A final photo with our landlord, Antonio
When we arrived in Naples in August 2006, it was a time of firsts: our first glimpse of Vesuvius, our first real Neapolitan pizza, seeing our first sunset over the Mediterranean, and of course our first white-knuckled drive on the Tangenziale. Two years, a baby, and countless good memories later, we have arrived at our day of lasts. We said goodbye to our home in Bacoli yesterday, completing the two-day pack out with the help of our good friends Eric, Laura (+ Baby Parker!) and Jaimie, who bravely volunteered to keep Luke for a whole day. We made our last drive up to the Navy base last night and will spend our last night in Italy there tonight in the Navy Lodge. The last cafe and the last Italian meal all come together to mark the end of this adventure for us. Despite all the stress and hassle that comes with such a big move, we can already look back and know we are so thankful for this opportunity and glad we took it. And though, we have to leave tomorrow, we take with us the experience of all our travels, our friendships, our stories and memories. These perfect souvenirs are easy to pack; they travel light in our hearts and minds and will be with us for a lifetime. So tomorrow, it's Arrivederi Italia and Hello to family, old friends, and new adventures back in the States.
2 comments:
Hi LeighAnna, I got your email and it's good to know that you've safely arrived in the US and are excited to start a whole new chapter in your lives. We'll miss you here in Napoli!
What a great blog! It looks like you guys have had some really great adventures. I'm sure it was awesome! It was really good seeing you last night and hopefully we can keep up with each other using the internet now. I just started my own blog- drewandleslie.blogspot.com- so you can check us out there too.:-) Talk to you soon!
Post a Comment