MeMom arrives

May 7th - I got up this morning and took the metro and train to the Rome airport to meet my mom. She is traveling with her friend, Gilda and they will be staying with us for the next 10 days before leaving Rome on a Mediterranean cruise that ends in Venice. We will meet them again in Venice before they fly back to the US. When I met them, they were tired but in good spirits. They were to the point that everything was funny and they just kept laughing. It was a good thing because the airport is a 30 minute train ride into Rome and then a 15 minute metro ride to the apartment. Of course there is walking between each of those so they got their exercise for the day. We took them to the local pizzeria for lunch and then walked over to the park for the kids to play and to enjoy the sunny day. The girls all then headed back to the apartment for a nap while Austin and I played for a little while longer. We had a light dinner of cheeses, meats and crackers from the deli and called it an early evening. After a couple of slow days in Rome, we are looking forward to beginning to see the sights.