Was it all a Dream…?

I am half asleep and floating, without a care in the World.. I feel the warm sun on my skin, and I notice that my hair is shorter, it’s more free, and the ends are dipped in cool water. I can hear music faintly around me. It’s a beautiful song in a language that I do not know, but also seems familiar somehow. I smell sunscreen, and crisp clean air around me. I almost drift back to sleep, but then I get a glimpse of my Husband out of the corner of my eye. He calls out to me from a nearby porch. I am awake now, but where am I ??

Y’all Listen…one year ago, I moved to Italy. I know it sounds like the plot from a novel that has pastel pictures on the cover. There are some folks that move to other Countries and have no plan. This is not me, ever at all. I applied for a position at the Naval base, ate some pasta, and crossed my fingers. What happened next did not even makes sense. I was at work when I got the email offering me the job. Sitting at Fort Bragg, North Carolina knowing that I would be promoted there. It was the easy choice. I called my Husband, who was also at work, to ask him….Are we really doing this?? His answer was something that I was ready for. What do YOU want? I said to him, through tears…I want this, let’s go to Italy! I waited until the next day to have it really set in. That next morning, I scheduled an appointment for Waylon. I had to make sure that my best friend could come too. He was 15 years old at the time, and flying might be hard on him. He was cleared for flight, and the staff at the Veterinarians office all wanted to give him hugs and kisses. What can I say, my doggy is very adorable and loved by many! When I got the clearance for my boy, I feel like it all just became real. I was moving to Italy. I didn’t know then that things would come in our way, that the Country I loved so much would start to fall apart, causing Government shutdowns. I didn’t know that it was all so vulnerable. I just knew that I had committed to something. My therapist told me that most people would never have the balls to even apply let alone accept the position and move. I was nervous, I was apprehensive. I was proud, I was excited. I knew that I was standing on the verge of greatness, but I couldn’t jump just yet…

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it, or just let it slip? -Eminem