Let's start with the earthquake: thankfully we were not affected by it. I felt a foreshock the night before around 10:30 p.m. but I didn't feel the actual earthquake. Strange. Friends in Rome felt it very strongly. The whole thing is very sad. I can't watch the news, it just depresses me. So we go on with our day to day business, trying not to think about it too much.
The other news is a bit more personal: I had emergency surgery last Weds. for a ruptured ovarian cyst. They took out my appendix too just to be safe. I guess it looked a little "iffy". The good news is that they performed the surgery through laparscopy, so I only have three small incisions. They sent me home on Saturday and I have my stitches out on Friday. I can't wait because they're awfully itchy!
