2nd official weekend in Rome

After a nice long week filled with lots of visitors and less schoolwork, I spent the weekend in Rome for only the 2nd time since January.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous (I hear it is at ND too? In March??? weird.) and apparently this is what it is supposed to be like January on.  Not as much rain as we have seen.  Why have I not heard of this amazing city that doesn't get thunderstorms and other natural disasters before? Still have to check the weather multiple times a day, even consistent 60 and sunny can't get me away from that.

Katie's parents were in town all week so Friday night they took a bunch of us out to dinner for the beginning of an evening of indulgences.  Besides wine and Prosecco (how Italy does champagne) we had several courses and dessert.  The company was great, it was so nice to have family in town even though it wasn't mine. Miss you guys!!! Plus really awesome to find out that the Curtins have family in Fondy!  Small world.

We wrapped up planning spring break which is, oops, next weekend.  It's weird that we don't have to suffer through all the anticipation of planning this trip just a week in advance.  The prospect of spending 10 days on the Greek islands is something I never thought possible for me in life, much less as a college student.  Plus, this is officially my last week of being underage... I'll never forget that I spent my golden birthday in Greece! This just makes this whole experience seem incredibly more surreal.  I just keep asking myself, What life am I living here? I'm 20 years old and spending 4 months in the Eternal City traveling at my leisure (and studying too I guess) to these amazing places...now I guess it is finally starting to sink in.  And the semester is already over half over? I can't believe it.