I love "I love shopping"!

Last night Sean (reluctantly) and I went to the cinema on the famous Via Del Corso, to see the original version (in English!) of “I Love Shopping”, which is the title translated from “Confessions of a Shopoholic”. Yesterday was opening day here in Rome, and having been an avid reader of all of the books in the Shopoholic series I was so excited to find out that the original version was playing here in the center. It was so nice and relaxing to be able to watch a movie in English - understanding 100% of a film is something I have always taken for granted before living here. I highly recommend this movie, I laughed through the whole thing, and I even heard Sean laughing at some parts too. It was a very cute movie and I thought the casting was very true to the books. Only problem is now I want to go shopping.

The weather has been incredible lately. We have been able to shed all of our bulky layers, and enjoy the bright, warm sun during the day, and even warm nights. It’s almost as if Spring just arrived over night. Little flowers are starting to bud all over the city, the birds are chirping, the tourists are arriving and the city is springing back to life. I found a safe place for me to start running again - meaning safe from any insane Italian drivers - called Circo Massimo. This is an ancient stadium - a site of public games and festivals from the 2nd century BC, and a perfect open area to go for a nice run! Funny to be jogging in a place where the ancient Romans used to hold chariot races and things like that. It has felt great to get my body moving again after 5 months without my beloved 24 hour fitness.