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On the day before we leave

Well, I certainly didn’t imagine I’d go this long without blogging but … things have been insane. And now we leave tomorrow. […]

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A quick update

Well, we are settled into our hotel! The new owners took possession of our house on Wednesday with no tears from anyone […]

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Major developments

It’s been a busy couple days over here! 1. The movers have come and gone already! It took them all of Monday […]

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The original babies with backpacks

As I try not to freak the fuck out about worry about the fact that we are down to our last couple […]

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Days of yore

Today is our anniversary! Chris and I got married six years ago today (yes, Sept. 11) in Bolingbrook, Ill. I might be […]

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Moving right along

In other news, things are moving right along for our move! There is even an outside chance that we might be able […]

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The trip we aren’t taking

This morning started with a text message letting me know that our flight to New Orleans, scheduled for around 9 a.m., was […]

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Sigh of relief

We just heard from Chris’ sponsor that not only are there a couple hotels near base that have two-bedroom set ups, but […]

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What we’ve been up to

Well, this won’t be a particularly exciting update but things are continuing to move along as September (aka … the last full […]

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Signs of aging

Well, today it became clear that I’m definitely getting older (as if the two kids growing like weeds in front of my […]

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Why we are (probably) moving 3-4 weeks later than expected

The short answer why our move will probably be pushed back more than three weeks is this: It is literally easier to […]

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Heartbroken for Italy

I was going to write today about the reason we are maybe not leaving until Oct. 24. But now, sitting in front […]

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Homelessness approaches

Well, our house sold within a week. The new owners take possession on Sept. 21 — aka, ONE MONTH FROM TODAY. That’s […]

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Driving in Italy

Words used to describe driving in Sicily, according to the U.S. government: “there may seem to be no logic to traffic patterns” […]

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About this blog

If you are my mother or close friend, you can probably feel free to skip on over this post. As for anyone […]

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How I found out

Beep. “We focus on a sense of community and — ” Beep. “– our offices and that generation seems –” Beep. “– […]

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So this one time we decided to move to Italy.

So we’re moving to Sicily. Oh, we’re relocating overseas. We’ll be living near Catania in Sicily for the next three to five […]

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Kasey

Kasey

Hello! My name is Kasey, and I am a wife, mom, writer and travel enthusiast living in beautiful Sicily. In this blog, I hope to share our adventures and misadventures as we adjust to living overseas, learning Italian and traveling the world with two of the most fun kiddos on the planet.

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