A week back home

Pienza, originally uploaded by The Rambling Rountrees.

Well it has been a week since returning from Bella Italia. A week of sadness, and yearning for time spent in Italy. But let’s face it life goes on. I’m home now and back to work. Next week I will celebrate my one year anniversary of my weight loss surgery. It has been a year of up’s and downs. Highs and lows, goods and bads. But mostly a year of learning about myself and how much I really could handle emotionally. Although I am feeling much better I still have days that are a struggle. I still have cravings for certain things I can no longer eat. But I am so much more healthier physically. I can run, upstairs, on a treadmill or down the street. I can climb hundreds of stairs in a medieval castle or traipse around streets in Florence. Indeed, my body has gained a new chance on life. I am happy, food is but a small part of our lives. I can still write about it, photograph it and enjoy some of it on a daily basis. Right now, I  am really enjoying my new lease on life~!