La Dolce Vita: All Kinds of Love

I've been blessed with the love of my family, the love of my husband, the love of my Tonino, and now with the love that my husband's family has for Tonino. I miss my family much and can't wait for them to meet Tonino but have been fortunately overwhelmed by the love that my husband's family has for Tonino. It is truly touching and heartwarming. They fight over who gets to hold him and keep track of how much time the other has with him. They shower him with gifts and kisses. It makes me so happy to see how their faces just light up when they see him. And they want to eat him up just as much as I do! =) There is no doubt that Tonino not only has brought joy to me and my husband but to our entire family and has made us even more tight-knit than before. I have become very close to them and even more so now.

I have to admit I was worried at first. I thought they might be over at the house too often and we wouldn't have privacy because that's just how Italians are. You are always welcome in the house. But I am grateful for it. I need as much help I can get and it's nice for them to come over and give me a hand - whether it be watching Antonio for me, or even cleaning without even being asked. The heart of an Italian, or at least Lino's family, does good deeds without expecting anything in return. They love to give, give and give some more. Wouldn't the world be so different if there were more people like them? I am so grateful for my family back home and for my family here in Italy as well.

Today marks the 8 year anniversary of when Lino and I first met, 3 years of marriage in 2 weeks, and baby's 2 month birthday. La Dolce Vita...