goodbye Rome and an informal list

We are headed home very soon- time is running out and this list is due so without further ado, I will miss very much:

•  walking past the Colosseum on a regular basis
• getting pizza bianca on the way to the park nearly every morning with Jay and Claude
• the super fresh and beautiful food at nearly every store and every market (it's truly breath-taking and it makes grocery shopping so so much fun)
• the 87 bus- who knew I would love the buses- but I'll miss them terribly
• being able to walk into a new church nearly everyday and still be surprised each and every time
• PIZZA- in all forms- everyday - yes, every-day
• wine and cheese and olive oil and all the baked goods
• the fountains everywhere from the simplest to the most complex- all with clean drinking water for thirsty little boys and their mothers
• the utter and overwhelming kindness that Italians shower onto all babies and children
• the Pantheon
• and all the other amazing structures, sculptures, paintings, fountains and...
• the salty sea
• the plants and trees and flowers and the smell spring blossoms as you walk down the street
• this time with Claude - watching him become more and more and more....... and more
• the breadth and depth of the beauty and complexity of this city

goodbye Rome- my home away from home. (each day when we get back to the house after a long walkabout- Claude spreads his arms wide, arches his back, and yells "HOME!". I know I'm not the only one who will miss this place.)