All six of us have successfully relocated to Biassono, Italy near Monza and north of Milan in Northern Italy. It was crazy getting us all here. Andy and I drove to Newark Airport with Lucas and Rocky and then flew to Milan on Thursday, March 1. We were supposed to leave on Friday but there was a nor’easter headed our way and we wanted to get out before it happened. I flew back to the US on Monday the 5th by myself and drove to PY from Newark. Our nephew Billy was home from college on break so he and I drove to JFK Airport on Tuesday, March 13 with Sully and Sky and then flew to Milan. Traveling with pets is very, very expensive and it’s no joke. Especially international travel. The flight to Milan from NY is anywhere from 7-8 hours. The cats did great. Both were considered carry on baggage and were stowed under the seat in front of us. The dogs were very well behaved as we did a lot of training with them prior but they were scared to death. Lucas did better than Sully because Sully is such a wimp to begin with. I’m glad we have a couple of years before we have to get them all back home. I wish we had a private plane. 🙂

Having Billy here for a couple of days was great. We so enjoyed his company and can’t wait for him to come back with Melissa! We didn’t have much time with him so we took him to Bellagio and Varenna on Lake Como which is less than an hour drive. It is stunningly beautiful there and one of my favorite places so far…

We hated to see Billy leave but he had to get back to school. We can’t wait for the next crew to visit. It should be Craig, Stacey and Devon in June!