So much has happened around here lately.  Where to start?  Renata and Santi have eloped!  Ren wanted to spare Corin from going through the heartbreak of a wedding so soon after Mary called it off with theirs.  Ren and Santi are going to have a wedding for the family later.  Renata is going to be a beautiful bride…

Corin.  My poor brother…  He has been through so much in the last few weeks.  I feel horrible that I have been so caught up with my own affiars that I hadn’t been there for him.  He has been spending much time with Jane though…  It is wonderful to see them both smiling again.

And Felix!  He surprised us the other night…  When he came back from his mission – he brought someone  with him; he brought a girl home to Volterra!  After getting over the initial shock, we all settled in to meet her.  She is lovely and truly makes him happier than I have ever seen him in years – if I have ever seen him this happy.  She has brought about a noticable change in him; he deserves this happiness.

Seeing everyone around me makes me both happy and sad…  Happy for all my loved ones, and a little sad that there can be no little piece of happiness for me.  Alas, if this is the way it is to be I can accept it gracefully and be happy for everyone else…