…well
Wednesday morning I was off to school nice and early for my long day of
classes, poor Josh was sick, again, when I woke up so I left him to sleep…when
I came home he had a really wiggly stomach and a fever that didn’t want to
break, so as soon as the pharmacy opened I was in getting the medicines that
Ely told me I needed, and off to see Gianni to get some gelato to bring home
(after all isn’t that your standard Italian remedy??)…the meds broke his fever
so fast, and after some more sleep he was feeling better thankfully….it
actually worked out that we just had to stay home that afternoon because I had
a big Italian test Thursday that I was really worried for, so to be able to
just sit and study was perfect….thankfully he was feeling better by the
nighttime, so we were able to go out for our dinner date, I had made
reservations the previous weekend at my favorite restaurant in town, so it was
rather perfect….we had a delish and wonderful time….gah I miss going out on
dates with him….cant wait for that in the fall J….afterwards it was
just back home for more studying….
….Thursday
I was up extra early to do final studying then off to school to take my test…which
I am thinking went pretty well, but im not too sure because I thought it went
really well, but everyone else said they thought it was wicked hard, so I guess
we will just see….but as soon as I got done, I ran home, packed, and we were
off to catch a train for venice!....took us about 4 ½ hours by train, but josh
was a wonderful traveling companion I learned (and learned even more so the
next day)
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| Ganz loved it... |
….we got into venice, just barely as the sun was setting over…it was
perfect….as soon as we walked out of the train station we were right on the
Grand Canal, and with the sun, gah I fell in love with it all J…..perfectly
enough, our hotel/hostel was only about a 3 minute walk down from the train station,
so we went checked in (cute little room, even had a shared terrace which was so
cool J)
and then were off to explore a bit and find some dinner…..gah it was amazing,
we just followed winding streets going over canal after canal J….so
beautiful….ended up finding a cute little place to grab some dinner, was really
really good too J….by
the time we were done and found our way back, we headed to bed planning on an
early morning the next day since we only had until 5ish on Friday to spend
there….
…well
as fate would have it, Josh got the full on stomach bug over night, complete with
naseua and well, the rest L….poor thing was so sick….so rather than getting
completely bummed out, what do we do mom? We do what we can and adjust our
plans J….so
when I woke up, I went to extend the check out until noon, picked up myself some
fruit from the market right outside and went to pharmacy for some nasea pills…..hurried
back gave my patient the pills, and watched some Private Practice in Italian
(which was actually fun), while we waited for them to work….and work they
did!....he was still a little wiggly, but by about 11:30 he was up and walking,
and joking with me J….so we packed up and just set off taking it slow…
..needless
to say, we scratched actually going over to the island of Murano (I guess that
just means I need to go back! J)…but it was still perfect, the weather was SO
BEAUTIFUL!!!....i think I saw that it hit around 68 degrees, and to be right on
the water, gah wonderful….we walked our way around….
went to find Rialto Bridge,
so so beautiful, wandered around there a while and I found some Murano (which
is not hard in Venice J)….then we set off for St. Mark’s Square….after
discovering the general direction, we kept seeing odd “street art”, as josh
started calling them, that would just say “san marcos” or even just, “s marc”
and then an arrow, in spray paint, or handwriting on paper….and josh was
convinced it was the best decision to follow these, (no matter how sketchy it
seemed to me) so we did, and it led us through these tiny tiny streets, one
even so small we couldn’t even walk side by side to pass people we met…..it was
fun and I was just laughing at him the entire time….
...and believe it or not, at
the end of one of these little streets, it opened up into San Marcos Piazza J
and my was it just spectacular….we grabbed some sodas - special drink break for rallying :) (sprite for the queasy
one J) ...
....so we decided to get
up and walk, so we walked to go see the bridge of sighs, and then Eagle Scout
boy decided I was no longer in charge of directions and took over….we just
started weaving in and out of tiny little streets, sometimes finding ourselves
right at a canal with no bridge so we would have to backtrack….
...finding the
cutest little piazzas, the sea, and all sorts of cool shops and people….until finally
it was getting later in the day, so we figured we should start heading back to
pick up his bag from where we were storing it at the hotel, and grab dinner
before our train to Milan, and found we were totally lost…..so well we wandered
even more! Until we found our way back….it was a wonderful way to spend an
afternoon, getting fantastically lost in venice J
…..when we got back, we
bought my new scarf (gotta get one from every city), picked up his bag, and
grabbed some panini from a bar on the canal and just sat outside and watched
people pass by and waiting for the train…..
….then
it was off to Milan….2 ½ hours by train….we said goodbye to Venice, (totally in
love with it) and trained to Milan, found our way to the hostel….well that is
after I walked us about 5 blocks down the wrong street from the train station,
only to walk all the way back and find out that we should have just stayed on
the road directly in front of us, all while the naseau meds were wearing off on
sick boy :/ ….needless to say, molly should really stop being in charge of
directions!...we eventually got there, checked in and it ended up being really
quite great….we went to bed pretty early…
…we
were up at about 4:30am this morning…walked to the train station, took a bus to
the airport, then waited around a bit, and then well came the tears….a lot of
tears….like I think I looked nuts completely when I said goodbye to him…..being
apart from anyone you love is tough…but not knowing the exact date when you
will see them again is just plain completely and utterly horrible….especially
when the only date you know for sure, is 4 months away…..hoping that we can see
each other in May, after I get home and before he has to report to work in New
Mexico for the summer, but even that is still up in the air….i am so so so so
thankful for this past week and even with all the broken plans, not getting to
do everything I wanted to…it was one of the best weeks….3 months was a long
time, and 4 will be even longer, but they say that distance makes the heart
grow fonder, and that is definently true….im sad and I miss him….but im so
thankful for the time I got to spend with him…..its so hard being left here in
this place alone again (I felt the same way when mum and dad left)….but he has
been so supportive of me being brave and independent in this whole semester, so
I guess its time to be strong and brave again….fly safely babe, and thank you
for a truly amazing week, one full of memories I wont ever forget J
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