Postpone Nothing

I've just finished a fantastic book, Home Sweet Anywhere, and rather than subduing my travel bug as I'd hoped, it's actually grown even more.  Not to worry, I simply opened my Yelp app, typed in French bakery, and suddenly I found myself at Patisserie 46 enjoying a crepe alongside an artistically presented cappuccino. The rows of crunchy baguettes along the wall and the cases of perfectly delicate pastries, fresh macaroons, and flaky croissants had me pretending I was at a patisserie on Rue de whatever in the heart of Paris.  My infatuation with a European holiday has taken a particularly intense interest in France lately, especially Paris.  Perhaps it's the fact I'm finishing up thr decor in our bedroom which prominently features a Paris city map surrounded by iconic scenes from the City of Lights.  It was a struggle to commit to the perfect exhibit of photos, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out.

After my first semester of college, I spent a few days in Paris celebrating the New Year with my sister. Ever since then, I've dreamed of going back, especially when the weather is warmer, as I imagine the City of Love grows even more vibrant and idyllic as the temperatures rise.  So, at the advice of Lynne Martin, author of the aforementioned book, and her resonating quote, "postpone nothing," I've decided it's never to early to start planning! At this point, my planning only consists of a secret Parisian Pinterest board, but it's better than nothing. 

As I finally sit back down to my computer, nearly a month after I actually began this post (life happens), I nearly cleared my entire screen and started from scratch.  But, I loved the language of my travel hungry mind too much to hit the delete button. Why start over, you may ask? Well, I can no longer complain about my unsatisfied bug, my yearning to see a new place, my desire to hop on a plane, so on and so forth, because either the stars have aligned or one of my blog readers has taken advantage of my words! That's right, my dear friend Emily, a regular follower of my blog, took advantage of my yearning to get away and asked me to be her travel companion on a European adventure in May! It was no doubt I was interested and within a week I had found every possible sign reinforcing I should take advantage of this opportunity, and booked my ticket. 

As I mentioned, we are going in May, so this is by far the most spontaneous of my Europe trips and it hasn't even really begun yet, so I can't wait to see what's in store for us!  We've set the dates and decided we're going to spend a few days in Venice before moving onto Croatia.  Obviously, still a lot of tedious research to be done to fill in the gaps in our itinerary, so perhaps I should be googling rather than blogging! Needless to say, I am beyond excited to get back to a place like this!

In the meantime, as I not only plan transportation and accommodations for my vacation, I'm also filling in my planting calendar. I am so happy to finally reside in a space that allows me to plant a garden that's not just on the windowsill! While I sow seeds indoors, Mitch has been busy outside cutting up firewood from the former maple gargantuan that used to take up a majority of our backyard.  It's amazing how much larger the yard feels sans giant shade monster! He's also set up a fire pit and a lovely fence around our garden. I'm quite appreciative for his initiative as a homeowner and getting the yard into tip top shape - it's like we're adults or something!?

By my lack of posts, it's clearly been an extremely busy couple of months for me.  And I'm sure the next six weeks, before I board a plane to Venice, will be no shortage of endless to do lists, sleepless nights filled with anxious dreams, and a few bottles of Sangoviese to calm me down! So, as I end this short blog and move on to spend some quality time with Rick Steves and his tips on driving in Croatia, I'll leave you all with this compelling reminder - "Postpone nothing."