Trastevere evening

I still had a sort-of depression hang-over this morning. Maybe it's the sadness that another year has passed. I had a hard time getting out of bed...

While Josh and Larry went to Vatican Museums this morning, I went to the gym. Josh said I would feel better after working out, and he was right, I did. Afterwards, I met Josh and Larry in front of St. Peter's. After soaking in the grandiosity for a bit, we picked up some lunch and brought it home to eat out in the garden. It wasn't a sunny day, but it was warm...probably around 70 degrees.

Josh and Larry took Olivia home after school. I waited for Charlotte -- I wanted to walk home with her so we could talk. Avery was staying after school for soccer. Charlotte was in a good mood. We decided to stop at Il Cigno for a treat. It turns out Josh had the same idea and took Olivia and Larry there. The inside of the pasticceria is beautifully decorated now for Easter. The girls each had a treat. Then Josh took Olivia and Larry home by car, while Charlotte and I stayed behind to talk. Then we walked home at a leisurely pace and even picked up some notebooks at Buffetti along the way. I felt like things were back on track.

Once at home, I made a quick dinner for Charlotte before she went to swim practice. Olivia and Avery had a bite too. Then, Josh and the kids surprised me by bringing out a cheesecake (secretly purchased at Il Cigno this afternoon) with lit candles on it, while they sang "Happy Birthday." It's the birthday cake I never had yesterday. It was really nice. I was feeling altogether much, much better.

After we dropped Charlotte off at swim practice, the rest of us went to Trastevere for dinner. We wanted to show Larry one of the oldest neighborhoods in Rome, and the Piazza of Santa Maria in Trastevere. We went back to the restaurant La Scala, where we had enjoyed lunch once before. Tonight for dinner we were a bit rushed because we had to get back in time to pick Charlotte up at AquAniene (and get the little kids to bed too). It felt balmy outside, and we had fun being out and about.