With Lucius' birthday last week, I started to get a little home sick again. I'm truly having a blast here, but it made me think of all the things that I miss. Of course, there are the obvious things that I miss terribly, like Niki, my family and friends, Lucius and my job. But, for some reason I started to think about the little things that I miss. Things that remind me of home and of America.
With it being slow, and me having too much time on my hands I decided to make a top five list of the little things that I have been longing for. So here goes...
#5. THE K9 UNIT. My car. She really is a rusty heap, but I love her and I hope she is still alive when I get back. Nothing screams freedom like bombing around town with a wagon full of wet, stinky dogs. I should really buy a new one but I swore that I would drive her in to the ground and I'm going to stick to it. Unless, of course, my Mom beats me to it.
#4. ETHNIC FOODS(Variety of food). Don't get me wrong, the food here is amazing, but I've been having some serious cravings for some sushi, Margaritas and Mexican food, Tai food, Dinosaur BBQ, Dim Sum, Cold Stone, the list goes on.
#3. MY GUITAR. I seriously thought about bringing it, but I was too worried about it getting busted. I saw one in Perugia for 50 euro, but it's not a necessity and I can't spear the cash. I would have to leave it behind anyway. It's just such a great way to relax. Very therapeutic.... Be strong sir!
#2. WEGMANS. Often times I think that Danny is a total crook and he should be locked up in one of those things in the town square so we can pelt him with rotten tomatoes. You know, those wooden things that you put your head and both hands thorough. He has got a great thing going though. If it is going there to shop, to eat, or just look around for inspiration no place beats the wonder of Wegmans.
#1. COLLECTING A PAY CHECK. Poverty really sucks. I don't have to worry about it too much, because everything is paid for for me and everyone is really generous here, but this is the first time in my life not being able to spend money freely and it's kind of tough to handle. I guess I'll just have to suck up and deal!
Things that didn't quite make the list, but I still miss a lot....Lazy Sundays, gotta love em. Going to the movies. Baseball and the onset of the football season. Go Yanks!!! Go Giants!!! The Food Network, King Of The Hill, and I'm going to really miss the fall. My first one ever outside of New York.
Back to my current world. Today at lunch, I had the sweetest, juiciest, most delicious fig that I have ever tasted, and it came fresh off the tree out back. Soooooo fantastic. You can see the sugars oozing out of the bottom. I know that there are a lot of traditional parings with figs in Italian cusine, so I can't wait to see what becomes of them. I'll try to get some good pics!! Ciao!
