First day, second night in bella italia...

Ahh, can I tell you how frustrating it is to not have a fast computer to type in? I think I have just been spoiled in the U.S.A. with having instant pretty much everything! Nevertheless, I am still beyond ecstatic to be here and still trying to update those who want to know what Paula and I are up to here in Italy. I will try to write as much as I can, though a disclaimer: I may be tired from the activities of the day so my grammar & spelling are not going to be great. I may have run on sentences that dont necessarily make sense, but i hope you find reading about our adventures a good thing :)

Okay, jet lag definitely kicked in for me last night. Paula was tired, but I think I had it just a little bit more. We went to bed around 11:45 PM, which is around 5:30 PM. We had an amazing dinner. Pasta with the italian equivalent of what is bacon back home (I forgot what it is), bruschetta (just toasted bread, olive oil and a piece of tomato. so good!), mortadella, more bread, prosciutto, and a bit of white wine. Everything was AWESOME. Anyway, back to what I was saying regarding our bed time. We laughed at the thought of going to be so early back home, but we couldnt help it. I first woke up around 9:30 am and attempted to wake up Paula. She mumbled o something and went back to bed, so I figured I could sneak in a few more minutes. Yeah, those minutes turned into about 2 hrs later. We woke up close to noon and let me tell you, that was not easy. We had the most awesome sleep we could ask for and I truly believe we could have slept more. We forced ourselves out of the most comfortable sofabed we were in and got it together. My cousin´s mother in law was kind enough to make us a fresh pot of espresso. Now, I dont know who has had espresso, but if you have never had it, let me tell you, it is absolutely delicious! That definitely woke us up in less than 30 seconds. Along with our espresso, we were munching on cookies. Simple, but what a delish breakfast.

Finally we got ready to go out. We werent sure where we were going to go, but we werent going to waste our day. I mean we had already woken up super late! Anyway, shortly after we were ready, my cousin arrived with my second cousin or niece, whichever, Vittoria. Now let me tell you a bit about Vittoria. She is an absolute sweetheart! She was shy at first and Paula managed to grab her attention a bit sooner than I did because she managed to communicate in Italian with her and that set Vittoria at ease a bit faster. However, being an awesome 5 year old, she eventually warmed up to me and is even teaching me Italian. I have to say it in Spanish or English and she repeats what I say in Italian. Isnt she the greatest?! Ahh, I love her! She loves all the Disney princesses, but her favorite is Bella from Beauty and the Beast. She loves to laugh, joke around, have fun and just be a normal 5 year old litte girl. She is taking ballet classes so she loves to dance and jump around. She has a lot, but i mean, A LOT of energy! She is absolutely wonderful.

Okay so we had lunch (yummy pizza) and out we went. My cousin took us to the beach. It only took us about 15 to 20 mins to get there and no matter where we go, we love the scenery. Italy has a smell. I wish I could bottle it up and take it with me so that whenever I want, I could release a bit of it to bring back all these moments. Alas, I digress. My cousin took us to drink a cappuccino, which was absolutely delicious. It did the trick for me since I was suddenly starting to get sleepy again. Right after we went to a restaurant to eat some gelato. OH MY... let me tell you... having gelato in Italy was a happy moment. I think I will overuse the word word delicious a bit in this post, but it truly was delicious. :)

After finishing our gelatos, we went for a walk on the beach. I believe its called Ostea. We managed to take awesome pictures and while I would love to share some with you, I am not going to risk it with such a slow computer. I am truly sorry, but once I get home I will update each post with corresponding pictures so you can see and experience each post a bit differently than the first time you read it. I promise! Ok, so after our walk, we hoped on a little train that took us around the area. It was a different way to experience Ostea, but still beautiful.

After we got off the train, we went for a small walk on the boardwalk, then hoped back into the car and made our way home. We got home, got comfortable, played with Vittoria a bit, ate some italian milanesas, salad, bruschetta, spinach with lemon and olive oil and water. yum!

Now its time for us to go to bed for we have an exciting day tomorrow! we are headed to Rome with a friend of my cousin´s who is also from El Salvador and resides in Rome, as well.

I will try to keep you updated as much as possible. So far we are 2 for 2. I cant make any promises it will continue this way, but I will update my twitter or facebook whenever there is a new post.

I love you for reading this and hopefully in some way, I manage to draw a mental picture. I know, I know. It is hard to do so without any pictures, but I cant risk having this computer crash because then how will I keep you updated? See? lets not risk it.

God bless you all, may you have a great weekend, I know Paula and I will (sorry for rubbing it in, but I dont get a chance to do it so being in Rome, I definitely will whenever possible. Ha ha ha ;) so until next time... arrividerci & buena notte.

xoxo from Italy.

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