thoughts on a week flying by!

The week has gone by faster than I thought it would and now we have made it through another full week of classes. Rather than working more on papers for class to get ahead, I am watching a movie with the girls. I feel like the chances to enjoy afternoons like these are dwindling, and so I try to be ok with my choice of afternoon activities. I’ll have dinner with good friends tonight, and then in the morning it will finally be time to see Rome!

The beginning of the week started off as most do. I realized that my weekend had gone by too fast, and that another one was coming my way to do just the same. I knew I had to be productive this week and so that is exactly how started off my week. I finished Sara’s final paper by Wednesday and was planning to reward myself after by relaxing some. When I walked up stairs to start this time of relaxation, Chelsea tells me that we have a family dinner scheduled for 7:30. I stopped in my tracks because I was still in my pajamas from the morning and not prepared to be charming. I threw on my jeans and changed my shirt, and five minutes later the Tanfis were there to get us. The Tanfis are the adorable couple that Chelsea and I have eaten with twice now. They have come to the palazzo before because they are Dr. Webb and John Rose’s friends. They are so sweet to let us into their house and gave us amazing food. They have one son Matteo who is married with a son Andrea and their other child, Clara passed away some years ago after a bad accident. Not only do they feed us well, they never think we have enough. They ask if we want more or if there is anything else we need. Even after we eat they have plenty of things to entertain us with. This week it was Matteo’s wedding album, their wedding album, and Clara’s baby photos. It is always tiring to go to the family dinners because we are speaking only Italian and sometimes have to explain things we don’t talk about in Italian class. After stuffing ourselves with food and being entertained by the Tanfis charm and also their dog Rocko, it was time to find a nice warm bed.

Thursday wasn’t going to be a very promising day to be productive because I had to register for classes, then we had Bekah’s final dinner. This was another day that it was nice to just be with everyone here. Sam and I went to order the pizzas and the woman at the pizzeria didn’t believe that we wanted 7 whole pizzas, but we were ordering for everyone. We gave Bekah a frame with a collage of pictures from the semester and Sara came with all of the children also. They brought dessert, and after eating we moved to the living room. I learned that John Rose is quite good at charades and I enjoy playing with him. I chose The Little Mermaid when it was my turn and so after using my fingers to explain the word “little” I had to be a mermaid and wiggle around on the floor. It was quite an entertaining time, and we even got John Rose to stick around for the entire chick flick that we watched after the game. Watching 13 Going on 30 is interesting when it is in Italian and you have seen it because some of the things they say are not the real words.

Now it is Friday and there is plenty that still needs to be done before I head off to Rome, but I hate to say it won’t all get finished. I look forward to finally seeing Rome and also to see my sister! There is no doubt the next week will be amazing simple because she will be here, and we can always have fun together.