Roam Italy...: LAST DAYS IN ITALY!!!

Oh my goodness! I have been working on this blog for over 3 years now, and I thought I was truly looking forward to it's completion, because it was a labor of love that took so much of my time! But, now I am working on my very last post of Roam Italy, and I find myself a nostalgic blubbering mess! It is my story, and my heart and soul are in the photos and the memories. I can look back at the pictures and remember the feelings, and the sounds and smells, and the joy of the moment! Life in Italy had many, many hardships, but it was also the most exciting adventure of my life! I am not a writer, so I will not write a book here about my feelings on this. But for those who followed the Watson adventures faithfully on here, just know that I am grateful for your appreciation and support, and grateful for the opportunity to share our experiences with you. A lot of people followed my blog, but there are a few die-hard fans (besides both sets of awesome grandparents and the favorite uncle Greg) who I want to acknowledge and thank for giving me feedback from time to time -- Bill Moeller, Robin Kimmelman, Robyn Essig, Courtney Epstein, Missy Robinson, Stacy Billhartz, Wendy Freeman, Dorothy Auty, Donna Graul, Kathy Koch, Bill and Ro Boston, Dawn Meeks, Sharene Brown, Su Schultz, Joy Dunlap, and Shirley Lawing. I'm sorry if I missed someone who was devoted and I just wasn't aware! Thank you! I will, after a time, shut down this webpage and remove it forever. But, don't panic! Before I do that, I am getting it printed for the kids and for me and Bryan.

So, over those last few days, we spent time driving around to our favorite nearby places and soaking it in. I even took pictures of all of it again, even though I already had them -- feeling an ownership and wishing that would help them stay with me.