I hesitate to post this...putting it in writing might jinx everything or it might make it more real...which is scary either way! Of course I'm talking about our annual imaginary trip to Italy...except that this year, maybe, hopefully, God-willing-if-the-creek-don't-rise, we just might go! Yesterday the mister and I attended a travel seminar in Edmonds at the Old Edmonds Theater...quite a charming little place!
We arrived 30 minutes late because we took the wrong exit but we didn't really care - we were certain that this seminar would be attended by a few other accidental tourists (losers) and then they would try to sell us travel books/guides/trips, etc., so we almost didn't go...and it would have been a SHAME to miss it!
It was the Rick Steves seminar on Italy - totally free, fabulous and fun - and the guide who talked to the packed house (Lisa) was funny and entertaining. WE had to practically BEG THEM to sell us a guide book afterwards! So I'm boning up on where to go and what to do...and in the meantime I'm going to try to perfect the art of Il dolce far niente...the sweetness of doing nothing!
Edmonds is a darling little town - it's right off the water and has great shopping, including a kitchen/cooking store that could rival Sur La Table! They also have a great antique shop, candy store, cheese maker and a to-die-for kids clothing shop that could have bankrupted me in a matter of minutes if the mister hadn't been there to talk me off the ledge - plus many other darling little places that will beckon to you! If you haven't been to Edmonds lately, put it on your list - but steer clear of the Mexican restaurant on the corner...we're STILL recovering from THAT experience!
