I have always wanted to visit Vatican City. I am not even remotely Catholic and I don't particularly care for the religion itself however I am fascinated by the power it has held both in religious and secular aspects of the world-both good and bad. The power that has come out of Rome through the Catholic church is almost hard to believe.

Throughout history wars have been fought, rulers killed and replaced, doctrines changed, traditions established, and political power weilded through Vatican City in a way that I don't believe is rivaled anywhere else. It blows my mind that one little city can be responsible for so many history altering events.

Not to mention the age of the city. Here in the states we may be lucky if we have history going back 600 years in regards to the United States itself. But the history in Vatican City and surrounding areas in Europe goes back centuries. To be able to walk its streets and be in its buildings I feel would awe-inspiring regardless of your religious views.

I want to feel the history, the suffering, the joy, and witness such gatherings of people who truly believe.

I never believed in love at first sight. Then I met Daniel.

Though I think that it was fall in love at first phone call seeing as how we met online. But the moment I met him up at the Denny's down the road from my house, I just knew he was the one. There was this feeling of safety that immediately drew me in and I was hooked.

Blue
Because blue goes with everything!

Black
Again, it goes with everything.

Burnt Sienna
Because you have to have an exotic color to toss things up a bit.