Something special.....

On Dece,mber the 9th 2010 I offically became a resident of Reggio Nell Emilia in Italy!!! I now have an Identity card and everything!!! I was so excited i keep showing it to people, and today i bought a little plastic cve to keep it warm and dry and not crumpled!!!! Small things.......
I went and did a spot of xmas shopping today- the weather was glorious, xmas shopping with my sunglasses on!
I'm lookin forward to coming back to Blighty for a couple of weeks, it'll be nice to see everyone and of course to meet William! It's Amy's birthday on Monday (she'll be 29, and possibly not thank me for broadcasting that but....I figure as i'm always going to be older..) Therefore, as surely as day follows night it'll be my birthday at the end of next week. I'm determind not to be as down about it as i was last year and things are going well at the moment, jobs ok, i'm painting alot which always makes a difference- looking in to ways of exhibiting, different places an such like. Nick has been amazing- we went around several galleries in RE last week and he was there asking all the right questions when i got all shy and lost my nerve....he wants to help me put on an exhibition, which would be great. I dont want to hire a space until i know more about the audience here an dhow my work will be received. We'll have to see.
I havent got any further with the Italian exam cos i've been so busy painting, but my confidence is growing and thats the biggest problem i have with it.
ok tonight, off to Leo's for sing star and games and munch! Lats week we went to Giovanni's place in Carpi for sing star and pizza, was good times!

Dec the halls.....

Sorry- yes its been a while. Rubbish, I know. Well Seville was awesome- 25 degrees!!!! A last grab at sunshine before the dreaded winter Fog in Reggio (frankly it deserves a capital F), we've already had a spot of snow but if you in blighty are reading this then i'm sorry- nothing like the scale you've had it! (although it is forecast for the weekend eeeeeek!)
It was Sils birthday at the weekend, we had a costume party and most folks really got into the spirit, i was wthe statue of liberty, complete with book and torch! We sang, we drank and we chatted and also ate a bit too. Good times.
Before the party i went to Bologna shopping with Luca (yes, the one and the same)(we both have big feet- he knew a boat shop!) I decided to stop thinking so much (shock horror i hear you cry!) A good friend of my mums came over with her a few weeks ago and we talked a bit- she said some stuff that kind of changed the way i was thinking about things. I'm going to ....I AM GOING TO go with the flow and not over think. (If you've met me then you are probably wishing me good luck, probably with raised eyebrows right now.......Ta!) So far, so good.
Amy had her baby!!!!! I am now the proud Aunty of young William Roland Spencer. We were introduced on skype but i cant wait to meet him in real life- his mother says he looks like Winston churchil.......
Oh and i've started drawing/painting again!!!!! going into town tomorrow to try and find out how things work here and if i could potentially exhibit something next year........Wish me luck (again!)