This week has been quite a busy one! I went to the Medici Chapel which was really cool to see. I got to see caskets of where a lot of the Medici family was buried. I also got to see sculptures from my favorite artists Michael Angelo! I also went to the Bargello museum which holds a lot of sculptures. Both of these places I could not take pic in but I did get some postcards at Bargello. There wasn't anything I really wanted in the Medici Chapel. Kari also got me a magnet of Lorenzo de'Medici (the man my school is named after). I have a postcard, a shot glass, and a magnet collection started now lol. Kari and I also went to Santa Croce another famous church in Florence. Here we could take pictures, but since stained glass windows (the reason for going to the church) was under construction. However, we did get to see where Michael Angelo was buried so at least it was something! If you want to see pictures go to my photobucket and look under my Italia album! I also sent my mom flowers for Mother's Day and had them delivered at her work. She was very very happy. The flowers are also beautiful and I love what the florist did! She got her flowers around 10am on Friday which is 5pm my time. I was so excited for mom to get her flowers and it was so hard waiting all day because of the time difference!
On Thursday (5/4), Kari, Jared and I took a gelato and pizza making class! I now know how to make some amazing pizza, gelato and chocolate salami! I will be making the salami for sure once I'm back. Don't worry it's so yummy! We also met a couple who had just gotten married in Italy. They met online and actually were living in the same city! It was so cute hearing their story over our dinner of yummy pizza, gelato, salami, and of course wine!! This night was one of my favorite nights since being in Italy!
Saturday (5/7) Jared and I had a picnic of sandwiches and a bottle of wine outside of Pitti Palace and then went to Boboli Garden! I've been wanting to go to the garden for a while. We couldn't have our glass bottle of wine in the garden which is why we ate our lunch at Pitti Palace. It actually worked out better because I got to bring out the little kid in me and feed the pigeons and sparrows. I loved the little sparrows because they were brave little suckers! They would sweep down and grab a chunk of bread away from the much bigger pigeons and then fly away. They were also very brave. I got one sparrow to come up and actually grab the food out of my hand! Jared laughed at the smile on my face when the bird did this. I'm easily amused by the little things and proud of it! Jared and I walked around the garden for a while and then took a little nap on a blanket in the shade. We were supposed to study for our finals but a nap was a much better idea lol. Also, Jared's allergies were acting up so we left the gardens and we studied at his place.
Today (5/8) Kari and I went into Pitti Palace. The Medici family (founders of Florence) lived here along with other families throughout history but the Medici family was big here. It was cool to see that palace but you couldn't take pics and the palace was set up more like a museum than a palace. I was hoping to see more of how it use to look but oh well. There were signs in every room explaining what each room was used for so I was happy. I ended up buying some postcards here too since pictures weren't allowed. In about half an hour, I get to talk to mom for Mother's Day! I'm super excited to talk to her and dad, see the flowers, and hopefully see my BoBo too! I miss my puppy! It's happy and sad knowing that I'll see him exactly one week from today.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to go back to reality yet. I know living in Italy is reality but it seems almost fake and like a vacation. Back in the U.S. I'll have to go back to my job, school, graduating and continuing on with my life. Mostly I don't want to go back because though I won't be back in school for another 3 months, I'm not ready to face Mitch. It still hurts almost as much as it did the day we broke up. Though it' gotten easier, I am not as far along in the healing process I thought I would be. I still cry every time I see his picture and it still hurts remembering all of the good times we had. Heck I'm almost in tears just thinking about it now. I guess it shows how much I love him. I'm wishing and praying that it will be better once I get back to school. As much as I never want to run into him in the hallways and talk to him, I know I'll have to. It's a fact of life. And he's the type of person who will come up to me and try to talk. I just want to be healed a little bit more so I won't burst into tears when I see him. He never loved though he said it me and that hurts more than anything. But this means that there is someone out there who will love me as much as I will love him. And that's the person I will end up with. Though I may be broken right now, I'm still optimistic and I know that the right guy is out there for me. I just hope I find him soon. I know I'm young but all I really want is to find the person I'm meant to be with. I'm tired of getting hurt by guys. I don't want to get married now; just find my Prince Charming. I am thankful I met Jared though. He's a great guy and has helped me move on a lot. I've talked to him about everything and he's given me some great advice and comfort. I'm so happy I'll have a friend from Italy I can talk to and be close with once I'm back in the States. I didn't think I'd come over here and make such a great friend. He also has Verizon which means it's free for us to call and text!
So my life will continue to change and people will come and go in my life. But I will always have Italy and the wonderful memories I've made here with some pretty amazing people. I have finals next week, a few final places to visit, some people to say goodbye to, and way too much packing to do. :) Until my next post!
Ciao!
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