Things in your Pocket

I saw a woman carrying sun flowers today. Normally this wouldn't be something memorable enough to commit to memory, however the bright yellow (a connotation of Tuscan Spring) contrasted nicely with the snow falling everywhere.

Yup, the winter weather is back for another round. Thanks a lot, stupid groundhog.

I suppose the dismal weather is (in a sense) something good- I think (and I'm not trying to be negative) that it will make it easier to go home when the time comes. I'm definitely ready to go home as it is, but I think the novelty of being back in the States will eventually wear off just as the novelty of being in Italy did. In other words, I know I'm going to want to come back once I'm gone; but the harsh reality of winter will help keep my memory in check- instead of remembering Italy for only the good parts (as I tend to do), I'll remember it for what it was; the good and the bad. This weather is just too damn cold to forget!

Tomorrow morning we're headed to Southern Italy for our longest field trip yet- we'll all be together for a whopping four straight days. It might be nice to get out of Florence for a while, and when I was in Napoli for the first time I didn't get a chance to try the pizza! Although I never finished the book, "Eat, Pray, Love" had some good suggestions for where to go.

I also need to figure out what I'm going to do for the nine days in June I'll be here. I've got a lot on my plate right now. I missed my 20th Century Authors course this morning; I slept right through my alarm (I'm not going to lie and say that it wasn't on purpose) so I'll have an "extra project" to do when I get back. Will 8:30 class ever get any easier?

What an interesting post, huh?

The trivialities of life are all that's on my mind right now.

I need to go veg.

Ciao.