Terrazza della Prima Donna

Yesterday, I awoke with patience in short supply, meaning zero. I am not certain why, but they just weren't happening for some reason. And what did I have to do for the day? Nanny for 5 hours...and then go to the bakery for 4 hours. Needless to say, my patience level was in the negatives by the time I walked into the bakery... (And don't worry...I didn't lock the kids in a closet! -- Not that I would ever do that, of course! -- haha! It took a lot of self-control and effort to keep my cool and manufacture something that passed as "patience" for those 5 hours. What a day! Plus, I had to get at least some studying and practicing in for the day before all of the above, so basically, I went from about 8/8:30am till just after 10pm nonstop. :( Shoved a bagel thin and 2 carrots in my mouth in between nannying and baking and by 9pm, I was so done. Grouchy, tired, and hungry. Nem jo.

Enter Terrazza della Prima Donna. It's this great little place I know. Great European, artsy, relaxed feel with limited seating, so it's very exclusive. And lucky me, it's located ten steps from my door. hehe! ;)

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I had about a 1/3 of a bottle of wine left sitting on my counter, so I grabbed a glass and the bottle, made up a quick cheese, cracker, and veggie tray, found the candles and lighter, switched on the rope lights across the balcony, and took it all with a book and my ipod dock out to the balcony. The night had cooled, and it was perfect outside. Exactly what I needed. Pure bliss. I am sure it was quite the sight to see, almost like a scene in a movie. ;) Love it! I sat out there for 2 or so hours and let the tension and stress just melt away while I read and sipped some wine. (And I know by the shear fact of me writing this that I am going to get a message from my mother lecturing me on reading in poor lighting, just like she did practically every other week when I was a kid! So for all you reading this, of course I wasn't reading by candlelight...*wink wink*!) I could even see a few scattered stars here and there, despite the street lights.

Looking up, I saw the blinking light of a jet plane headed east, the direction I'll be headed in just a couple of months (EEK!)...and then another headed west. I felt placed in the middle of them with an affinity to both directions. I'm not going to even try to explain that one, just go with it. ;) It's an odd feeling being "caught" between two worlds (or sometimes more!). I'll be approximately 800 miles closer to Europe from the current position where I am sitting, ~575 from my hometown. Excited? DUH! ;) Stressed? DUH! Do I have a place to live yet? Of course not! But that's just technicalities! haha! ;)

Unfortunately, my tension and non-relaxed state has come back full throttle today. Boo! And my shoulders have become new earrings, again. For irritating reasons, I ended up going into work in the a.m. instead of the closing shift, but that actually turned out better because it gave me a whole evening of I-can-do-anything-I-want. Unfortunately, I couldn't knock out this tension despite attempts. I had plans to return to Terrazza della Prima Donna for tea and toast tonight, but alas, I was rained out. *sigh* (Or, rather, monsooned out! The weather today is crazy, I tell you! I thought they were coming back to take Kansas today and that we needed to hang onto Toto for dear life! Geez!)

Time for some tea, a book, and bedtime. Perhaps that will melt some of this away. Jo ejszakat! :)

P.S. Oh, and I just discovered this great song. Enjoy!