Sleep can solve a multitude of sin

    I feel so much better after getting some sleep. I awoke today at around 7am because today is Father's Day. We were all going to share Zeppolis in honor of St. Joseph. Zeppolis are a puff pastry delight filled with a burst of magnificent cream. I bet Danilo bought these at the Pope's Pastry Shop Sesta in Albano. St. Joseph is the patron saint of all fathers. As a class, we ended up making a card for our Italian father Danilo. We have become this small family of sorts: Danilo is the Dad and Dr. Dubs is the mom and there are 2 boys and 7 girls in the family. We are a precocious family seemingly challenging the boundaries of communication and interaction each day. We complement each other and fill in the gaps. Some of us speak our mind more than others. Some of us are too afraid to venture out into the unknown. As a whole, we encourage each other to not be afraid and forget time to enjoy the moment.
     After class as usual, Ali and I ventured into Rome by ourselves. She needed to finish up her walking tour and I just wanted to be in the city. I knew my way around well and I thought I would share the time with her. We ended up starting at the Spanish Steps. We had a slice of pizza at a little pizza shop right outside the entrance into the subway. They make amazing pizza. We then walked down Via Condotti and Via Della Corso to the Trevi Fountain. From the fountains of all fountains, we headed to the god of Piazzas, Piazza Novana. We then headed to the Lepanto Metro Station and came back to the intersection of Via Condotti and Via Della Corso. We happened to fall upon my absolute passion: AC ROMA's team shop. I am obsessed with soccer. I played through high school and my first two years of University. My career came to a crashing halt when I broke my left tibia from excessive stress fractures. It never healed right and I haven't been able to run well since.
     It was a constructive day and I enjoyed it. I honestly wish we had more time here. I am starting to feel the end of our semester coming to an end. I feel that there is never enough time in the day to experience all that I would like to experience. I feel rushed most times much like our scavenger hunt the other day. We run by so many beautiful things that I want to cry. Well, I can't wait to go to Florence to meet my new boyfriend David. He lives in the Gallery Anticanna. I heard he just got back from a military battle and will become King. I hope he looks like Prince William from the UK.