Fregene

Just got back from Fregene..it was so relaxing! It rained a lot, but it was ok, because we hung out inside..I finished an entire book! Mmmmm, so nice. When we got there on Sunday, Federico's mom was there, helping out. I'd never met her before, and she comes out, and I'm like, "Hi, I'm Kimberly." And she's like, "Ciao. Parli un po' d'italiano?" And I was like, "Un po..." And she goes, "Parli francese?" And I said, "SI!" And we started speaking in French!! It was so great!!! We spent the morning putting together all the chairs and accessories from IKEA, so the house is nicely furnished now. Then, when Federico's mom had to go, she hugged me and then turned to Amalia and said, "E sympatica, la Kimberly!" HAHA! I love her! We went out to lunch and then met up with some old childhood friends of Federico's. We hung out with them at a restaurant for a little while, and I played scopa with the kids..WOW that really tested my memory..AND my math skills! (There were three other girls there..8, 11 and 12..and they were pretty crazy..) After, they got pizzas for dinner and we brought them back and ate out on their porch. It was so nice..it reminded me of summer out on Nonna's back porch, or ours, with everyone there, chatting.

Monday it rained all day, so I watched Chicken Little with the kids, though I have to say I have NO idea what the movie was about...and relaxed and read. We went out for lunch and dinner again! Woo! Fede and Chiara left last night and Amalia Edo and I stayed until 2 today, waiting for the workers to arrive, to finish! It was crazy because I think they were supposed to be there at 9!

While we waited, we watched this Magic English DVD (the have 9 of them) and it's like Disney trying to teach kids English. It's adorable, and it was SO CUTE so hear Edo trying to say things! He was clearly just watching for the Disney movie clips. Then we went for a bike ride in the park! It was really nice..I'd forgotten how much I like bike riding! On the way back, Edo was singing one of the Magic English songs and he changed the words to "Kiki, Kiki..I love you!" HAHAHAH.