Afternoon Coffee Break

So today, as I sit down at a side-walk table of our local bar (coffee place) of choice in a rare-unhectic moment with my colleagues, Emma and Naomi, who also just so happen to be two of my best friends in Rome -- in addition to being part of the original Charlie's Angels trio (our boss being Charlie - us being, well just look at the photo) -- where was I? Oh yes, rare-unhectic moment sipping on a caffè coretto -- meaning an espresso with liquor in it -- in this case Sambuca -- letting the day wind down and talking about our end of April girls Venice trip and the dinner we've planned tonight in Trastevere -- I realize that in all of my posts til' now there have been two major focuses: my relationship with Jacopo... and our cat.

Now I ain't about turning this into a Boyfriend/Cat version of a "Mommy Blog" (see: blogs written by obsessed mothers about babies and burping and diapers and absolutely nothing else of interest) -- so just for the record -- while the major "stuff" going on right now that's type-worthy involves my love and my pet -- that's not all my life is about -- i've got my good friends, many of whom were there before the love and before the pet who saw the love and the pet happen and/or listened the talk for hours on end about them -- and I absolutely adore these friends without whom Roma would be a very sad place indeed.

Here's to you, girls -- (raises teacup of espresso-spiked-sambuca and salutes).