Day 58: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Kevin leaving me after our trip
together was over :(

Today was a terrible day :(  Kevin and I woke up really early to head to the airport.  We left the house around 6am so we could catch the metro to Centrale, and then the bus to Malpensa.  Naturally, we just missed a bus as it was pulling away, so we had to wait another 20 minutes for the next one.  I was so sleepy, I fell asleep on the way to the airport.  And now I am kicking myself for doing so.  Did I really sleep during the last hour my boyfriend was here?!  Mistake, I was so sad when I woke up and we were there.  We grabbed his luggage and headed towards the check-in counter, which happened to be on the other side of the very, very large airport.  There was only one person in front of us when we got in line, but somehow we still managed to wait 20 minutes before being helped.  Why is there always someone have some huge debacle at the airport counter?  When we finally went up to the counter, we were literally up there for less than a minute.  She looked at his ticket, handed him the customs form, then sent us on our way.  We slowly walked to security, dreading the next few minutes.  I walked as far as I could have possibly walked with him, then said goodbye.  And it was awful.  I had been counting down the days until he came, and the thought of starting the countdown all over was terrible.  We said goodbye at the entrance to security for awhile, then I watched as he was went through and headed off to his gate.

After he was out of sight, I went outside to catch a bus back to Centrale.  It was about 8:15, and I had class at 10, so I thought I had more than enough time.  Well that wasn't the case at all.  We have never had to take the bus to the airport during rush hour...and wow does it make a difference!  Usually the bus ride is about 45 minutes; it took almost two hours to get back!  So obviously, I was very late to class.  Which normally wouldn't be that big of an issue, but today we were going on a field trip!  I didn't want to miss them leaving and not know where to go!  The second the bus parked, I sprinted underground to the metro, impatiently waited for it to arrive at my stop, then sprinted to class!  When Kevin and I had left five and a half hours earlier, it wasn't raining...but now it was pouring!  And I got drenched.  I caught the class just as they were walking out of the school, and had to do the whole field trip with a broken heart, wet jeans, and frizzy hair.

Even though it was so hard to say goodbye to Kevin, I couldn't be happier that he came.  I have loved getting the opportunity to experience all these amazing cities, so I was so glad I got to share the experience with him.  And I know he enjoyed the trip just as much as me.  Venice and Rome were both beautiful places, and we made some awesome memories.  And he was such a trooper the entire trip.  Even when I was sick and couldn't get out of bed, he didn't complain for one second.  The 11 days he spent here were fabulous, and I wouldn't trade them for the world :)