Franceso Dire Distender

Monday is Festa della Repubblica, an Italian holiday marking the day in 1946 when Italy voted to abolish the monarchy and become a republic. It seems their holidays outnumber their work days--another reason this place is so great. Sometimes the base takes Italian holidays, and sometimes it doesn't. Luckily, we get this one, making it two three-day weekends in a row. And as much fun as I've had the past couple weekends, they've been very full, so it will be nice to just have a mellow weekend to relax with my Italian friends.