5 Months Down and my 100th Post!

Yesterday was a fun and exciting day all around. It put me at my 5 month mark here in Italy. Wow, Its still hard to imagine some days that I have been living in Italy now for 5 months. How times flies.

I had a pretty good day yesterday. My roommate Marlene and I decided to climb the Duomo tower. 414 steps and about 30min later we made it to the top! What a beautiful view. It was so nice to be able to stand in the very middle of the city on the highest point and look out and admire the city that I have been calling my own now for the past 5 months. I also realized while I was up there that I would love to go back up just before sunset one day. How pretty that would be. I'm not sure my knees can handle it again though... we'll see.

Once back down we ran a few more errands and then made our way back home. I stopped and grabbed a gelato on the way because it was so beautiful out that I couldn't resist. ;)

For supper last night, Mario was teaching me to make spaghetti carbonara. I realized how easy it was to make and BOY was it yummy! It was Ivonne's second last night here before she has to go back to Mexico so we all shared a couple bottles of wine (now you understand why I didn't blog last night) ;) and just had some good fun while eating our carbonara and drinking our wine.

Around 11pm though, Ivonne really wanted to get one last gelato run in (I think I have become her gelato partner ). I couldn't let her go alone and so there we were after 11pm last night, three not entirely sober girls heading out for gelato. I also have to say here that this was the only time since I arrived in Italy that I had gelato twice in one day. Mmmmm ;)

I guess this is were I also need to say my what I've done and what I have left to do paragraph. Well this past month has taken me to Paris and hiking in the Chianti. I have seen how Olive oil is made and even got to try some that was literally right off the vine. I climbed to the tallest point in Florence and have had some really good times with my roommates and friends here.

What do I have left to do in my last 24 days here in Europe? This Saturday I head to Venice for the day, which I am sooo excited about. Next Thursday will take me on a 3 day trip to Interlaken, Switzerland. Once back here in Florence I hope to take in a football (aka soccer) game and just enjoy my last few days here in this wonderful city.

This post also marks my 100th post! To be honest, I never really thought I would make it to 100 posts but I feel a sense of accomplishment knowing that I have. I have enjoyed writing it because not only do I get to share my stories and experiences with you but it also gives me something to look back on to remind me of my time here. Thanks for reading!

Temp: A beautiful 19degrees
Gelato: 1/2 Creme di Medici & 1/2 Chocolate Mousse. The second round was a smaller cup but all Chocolate Mousse. Mmmmmm