The First Box

Hoping this holds as much as a suitcase...

Yup, it's time to pack already.

I know, my writing is still behind. I have six blog posts started and at least six more to write. But at least this one is happening in a timely manner!

On the way home from museum-going tonight, we noticed a pile of boxes in the street. As we really don't know where to go to get boxes here, Dave snagged this one. (Yes he was garbage-diving.) Hopefully this box will hold most of our winter gear- that way it won't get too heavy. With the purchases we've made and the wine that Dave plans to bring home, we will need the room in our luggage.

Goodbyes have started as well. The graduate student who has been working with Dave went home for Easter and won't be back until we are gone. Dave would like to return for her thesis defense next spring, so hopefully that is more of a 'See you later!' than a goodbye. The next two weeks will be more of the same, while searching for the perfect gifts to bring to people at home as well as gifts to leave teachers, coaches, and friends here.

**Just publishing without a conclusion. Because otherwise it will join the ranks of my other unpublished posts...**

Eleanora will eat octopus with Dave- I certainly won't!