I'm writing this early because our internet will be turned off this weekend in preparation for our move, and who knows how much time I'd have to deal with the blog in the next couple weeks anyway? Plus, Abby's currently occupied with Sesame Street. So, here I am.
May has been a crazy busy month. First was Croatian Labor Day on May 1st. Joel had the day off, so we went down to the big park for their festival. They had all these booths and vendors, and the city gave away free food -- this apparently famous Croatian stew, which strangely resembles beans and weenies. Who knew beans & weenies could be a national dish?
After that, a friend of mine threw me a small baby shower.
Then came Mother's Day. Joel and I had already made plans to go out of town for a long weekend later in the month, but then at the last minute he decided we should have a dinner out that night as well. We had the restaurant to ourselves which was nice, plus Abby behaved during dinner, which is a gift in and of itself.
Last week, we took our last road trip in Croatia to visit the Istria area. We spent most of our time in Pula, which is a famous city there. They have an amphitheatre which is smaller but in much better shape than Rome's Coliseum, and is still in use for concerts, etc. The Istria area used to be part of Italy (before WWII) so there's alot of Italian influence and ruins there.
We also spent a little time in the pool and the beach. The water was freezing, but Abby didn't seem to mind at all. Joel had "chasing after Abby" duty, while I did my job holding down the beach chair and reading a book.
Our absolutely favorite things were the two agrotourismos we went to. (Agrotourismo is an Italian term for "tourist farm".) We ate some fabulous food and Abby got to see and play with animals. Oh, and Joel got to drink copious amounts of wine. The owner apparently makes his own wines and liqueurs as a hobby. Joel got to be his buddy, and all of the sudden I look over and Joel and the owner at the bar "testing" various things. Needless to say, I drove home.
Is that smell the goat, or Abby?
Abby oinking at the pig, and the pig oinking back.
Yes, Joel is on a horse. This is what happens when you drink too much wine.
In addition to all these activities, we've been incredibly busy here. We've both had dentist appointments, OB appointments, and then we've gone through the whole house organizing it for the movers. Plus, Joel's had some interest in his car, so it looks like we might have that one sold soon as well. Which will be great.
(Hey, does anyone want a cat? At the very least for the summer? We haven't been able to get anyone to take Puzza here, and we're starting to get really desperate about what to do with him. Seriously.)
My business is progressing quite well. I've been working pretty hard on getting my credentialing credits completed and am almost halfway there. The website designer has been going full throttle on the website and it's looking really good. We're down to the nitty-gritty stuff now, so hopefully by the time we get home to the US, I'll have more to share.
Lily is rolling around like crazy in there. I'm starting to get that jiffy-pop thing happening with my belly. She seems to be calmer than Abby. Abby kicked me all the time, but Lily just seems content to do rolls and flips.
Speaking of Abby, she is just a very active 2 year old now. She can practically carry on a conversation with her 2 word sentences, and she's great at getting her point across when she wants something!
We're going to be a little difficult to reach in the next few weeks. If you need us, please email us. Joel will have more access to his email than I will. Our movers arrive on the 12th and we'll move into a hotel for our last week here, and then we fly home to Alabama on the 20th. So, it's going to be a nutty month, but we are really looking forward for it all being over, and getting to see family this summer.
Talk to you all (and see some of you) very soon!
Love,
Julie, Joel, Abby, and Lily
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