Keep Dreaming

Six years ago I took the ride of my life.  I left for Italy at the beginning of February to spend three months studying abroad.  This trip was one of the best decisions I have ever made, and I almost didn't go. 

In Capri

I can't remember how I started thinking about going, but I know a couple of my sorority sisters were planning on going so we would talk about it often.  I think in my mind I was talking about it more as a maybe and something that probably wouldn't happen.  God definitely had a different plan for me and this trip was definitely an example of how God was nudging me to do something and I was dragging my feet.  I could not have imagined how God would use this trip to create experiences that only come once in a lifetime and friendships that last a lifetime.

A little blurry, but this was our first weekend trip experiencing Ryan Air.
We were headed to Scotland, we were excited about being able to understand the people!
However, we quickly learned the Scottish are just as hard to understand!

This morning, I woke up thinking about my trip.  Lately I find myself day dreaming about different aspects of that trip.  Most of the time it is just stuff we would do every day like walking to class or going to the frutteria and sometimes its more of the big stuff we did like weekend trips to Scotland or Barcelona. 

Mallory and Heather came to visit!
This is Easter morning at St. Peter's.
It was Pope Giovanni Paolo's last service

The other day I received an email from a professor at the College of Human Sciences about a position available as an ambassador to the program.  As I read over the duties of the position I couldn't help but think how awesome that job would be.  However, I am not qualified so my day dream bubble was quickly popped.  But I couldn't help thinking how great it would be to go back or to live there one day.  So in the spirit of dreaming, below are a few of my favorite pictures.

The whole group

Lunch looking over Lake Nemi

Netherland and I overlooking Positano

Positano....quite possibly my favorite place on Earth!

Capri

Well, for now I'm going to keep dreaming.  Maybe one day I will make it back there!  Until then, I'm going to go wake my husband up and go enjoy the warm weather this weekend!  And I'm going to look forward to the first weekend in April when I can get together again with these wonderful ladies!