July 9, 2008
Today was our last real day here, and it was hard saying goodbye to everyone. We did a little more shopping this morning (we still needed some Swiss chocolate, cheese, etc.), and then we all hung out at Maria and Memo’s the rest of the day. We talked about taking the kids somewhere, but they seemed happy playing in the pool and just playing together. Franco and Emily’s family was there (except for Ashley who is still at camp), and Noemi and her kids were there (Ivan came a little later for dinner).
Maria went all out again. For lunch she made homemade gnocchi and rolled beef strips, and Memo made the sauce. For anyone who has eaten store-bought gnocchi, I’m sorry, but there really is no comparison. It was wonderful. And then for dinner, she made pasta and homemade pizza just like the first night we got here because she knew the kids would love it.
We’ve been staying the last few nights at Franco and Emily’s, but we moved over to Maria and Memo’s again tonight because we have to get up early and don’t want to wake up all of Franco’s family. They offered to accompany us to the airport, but it really wasn’t necessary so we said our goodbyes to Franco & family and Noemi & family tonight. It was hard because we honestly don’t know when we’ll all see each other again. I hadn’t been back for nine years, and it had been eleven for Becky, but since Franco and Emily had lived in southern California, we had seen them a few years ago. We knew that we would be coming to Switzerland for Fabio’s wedding, but now that it’s over, who knows when we’ll be able to go back again. I hope that they’ll all come out to California sometime soon, but traveling with a large family isn’t easy (I should know – just ask Becky though if you don’t believe me). So we hugged and said goodbye to our friends who are more like family, and we’ll leave it in God’s hands as to when we’ll all be together again.
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