one of those days you just want your Mom

I am currently writing from Venice, Italy on July 11, 2012.  We have very shotty, and currently nonexistent, wifi so who knows when this will actually make it up on the blog!  Wifi, such a precious commodity that is so easy taken for granted back home. 

Yesterday, and today actually, were both days where I just wanted and needed my Mom.  I was hoping that, despite our plan to take on 4 European countries in a 3 week time period, my immune system would hold up the entire trip.  Clearly that was asking too much and my body has tanked out here in Venice.  I woke up yesterday with a wonderful headache, sore throat – the whole works of a nice head cold.  And even lovelier, it was probably about 90+ degrees out.  Being the smart “I-just-finished-my-degree-in-nursing” person that I am, I pushed through it and took on Venice for the day. 

David and I were both quite tired by the end of the day, and I felt even sicker than when we began.  So today I had to take a break and spent a lot of time with my bed in the cool of our hostel room.  As I write now I am feeling better than this morning, but still kind of feel like a got hit in the face by a train.  Just one of those moments in life when you wished your Mom was here with a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, regardless of the sodium content in one of those suckers.  But enough ramblings about me being sick…

Venice in a nutshell: HOT, tourist-y, old buildings, cool architecture, small alleyways, and many canals!  Pictures can only do it so much justice.  The whole design and concept behind this city is fascinating, a city built on water.  I don't know much of the history about the city - maybe in my spare time, while not studying for NCLEX, I'll look it up.  :P  Since I don't currently have a ton of creative juices flowing inside of me I'll leave the rest of the Venice story up to pictures...enjoy!  Ciao!   

Looking across the water at another island of Venice.

The Canal Grande

Gelato, of course!  Delicious!

The square where the Italian Job begins.

David at some lux store...typical.

I found the Disney store too, Michaela!

Just loved this colorful, open, quiet square.

Tourist-y streets.

Italian pizza and pasta!  

So there ya go, Venice!  We had a good time, despite the illness that set in.  An experience of a lifetime walking through that city.  Ciao from Italy!  Oh, and a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM!!!!  :)  Love you and miss you!