Festa della Liberazione

Wednesday was an Italian national holiday, Liberation Day, commemorating the liberation of Italy from fascism at the end of WW II. Originally we had planned a GANS outing, but almost nobody wanted to do it on the holiday, which was great for us. Dee needed some prep time after a very full few days, and unfortunately I am still fighting my cold. So we spent almost the entire day at home, for which we were very grateful. I couldn't sleep well during the night, for no particular reason. After I finally go back to sleep around dawn, I slept until 9:30am, which is unheard of for me! My cold symptoms seemed to be getting slightly worse, not better, and I was wiped out much of the day. 

The ward had a very nice picnic and barbecue, which we missed, but the quiet day was well worth it for us.

 

In the afternoon we walked together for a short trip to the Chinese store for a few household items. The Chinese stores seem to be open on almost all the holidays. Dee then walked up to the Todis market around the corner to get a few food items; it seemed to have regular hours as well. In the evening, Dee swept the floors and cleaned the bathrooms. Dee writes: During the day, I worked on various things on my computer. Pretty uneventful day -- just what the doctor ordered!