The Brennans Arrive

Today was a lazy day around town.  Jim and I went to the Venice Airport to pick up Laura, Neve, and Meg and returned home by about 10:30 am.   It was so nice to see them, and a little surreal that our annual get together is happening in Italy this year.  But, wherever we are, it only takes a moment to fall back into step.


After moving them into their apartment on the third floor in our same building, we were excited to show them our local fruit, cheese, fish, and bread shops - we went about gathering supplies for a very late breakfast and sat around the kitchen table catching up.  Laura then went for a quick nap (jet lag setting in) while the girls went off to do whatever they do when they don't want us around.  Usually it involves planning this year's show.  Every year there is a show - starting back with the Wiggles before Meg could walk, through Disney princesses, Hairspray, and finally last year's Lemonade Mouth.  I can't wait to see what this year's surprise performance will be!

Julia, Neve, Rachel, Meg - happy to be together again!

The Benetton founders are all from Treviso, Italy.

All we managed to do today was eat, really.  We left the house at about 3:30 in search of a snack - the girls were set on a slice of pizza, which took us some searching at that hour.  Then back to the house for more card playing and lounging around until Jim came home from work and we headed out for their first dinner out.  We recreated our first evening one week ago and went to Da Pino for dinner.  I ordered my first bolognese sauce of the trip and wow, was it good!  I will definitely be back for some more of that.  Then we visited Stefano in the gelato shop and of the six flavors ordered tonight my acai/mango gelato took the prize.  Delicious!  


Tomorrow the sight-seeing resumes!