MONDAY - JULY 1, 1:00PM ITALY TIME / 6:00AM TEXAS TIME - MILAN MALPENSA AIRPORT
The flight was 11 hours of no sleep and bad movies.
Zio [Uncle] Lorenzo, my Dad's older brother was waiting at arrivals with a sign that said ROMANO FAMILY in all caps. Zia[Aunt] Rosa , his wife was next to him with two big bags of pastries and cold water.
"Eccola! La mia Aurorina!"
[Here she is! My little Aurora!]
Rosa grabbed Aurora and squeezed her. "Sei stanca, tesoro?"
[Are you tired, sweetheart?]
"Zia," Aurora said, hugging back, voice rough. "Stanca. Mi sei mancata."
[Tired. I missed you.]
"Ciao principessa," Lorenzo said, kissing both her cheeks.
They loaded luggage into Lorenzo’s big SUV. The drive to Bellagio was 2 hours. July sun on the lake. Mountains. Green and bright. Nothing lik
