Happy Birthday to me…
June 4, 2010Today I turned twenty-five thirty-five! We initially celebrated by going over to Toni’s house yesterday evening. The girls had a blast with both Noemi and Erica! They played until nearly midnight and complete exhaustion.
Then today we headed over to zia Rina’s for lunch which was brodo with tortelli. Then Arlene and I played a LONG game of buracco (she let me win for my birthday!) before heading over to Tonino’s.
Tonino shares my birthday (or since he’s older, I guess I share his) and he and I both share my grandfather’s name due to our birthday (Nonno’s death). Tonino had homemade all kinds of pizza and Arlene had made a peach crisp. The food was fantastic and the girls loved playing with Giorgia and Maria Chaira.
Meanwhile, all the adults loved listening to the jokes and stories of the mother of wife of Tonino’s-wife’s-brother (I think I got that right, but it makes no sense written out). She is 85 years old and was the life of the party. Everyone was huddled around her as she told story after story. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone (maybe other than Oberg) tell a story with more animation.
While both Sofia and Isabella got new outfits (sweat suits that they can wear home on the plane) from Teresa and both immediately put them on. Then at the end of the night Giorgia gave Isabella one of her dolls. Ella was ecstatic and at the end of night said “Mom, I can’t believe it!”
