We’re Doing it Again…

This is my first post. It’s the night before we leave and we’re busy trying to finish all the many to do’s, crossing things off our lists, and hoping we don’t forget anything. Compared to the previous trips to Italy in 2015 and the Alps (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in 2017, this one feels more overwhelming to prepare for. We’ve had lots of stress and no breaks. In fact, Alden had a mountain bike race yesterday and today. Our friend, Patrick, has been staying with us for the last 2-3 weeks, we got a new puppy, which threw off all canine mojo at the farm, and I’m still getting over my PTSD from Gabby’s junior year. Somehow, we’ve made it to this moment. The Mock’s left 2 days ago and are already in Turkey. We rendezvous with them in Istanbul, where are new adventure begins……