Torino or Bust

So a few people know that I may follow Demetrio and his job prospect to Turin or just move to Rome (his hometown). I say "may follow" because every week or so I get cold feet and tell him that I cannot go through with it. Making a Trans-Atlantic move is very daunting for me since I have only lived in two places my entire life, Guam and Seattle. I'm not one that is good with change or transitions either.
This past weekend we spent a bit of time looking on the computer for places to rent or buy. Hopefully we'll find a small villa or an apartment in the city, his requirements are high ceilings, an antique building, good light and a nice neighborhood. Mine are good light, nice neighborhood, large kitchen and a balcony so I can plant a patch of grass that the dog can use in case I am too lazy to get him out to do his business. But most importantly of all, we have to get a place with am extra bedroom. Many of my family and friends are already planning their vacations around my move. Being jobless, I will have plenty of time to play hostess to guest after guest after guest.
We hear about the job in the next two weeks or so, if he gets it we move soon, if not we stay here a bit longer take the time to pack up my things, have a garage sale or two and then move. Our timeline is still a bit up in the air.

Gina al Colosseo 

Test Entry #1

So the condo hasn't sold yet and we are still here but I thought I should set up a blog, just in case. Demetrio and I have been selling off as many things as we can. So far, we have sold the dining room table and 6 chairs, tons of electronic equipment, camera stuff and other various things from the garage like his Craftsman toolbox (which he sold for much too cheap), bookshelves, the bed (we are sleeping on the guest bed) and the big screen TV.
I have also been trying to pawn off small appliances, as Italy does not accept the same types of motors and use a strange 220V electrical format. Today I got my sister, Kentra to come over and after a quick tour of the now empty condo and a bit of playtime with Zavier, our dog, she walked away with a bread maker, 1 halogen lamp, 2 bedside lamps, a marble mortar and pestle, a bright red Cuisine Art mini-prep food processor, A large CostCo size bag of charcoal, various pieces of plastic containers, a small side table, a jar of vanilla beans and a bag of gourmet sea salt.
Tomorrow I am headed over to Dagne's to try to "donate" a handheld stick blender and a waffle maker. She's already told me she does not need a Wax Master or a Martha Stewart sandwich maker. The condo goes up for sale on Nov. 23rd and so I have three more days to get rid of "stuff" we won't be taking with us.