On The Road Again

Oh my lordy loo...where has the year gone? I know I've been absolutely terrible at documenting my year but you have to give me a break. I took a full 19 credit schedule, volunteered, worked part time, babysat, sang in Symphonic Choir AND was an officer of a few clubs.

Currently I'm sitting in an airport in Detroit waiting for my flight to PHX with the whole Flagello clan. Getting here was quite the production but honestly every day is a new freaking adventure with this crew. For the past few days we've all been huddled, far too closely, in a small one bedroom apartment in NY (according to my G-Ma its a two bedroom), sleeping on air mattresses and drinking our fair share of wine. While I love each one of my family members dearly, and appreciate their quirks and habits, I am counting down the minutes, nay, the SECONDS until I can shut myself in my room for a bit and enjoy some quiet leisure time. Too much togetherness would bug the crap out of even the saintliest of saints.

We were in New York for my Grandmother's 80th birthday party (invite count = 110 ppl) as well as Christmas celebrations with about 50 members of my family. Christmas Eve was literally one of the greatest nights of my life. Let's just say that my dad's fantastic cooking+ cousins that i love + wine + aunts and uncles + drunken Italian/Sicilian songs + my mom, sisters and bff + drunken interpretive dance + one giant, slightly awkward family photo = complete and utter happiness.

Moving forward into the new year, I will be collecting myself and my belongings (or as my generation so eloquently puts it - "getting my shit together") for my semester in Italy. The semester will start in February and I will not be back to the good ol' US of A until July. I can't believe it's so soon. I almost can't wrap my head around it. I solemnly swear to document as much and as frequently as possible.

Write more tomorrow.

Peace, Love and Delta,

Geni