My desperate plea

Since about wed I have been feeling poopy. Nothing serious just achy and super fatigued. Well, its official, I have both of the above PLUS itchy, watery, eyes, and a runny obnoxious nose. Bonus My hubs is gone for the day since I gave him leave to spend a much needed guys day with one of his best friends who came up for a visit. True I also had my selfish reasons, I am an independent woman and I do tend to need me time, so I thought "hey GB can have some guy time and I can have Me time...awesome." (Klomp I do heart you and I am so thrilled to see you)

Oh and this just in: NO toilet paper or tissues...why might you ask? I have used up my tissue supply this week as toilet paper because we are out. Shocking I know, for those of you who know me best, you know this is a frequent occurrence and I have been known on occasion to steal a roll from the McDonalds restroom. Not because I have a naughty side and feel like being a thief every once in awhile, no. But because my sweet husband is under the impression that its the landlord job to purchase OUR toilet paper and refuses to buy it. In his defense, we do have a bidet ..but if you have read my previous post, we know how well that works for me. Its gross in my opinion. Let me ask those out there. Has any of YOUR landlords EVER purchased your toilet paper? Didn't think so... I was also hoping to use this "me" time to be a little sneaky and go purchase my own personal roll, but since I am feeling like death, its possible I won't leave my bed today. I mean I'm not asking for much here, just the comfort of dry TP. Not a ball gown, not jewelry, just a simple necessary pleasure in life.

Now I can't decide if I was smart to let him go so that I can not be mad but rather laugh at the situation with him by the time he is back. Or if instead I wish he was here so I can let him have it and send him on his walk of shame to the nearest Carfour straight away.

But is it REALLY his fault? I mean to be honest last night when we picked up a few groceries and I mentioned we needed it and he replied," Thats the landlords job, and besides you don't need it, we have a bidet." My only response was to roll my eyes and murmur in my head. But lets face it, guys don't pick up on cues, let alone read our minds. Sorry I thought it was common sense. Then again, I always joke how I "married" my father, and my dad has been known to "improvise" in certain...situations I will say. So that parts my fault, marrying a guy like my dad, who just thinks he is so smart he can come up with a BETTER solution to spending money...hence GB's discovery of the Bidet. Sorry they both are honestly TREMENDOUSLY smart... and now I'm just rambling...

I apologize if this appears as a husband bash. I am just in a little delima here...I love GB, I do and he is great. But NO man is perfect, and I guess if I had to pick a few little flaws, being a little TOO "careful" with money and not being able to read my mind aren't the worst.

In the mean time, can someone priority mail be a HUGE stock of Toilet paper? Please????

Am I A Princess?? Why yes, yes in fact I am

Oh Florence, my heart beats for you. You. Are. Magical.

When GB and I were first going through all the cool places in Italy we were going to visit he informed me that Florence was every girls favorite place in Italy. He told me it was neat but he didn't understand why it was the favorite. After looking at a few of his pictures I agreed. Silly,silly, naive me. Little did I know that I would also fall into that "every girl" category. Foolish to think I was above it, I know, sometimes I just like to pretend I am special. Sorta like how I was in denial about Twilight for so long. Like I said, foolish. Okay, focus, back to Florence. Anyway, upon arrival I was floored. I think my jaw may have even dropped. Yes, I get it. I understand. Florence is a fairyland. I felt like I had stepped off the train and into the 1700s. AWESOMENESS.
I esp. loved the Florence Duomo, it has been my favorite so far. I know I live in Milan, home of the most grand Duomo in all of Italy. Shocking I know, but its how I feel. Its so pretty with its faint pink and green lines and its scaffoldings of grandure.



Once inside I discovered it had an archeological area in the basement you could tour if you paid extra. I of course insisted upon this. It was PIMP! I even got to see hundred year old SKULLS. I thoroughly enjoyed it.



We originally planned on climbing to the top of the duomo but it was rather spendy, so we decided to climb the tower instead, which if you ask me is cooler anyway.
Oh yes, I climbed THIS bad boy!...almost ALL the steps too

This is the point at which I daydreamed about being a princess..for about 5 whole minutes I really thought it was true...Sarah, you understand :) This is also where I one thousand percent understood every girls fascination and love for this city. Its incredibly mid-evil feeling

Oh yes, this is my land, all of this is my dominion, all hail Queen of Sheba! or Florence rather








We walked towards the canal and stumbled upon tons of statues and one of he Davids. Very cool.





Loved the canal. I also had my first Kiwi on a stick...MMM it was oh so delish!


Being the girl that I am, I of course indulged in the local leather market. I didn't purchase anything leather but I did buy a beautiful scarf...I heart it! We walked up and down that bad boy at least 3 times! Sorry to busy looking to stop for pics of it.

I did lose my scarf there, but that's okay, I got a new one. I love you Florence

Best Gelato EVER

A few weekends ago GB and took a day trip to Como with our FABULOUS friends Tom cat and Abby dabby doo! I just love them. We always have a blast.

So basically Lake Como is only 45 min away by train and is AWESOME!!!!!! We first arrived in Lecco which is one of the coolest cities. We hit up the market where they had a mini pet store and I proceeded to fail at convincing GB I needed a baby turtle. Fail Fail Fail. bummer.


Anywho, we tried to take a boat ferry over to Bellagio but it was closed for the day so we took a train to Veranna instead to catch that ferry to Bellagio. Unfortunately we didn't have time to explore because the ferry was leaving right then. Bellagio was adorable!! I LOVED it. We hiked all up the little alley ways and around the coblestone. It was grand





From Bellagio we paid a little extra and took the long ferry to Como. One word- SPECTACULAR
No matter where you looked, it was beautiful! So worth the money




Once in Como Abby and I's desire for gelato could not be fought any longer. Luckily we saw a crowd of people mashing there way through a line right outside a gelateria. This was a good sign. If people were willing to be smashed, it has to be good. We. Were. So. Right! Best gelato I have had since my arrival. I also have a new favorite flavor...Canella (cinnamon) which I usually can't stand. MMMMMMM heaven on a cone baby

Tom Cat and Abby with their loot. Abby had some AMAZING pistachio! They are cute huh??

The city of Como was really a really cool place too. We are definitely going to be going back to better explore



Some GINOURMOUS random hands I found...I had a little fun with them


What a terrific way to spend a Saturday!

May as well...

Since I am stuck at home and under the weather, I may as well catch up this blog. I have a LOT of catching up to do. Hopefully, with deactivating facebook I will be better at keeping this sucker up.

Possitano~
For GB's birthday, he wanted to go to his favorite place in the world..Possitano. It was a super fun weekend. We stayed at the Crown Plaza a few cities up in the Mts. It was awesome. If you stood on our balcony and looked to the right you could see Mt. Vesuvius. it was unbelievably gorgeous. I loved our hotel room. My favorite part was the shower. The shower head came straight down from the very center of the tub and you could adjust the pressure with a nob. It felt like rain and it was magnificent!!! Pretty sure I took FULL advantage of that bad boy!!! Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the little beauty but rest assured that when we build our own house, we shall have our very own.

I really liked the more southern part of Italy. I was shocked at the difference between the North and South. The people in the south look a different. They have darker skin and more prominent features. They are beautiful people. I will say that it was a bit more dirty and not very well kept up, but the food was heavenly and the people were incredibly friendly. It really reminded me of the south back home. I guess some things are the same all around the world.

Garrett and I arrived late at night so we couldn't head over until the morning. We took a bus to a city mid way to Positano and ended up having to hop onto another one to actually get there. It was really funny because we ended up on a bus with ALL high school age kids. They must have been all coming home from school. We felt so old. It was an interesting ride to say the least but it was also beautiful. It reminded me of a mediterranean Napali coast. (Napali still being my personal favorite) It was still amazing none the less. When we finally made it to Positano it was a little dead. It was a really cool town but not my personal favorite. While Garrett went nuts taking pictures I planted myself on the beach and began my quest for sea glass. There was an abundance. Since no other tourists were around I got ALL the sea glass my heart desired. My favorite thing however, was Pemi.

Pemi was this adorable Welsh Corgy who decided to become our friends. I named him Pemi but have since forgotten why. We fed him lunch scraps and he followed us all over and helped us look for sea glass.


After we left Positano we once again had to stop in an in-between city. We were hungry and decided to catch some grub. We ate dinner at this quaint little restraunt right on the river. I got the most delectable Tomato soup and GB got his favorite, Pasta Carbonara. After dinner we stopped at a music box shop and got GB his birthday gift. A hand carved music box. He also got a 4 euro grey skinny tie. He was a happy little birthday boy! It was a fantastic little trip!

Diary of a Mad Woman

This post comes with a disclaimer:
If you are in any way jealous of me living here and do not wish to read my whining then this post is not for you.

Moving On
I know, I absolutely nuts, ungrateful, a brat...yes all of the listed apply. Actually no, I am grateful, EXTREMELY grateful. I have been so blessed to have this unbelievable experience to live abroad and completely be submerged in something so foreign and beautiful. It truly is a remarkable place and I have genuinely enjoyed every minute of it. But I am sickly and have been the past few days. I am not sure about everyone else, but when I am physically sick, it affects my mentality. I am so homesick I can barely stand it. I think its mostly because I just don't feel well, and when you don't feel well, you want to be home. While I adore it here, its not my home.

I have never been a "social butterfly" I don't need to be surrounded by tons of friends. I was always more comfortable with having a handful of really great friends and surrounding myself around family. Right now, I really miss my family. In the words of Micheal Buble...

"Another airplane, another sunny place, Im lucky I know...but I wanna go home"

Hate me if you must ...but its honest. I miss my family so much I could ball my eyes out. I have been really bad about calling home often, but to be honest it makes it worse. I miss home so much more when I call :( Which is also partly why I have decided to delete my Facebook. I need to really focus on my life here and not worry about what I think I may be missing out on back home. I am pretty sure its just because I am sickly and in a few days ill be back to normal, but for today, this is what I am working with.

Don't get me wrong, I am happy and I am so in love with my life, but the people I love are why I love my life so much and I miss them. Anyway, I am crazy and out of my mind and I know you are all thinking, frig Ill switch places with you. Don't worry I'll be back to normal in a day or two. I mean heck, everyone is allowed a little crazy every once in awhile right? In the meantime, to all of my loves at home (parents,siblings,grandparents,cousins,aunts,uncles,and besties included) know how much you are missed by me and how much I love you.