We finally made it and life is good

No more disaster stories, we got here without incident and the apartment is as cute as can be.  The owners are the sweetest people and there was some basic food items here to get us started.  We decided to make our dinner tonight so we shopping at the local grocery stores and markets. We bought some pancetta, tomatoes, basil, parsley,onions, mushrooms, garlic, Parmesan cheese, fresh bread olives, lettuce and artichoke hearts and white wine vinegar.  Then came back, found olive oil, some dried herbs,dried peperoncino and pasta, away we went.  We chopped, sautéed, sprinkled herbs and simmered, then boiled the pasta made garlic bread and salad and had a dinner fit for a king ( or the Queen). It was exactly what I wanted to do.  No wine with dinner but for sure tomorrow night.  Tomorrow we are going to try our luck taking the train to Parma.  It's late and I haven't had more than 4 hours of sleep for the last 2 nights, so buona notte.