Change of Tide

    Have you ever had one of those days when you think that everything will be great but turns for the worse real fast? I have and today is that day. I woke up to the most beautiful skies in Castel Gandolfo so far. I can even see the Mediterranean Sea from my window. Being here, everything seems to speak in a different light. My pictures are loading currently from the weekend trip. I am waiting until we head into Rome for the day. We are headed to Trestevere neighborhood.

    OKay, I knew today was going to be weird. I ended up taking a ten minute shower and took nearly an our to get ready. Most mornings it is the other way around. This was the first day that I did not feel welcomed in Rome. Every time I tried, I seemed to mess something up or get blamed for something else. When we were on the bus, we struck up a conversation with an older lady headed to one of the hospitals to visit family. Danilo took advantage of having an Italian lesson.
    The first church was okay. It was designed in the Byzantine style. The church is well known for the St. Anthony statue. Adorers from around the world write letters to St. Anthony asking for help. Well, since today was about to get worse, I asked for Serenity to accept the day and move on. After our visit at the church we went over to Blue Ice to have gelato. I didn't want any and everyone kept baggering me to get some. Dr. Dubs came over to talk to me and asked what was wrong. I just burst out crying. This was the first time that I did not want to be in Rome. Everything just seemed overwhelming. In the end, I needed a good cry.
    The group ended up splitting up in two: one group went to the Jewish Ghetto and my group went to go buy Dr. Dubs birthday present. Her birthday is coming soon. We headed to the Louis Vitton store since it is her favorite to buy her a small gift. We ended up running into the Colorado couple that we met on the boat to Capri. It was so random. We ended up exchanging emails in hopes that we could see pictures of the shared moment together on the boat. We took a look around and didn't find anything. This day just needs to end.
     Looking back on this day I think that it is important to remember. I think up until this point my head was in the clouds walking around Rome. This brought me back to life or else reality. I needed to have a day like this to remember that one must pay attention every single moment. Catastrophe can happen when least expected. The day did continue to get worse for me......accidental accusing of stealing, turning my back on one of the most holy Madonna statues in Rome, tripping over a valuable set-up, etc......like I said it got worse. Everyone needs a day like this to remind themselves that they are human.