It's 2016, For Fuck's Sake!

No but seriously. It's twenty-fucking-sixteen. There are things that should be easy by now!

For example, is it really so difficult to find cough syrup that doesn't taste like ass? I'm congested, so I took some Benylin. It tasted like mentholated chemical strawberries. Absolutely disgusting. They've been making this stuff for years, you'd think they'd have perfected the taste by now.

Addition Elle is selling this beautiful top,
but I really want those shorts!! 

And another thing: it shouldn't be this difficult to buy shorts! Okay, maybe it's not shorts season and maybe there aren't that many choices of styles in stores... but come on! Why can't I find nice, casual bermuda shorts? Old Navy seems to only have either short shorts or work shorts. Addition Elle has nothing at the moment, but when they do it's either work shorts or horribly impractical dressy shorts. I just think that I would have different choices in what I wear depending on whether I'm going to work or on a picnic with friends. The worst part of the Addition Elle website is that they're selling a sleeveless polo and the model showing it is wearing a pair of shorts I want... and the shorts are not even on the site! That's just mean!

Why am I looking for shorts in March, you may ask? Well, that brings me to a different point. I'M GOING BACK TO ITALY THIS SUMMER!!! WOOHOO!!! My mom and I (and some of her friends) will be spending two weeks in Praiano, on the Amalfi Coast (with an overnight trip to my mom's village). My mom and I will then be traveling, by train, to Milano (Duomo, Luini's, maybe some shopping) for a night, to San Remo (Baiardo, the beach, the casino) for two nights and finally up to Nice (France) for one night.

I'm looking forward to showing my mom some of my favourite places from when I was with ACLE, Baiardo especially. Some of my best ACLE memories are from there. I'm also looking forward to seeing my mom's village. I never thought I'd see it with her. She hasn't been back in over 40 years. I'm excited to see how she reacts to seeing it again.

Anywhoo, the search for shorts continues. If you see anything stores (that ship to Canada) and have cute shorts, let me know!