What a day. In fact, what a year. I realize that the threshold for 2012 has already been stepped across, but I can’t help but to sit and stare back into the eyes of 2011. So much happened. So much didn’t happen. It was a milestone year, just as I expect this following year to be.
It’s 1:30 in the morning, and I’m sifting through my Italy photos and listening to a friend serenade me sentimental songs that I stumbled across on their music website. It was a mistake to discover the gift of his voice because now every time I look at him I’m going to have a love sonnet on the tip of my tongue.
Back to the original point–I’m sifting through my Italy photos. It was such a life changing trip. I didn’t know it then but it would be a trip to shape the next year of my life–and without a doubt, my entire future. The culture, the history, the beauty, the detail, the heritage…it was more than enough to take in during my two week rendezvous (especially in the middle of the fauxmance I was at the time a part of).
It’s funny, that. How an event can completely change the course of events for the rest of your life.
Even more unbelievable than the architecture and petina of the buildings throughout eroded Venice and ancient Rome is the idea that I am preparing myself to spend (roughly) 90 days in the country that I fell in love with six months ago. Sometimes I wake up and wonder if this is real life or if it’s simply some scheme my best friend and I came up with at the P.F. Changs host stand last summer in the midst of a post-Italy high.
It was, in fact. But it’s gone from scheme to reality.
I think I just stopped breathing for a second in disbelief. Now’s one of those times when I feel like this situation I’ve gotten myself into cannot possibly be my life. Me. A 20 year old who hails from Arkansas and has had enough dreams to span the great wall of China since she was seven. I’m going to Florence,Italy with my best friend to intern with a mens designer in five months. Quick. Pinch me.
Side note: I’m three scissor snips away from cutting a heart out of a piece of folded paper and glittering a valentine for this musician friend I have. I may just unfriend him on facebook so i can friend him all over again.
I think I’m going to make a new resolution starting right now: a blog. every day. I think i can do it. I mean we’re only five daysinto the year, right? And what better way to document my thoughts and my journey to Italy than through this?
Plus, I’m great at ranting. Just you wait.
Writing is one of my hidden passions. I think I’ll just see where this blog takes me. Upon a re-read of my past posts, I think I’m ready for this.
I may need to rename my blog “ArkanSASS,” for the amount of attitude that is going to exude through my posts.
The real posts start tomorrow. And I’m working a double shift so I’m sure the material will be nice and rich.
Just like the my future husband.
Just kidding. Maybe.
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