A modern day wedding on the balcony of love

Ahh, sweet photo - a modern day wedding on the balcony of love in beautiful, lively Verona
at it's famous square, Casa di Guilietta, where Romeo professed his love for Juliet.

What a girl's dream come true. To be married on the balcony in Verona, Italy...

So here is where I shall begin my search for true love. For those wanting to travel to Verona, you can find Casa di Guilietta at Via Capello, 23

Directions: Via Capello is located down at the end of Piazza Erbe. To find the Casa just watch for the crowds. Located in Northern Italy near the top of the boot, Verona has a rich full history of Kings and battles that placed this famour William Shakespeare play location on the map. The amazing architecture has won this city a world title called UNESCO World Heritage Site. Verona is famous for its Roman amphitheatre, the Arena, completed around 30 AD, which is the third largest in Italy, after Rome's Colosseum and the arena at Capua.

So my story begins with my earliest memory of being attracted to a boy in grade school. Glenn was a handsome (well ok cute at that age) dark haired boy in my class who I had a deep crush on. I had no idea I even had a crush, I just got that butterfly feeling in my stomach every time he walked by me or looked at me. I was always a hopeful romantic even at that early age. Now, I can't remember if he ever gave me much attention, but I was in like with him!

I think I had my first "kiss" with my neighborhood friend at the sweet age of 10. I had such a crush on this guy - he seemed so much older - all of 12 yrs old. :) But this was my first real connection with a guy who reached out to me and paid attention to me. We had been neighborhood friends for several years and then the teens snuck up on us and all of sudden we had different interests for each other. Funny how that happens! Jimmy was a charming, handsome guy with green eyes and a great smile. Nothing more happened that summer but it sure was a thrill to hang out with him. I do remember he had a girlfriend his age in Junior High school and I was a bit jealous. But I did get to kiss him...so I felt special :0

The next adventure was Jr. High. We called middle school Jr. High back in the 70's. I hung out with this group of kids and we'd all go out together on Fri evenings. One night we all went to the movies together. I was so darn naive. I had a crush on this guy Bob but he was someone else's boyfriend. I think he was separated from Susan at the time of our movie evening and somehow I ended up sitting next to him at the theater. We made out but I think it was my first french kiss and I had no idea what I was doing! How awkward that felt. The next school day I heard about my naivety and never lived it down. How embarrassing!

Then I hd my first love and real boyfriend in 9th grade. Bill Dyke was the coolest boyfriend ever! I had moved to a small town, Santa Rosa, from Los Angeles and definitely the "cool L.A." girl in a small town. I made friends fast with many and Bill was one of the first. We fell in like and he pursued me like crazy! Our love affair lasted over a year and now I knew what love felt like for the first time in my life. See, my family environment was unemotional and certainly not spiritual at all. There was little affection in my home, so I sought it outside the home. Bill was my best friend and lover at the sweet age of 14-15.

The next phase of my love evolution coming up!