Italy, Roma, Tuscany, vineyards, little street ways filled with magic spots, Saeco, olives, Dolce & Gabbana, outstanding architecture, Monica Bellucci, The Sistine Chapel and Fellini. The first words and sensations which come to my mind when I think of Italy.
I still remember my year in Italy. I was 23 years old and I was believing that one little puppy love can last a lifetime. Well, it didn`t. And what started as an endless love story ended after 2 years without not even a wink from any of the lovers. I returned to Romania and Mario remained in Italy taking care of his estates and his eccentric aunt. No harm feelings, no heart breaks, no tears, nothing. We just woke up one day realizing that it`s just over. That it was awesome but I wanted to conquer the world not to be a sensual housewife. I wanted to make my own money instead of living glamorously on his. I wanted the whole world and he was offering me just a small part of it. Mario…Mario wanted of me to be a perfect wife, kids, to behave properly at dinner parties, to always smile and to just enjoy a careless life without wanting to be powerful and vocal about it. We both failed in satisfying each other`s needs.
We said our goodbyes in a beautiful Autumn morning in 2008. I remember it as it was yesterday. I was wearing a pink dress/coat and shoes (yeah, it was that one color ensemble trend which is coming back now), I had long black hair, fishnet tights and red nails and red lipstick. Mario looked dashing in a navy suit. We were both looking at our coffees and smoking. I was thinking about anything else than what we were about to say to each other.
– What were you thinking? He asks
– About my coffee. I say
– There`s no coffee like a Saeco made one.
– You exclusively drink coffee assortments made with Saeco.
And then we looked into each other`s eyes and understood everything. We knew each other perfectly.
Years would pass, days would turn into nights, winters turned into springs, I would have come to meet another man, have relationships, move to Bucharest, start this blog, conquer different worlds but I have never met another human being with whom to feel so close as I felt to Mario.
Until one day, three years ago when I met one human being who got the closest to the concept of `soul mate` in my understanding.
I remembered this moment in my life because Claudia just informed me that one of the brands dear to me this year, Saeco, just celebrated 30 years from the moment they launched the first automatic coffee machine. And I remembered that both these men in my life have this aspect in common.
Happy birthday Saeco, thank you for the memories, thank you for being an innovator and thank you for this road down to Memory Lane.
Parlor dress – Morodan Shop cape – Hardot heels – Pink Roses from Floraria Iris
Photos by Mihai Dina
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Comments
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marilena ion
adoor povestile de dragoste, fie ele si cu….not so happy end 🙂
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Rodica
Pusr si simplu perfecta
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Lavinia P.
Foarte frumoasa povestea ta, am trait ceva asemanator, insa cu putin timp 🙂 sper sa-mi amintesc cu acelasi drag de el peste ani
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Edna
I have my own Saeco now, love love it
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sabina iliescu
rochia, pelerina, manusile, totul sunt de poveste 🙂 o poveste frumoasa de iarna
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Cati
Italian men and Italian coffee, two things I love the most 😉
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BiBiLeLove
One of the greatest outfits I’ve seen in a while. And one of the greatest personalities 😉 😉 😉
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alina jurca
cred ca italienii sunt de departe cei mai misto barbati :)))))
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Simona Iosiv
I don’t know about Mario, but Saeco is the best Italian experience I’ve had :)))
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Nicoleta Dumitrascu
Buna dispozitie, asta imi inspira aceste fotografii
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Carmen Andreea
Italy, I love it and all her sins 😉
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stefania
cred ca e foarte important sa poti sa te uiti in urma cu maturitate si sa apreciezi ce a fost frumos, bun si constructiv intr-o relatie. si de ce nu, sa recunosti ca nu va mai fi alta la fel
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Lia
This dress is a definite must have <3
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Silvia
I had my Mario at some point….didn’t end up so elegant :))
Nadine
This is just an amazing dress and you look great in it <3 The Sound Of Music in my favorite movie