Oh, To Be In Italy!

I love everything about Italy. Everything. I love the country, the beautiful people, the shops (gotta mention those shops because NOBODY in the world knows fashion like Italians!), the food, the cars, everything. I even love opera. Sometimes I think I was Italian in another life. Seriously. What is this strange association I have with Italy? I don't know. All I do know is that of all the places in the world, that's the one place I could ever see myself living the rest of my life outside the United States.

Italy keeps calling me and I keep failing to answer. Every year, I plan on going and every year something comes up. When I get there, something tells me I may not come back. So, now I've decided to wait until I retire because destiny awaits. I know, I know that some may say, "tomorrow isn't promised" but I don't believe that. This dream has to be fulfilled and I know in my heart it will. The desire is too strong, the calling too urgent. All the beauty, history and romance await me in "The Eternal City". I just believe it. (Pictured: The lovely Trevi Fountain)