Campo dei Fiori

I tooled around the villa, unpacked, caught up on emails, etc. Josh talked me out of going to the gym this morning since it was such a beautiful day outside, and he wanted to ride into centro. We finally left around 11am and rode our bikes to Campo dei Fiori to the famous (and so priced) Forno for pizza and pizza bianca. It was delicious and thus has a well-deserved reputation.

The only problem was that when we arrived in Campo dei Fiori, and I wanted to lock my bike, I couldn't find my keys. Two seconds of reflection later, and I concluded that I'd left them in the gate of our villa. Just after we'd left, I had returned to get my sunglasses, and thus had used my keys then to get inside. Now, instead of enjoying the Piazza, I was worried about getting home.

We ate our pizza and rode back home. I even let Josh ride ahead. Not only was the key in the gate, but the gate was wide open. As Josh said, "good thing we live in a good neighborhood." Of course, it helps that there is an entire squad of policemen hanging out on our block. The security at the neighboring Israeli Embassy has been increased (from half a dozen armed guards to two dozen) these days due to the recent flotilla incident. In any event, everything at home seemed to be in order.

Before we left this morning, I took almost half an hour to look for my black sunglasses (which I never found) only to discover them in the evening, in a handbag, exactly where I had put them. Aren't I too young to be having these "senior moments?" Losing cell phones, leaving doors open and keys in gates, misplacing things. It's a bit disconcerting.

We still had to eat; the pizza was just a snack. So we walked over to Pastis Bistrot. It was a light day. I think with the holiday tomorrow, many folks are out of town. After lunch, I stopped at the market before going to pick the kids up. Olivia was going home with Vittoria after school today, and they were going to see Federica's piano concert. I walked home with Charlotte and Avery; Josh had the car at the doctor's office. Today, he confirmed with the orthopedic surgeon that he would proceed with the removal of the hardware in his leg next week. The surgery will leave him on crutches for at least two weeks. Not exactly how we planned to spend our last month in Rome, but at the same time, the sooner, the better. Josh's leg hasn't been "normal" since the accident in March of last year.

Later, I took Charlotte to swim practice and took the opportunity to take a hot, steamy, sauna. When I returned home, Morris's curry was waiting for dinner. I ate with Josh, Olivia and Avery out in the garden.