Rome is Calling

Have you ever woke up feeling like some place is calling out to you?

Rome is calling me back today.
It's been on my mind all day long. 
It's all I can do not to check airfare/book a trip today. Do you ever have that? Like suddenly you MUST go somewhere?? 

It did get me thinking, "How long since I was last in Rome?"  I think it's been close to ten years. TEN FREAKING YEARS? How is that even possible?? I searched the blog and found some old, excuse the quality, pict from my most recent trip to Italy. I belive we spent a week in Rome. I'm pretty sure we  also visited Naples and Pompeii on that adventure.

But I don't think it is just Rome, I think it's all of Italy that's calling to me.

That last trip  was amazing! 
​And honestly it was a life changer...but why haven't I returned?  
I think life just got in the way. 
Work, men, school, more men, more work, buying another house, more work, moving to France, moving to Texas, more men, moving again, more work, etc. you know the drill. And here we are 10 years later!
​OMG!

It's odd because I'm pretty sure that it was around American Thanksgiving when I was last there

Hmmm, I have no clue as to what brought this on.
There are so many new places I want to visit, it's hard to find time to return to other countries. I don't count changing planes in a country as a "visit". 

Do you have bucket list of places you want to see? I have a few trips planned and few in the works for next year. I guess this is my nudge to add Italy to that ever growing list. 

It looks like 2018 is going to be a busy travel year! ​

See you in Italy??