You would never expect to have such mixed emotions before setting off on a fantastic journey to a country half way across the world. But I do. In the midst of my excitement and anticipation of a fabulous trip to Italy, one of the most romantic countries in the world, I am sad to leave the one I love the most...at home. I can only imagine how jealous I would be if the roles were reversed. I would never stand in the way of anyone who was offered this type of vacation, but I understand how it would feel. I would take everyone if I could.
I am procrastinator so I have not started packing but I plan to cheat from the list I prepared for Christopher when he left almost a week ago. Unfortunately, I have a lot more interest in the "outfits" and the jewelry... his only care was that his clothes were clean. Or maybe he didn't even care about that? I only have tonight (and I am blogging?) and tomorrow night. I have to be at BART before 6am on Thursday. Plenty of time! Wow... what am I worried about?
Missing my husband and step-kids, and the dogs too! I am so lucky to have Chris by my side always. And I know that we will travel the world together someday and experience all sorts of things. I hope in his heart he is excited for me. Actually, there isn't any doubt that he wants this for me... and that is why I love him so much and will miss him dearly!
I'm looking forward to hearing so many things that I can't understand. I am excited to have strangers smile at me when I am trying so hard to communicate with words that have way too many vowels. The cobblestone streets, the colorful buildings, the sounds and smells of a place that is so different than my home. It's time to escape reality - remove myself from California - remove myself from my world and move into a place of no stress, no schedules, no worries. I simply can't wait to go!
Time to get busy! I know how that clock works... it tricks me! Everytime! I will be running around with too much adrenaline and not enough time. It happens no matter how hard I try to be prepared. So, Italy...here I come! Ciao!
