Charlotte's disco party

It was the same routine this morning; getting the kids packed off to school followed by a trip to AquAniene for me. It was such a beautiful day, it was a shame to have to work-out inside, so I made it brief. Again, I came home for lunch and enjoyed the solitude.

Last night, there had been no hot water in the house (AGAIN) and I thought our houseman had fixed the problem this morning. But later I would discover, the water still ran only cold. This has been a recurring problem and while I will miss certain aspects of living in this villa (like the garden and terrace) I will not miss the lack of a reliable boiler.

I ltook off on my bike after lunch, and rode through the Villa Borghese. It was truly a glorious day. I rode around in centro a bit before arriving for my haircut appointment. I really like Giuseppe who cuts my hair, and this is the third time I've been to him.

After I picked the kids up at school, we walked over to Piazza Ungheria to go shopping for a dress for Charlotte to wear to her piano recital next week. Needless to say, for a whole host of reasons, it wasn't ideal that Avery and Olivia were tagging along, but I had no choice. After insisting on trying on dresses that were either too small for her, or inappropriate for the occasion, we conceded after an hour that our efforts to find a dress at this particular store were unsuccessful.

At home, Morris was making dinner. I put Avery down for a nap, and took Olivia with me when I drove to drop Charlotte off at swim practice. Olivia and I then went for a pizza at Pariolina. We arrived at 7pm, and the restaurant was not quite open. We waited a few minutes and were then their first and only customers until we left at 8. It was cute having dinner with Olivia, and she really likes the attention. When I dropped her at home, Avery was still sleeping, never having woken up from his nap. I swung back around to AquAniene to pick up Charlotte and take her to her "disco party." Since I'm friendly with the parents, I went up with her and caught up with them over a glass of prosecco. To me, the unbelievable part was that they had planned to go out to dinner tonight. Having invited twenty-five 12 and 13 year old kids to their home, they were actually going to leave!!! Fortunately, amid the chaos, they reconsidered and stayed home -- although I'm not sure how involved in chaperoning they were.

Just as I was getting home at 9:30pm, Avery woke up from his nap. That means, he was up when it was time for me to return to pick Charlotte up at 11. So, he and I piled into the car in our PJs to collect her. The party was only 5 minutes from our house so it was pretty easy. What a wonderful life Charlotte has -- she's already been invited to another party for next week; and her chauffeur is all lined up.