Paradise is just a daydream away

With Spring Break happening to everyone around me, friends posting vacation photo's and my niece, Elizabeth, visiting her boyfriend in ITALY I have a bit of vacationitis going on.  I have Disneyland to look forward to in May but May seems an awful long way away at this point in time.

I wish I had found Shabby Apple prior to Elizabeth leaving for Italy.  Their current blog topics have been right on point and would have been perfect for her had she been able to read it.  I think I stumbled onto Shabby Apple the day she left, which is a major bummer.  Murphy's Law does dictate that that is the way it is to happen though so I guess I should stop bumming about it.  Since Elizabeth can't dream about the awesome wardrobe she would have packed to Italy I will do so for myself. 

I have always wanted to visit Italy.  I remember watching shows on Channel 8 (the main channel in my house growing up with my grandparents) and thinking Italy was so beautiful.  Structurally it's amazing.  I've wondered how they fit all those villas on those winding seaside roads.  I have always wanted to visit the catacombs, even with the knowledge that I am majorly claustrophobic, I ache to roam around under the Italian cobble streets.  Speaking of cobble streets...who doesn't want to saunter down a cobble street at sunset with their lover?  I certainly daydream about such a little adventure. 

I don't know how long it took me to realize that Rome and Italy were one in the same.  As a kid when you hear about Rome and it seems like its own country.  When people speak of Rome they never feel the need to qualify it with a Rome, Italy...(say like Boise, Idaho) it's just ROME.  Two of my sisters took a "Europe" vacation last year or the year before and were lucky enough to be able to visit Rome.  The stories and photo's they returned with did nothing but make the want to go even stronger.  The movie 'When In Rome' did the same thing.

Italy

Shabby Apple has some seriously awesome dress lines and their newest line is aptly called Roman Holiday.  Who wouldn't start dreaming of a Roman Holiday while looking at these beautiful dresses??  Who wouldn't want to BE on a Roman Holiday while wearing one of these dresses??  Personally I'd love to wander around the streets of Italy wearing these two dresses...

Primavera

Gondola

I'm already dreaming of the accessories I'd love to pair with these two.

Although the urge to go to Italy is strong (even with my severe aversion to Parmesan cheese & vinegar and my allergy olive oil) I really yearn to visit Ireland.  It's number one on my list of places I want to visit.  As a girl who has lived in Arizona all her life and who only knows green as well manicured grassy lawns & cactus I want to cry when I see the green of Ireland and all the grass it has.  I literally want to cry at it's beauty & immediately get the urge to want to roll around in and down a grassy knoll.  A bit animalistic but so very true.  Besides, aren't urges animalistic in nature anyway?

 Ireland:

If I was able to go on my dream vacation I'd hands down visit Ireland and this would be my wardrobe...

The 2 dresses above, of course, and...

Champs Elysees

Ballerina

G. Cooper

Sheep Meadow

Manager Director

I don't even want to imagine the pants and shirts I'd have to pack as well.  Could you imagine?!

Right now Shabby Apple is doing a giveaway (one of their many) and it's a dress of your choice from the Roman Holiday line.  How awesome is that?!  To enter is super easy and it basically involves daydreaming.  So if you haven't done so already go give Shabby Apple a look!