2.28.2008

October, 25th 2009

10 years ago today I would have been

:: In college
:: immortal like all the other 17 year olds
:: working at a pizzeria (okay, I won't glamorize it... I was working at Dominoes Pizza)

5 years ago today I would have been

:: a wife
:: waiting for him to come back from Iraq
:: Secretary for the health department
:: dreaming of opening my own Montessori school.

1 year ago today I would have been

:: divorcing
:: suffering from : depression, anxiety, insomnia.
:: finding new and interesting ways to be self destructive while still embracing the old ones.
:: diligently fighting for what I wanted, finally.

This year I am

:: living in Rome
:: Healthy
:: Never been so alone ... never felt so alive.

Today I

:: saw the sunrise
:: hung my laundry out to dry on the terrace
:: Took a blanket and a book to Villa Borghese then I napped under a tree.
:: had cacio pepe, one of my favorite Roman dishes.

Next year I hope to

:: Go home for a visit. (I miss my family)
:: Have an apartment with Kristy
:: be shooting weddings
:: see you in Rome

In five years I hope to

:: still have my grandma
:: be filling out adoption papers
:: have more muscle on my a**
:: be this happy