I am going to Rome.
And I am so so excited!! I have a lot of random thoughts running through
my head right now so I will go ahead and share them.
1) I am going old-school blogging on this trip. It’s called journaling. And (hopefully) post trip I will
transpose these words to the modern blogging world complete with pictures as
well! That is the goal
anyway. I figured this would be a
good idea so I wouldn’t have to bring my computer to Rome, and therefore don’t
have to risk breaking it or having it stolen. I also didn’t bring my phone for the same reasons, so I will
be off the grid for the week.
Sometimes it is nice to unplug for a while!
2) I am really excited about this trip primarily to see
Rome, the churches, coliseum, pantheon, etc., but secondarily (and pretty much
equally) excited for the food that I will be eating this week. So please don’t be surprised if the
posts from here on out include photos of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well
as any ice cream/gelato that happens.
I promise I will attempt to include history and religion as well, but I
may also advise not to continue reading on an empty stomach…
3) In high school when I got my passport, they said not to
smile because when I will be traveling I will be grumpy and not smiling. But HELLO!!! I am going to ROME!!!
Practically grinning from ear to ear here.
4) Why isn’t every flight that I take on Air France? Oh yeah, I supposed because I usually
fly to Alaska… I should go to Paris more often. Although I am in the middle of the middle seat on the plane,
practically as far from a window as possible, I am quite cozy in my blanket,
with my pillow, smelling dinner that is moving down the aisle my way, with Monsters
University and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs cued up to watch after my
journaling is done for the day (because secretly I am still a child inside and
Disney is where it is at). My
original plan was to fall asleep as soon as the plane took off, and I am fairly
confident that I could. But I
suppose I could also muster the energy to stay awake for another hour or so to
enjoy second dinner and a movie.
And did I mention that all of this is free?
[Pause in writing for dinner]
5) Because food will clearly be a focus of this week I will
start with dinner tonight (or… second dinner that is… even though I am on a
plane). Lentil salad with green
bell peppers and cranberries and an orange vinaigrette dressing, chicken with
middle-eastern style sauce and rice with vegetables, brie and French bread,
apple sauce, mango cheesecake, and champagne (because why not!?).
And now that I am warm, full, quite relaxed (and on my way
to ROME!) I will attempt to rest for a bit. Today was a very full day, mostly just of me being
excited. But that requires a lot
of energy! I am blessed to be
here, and so thankful to everyone who helped make it possible! God is so great!
[Despite the additional comforts of
Air France, it was still a red-eye flight, which by definition sucks. I did manage to get a little bit of
sleep and woke up just in tome for breakfast. Still groggy, I plan to take a nap during our five-hour
layover in Paris – unfortunately not quite enough time to make it into the city
for a short visit… Guess that means I’ll just have to come back!]
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