1 Week Left...

The days drag. I want to be there already. Of course I wait until 2 weeks before I leave to buy a digital camera - it came with a manual and by the looks of all of the 'functions' on the screen, I better read it. Read the manual along with all of the other literature i should have read months ago...
Yes, I am a bit panicked. I pick up one of my travel books, flip to a page and there is a tonne of useful info to know before I leave...what else am I missing out on?!?!
This is why I wish I were there already - no more thinking about things I shouldn't forget to do before I leave.
Yes I can see me relaxing on that cobblestone patio, Chianti in hand then in floats Dean Martin, "When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore...."
Ahhhhhhh....one more week

(These grapes are a bit of Tuscany in my own backyard. They will be perfect for eating in a few days!)

In Two Weeks...

At this time (8:10 pm) in two weeks, I will be boarding the Zoom Airline flight from Toronto to London after an 8 hour layover in the Pearson Airport. Then from London on to Roma. I can't believe it!!!
In two weeks I will begin my three month vacation in Bella Italia! I can't wait to "taste the purple" of the grapes and hear the "ding dong" of the church bells as did Francesca from the movie, "Under the Tuscan Sun". Who knew that turning thirty could be this fun!
Of course there is still lots to prepare. Reading on Roman art, studying the Italian language and deciding if I should bring my "Sex and the City" 3 inch black heels - I think they'd be fashionable in Italy... :)
So I will cheers myself with a small glass of Quail's Gate Fortified Vintage Foch in celebration of the 2 week countdown. (Now that I have opened the bottle, anyone is free to join me any day for a drink of this elegant Okanagan port style wine!)
Cin-cin! (cheers)