HANNAH SHARES

I can’t believe it’s already June. We have been counting down the months, weeks, and days until we meet Baby Shares since October, and now we are only a week away!

Most of you likely already know, but the past two weeks have been quite a rollercoaster for us. Michael was in a serious accident while riding his bike home from work the weekend before last (car vs. bike). After a very scary phone call, six long days in the hospital, and two surgeries on his left arm, we are both very grateful he is back home with relatively minimal injuries considering the severity of the accident. I can’t count how many times we have said “it could have been so much worse” – God was truly with him! He has been home for almost a week now and is anxious to get back to work today already. His beloved bike unfortunately will have to be replaced eventually, but it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that we were back at the bike store less than 24 hours after he left the hospital. He should have most of the bandages and the brace removed next week and will be able to start occupational therapy on his arm right away, just in time for us to welcome Baby Shares! Because of Baby’s position, we have a scheduled delivery planned for next week. Please keep all three of us in your thoughts and prayers as we welcome this sweet new life into the world!

We have been trying to soak up these last few weeks while it’s still just the two of us. Last weekend we took a short drive to Marostica, a medieval city about 30 minutes north of Vicenza. They are known for their live chess events that take place on the life-size chess board built into their city center, as well as their cherries! This past Sunday was their annual cherry festival, and it was a beautiful day to explore. Their popular cherry variety is called a Duroni rossi, a particularly sweet cherry, also known as the “red gold of Marostica”. We brought home a 2kg box full of them and haven’t stopped eating them since. We stopped for lunch at a hidden spot off the city center since the restaurants in the piazza were all very busy. We both were pleasantly surprised to see our pizzas came pre-cut, the first time we haven’t had to cut our own pizza since we’ve been here! Italians may eat lots of carbs, but they make you work for them.

xx Hannah