21 November 1909

Huge Road Block.
In an effort to get on top of my application, I finally found the time to contact the people in the Vital Records office in New Orleans.  For your recollection, the death certs for both of my great-grandparents need to be amended.  The birth dates for both of them are incorrect on the Louisiana death cert. Months back, they sent me the form to amend a birth/death certificate, but it was the wrong form and I’ve just done nothing since. Well, this morning I called up the lovely people in New Orleans.  The woman who helped me was also named Kathleen, so I was hoping for good things.  And while she extremely nice and really wanted to help me, she couldn’t do

An offer you can’t refuse
Disclaimer:  This is pretty much an offer you can’t refuse.  If you think you want to say no, don’t read on. Seriously. Stop now before it’s too late. Alright fine… A year has passed since news came out about a town in Sicily offering property for 1 euro. That’s right, ONE EURO.  And the town council is still accepting applications.  Now do you see where I’m going here?? They are still accepting applications, people.  If that’s not an offer you can’t refuse, I don’t know what is.  Seriously, 1 euro.

All in a day’s work…
I am seriously ridiculous. Somehow I managed to incorporate Italian into most of today. Details to follow… For now, here is the brief summary: Delicious coffee and cake at Italian bakery Looked into Italian language schools Thoroughly researched buying land in Sicily Came up with brilliant reality show idea allowing me to move to Italy Wished a couple of people Happy Birthday in Italian Found a few delicious recipes for classic Sicilian dishes And finally purchased The Godfather Restoration Set Posted in Italian Film, Learn Italian, Mangiamo, Randomness about Italy