Eight Days. . .

In eight days, we move to Italy.
Here, to be exact:

Between now and then, we will be busy packing boxes and doing last minute things.  If you've moved, you know what it's like to do all the last minute stuff.  Now imagine you are moving to a different country.  There are some things that are complicated, but there is also a lot of things we don't have to do.  We are not worried about hooking up cable (since we don't speak Italian, I'm guessing TV won't be a priority) or phone service (cell phones will happen eventually, but not until we learn how to say phone in Italian).  No car in Italy means no car insurance, registration, or licenses to deal with.  The school provides housing (including heat, water, electricity, and wireless).  Because we are moving to Italy, we are pretty confident that we can get anything we "need."
Our next eight days will be filled with final dinners with friends, giving away houseplants and cleaning up the house and yard, and deciding what to ship and what to take on the plane.
After that the real adventures begin.  For updates on the joys and challenges of starting a new job, learning a new language, living in a small town, and doing it all in Italy, check back often!