One more good-bye party today and really - at this point my liver is shot.  Today's fest was a good-bye to the teachers heading off to foreign shores.  There was sparkling wine accompanying trifle, cookies, cake and ice-cream.  This was after school, before the official dinner, (which I skipped).   I need a diet vacation.  I want water and lettuce for a month.  After a season or three in Italy, without a break, I am up to my gills in food and wine and and and.  Tomorrow is my last day of work.  Tomorrow night is a good-bye dinner with the grandparents.  Then blessedly summer, where if I behave, I can control my in-take without too much temptation.  It is dangerous being in Italy and having so little self control.  Damn.  Two days and we head home.  Hope I make it....  xxoo me