Yesterday was a big day for the Borgia family, and what I really mean is for me.
First, I celebrated (using the term very loosely) what marked three years to the day since I left the comforts of the West to spend two years in a suit wandering around the humid and allergy unfriendly Ohio Valley region of the Midwest. Highly recommended, by the way.
Second, I managed to lose my right contact during the middle of a church service and, while I did locate the little bugger, was forced to wait until the proper interlude before I could make a run for the restroom (dire circumstances are no excuse for showing disrespect). The whole switch from glasses is still new for me, and upon seeing the shriveled lens I gave up on fixing it then and there. So what else was there to do but drive home with one eye closed like a pirate missing his eye patch through late afternoon traffic? No, seriously, what else could I have done?
Third, the entire family--minus the cool one who was still away on vacation--joined together to create a delicious and not a little complicated dinner including grilled salmon with lemons and onions, broccoli with a white cheese sauce, Parisian salad and asparagus wrapped in bacon. It was a fitting meal to end mine and my dad's last weekend in the country before embarking on our biggest adventure yet.
Yes, that brings us to the last bit of "big" news. Leaving early Tuesday morning, my father and I will be flying in to the great city of Rome to begin our week long cruise of the Mediterranean. Some of you may be saying to yourselves that this is just not fair. Maybe it's not, but I don't care and at this point it's too late for you to do anything about it. It's a dream come true for me and one I've been waiting twenty two years to experience. And in some way, it'll be a bit like coming home for two of the motherland's prodigal sons. Arrivederci!
4 comments:
Happy M(ission) Day! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. the meal was delicious and I had fun cooking it with you. I am sure you will have a wonderful trip with your dad. You deserve it!
There are a lot of things in life that aren't fair that the rest of us have to get used to. Like, it's not really fair that I get to stay in Logan for a few days with Catlin, then go home to nice Salt Lake and tend my garden and teach my sunday school class while you get seasick on a med. cruise - see, life really isn't fair, is it?
Wait. I thought I was the cool one. *B
Contact tip: If one falls out of your eye, and you cannot immediately clean/moisten/store it, hold it in your mouth (don't swallow). It keeps it from shriveling up so you can clean it later and reuse it.
Anyhow, cool Italy/cruise pics. I am positively chartreuse with envy. :)
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