Sorrento

I'm sorry I haven't written for over two weeks. Even in Rome, life as a mother can get pretty routine. School, Halloween parties, birthday parties, dinner, laundry, meals, cleaning, etc.. I sometimes feel like there isn't anything exciting or different to write about. My world in Rome is wonderfully different, but the mom part of my life is just like any other Mother's life. I quit my old Italian classes that were free because they were HORRIBLE (nothing worth anything in this world is free), and I decided my last month in Rome, before going home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I would buckle down and really study the language. I am so glad I did. It is a little expensive but so worth it. Not only am I learning so much Italian, but I've met some great people. My best friends are Monique an actress from L.A. and Father John, a Catholic Priest from Ireland. I wish I would have done the classes from day one. My Italian would be much better.

We went to Sorrento last weekend with my actress friend from class, Monique. She is beautiful and has a million Italian boyfriends. She has one in Sorrento and he owns hotels all over the Amalfi Coast. We stayed two nights in one of his hotels. He was so nice to let Luke and I tag along. He even paid for our meals. Sorrento is a very cute town on the Amalfi Coast, about 30 minutes from Naples. They are famous for their lemon trees. The food was amazing. We ate at great restaraunts, even better pizza than my favorite place in Rome. Luke is so patient. I know Italy isn't the most exciting place for a four year old to travel. We do a lot of restaraunts and shopping, he is such a trooper.

Before we left for Sorrento our Ward in Rome had a Halloween party. Luke went as Dracula. It was the cheapest costume I could find, but he seemed happy with it. In SLC we have a million costumes that he would have loved to have used (Spiderman, Iron Man, Buzz light year), but we made due with a cape and Dracula teeth. Halloween isn't really that big here, but they still seem to do a little of it. The stores have Halloween decorations and the kids usually just trick-o-treat at the shops around their homes. The costumes only consist of witches, skulls, draculas, ghost, and scary things. They don't get creative but at the same time they stay true the real spirit of Halloween.

Observation of the Week:
There are over 9,000 Catholic Priest in Rome. Did you know Priest study for eight years at Universities?They are required to get double majors and have enough education to have a Phd. My friend John (the priest) has a double major degree from Oxford. They are very educated. I had no idea.