Life, lately.

Wow, this is the first time I've actually been able to sit down and think about everything that's been going on. In just one short week my life has done a complete and total 180, and I'm still reeling from it.

Work is good, but hard. I like the challenge of it and the nerdy part of me is really enjoying learning about how weird machines work and loves finding the perfectly translated sentence! I don't know how long the rush of all that will last, but it feels good right now. I am exhausted almost all the time - but the exhaustion of it makes me feel energized, if that makes any sense at all.

Our houseguests are good. The doctors originally told them that the babies had another 2 weeks in the hospital, but all of a sudden yesterday they said "ok, you can bring them home tomorrow" and they freaked out. Partially because the babies aren't big enough to be released yet (according to their pediatrician back home), and partially because they thought they had 2 more weeks before they were fully and completely responsible for those two tiny little souls! There was pure PANIC on Antonello's face last night when he told us. So, we told them that they should stay here for a week after the babies get out! That way they will be close to the hospital just in case (their house is near a hospital that doesn't have a baby ICU unit, which is why they came here for the birth in the first place), and they will have 2 more people to help out. So, looks like Auntie Jodi is going to have a week of babyness in the house! I'm so excited to finally meet them!!

Andrea's good. He's exhausted himself, working hard for an upcoming exam and taking care of me! He is really happy for me that I was able to do what I put my mind to, and I hope that I've inspired him to have a bit more faith in himself.

So...all in all, life is good.