DAY 90, 91, 92: "Just keep swimming..."

90: The last day of Spring Break… Sunday at the villa. Couldn’t sleep in so I got up and grabbed some breaky. I believe they left the coffee sitting out all week, because it tasted like paint thinner…. I spiced up some corn flakes with a sprinkling of muesli, and as I was taking my last few bites, I looked down to see my cereal moving. [insert Jaws theme song… now] Attack of the sugar ANTS! Those little mother truckers had snuck into ALL of my food during the week and were having a Spring Break of their own in Fiber Heaven, except for the ones swimming laps in my warm cereal milk. I got my protein in for the day- better than maggots or something disgustingly awful like that. Needless to say, I had a terrific start to my day that comprised of researching and planning the last month of Blond Voyage while watching the rain pour down outside. I ate tuna fish and crackers for lunch and an apple with ant free muesli for dinner. Excitement was bursting out of Sunday-Funday’s seams… no it wasn’t. And because it wasn’t, I’m going to include a few more days worth of uneventful events to compile this blog…

91: Monday Monday… yogi, corn flakes and a banana- a new staple and necessity in my diet. Took a mug-o-(fresh) coffee to class and edited photos all morning. Lunch comprised of salad and salad. I threw in a load of laundry before an afternoon of more photo editing. (You know your day is dull when you talk about doing laundry…) After class I let Tony Horton turn me into a noodle during a P90X Legs & Back workout- I probably won’t be able to get out of bed tomorrow. I worked on some projects for clients at home and joined the group for dinner to have a stare-off with my pasta…

92: Tuesday… ding ding ding! You guessed it- corn flakes with yogi and an apple! We drew portraits in class all morning, focusing on the eyes… I haven’t drawn people's faces in a longgggg time, but it’s like riding a bike… kind of. Salad for lunch followed by another portrait session (drew each other this time vs. magazines) in the afternoon… I went on a 5 mile run up through Corciano to the edge of Ellora and back. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with the scenery here… my runs are my favorite part of my day- everything is starting to bloom, including one of my fav’s: lilacs. Olive trees are growing upward and outward, and vineyard buds are slowly poking their heads out… “Summer? Is that really you?” I’ve learned the “Oldies of Corciano” outing schedules, and pass them with a familiar smile and “Buona Sera.” I’ve also mastered the “sneak-by” past the house on the hill with FOUR German Shepherds that I fear will chew through chain link any day now… I’ve successful slipped by the front yard without waking the beasts. Returning just in time for dinner… pass on the pasta, thanks for the fish. I am still baffled how Italians eat 3 solid courses at dinner… pasta, potatoes and bread, one of which is usually fried, EVERYDAY. Nightmare-ish really… I’m getting ready for a shift in cultural cuisine… tomorrow we are headed to San Marino- the smallest country in the world! Stay tuned… ciao!