Strongly Worded

Ciao!

Lovely readers! Just wanted to let you know that I am going on VACATION. I have not had any vacation in a year, and any actual fun on vacation since long before then.

So I am very glad to be leaving this very afternoon for 9 days in Italy. I am going to the Amalfi Coast and Rome. Part of this trip will involve the island of Capri, which, I have learned, is pronounced CAPri. Also I will visit the island of Ischia which features hot springs and volcanic landscape. I am hoping that the next week will involve much capuccino, animated Italian speech, and family harmony.

Because--yes--ladies and gentlemen, I am going on vacation with my parents.

The benefits:
- all expenses paid;
- assurance of good and compatible companions (I love and get along with my parents);
- ability to travel in "daughter mode" thus avoiding the hassles associated with navigation, travel arrangements, and planning in general;

The drawbacks:
- "daughter mode" can really suck (mainly because it affords little-to-no decision-making power, and involves patience, deference, and getting up much earlier than I would like);
- my parents (my dad especially) are tense travelers, and therefore a lot of energy is expended ensuring that nothing gets lost/stolen and nobody is late/alone; and
- Italy is romantic! Not so family-friendly. I keep telling myself that I'm lucky to be traveling with my parents now, while they're still spry, and while I don't have to worry about abandoning my love interest. Once I meet him, we'll be all wrapped up with our own travels to Venice and other even more romantic places, so it will be hard to find time to hang out with my parents and therefore this is a great, limited-time opportunity. Yes.

Anyway. I will miss this blog. It is super fun "living out loud" in this manner and checking sitemeter obsessively to see who's reading. Please be sure to come back! The next strongly worded installment will be posted on the 23rd. Til then: !Ciao, bambinos!

Posted by Dori at 9:58 AM